In life and the difficult times we can rely on the One who love us most. His mercies are new every morning!
Proverbs 2:6 (ESV) "For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding …"Wisdom is unendingly valuable, and we should prioritize the pursuit of it. Simply put, living a godly life takes effort on our part. If we want the wisdom to know what to do when it matters most, we've got to be committed to show up and practice wisdom daily. First5
"Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh.
There was a pause.
"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet.
"No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do."
"That's okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.
"What are you doing?" asked Pooh.
"Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don't feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either...
"But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you've got someone there for you. And I'll always be here for you, Pooh."
And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs... he thought that his best friend had never been more right."
(Thank you A.A. Milne)
Storms, mental and emotional, take a toll. And you never know when reaching out makes a difference. A kind gesture or word. A gentle tone. Or just, being there. Sabbath Moments
The same God who has the power of omniscience (knowing everything) also has the power of omnipresence (being multipresent) and omnipotence (having all power). That trinitarian trifecta is unstoppable. All problems are too small in the shadow of God. Max Lucado
Let the rain come and wash away
the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds
held and nurtured over generations.
Let the rain wash away the memory
of the hurt, the neglect.
Then let the sun come out and
fill the sky with rainbows.
Let the warmth of the sun heal us
wherever we are broken.
Let it burn away the fog so that
we can see each other clearly.
So that we can see beyond labels,
beyond accents, gender or skin color.
Let the warmth and brightness
of the sun melt our selfishness.
So that we can share the joys and
feel the sorrows of our neighbors.
And let the light of the sun
be so strong that we will see all
people as our neighbors.
Let the earth, nourished by rain,
bring forth flowers
to surround us with beauty.
And let the mountains teach our hearts
to reach upward to heaven.
Amen.
Rabbi Harold Kushner
Hebrews was directed to Jewish believers and the Body of Christ is not mentioned. These are fundamental truths which pertain to us in the Body if not directed to us. Hebrews compares the past to the present in which we have attained a better covenant of grace. If the first covenant had been perfect there would be no need of a new one. The Lord made a New Covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Unbelief stopped them from entering into the Old Covenant and because of this He made a new one with the house of Israel. He will put God’s laws into their minds and write them on the tablets of their heart. All shall know the Lord and He will be merciful to their unrighteousness and iniquity and remember them no more. A new covenant He has made that will not rely on the righteousness of man but on the righteousness of Jesus Christ, all God and all man.
What God forgives He forgets.
Jeremiah 31:31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
God protects Israel when all others desert them. 💜 they will never cease to be a nation.
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