Tag: separate
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Separating Ourselves
Romans 8:31β39, 1 John 4:7-12 π Read βRomans 8:31β39 , 1 John 4:7β12 βπ Focus β”β¦nothingβ¦can separate us from the love of God⦔Romans 8:39 βββ Devotion βThere is a fundamental truth, here, that no Christian should ever deny. Yet, if you read the list of “separators” that Paul notes, what do you see as missing?…
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How to Come Back
1 Corinthians 11:17β33 It’s almost over it seems. The time of being masked and constrained nears its end. On the other hand, already another strain of COVID is showing up, but the reality is that we, as an entire world, are at our limits. It seems great that we’re almost there, except that we really…
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Loving Presence
Psalm 20; Exodus 25:1β22; 1 Corinthians 2:1β10 ββ¦so that I am present among them.β (Exodus 25:8) It seems like a strange statement to us as Christians. Our theology talks about God’s omnipresence (God is everywhere), so a tent doesn’t really change that. The tent was, however, the place set aside for meeting God. As part…
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Divided Unity
Psalm 33:12β22; Job 37:1β13; 1 Corinthians 15:50β57 God’s might and power cannot be denied. God’s glory is present in Creation. A majority of people surveyed stated that they are closest (or most aware of) God when they are in βnatureβ (or non-humanity altered environments). As Elihu says (the person speaking in Job), God’s power is…
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Writings Valued
Psalm 47; Exodus 24:15β18; Revelation 1:9β18 Holy scriptures have always been important. Note that the βsβ wasn’t capitalized. This isn’t just the Holy Scriptures we define as the Bible (the 66 books of the Old and New Testament). This could include many things. The Apocrypha, for example, is a collection of books of Jewish origin…
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Open Invite
Acts 8:26β40; Psalm 22:25β31; 1 John 4:7β21; John 15:1β8 In many respects, the story of the Ethiopian is one of my favorites. It, along with the Samaritan woman, reflects the love and grace of God. Yesterday, in Amos 9:7, Cushite was used as a disparaging term toward the Israelites infidelity to God. A Cushite is…
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God’s Earthly Love
Psalm 118:1β2, 14β24; Song of Solomon 3:1β11 If there ever was a book of the Bible that was inappropriate for younger audiences it would be the Song of Solomon (or the Song of Songs). In some traditions, the Song of Solomon is not permitted to be read until adulthood. That should tell you something, indeed.…