Thought for Today: Wednesday November 27
A prayer does not have to be eloquent or contain the language of a theologian. In fact, sometimes our simplest, most heartfelt prayers are most pleasing to YHVH… When Paul said: “we should pray without ceasing”, he chose the term used in his day to describe a persistent cough… YHVH is interested in everything we do, and nothing is too great or too insignificant to share with Him.
Grace isn't a divinely bestowed super power. It's unobligated favor, an honor bestowed on one person by another. Just as God showed Paul grace in making him a teacher and evangelist, he graces every person in his kingdom with a unique set of skills and a mission to accomplish for the his glory and for the growth of his kingdom. That doesn't mean we all have a commission as high as Paul's, but as Paul pointed out elsewhere, every part of a body is important, no matter how lowly it might seem.
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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1
To be "raised from the dead with Christ" is to be given a new nature that desires that which God desires. It is the beginning of God's Law written on our hearts.
Paul's use of the potter and clay analogy in Romans 9:21 is from Isaiah 29 that speaks of God's temporary hardening of Israel because of their sins. They blinded themselves with pride, so he blinded them further to ensure that his judgment would be carried out, with the intent that the nation would eventually repent and be restored.
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