Being a dad
Being a husband
Teaching kids under 6
Being patient
Being good with money
Reaching out to others
Being spontaneous
Fixing cars
Keeping things neat and clean
Thanking God for mercy today. This is not a comprehensive list, but each of these things comes to mind.
Very aware lately that this is a time to prepare, but I still find myself drifting, not preparing.
God have mercy.
I asked AI "BING" version what is the meaning of Romans 11:28 "Concerning the Good News, they are hostile for your sake; but concerning chosenness, they are loved on account of the fathers"TLV
In Romans 11:28, the apostle Paul addresses Gentile Christians. He emphasizes two contrasting aspects regarding the Jewish people:
As Enemies for the Sake of the Gospel:
As Beloved Due to God’s Choice and the Patriarchs:
In summary, Romans 11:28 underscores God’s faithfulness and His ultimate plan to show mercy to both Jews and Gentiles who come to Him through faith in Christ. It highlights the tension between God’s sovereignty and human choices, emphasizing His enduring love for His chosen people. 🙏📖
“The appearance of the law must be upheld – especially when it’s being broken.” Boss Tweed from the movie "Gangs of New York"
This is going on all around us.
The only good is God. The Creator is good.
Chaos, darkness is the enemy that He will annihilate at the end of this evil age!
Maranatha!!
Isaiah 53:1 "Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
1 Corin. 4:7 "For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?"
ONLY if the God of Israel chooses to reveal the Son of Man, the Cloud-riding King of Kings, the arm of the LORD, to you. ONLY then is the veil removed. ONLY from a place of total weakness, brokenness, and poverty, do we receive LIGHT.
When a strong delusion is sent by God, when a partial hardening is ordered by God, we had better run away from any temptation to exalt our current knowledge of holy things, because that knowledge has been GIVEN by grace alone. I repent of the many and myriad times that I have exalted my knowledge of holy things, may God have mercy on my soul.
Genesis 2:15 " Then Adonai Elohim took the man and gave him rest in the Garden of Eden in order to cultivate and watch over it." TLV
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it. YLT
Only two versions use rest in place of put or placed, but I like the imagery very much, don't you?
Rest comes before work, we work from a place of rest, we strive from a place of rest. We are truly at rest in Him, and from that place, we work, because from that place He works through us.
OH for our lives to be, "I only say what the Father says, I only do what the Father does!"
Thanking God today for the example and words of Paul.
Ability and power and doing are so exalted in this evil age.
Paul's words and life example that when he is weak then he is strong are so true in the kingdom of God
"We don't know what to do but our eyes are on You."
"Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord."
This path, this wisdom, this Life is so very opposite of the wisdom of this age.
Only God can reveal the truth of weakness.
Only God can show us how to accept and bless the times when we cannot do.
Only God can we cannot.
