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Sweat of my Brow

Sweat of my Brow
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return. Genesis 3:19 To the Jewish mind sweat represents man’s efforts. Hard work is honorable, but reliance on our works instead of trusting…
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Remember Not

Remember Not
God does not forget. The Biblical idea of God remembering is that He takes action and intervenes in a situation. It reflects His movement. So even as we plead with God to remember us favorably, it occurred to me in reading Psalm 25 that the opposite is also true. David cries out for God not…
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Chesed: God’s Steadfast Love

Chesed: God’s Steadfast Love
For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. Psalm 26:3 David sings of God’s steadfast love, or chesed. Some translations say unfailing love, lovingkindness, mercy or grace. The word has connotations of benevolence and is something that can’t be reciprocated. It also hints at the idea of overflowing boundaries. It is love…
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Anyway: An Incomprehensible Grace

Anyway: An Incomprehensible Grace
I have seen what they do – but I will heal them anyway. Isaiah 57:18 The people of Israel are rebelling and Isaiah is recounting their sins. And then the unfathomable – God is still going to be at work among them. He has made a promise and will keep it - anyway. Even though…
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