John 7:18- a person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn’t tamper with reality.
what is true and 'of God' needs no defense - when we look to what God has made in each of us as our true/created self, we need no defense (as opposed to what we may DO with what God has created in ourselves)
John 7: Anyone who wants to do his will can test this teaching and know whether it’s from God or whether I’m making it up. A person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn’t tamper with reality...
Let our actions point to the one on whom we build our faith - living with no defense needed
Genesis 25: Rebekah became pregnant. But the children tumbled and kicked inside her so much that she said, “If this is the way it’s going to be, why go on living?” She went to God to find out what was going on. God told her,
Two nations are in your womb, two peoples butting heads while still in your body. One people will overpower the other, and the older will serve the younger.
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Rebekah has already proven how seriously she takes her obedience to God's plan on her life - perhaps she lived expecting that God's plan required her to respond in line with His answer about the 2nd born ruling over the firstborn - including loving and alignment with Jacob while Isaac chose Esau...
John 7:18-
ReplyDeletea person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn’t tamper with reality.
what is true and 'of God' needs no defense - when we look to what God has made in each of us as our true/created self, we need no defense (as opposed to what we may DO with what God has created in ourselves)
Genesis 24:
ReplyDelete56 He said, “Oh, don’t make me wait! God has worked everything out so well—send me off to my master.”
57 They said, “We’ll call the girl; we’ll ask her.”
They called Rebekah and asked her, “Do you want to go with this man?”
58 She said, “I’m ready to go.”
59-60 So they sent them off, their sister Rebekah with her nurse, and Abraham’s servant with his men. And they blessed Rebekah saying,
You’re our sister—live bountifully!
And your children, triumphantly!
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Rebekah lived as one who prepares to recognize God's plan on her life AS it is presented to her - she had only to respond accordingly
how am i living today so that i am ready to recognize and respond to the 'yes' God calls me to tomorrow?
DeleteJohn 7:
ReplyDeleteAnyone who wants to do his will can test this teaching and know whether it’s from God or whether I’m making it up. A person making things up tries to make himself look good. But someone trying to honor the one who sent him sticks to the facts and doesn’t tamper with reality...
Let our actions point to the one on whom we build our faith - living with no defense needed
Genesis 25:
ReplyDeleteRebekah became pregnant. But the children tumbled and kicked inside her so much that she said, “If this is the way it’s going to be, why go on living?” She went to God to find out what was going on. God told her,
Two nations are in your womb,
two peoples butting heads while still in your body.
One people will overpower the other,
and the older will serve the younger.
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Rebekah has already proven how seriously she takes her obedience to God's plan on her life - perhaps she lived expecting that God's plan required her to respond in line with His answer about the 2nd born ruling over the firstborn - including loving and alignment with Jacob while Isaac chose Esau...