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melblank bookmarked Exodus 14:21-29 ASV
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melblank added a link contribution FaithfulnessFor those who are Christians, we are told that by faith we wait for the hope of righteousness. When I think of faithfulness I usually think of the ways in which I’m not faithful. For some reason the word immediately draws my attention away from the concept of grace to the opposite concept of looking at my failures. This reveals that I have a faulty idea of what faithfulness is, because these verses... Read more »
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melblank bookmarked Galatians 5:5-6 ASV
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melblank added a text contribution Enduring LoveGod not only loves us, but is using everything we experience to shape us into the likeness of Jesus. It’s with this knowledge that we can say “who can be against us,” not because God will prevent opposition, but because he can use anything to bring about his good will. I often confuse the concept of God being for me with the idea that I’ll have complete protection from harm, immediate provision... Read more »
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melblank added a text contribution Deliver MeThis Psalm starts with David asking for God take revenge on his enemies and to rescue him. He describes the kind of persistent oppression and betrayal he’s been facing. At the time this is written he says he’s gaunt from fasting. His initial request to God is “do not remain silent.” How many times had he asked God for justice or rescue and the situation continued? Yet David doesn’t lose faith... Read more »
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melblank added a text contribution Bread from HeavenEarlier in this passage some of the crowd that Jesus miraculously fed the day before have found him to continue learning from him. They ask Jesus if he will give them a sign that he was sent from God just as Moses had the sign of manna from heaven. Even as Jesus starts to answer their question, some of the people start to become offended at his answer. Jesus then takes it a step further and points... Read more »