Notice Paul doesn't say life will reign over death. He says "they who receive the abundance of grace and of…Notice Paul doesn't say life will reign over death. He says "they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ." You reign. Not by effort, but by receiving. Death ruled you once; now you are handed a crown you never earned. Are your hands open?
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Daily curiosity · Sunday, October 25
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Why does a psalm begin with the words Jesus cried out on the cross?
The answer is in Psalms 22:1 ↓
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Jeremiah 1Preaching against the temple at its own gate
Jeremiah 7Beaten in the stocks, he accuses God
Jeremiah 20On trial for his life after one sermon
Jeremiah 26Hananiah breaks the yoke with comfortable promises
Jeremiah 28He buys a field during the siege
Jeremiah 32Dragged to Egypt, still speaking for God
Jeremiah 43Restoration and abundance together
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Father, I see what people do to each other and my heart breaks. Teach me to weep like your prophet…Father, I see what people do to each other and my heart breaks. Teach me to weep like your prophet wept, not to look away. Where there is cruelty, make me tender. Where there is power, make me careful. Guard the ones with no defense.
To the church that made him sick, the lukewarm one, Jesus says, "He who overcomes, I will give to him…To the church that made him sick, the lukewarm one, Jesus says, "He who overcomes, I will give to him to sit down with me on my throne." Notice how he overcame: not by escaping the cross but by walking into it. So your own overcoming may not feel like victory at all. It may simply look like opening a door you have kept shut, and letting him sit down at your table.
Thank You for the five hundred fifty chief officers who ruled over the people who labored in the work. You…Thank You for the five hundred fifty chief officers who ruled over the people who labored in the work. You care about order, about who oversees what, about labor rightly directed. Thank You for every faithful supervisor who keeps good work moving.
For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil." Peter…For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil." Peter never promises escape from the pain. He says only that one kind of suffering leaves your conscience clean. When doing right costs you something, you are walking the road Christ walked first.
Father, thank you for making room for me in something I could never earn. When I feel unqualified, remind me…Father, thank you for making room for me in something I could never earn. When I feel unqualified, remind me that you are the one who made me ready. Keep me walking in your light today, grateful for a share in what you've promised.
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