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Genesis 12:1-4a Luke 18:1-8 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Genesis 12:1-4a 16:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Genesis 12:1-4a 19:1-10 calls for personal faith—repent, believe, and follow Jesus with a clear conscience—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 1:1, 10-20 comforts us with Christ: not a concept, but a Savior who draws near.
Genesis 12:1-4a 12:49-56 teaches that redemption is God’s work from beginning to end—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 18:9-14 steadies anxious hearts: the God who chose you will also keep you—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a Luke 16:19-31, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 15:1-10 won’t let you settle for inspiration—Jesus demands allegiance—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 65, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 14 gives Law and Gospel: God exposes our need, then gives Christ as our righteousness.
Genesis 12:1-4a Timothy 3:14-4:5 calls our “goodness” what it is without Christ: insufficient—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 119:137-144 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Genesis 12:1-4a 71:1-6 comforts the repentant: Christ receives those who come sincerely—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 1:1-4; 2:1-4 humbles pride—if salvation depends on you, you’re trusting the wrong savior—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 79:1-9 exposes cheap belief—saving faith produces obedience—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a Luke 14:25-33, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a Timothy 1:1-14 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 17:11-19 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 107:1-9, 43, salvation is not mere pardon; it is holiness, perfected in love.
Genesis 12:1-4a 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 never moves you outward, you may be reading it for information, not transformation.
Genesis 12:1-4a 2:4-13 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a 4:11-12, 22-28 calls the Church to be a visible sign of God’s mercy in the world.
Genesis 12:1-4a 12:49-56 comforts the accused conscience: the verdict in Christ is mercy, not condemnation—today, not someday.
Genesis 12:1-4a Hebrews 11:29-12:2, salvation is medicine: God restoring the image through prayer and repentance—today, not someday.