Thank You that I don't have to guess how to come before You, or bring calves a year old hoping…Thank You that I don't have to guess how to come before You, or bring calves a year old hoping it's enough. You answered the question Yourself and told me what is good. My hands can stay empty because You have already made the way open.
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Daily curiosity · Friday, November 6
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Why did the faith of a Roman officer amaze Jesus?
The answer is in Matthew 8:10 ↓
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What touches you in Scripture? What can we pray for? What can we thank God for?
Be captivated always with her love." Notice it's a command, not a mood that visits you. Scripture assumes your attention…Be captivated always with her love." Notice it's a command, not a mood that visits you. Scripture assumes your attention will drift somewhere, so it tells you where to aim it. Faithfulness isn't only refusing the wrong door. It's choosing, again this week, to be delighted by the one you already have.
They have done violence to the law." That is a strange thing to say about a book. But you can…They have done violence to the law." That is a strange thing to say about a book. But you can wound a text, bending it until it says what you already wanted. The priests still handled holy things daily, and grew careless with them. Familiarity did that. What have you stopped treating as holy because you touch it so often?
Father, I've carried blame that wasn't mine and excused what was. Teach me the difference. Where my family's patterns still…Father, I've carried blame that wasn't mine and excused what was. Teach me the difference. Where my family's patterns still run through me, break them, and let my own choices be honest before you. I want to live, not just survive.
I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth." John is old, far away,…I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth." John is old, far away, and dependent on travelers for news. His joy doesn't come from seeing Gaius, only from hearing he still walks faithfully. Who is quietly hoping for that report about you? And what would they hear this week?
Thank You for the rooms prepared in Yahweh's house, for hands that built shelves and swept floors so Your people's…Thank You for the rooms prepared in Yahweh's house, for hands that built shelves and swept floors so Your people's offerings had a place to rest. Thank You for ordinary, practical obedience, and for teaching me to make room before the blessing arrives.
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