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God is Not a Man… Numbers 23:19

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“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said and shall he not do it? Or, hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?“

Numbers 23:19

It’s been a while since I’ve written any inspirational notes or encouragements here.  I think about them a lot– internally, but just haven’t put anything down.

Today, I have something for you to think about from Numbers 23:19.  “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said and shall he not do it? Or, hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”  …Awesome– in so many ways.  But the long and short of it all, I believe, is that God (YHWH) is saying, I’m different.

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Every Man Is an Island [Revisited]

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Looking at the partial quote of John Donne’s “No man is an island, entire of itself”, I find truth in the implied recognition that ‘Every man IS an island‘. You just have to find out if and how you are connected to the neighboring pieces of land aka people.

For in truth, each person is accountable for his or her self. That is not to say that people should be, or are selfish. However, I am saying that, in reality, after all is said and done; you are accountable for you.

To that end, each person has to make a decision on what he or she will choose to do when a situation turns critical. Some will choose to be a friend to the end. Some will choose to look out for themselves. But regardless of what “they” have decided to do—the choice is and will be theirs to make.

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