… through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
Summary: Getting God’s wisdom and understanding sounds good, but how much can we really handle?
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… because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus …
Summary: Trying to define faith can challenge our sensibilities.
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I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
— Psalm 3: 5
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
— Psalm 4: 8
David, the psalmist, lived an amazing life. As a boy he was a shepherd, living with the flocks he watched over. Fighting off predators, finding the lost, helping the lame. In a very real sense, he foreshadows the work of our Savior, Jesus. But David was not Jesus. He was not perfect.
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