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It would be just like him

The God of the Bible looks like Jesus, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being. It would be just like him to go to the cross.

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Practicing Our Scales

Imagine if our walk with Christ, representing his kingdom in the world, were as practiced and pure as Hania Rani’s fingers on the piano keys.

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Rescue

I practice the spiritual discipline of rescuing earthworms on paved surfaces. It's a reminder to me that I can pause what I'm doing, get a little dirty, and help. Also, that I've been given the responsibility to care.

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Your Roots Are Showing

The life that I bring to the world can only be found in my attachment to Christ. His presence with me is essential.

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Connection

I live in a U.S. county with traffic problems. It's a peninsula, and what's not swamp land has been developed. Building new roads is difficult and expensive. Making things worse, roads that could connect don't.

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But Then

Let the one who is wise heed these things
and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord. ⏤ Psalm 107:43

I love this psalm. How many different ways can we find ourselves in trouble? Desperate. And God meets us in all of them. His love can be found. Wise people look for it and dwell on it. Then, maybe they write psalms to tell others.

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A Sacred Watch

Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. ⏤ Acts 20:28

First, govern yourselves. Overseers (leaders, supervisors, guards, helpers) carry a sacred responsibility. Elders are appointed by the Holy Spirit. They pastor precious souls redeemed by nothing less than Christ's blood. They care for God's family. What a humbling message. (By extension, could the same be said to parents, coaches, and employers?)

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In Jesus' Name

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. ⏤ John 14:13-14

I'm sure it's not intentional, but Jesus' name is often used in ways that seem magic-like to me. Am I just using his name, or am I marinated in it? I want to show up in his name, not just with his name, faithfully bearing his character and his authority over me.

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