I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”—Genesis 50:24 & 25, NIV
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Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. -Galatians 1:10, NIV Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” -Mark 4:38, NIV (Since we are in Weakness Week, it is imperative that I adress the famous self-rant. Sometimes, I feel to write over and over again. Those who are older know about this rant, when I wrote it back in July 24. Why do I decide to rerun such horrible post with that assumption of myself? I will tell you why soon…)
Yesterday, I talked about how the cross not only defines who we are, or what we are, but what we aren’t or can’t do: give our lives for all humankind. That was in Jesus’ job. Today, it is different: He is Lord! “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. (Matthew 28:5-6, NIV) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? (Psalm 22:1, NIV) |
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