Monday, July 22

Hosea 1:7
But I will have pity on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God; I will not save them by bow, or by sword, or by war, or by horses, or by horsemen.
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I was watching nautiluslive.org last night. It is a live feed on an effort of archeological recovery of items from a 19th century shipwreck beneath the Gulf of Mexico.  The robotic craft is equipped with a few different tools to lift the delicate items into a bin to be brought to the surface.  The scientists brainstorm about what tool to use that will work for a particular item.  Whether it is a war to wage or items to recovery from the deep, we consider the tools we have the work with.  What will be most effective?  Our choices are always limited.  Throughout the scriptures God often chose to work his will through the tools in the human inventory - often weapons of war.  But there were times when God chose to use his own resources.  God is saving his people and his arsenal of tools is limitless. Thanks be to God.
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Holy God, use us as you will for the sake of your people. Amen.