The Wonder of Finding Favor with God
by Emily Conrad
I've read a lot of Christmas devos and blog posts over the years, and frankly, I sometimes hesitate to click through to read them now. Haven’t I heard it all before? Well, no, and that’s why I clicked on one and started skimming this morning.
I confess, my calloused approach to the post took an even worse turn: I nearly skipped the verses that had been included in the post because they are so very familiar.
Catching myself, I ordered my focus back up the page. I can concentrate on a couple short verses. This is the Bible, after all. God's Word. If I'm going to skim anything, let it not be that.
I don't know if it was the point I thought the post was going to make (but didn't) or if it was the way reading on my phone broke the verse up into lines, but I was struck nearly to tears by the familiar passage:
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I've read a lot of Christmas devos and blog posts over the years, and frankly, I sometimes hesitate to click through to read them now. Haven’t I heard it all before? Well, no, and that’s why I clicked on one and started skimming this morning.
I confess, my calloused approach to the post took an even worse turn: I nearly skipped the verses that had been included in the post because they are so very familiar.
Catching myself, I ordered my focus back up the page. I can concentrate on a couple short verses. This is the Bible, after all. God's Word. If I'm going to skim anything, let it not be that.
I don't know if it was the point I thought the post was going to make (but didn't) or if it was the way reading on my phone broke the verse up into lines, but I was struck nearly to tears by the familiar passage:
Read more »
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