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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

All of Scripture is both from and about Jesus Christ. The Old Testament predicted and prepared for His incarnation. The gospels tell the history of His earthly ministry, and Acts the history of His church in its early years. The epistles are commentaries of His message and work, and the book of Revelation is the final testimony of His reigning and imminent return. What Jesus said of the Old Testament is even truer, if this were possible, of the New: “You search the Scriptures…and it is these that bear witness of Me” (Jn. 5:39).
John MacArthur

Aren’t the most popular mission trips the ones that take us far from our own neighborhood? Russia is easy; our own neighborhood is a constant challenge. Has anyone consistently had the boldness and clarity of Jesus in testifying about the gospel? Never. Has anyone consistently avoided the fear of man in evangelism? Certainly not. There is a “foolishness” inherent in the message of the cross. The clear proclamation of the gospel does not make us look good. It doesn’t make us popular.
Edward Welch

Bible – hebrew – תנ ך עברי מודרני תְהִלִּים 127

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שיר המעלות לשלמה אם יהוה לא יבנה בית שוא עמלו בוניו בו אם יהוה לא ישמר עיר שוא שקד שומר׃
שוא לכם משכימי קום מאחרי שבת אכלי לחם העצבים כן יתן לידידו שנא׃
הנה נחלת יהוה בנים שכר פרי הבטן׃
כחצים ביד גבור כן בני הנעורים׃
אשרי הגבר אשר מלא את אשפתו מהם לא יבשו כי ידברו את אויבים בשער׃

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