Injustice, Settle & World
Day 4: injustice
Text below taken from http://www.wordlive.org/Session/Classic/2012-02-17, because apparently I am 365 days behind in this Bible reading plan but right on schedule for where God wants me reading and learning every day :)
Prepare: How well do you know God? Ask him to help you discover more about his character today.
Patience and mercy Nineveh’s repentance was short-lived; generations following Jonah reverted to violence. In 721 BC the Assyrians conquered the noRUTern kingdom of Israel. With this cruel superpower threatening Judah’s borders (v 13) the remaining Israelites needed reassurance. Did God care? Was he strong enough to protect them?
When we face injustice we too need to be assured of God’s character (vs 3,7) and power (vs 3–6). Despite his apparent inaction in the face of injustice he does not turn a blind eye to evil; he demonstrates patience and mercy (v 3; compare with 2 Peter 3:8,9), allowing people time to repent.
Jealousy and anger By using the covenant name of God (the LORD; vs 2,3,7,12,14), Nahum reassures the people that God has not forgotten his covenant relationship. So his jealousy and anger (v 2) make sense: a loving God is rightly jealous when his people follow other gods, and right to be angry and use his power to defend them under threat.
If God were indifferent to the destructive effect of sin on his creation he would not have gone to the cross to destroy its power. God’s jealousy and anger are attributes we can’t ignore because they are evidence of his loving commitment to us.
Respond: Ask the Lord to open your eyes to injustice. Pray that those causing it would repent and that those who are suffering will hold onto God.
#day4 #lent #injustice #40daysphotochallenge #rethinkchurch #dosomething #bethechange #Micah6:8 #weareGodshandsandfeet #compassion #agape #Honduraswaterproject #hospitalityhouse
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Day 5: see
Day 3 lent photo challenge.
#see
I see things different through the light of the gospel. Stress its not a normal part of life. #rethinkchurch
Everything looks different seen through the eyes of #Grace and #trusting in His perfect love
I see things different through the light of the gospel. Stress its not a normal part of life. #rethinkchurch
Everything looks different seen through the eyes of #Grace and #trusting in His perfect love
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Day 6: settle
to calm, to relax, to solve a dispute, to make clear by allowing impurities to drop to the bottom, to get comfortable, to make a home somewhere
#rethinkchurch #beautifulplacetosettle #isthisreallyit? #lent #40daysphotochallenge
"After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him." Matthew 3:16 NLT
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