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God's Prophetic People

thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac, and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant, saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,” when you were few in number, indeed very few, and strangers in it. When they went from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people, He permitted no man to do them wrong; yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.” Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods (1 Chronicles 16:11-25). A helpful way to remember all that the Lord has done in and through our lives is to journal. Many people journal today and this is good! But if any of you are like me, it would be pretty hard to take so much time each day to write account after account of my daily activities. By journalizing, I’ve been able to write down the more significant things the Lord has done in and through my life. As I periodically reflect on these things, my faith is strengthened and my passion renewed. Another benefit of Sabbath rest, is it causes us to not only pause and reflect but help us to ponder on ways to simplify our life. age, it would have to be the word complex . In our lifetime we have seen an incredible amount of change that was supposed to make our lives easier, yet many of us feel overwhelmed by the complexities of new information, technology, and inventions. In one generation, we have gone from wooden stoves to microwave ovens, from black and white TV to streaming shows on a Smart TV, from long play records, eight track and cassettes to downloading music that plays directly from mobile phones. Our modern society is truly quite complex. C. Returning to SIMPLICITY If there is one single word that could define our present

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