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After the Holy Spirit miraculously changed Saul’s heart, He boldly spoke the word of the Lord. Our own baptisms effected a change no less miraculous!

BibleGateway: Acts 9:19b-31 ESV Text: Acts 9:19b-31 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:30 and ends at about 4:20 19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days… After the Holy Spirit miraculously changed Saul’s heart, He boldly spoke the word of the Lord. Our own baptisms effected a change no less miraculous!

Habbakuk’s complaint is age-old: “God, why do you tolerate the wicked?” God’s answer too is age-old: The wicked will eventually perish, but you will live by faith.

BibleGateway: Habakkuk 1:12-2:4 ESV Text: Habakkuk 1:12-2:4 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:41 and ends at about 2:48      12 Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall… Habbakuk’s complaint is age-old: “God, why do you tolerate the wicked?” God’s answer too is age-old: The wicked will eventually perish, but you will live by faith.

Solomon learned that pursuing wisdom, pleasure, and work was meaningless apart from God. Only God gives meaning to everything we do.

BibleGateway: Ecclesiastes 2:17-26 ESV Text: Ecclesiastes 2:17-26 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:34 and ends at about 4:25      17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is… Solomon learned that pursuing wisdom, pleasure, and work was meaningless apart from God. Only God gives meaning to everything we do.

The Israelites learned that trusting the Lord they would be safe and inherit the land, but following their own ways would only lead them to ruin.

BibleGateway: Numbers 33:50-56 ESV Text: Numbers 33:50-56 KJV Text: The section starts at about 4:33 and ends at about 6:6      50 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near… The Israelites learned that trusting the Lord they would be safe and inherit the land, but following their own ways would only lead them to ruin.