Lenten Devotional, Day 19: Very Brief Addendum

Dear Saints,

The Scriptures for the 3rd Sunday in Lent: Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, Romans 5:1–11, John 4:5–42.

On Sundays I have been sending the Scriptures alone.  So please accept this slight comment as a catchup from previous days.

PSALM 95 AGAIN:

My conviction of God's Word as living, dynamic, forever makes it no problem to soak in the Passage — is it 5 days in a row?  But human me was ready for a change.  I sat with it and listened anyway.

I didn't see it before, though hardly subtle.  Notice the abrupt transition within V.7.  That in a sense was the default for Mary & Martha from yesterday (rf. Luke 10:38–42).  Mary took V.7a; Martha took V.7b.

One more thought: Maybe that difference cannot always be detected outwardly.  I've noticed I can "stray in heart" (Psalm 95:10) with my feet firmly upon the path.  Something to think about.

For EGCers I'm not beyond a sermon teaser, calling it: Repentance: Essential & Dangerous.

IN CHRISt,

tIM