Devotion

Why don't convert first? [part2/5] https://www.esv.org/Ezra10:1–17 Week 24: 08/06/2023. Thu Modern readers would ask (1) Isn't sending away wives and children heartless? (2) Why don't they ask foreign wives to convert first? God had made clear in Exod. 34:15—16

Why don't convert first? [part1/5] https://www.esv.org/Ezra10:1–17 Week 24: 07/06/2023. Wed Modern readers would ask (1) Isn't sending away wives and children heartless? (2) Why don't they ask foreign wives to convert first? For this first part, we focus on the competing

God is more important than other things https://www.esv.org/Ezra10:1–17 Week 24: 06/06/2023. Tue At a time when nationality (being an Israelite) was a defining characteristic of God's people, the marrying of foreign women in Ezra's time (whatever the economic benefits or social needs

The Contrite Heart Pleases God https://www.esv.org/Ezra9:1–15 Week 23: 02/06/2023. Fri We saw in Ezra 9 that sincere confession of sin to God, accompanied by appropriate acts of remorse and grief, started Ezra's community on the path to experiencing His promised restoration. The

Thorough confession leads to refreshing forgiveness https://www.esv.org/Ezra9:6–7 Week 23: 01/06/2023. Thu The air after a rain this morning is refreshing. The air is also clear of particles, causing more details to be seen by our eyes. Ezra's thorough confession on behalf of

Promoter. What brand do you use? https://www.esv.org/Ezra9:2–3 Week 23: 31/05/2023. Wed We would have bumped into promoters in supermarkets promoting a certain brand in their "job lives" (职业). However, some of them might be using a competitor's brand at home in real