Artaxerxes signs himself "king of kings," yet the man he writes to is simply "Ezra the priest, the scribe of…Artaxerxes signs himself "king of kings," yet the man he writes to is simply "Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven." One title is borrowed; the other will outlast every empire. What would your letter say? Not your job, not your rank. What have you given your life to studying and obeying?
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Questions God asks
Sun Oct 4
Cain and the question about his brother
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Hagar meets the God who sees her
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What is that in your hand, Moses?
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What are you doing here, Elijah?
1 Kings 19→
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Jonah, angry about a withered little plant
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Father, I keep counting what I lack instead of trusting what you have. Meet me in the gaps today, not…Father, I keep counting what I lack instead of trusting what you have. Meet me in the gaps today, not always with more, but with enough. Teach me to believe that your supply is deeper than my worry, and steady my hands until it comes.
Thank You for the warning that comes before the fall, for telling my heart plainly, "Don't let your heart turn…Thank You for the warning that comes before the fall, for telling my heart plainly, "Don't let your heart turn to her ways." I'm grateful You care enough to mark the path that leads astray, and that You guard my heart when I'm too weak to guard it myself.
Assyria had siege ramps, cavalry, a record of swallowing nations whole. Judah was busy bargaining with Egypt for horses. And…Assyria had siege ramps, cavalry, a record of swallowing nations whole. Judah was busy bargaining with Egypt for horses. And God says, "For through Yahweh's voice the Assyrian will be dismayed." Not armies. A voice. What are you borrowing strength from right now, when the One who speaks worlds into being is already speaking over you?
Go, make it as secure as you can." Pilate's permission sounds almost tired, and the chief priests take it seriously:…Go, make it as secure as you can." Pilate's permission sounds almost tired, and the chief priests take it seriously: a stone, a seal, armed men. Every precaution became a witness. What you seal shut, God can still open. Is there a place in your life you have guarded so carefully that resurrection cannot get in?
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