Tag: compassion
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Refresh 4: Better Relationships (Colossians 3:5-17)
We’re usually pretty good at identifying what other people need to change. But what if the first step toward better relationships isn’t changing them—it’s allowing Jesus to change us? In Colossians 3, Paul shows us what to put to death, what to put away, what to put on, what to put up with, and what…
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Day 238: In the Middle of My Complaining (Lamentations 3:31-33)
Can you find joy in the midst of sorrow? Jeremiah did. Literally. In the exact middle.
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Day 126: Gospel Without Borders (Psalm 96:3)
God promised Abraham that “all the families of the earth” would be blessed through him. Israel was chosen not as a cul-de-sac of grace, but as a channel of grace.
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Day 302: The Other Time Jesus Got Mad (John 11)
Most people remember Jesus cleansing the temple as the one time He got angry. But in John 11, Jesus’ anger burns again—this time, not against people, but against death itself. When He stood at Lazarus’s tomb, He “snorted with anger,” confronting the Great Interrupter that had marred His Father’s perfect design.
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Day 290: Compassion Through Exhaustion (Matthew 14:13-21)
After hearing of John the Baptist’s death, Jesus withdrew to a desolate place to grieve. But the crowds followed, and He had compassion on them. Matthew 14 shows us a Savior who ministers through fatigue—and reminds every weary servant that even the Son needed solitude.
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Day 040: Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner (Exodus 32:31-32)
Through the Bible: Exodus 30-32