abandon – aSacredRebel

grace

So I ask you, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not! I’m an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God hasn’t rejected his people, whom he knew in advance. Or don’t you know what the scripture says in the case of Elijah, when he pleads with God against Israel? Lord, they have killed yourContinue reading “grace”

Good Friday

My God! My God, why have you left me all alone? Why are you so far from saving me— so far from my anguished groans?My God, I cry out during the day, but you don’t answer; even at nighttime I don’t stop.You are the holy one, enthroned.You are Israel’s praise.Our ancestors trusted you— they trusted you and you rescued them; they criedContinue reading “Good Friday”

sailing

When it was determined that we were to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were placed in the custody of a centurion named Julius of the Imperial Company. We boarded a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia. So we put out toContinue reading “sailing”

Living God.

So, as the Holy Spirit says, Today, if you hear his voice, don’t have stubborn hearts as they did in the rebellion, on the day when they tested me in the desert. That is where your ancestors challenged and tested me, though they had seen my work for forty years. So I was angry withContinue reading “Living God.”