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Missional Women


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Inexhaustible Grace

2/14/2012

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I'm so glad you are here! I hope during your visit you get a glimpse of God's heart for we become what we are gazing at. I pray that God refreshes you and gives you readiness to persevere in what He has for you today.  

My desire is to be a blessing to you in helping you know God more and make Him known so I've made these Resources available to you and have the Missional Living blog tab for practical ideas of how to live on mission right where you are. And currently I am writing my way through Judges sharing glimpses of God's heart and character for a weekday devotional. To check out the entire series so far head on over the the Judges Devotional.      
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"Jephthah then called together the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. The Gileadites struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, "You Gileadites are renegades from Ephraim and Manasseh." The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, "Let me cross over," the men of Gilead asked him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he replied, "No," they said, "All right, say 'Shibboleth.' " If he said, "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time. Jephthah led Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in a town in Gilead." Judges 12:4-7

What a sad thing that 42,000 men died because some guys called some other guys some names. "This type of infighting among the people of God is a distressing thing to see. The blood of the Ephraimites was now mingled with the blood of the Ammonites. Even the bright spots in Judges are smudged with calamity." Believers Bible Commentary 

But I take comfort in  a couple things. First, the fact that in the earlier war, God lead and filled Jephthah with His Spirit to accomplish it, but not here. God did not lead Jephthah to kill these guys, their very own people. That is comforting to see that just because something bad happens, it doesn't mean God was the one that wanted it to happen. And secondly, that though Jephthah messed up pretty royally, God still listed him in the hall of faith in Hebrews 11. It's comforting that faith, not perfection is what pleases God.  (Though perfection pleases Him too, we are just incapable of it. But by faith in Jesus shed blood, we can receive Jesus' perfection to our account.)What a privilege to serve a God who never runs out of grace for those who have surrendered their life to Jesus and are seen through His perfection!
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6 Comments
Carly link
2/14/2012 10:33:38 pm

Love this Laura! So glad that faith (and perfection also!) is what pleases the Lord. I'm encouraged today :)

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Lyli@3dLessons4Life link
2/15/2012 12:14:57 am

That's a sweet truth that I am going to hold onto for today. Thank you for sharing.

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Denise link
2/15/2012 10:21:20 am

This blessed me, thank you.

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Ms. Kathleen link
2/15/2012 10:32:54 am

What great resources and so many wonderful scriptures. A great Bible Study :) And you are so right... Serving God is the ultimate experience in Life :)

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Denise J. Hughes link
2/15/2012 11:36:29 am

"...just because something bad happens, it doesn't mean God was the one that wanted it to happen."

Thank you for this. I think you speak truth here, and it resonates deeply. I know that God is in control of all, and I trust in His plan, even if I can't see, in the moment, where it will ultimately lead.

Great post.

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Tracy link
2/15/2012 04:13:43 pm

All I can say to that is God's grace is amazing and humbling and awe inspiring. We don't deserve it yet He blesses us with it.
God bless
Tracy

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