"The consistency of the themes in the bible continues to amaze me; especially after growing up thinking there was an Old Testament and a New Testament God. The more I read and understand, the more I see that age to age He is the same. What a great comfort it is to not have to reconcile or explain that God suddenly became “nice” after He sent Jesus to die for our sins."
"Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in times of trouble." - Psalm 41:1
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." -Matthew 5:7
"God has always been concerned about the weak, the poor, and the needy. He has always opposed the proud and oppressive. His character didn’t change, just our contract with Him. He renegotiated the terms of our eternity and we got the benefit."
God, thank you for your consistency and your faithfulness. Thank you for revealing your never changing love and compassion repeatedly in scripture. Thank you for opening my eyes, through your Spirit, to your truth. Amen
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What a great reminder to all of us today. This is a promise that the Lord will protect AND preserve those who have regard for the weak. It doesn't say that it will happen without struggle (or sickness) but promises that the Lord will SUSTAIN him on his sickbed, and restore him from his illness. So whatever the struggle... it is temporary... and worth it.
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the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2 The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he will bless him in the land
and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
3 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and restore him from his bed of illness.
It seems in our "win at all cost" society we have forgotten a group of people. There is a growing number of people in our community that I would say most of "proper" society sees as untouchable. It breaks my heart to see children even in the fifth grade rank other kids according to what they do or don't have. We must show the world that Jesus loved everyone. No matter what you had or didn't have, Jesus loved you the same. - Michael
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