Jesus was watching where people sat down. Before a word was spoken, the room had already sorted itself out. "For…Jesus was watching where people sat down. Before a word was spoken, the room had already sorted itself out. "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted." Notice the small scramble in your own heart this week, the subtle angling to be seen. Then take the lower seat on purpose, and see who comes to find you there.
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Daily curiosity · Friday, October 16
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Why did staying silent about guilt feel like wasting away bones to David?
The answer is in Psalms 32:3 ↓
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But the Nethinim lived in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim." Temple servants. The ones who hauled…But the Nethinim lived in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim." Temple servants. The ones who hauled water and wood, the bottom of the list. Yet two of them are named, and their address is recorded forever. God noticed where they slept. Whatever small, unseen work you did this week, Someone wrote it down.
Father, when words are twisted and rumors are invented about me, steady my heart. Keep me from answering fear with…Father, when words are twisted and rumors are invented about me, steady my heart. Keep me from answering fear with fear. Let the truth be enough, and let me stay with the work you gave me instead of defending myself all day long.
Thank You that Your judgment is according to truth. Nothing is twisted in Your courtroom, no evidence is missing, no…Thank You that Your judgment is according to truth. Nothing is twisted in Your courtroom, no evidence is missing, no bribe changes the verdict. I'm grateful I can stop keeping score of other people and trust the One who sees every heart clearly, including mine.
Rejoice, you barren who don't bear." Notice when the singing starts. Not after the nursery fills, but while the womb…Rejoice, you barren who don't bear." Notice when the singing starts. Not after the nursery fills, but while the womb is still empty. Sarah waited decades, and God called her fruitful before anything showed. If your life feels like a closed door, the invitation is the same. Sing now. The promise is not measured by what you can currently see.
I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a…I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind." Notice he studied the foolishness too. He wanted to understand everything, even his own confusion. And still his hands closed on air. Naming your emptiness does not fill it. Only God does that.
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