Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni." Four generations, and…Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni." Four generations, and not one famous deed between them. Their claim to Scripture is that they agreed to live in a half empty city when the lots fell on them. God wrote down the names of people who simply showed up. He still does.
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Father, there are names in my family line I barely know, and patterns I'd rather not repeat. You see every…Father, there are names in my family line I barely know, and patterns I'd rather not repeat. You see every generation, even the ones that wandered far from you. Hold what I've inherited, and let what I pass on carry something better.
Listen to the complaint: "What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully…Listen to the complaint: "What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?" They still obeyed. They just carried it like a funeral, keeping a ledger with God and finding the balance disappointing. Ask yourself honestly: when did your obedience last feel like love instead of accounting?
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.
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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