Anything but cowardly

Genesis 49


"8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you;
your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
your father's sons shall bow down before you.
9 Judah is a lion's cub;
from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?"

The Lion of Judah. Amazing image.

Luke 2

You cannot easily get past the humility in this story. From being seated on a throne to being born in a stable. Born in a stable in the shadow of a cross. He was driven from cradle to grave and out again by love.

Job 15

OK, at this point I'm not sure what motivates the OAF to continue berating Job. Bring back the silent companions of chapter 1!

"5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
6 Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;
your own lips testify against you."

Gee, thanks, Eliphaz.

1 Corinthians 3

God is working on my heart on the subject of unity. Unity is, after all, our eternal destiny. Jesus prays for it in John 17. May God deliver us from the shackles of our individualism into the freedom of service and sacrifice.

"19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God."

Amen.