Notice what happened just before God spoke: the vessel was ruined in the potter's hands, and he simply made it…Notice what happened just before God spoke: the vessel was ruined in the potter's hands, and he simply made it again. Same clay, same hands, same wheel. "Behold, as the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand." Being in his hand is not safe because you turned out well. It is safe because he is not finished.
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Daily curiosity · Monday, September 7
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Why did the men build with a trowel in one hand and a sword in the other?
The answer is in Nehemiah 4:17 ↓
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Exodus 5Tired arms held up by two friends
Exodus 17He smashes the tablets and pleads anyway
Exodus 32Show me your glory, the leader begs
Exodus 33I cannot carry this people alone anymore
Numbers 11He sees the land but never enters it
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Saul had soldiers at the door. God's rescue came through a window, lowered by the hands of Saul's own daughter.…Saul had soldiers at the door. God's rescue came through a window, lowered by the hands of Saul's own daughter. "So Michal let David down through the window. He went, fled, and escaped." No angel, no earthquake. Just a wife who chose her husband over her father, knowing what it might cost her. Sometimes you are the window someone escapes through. Are your hands ready?
Lord, you showed up at a wedding, glad to be among friends celebrating. So come into my ordinary days too,…Lord, you showed up at a wedding, glad to be among friends celebrating. So come into my ordinary days too, the meals and gatherings and small joys. Help me notice that you are already there, closer than I think.
Thank You for the flocks and herds You entrust to us, the "very many" that fill our tables and pens…Thank You for the flocks and herds You entrust to us, the "very many" that fill our tables and pens without our deserving it. Thank You that You keep count of what You give, and that You still tell us the story when we forget whose hand filled our fields.
Notice where Joshua prayed: "he said in the sight of Israel." Not quietly, not privately. He asked God to stop…Notice where Joshua prayed: "he said in the sight of Israel." Not quietly, not privately. He asked God to stop the sun with the whole army watching, knowing they would all see if nothing happened. That kind of prayer costs something. When did you last ask God for something out loud, where someone could hear you hope?
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