Kevin L. Thomas (Alabama)
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Sign Up TodayThe psalmist wrote, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” - Psalm 23:5 (NIV)
Who of us is willing to invite total strangers to a meal? Usually, we surround ourselves with friends — people who see the world like we do. Yet Psalm 23:5 puts us in the uncomfortable position of table fellowship with our enemies.
Today’s quoted verse reminds us that it’s not...
God calls me to see people through the eyes of Christ.
Our enemies
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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”
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