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July 26, 2023

God Is Doing More

Leanna K. Fuller   |   Read Psalm 105:1-11, 45

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Lectionary Week
July 24–30, 2023
Scripture Overview

Jacob has tricked his brother out of his birthright and has tricked his blind father into blessing him instead of his older brother. This week the trickster is tricked, and his desire to marry Rachel will cost him dearly. The psalmist reflects on the faithfulness of God. God has made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the author is confident that God will honor that covenant. Paul builds upon his argument to the Romans about the power of the Spirit. The Spirit helps us pray to connect with God, and nothing can separate us from the love of God. Jesus continues to teach about the kingdom of God using parables. Finding our way into the kingdom is worth far more than anything else.

Questions and Suggestions for Reflection

Read Genesis 29:15-28. How does a wise faith help you discern between differing loves?Read Psalm 105:1-11, 45b. How is your faith journey an extension of God’s covenants with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?Read Romans 8:26-39. How have you experienced prayer as an opening of yourself to God’s Spirit rather than a petition for yourself or others?Read Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52. How are you growing in Christ? If your faith has become stagnant, what “sorting” might help you to continue to grow toward proficiency in being Christlike?

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Psalm 105:1-11, 45

1 Give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make his deeds known to all people! 2 Sing to God; sing praises to the Lord; dwell on all his wondrous works! 3 Give praise to God’s holy name! Let the hearts rejoice of all those seeking the LORD! 4 Pursue the LORD and his strength; seek his face always! 5 Remember the wondrous works he has done, all his marvelous works, and the justice he declared 6 you who are the offspring of Abraham, his servant, and the children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 7 The LORD—he is our God. His justice is everywhere throughout the whole world. 8 God remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded to a thousand generations, 9 which he made with Abraham, the solemn pledge he swore to Isaac. 10 God set it up as binding law for Jacob, as an eternal covenant for Israel, 11 promising, “I hereby give you the land of Canaan as your allotted inheritance.” 45 all so that they would keep his laws and observe his instructions. Praise the LORD!

Unless otherwise indicated, scripture quotations are from the Common English Bible. Copyright © 2011 Common English Bible. Used by permission.

Scholars sometimes categorize Psalm 105 as a “historical psalm,” which emphasizes the history of the relationship between God and the people of Israel. The psalm begins with a short song of praise in which hearers are exhorted to give thanks to God and to remember all God’s marvelous works—including the...

God of justice, thank you for your care and compassion for all of creation. Help us to remember your faithfulness to us in the past and to rest in your promises for the future. Amen.


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