Jun 15, 2022
2SAMUEL 15:
In
our last reading, we heard how Joab creatively arranged to persuade
David to bring Absalom back from exile. And how eventually David
agreed to let Absolom meet him directly.
PSALM 114:
This
poem praises God for the miraculous deliverance from
Egypt.
Re-reading ROMANS 15:
Chapter 15 of Romans comes to this summary
sentence in verse 13: “May God, the source of hope, fill you with
all joy and peace by means of your [believing//faith] in him, so
that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy
Spirit.”
NLT Translation notes:
Rom.
15:6 Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving
praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord [Christ
Jesus//Jesus Christ]. (similarly in 9, 10, 11, 12, 16,
18, 27)
13 I
pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with
joy and peace because you [fully believe//trust] in him. Then you
will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy
Spirit.
22
In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have
been preaching in [those//these] places.
23
But now I have finished my work in [those//these] regions, and
after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit
you.
30 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the
name of our Lord [Christ Jesus//Jesus Christ] to join in my
struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for
me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.
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