Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you shall never be anything but servants, cutters of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
Joshua 9:23 ESV
Joshua and the elders made the Gibeonites to be perpetual servants of God. This was punishment for deceiving Israel, but also ensured they would be constantly exposed to the worship and teaching of God. He also gave their capital city, Gibeon, to the Levites, probably for the same purpose.
In Luke 24:14-31, the risen Savior reveals himself to two despondent disciples on the road to Emmaus, but he reveals something else too and follows a surprising pattern set at Sodom and Gomorrah.
#biblepatterns #yeshua #jesus
https://rumble.com/vpx6n9-jesu....s-and-lot-in-luke-24
Shalom, friends,
We invite you to join us live on Zoom and YouTube at 4pm Central Standard Time on this Sabbath afternoon, 11/16/2024, for scripture study and prayers.
The lesson for the day is titled:
"Old and New Covenants"
Join us on Zoom at:
Join us on YouTube at:
The original article this week's lesson is based upon, as well as many others, can be found in the Library page of our website at:
And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
Luke 24:13
Verse 18 says that one of these men was named Cleopas, but Luke never names the other. He cannot be one of the remaining eleven Disciples because v33 says they went back to the Eleven. Could this have been Luke himself?
This year, just as in recent years, we attended TorahFamily's Sukkot gathering. It is our favorite holiday and we always have a blast there. This year, Steve had a speech on the last day that got me thinking. (https://torahfamily.org/rise-up-from-the-dust/)
His message was on not thinking God can't use you. How David's mighty men did extraordinary things, yet when they came to David they were destitute. Much like the guy I am picturing in the comic.
He does a really good job of relaying how God can still use you, so I don't want to cover that. Please watch the video.
I want to cover the after: "okay, God can use me, but how?"
Let's look at my own experience. Two of my churches had tests you could take to tell you what your abilities were to see your purpose. I remember one said "Mercy". I really didn't know what to do with this information.
When I looked at God using me in different ways throughout my life; I thought of my God-given abilities as different things in different times.
First, I thought I was a hard worker. If any task was given to me, I would put my all into it.
Then, I thought I was a learner, because any task that was given to me, I learned rather quickly and was able to adapt to new jobs and positions easily.
Later, I thought I was a secondary, not the leader, but the assistant. I was put in a lot of positions that were similar to this and I did well at them.
During these times, I always wondered what God had in store for my life. I had people tell me what they thought, I had my ideas, but nothing ever sat right as "this is it".
Until now, I see what all those had in common and the theme of my life: a servant.
In all those positions and even outside of the workplace, my skills were always put to help other people. Even today, I have several things I volunteer for, even at the Sukkot we went to.
What is kind of ironic/funny/whatever is when I was a teenager, my homeschool sports team was named "Thy Servants".
But how did I come to this conclusion? Prayer, listening, and reflection. I can tell you that even during me signing up for volunteer opportunities that I still didn't understand that I was being a servant. I was just looking at using my skillset in a way to help someone else.
It was just one day, God hit me with the word: servant. For me, I see that as a good thing. We are called to be like Messiah, who came as a servant.
What I hope you get out of Steve's message and my blurb here: God can use you and He will show you how. Trust in Him.
https://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/862
#bible #bibleverse #bibleverseimages #biblestudy #biblestudynotes #church #christian #webcomic #webcomicseries #cartoon
But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.
Luke 24:12 ESV
The Greek doesn't actually say that Peter went to his home, but that he "went back to his own". "Home" was added by the translators. His house was in Capernaum, but in the next few verses he is back with the other disciples, so he couldn't have gone home. It should say, "He returned to his place, marveling at..." or as the KJV has it "he departed, wondering in himself..."
On this date in history, 11/11/1847: Abandoned by Mexican forces the previous night, Mazatlan surrenders to the United States Navy and Marines. #otd #tdih #mexicanamericanwar
TTN Music 
TTN Promo 
