Prepare to Repair
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. — Matt. 6:19
Sowing chaos in creation's soil yields a harvest of rot, strife, burdensome labor, and regret. Investing in people's flourishing builds toward something beautiful, hopeful, and pleasant. What do I treasure? Where is my heart?
Stiff-Necked and Unbowed
Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. ⏤ Isa. 50:7
Trust must be tested. Our first parents were tested in Eden⏤before the Fall. A test that precipitated the Fall. Being stubborn can be a good thing. The question is, who gets our allegiance? We set our faces like flint and resist every authority, principality, power, and system that opposes our God of love. God wants our trust, above all.
Cure Rate
How long should it take to recover from harm, injury, or some other hurt? As long as necessary. Patience with ourselves and patience with others. The aphorism "Time heals all wounds" is a little too pithy and trite. Time does bring perspective to wounds. However, appropriate treatment and care are also necessary. There are no formulas. Natural, supernatural, and relational processes work at their own pace.
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The God of the Bible looks like Jesus, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being. It would be just like him to go to the cross.