Unlikely Vessels Day #23: James and John — The Sons of Thunder Wanting Fire
“Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, and sent messengers before […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #22: Simon Peter — The Rock That Crumbled Under Pressure
“Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance. Now when they had kindled a fire in the middle […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #21: Habakkuk — The Wrestling Watchman on the Rampart
“O Lord, how long shall I cry, and You will not hear? Even cry out to You, ‘Violence!’ and You will not save. Why do You show me iniquity, and […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #20: Nehemiah — The Grieving Cupbearer Facing Accusations
“So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.” — […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #19: Esther — The Hidden Queen Paralyzed by Silence
“And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: ‘Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews. For if […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #18: Josiah — The Boy-King Breaking Generational Rot
“Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, that he tore his clothes. Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #17: Hosea — The Prophet Tethered to Betrayal
“When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: ‘Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed great […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #16: Jeremiah — The Melancholy Voice of Tears
“Then said I: ‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.’ But the Lord said to me: ‘Do not say, “I am a youth,” for you […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #15: Jonah — The Prejudiced Prophet on the Run
“But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, […]
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Unlikely Vessels Day #14: Elijah — The Wonder-Worker Under the Broom Bush
“But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, ‘It is […]