January 25 - Genesis 30:1-31:16, Matthew 10:1-23, Psalm 12, Proverbs 3:13-15

Genesis 30:1-31:16

  • Systems and stories keep repeating themselves, don't they?  How do you experience that reality in your own life?  In society?
  • Jacob - continues to be the trickster and a bit of a scoundrel.  God uses all kinds...
  • Notice how even here there are some early understandings of genetics...

Matthew 10:1-23

  • A shift comes here - not so much about miracles as it is about teaching and challenging.  
  • First commissioning of the disciples
  • A core way to read this is that this following Jesus thing isn't an easy road
  • God works in us in spite of our circumstances
  • Got me thinking in this reading today about times that I have felt God move in me.  You?

Psalm 12 and Proverbs 3:13-15

  • Psalm 12 - Not a flattering picture of humanity at all.  But an honest and real assessment.  Have you ever felt similarly?
  • Proverbs 3:13-15 - Do we value wisdom in this way?  I don't think so.  What do we value instead?

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