Psalm 113 - Who is like our God?
1 Samuel 3:1-21 - God is about to do a thing that will make the ears of everyone tingle. I love this phrase. Very often we talk about the power or signs of God in terms of sight. People see miracles, they believe if they can see with their eyes. But here God will work tingling in the ears of His people through His prophet.
Acts 16:1-20 - There's a lot in this passage, but I'm caught off-guard by one thing. Paul has Timothy circumcised. The fact that this excruciating procedure is only mentioned in passing is bad enough, but what happened to all these discussions earlier in Acts about how unnecessary it was? There's no easy answer here, but I think it may have something to do with acting for the benefit of the weaker brother. For the sake of those who know Timothy's heritage, Paul avoids the conflict and he and Timothy take the harder road for the sake of others.
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