Man measures sin
by the pain it causes
God measures sin
by the separation it creates
Inspired by Courage to Conquer
MIC Check
Today’s Most Important Challenge is…
- Re-engaging with work
- From a place
- Of abundance and joy
- Instead of scarcity and fear
Immanuel Approach Memo
I am… building a new altar.
Not for sacrifice
Or worship
But to remember
Divine encounters
Miraculous deliverance
Personal epiphanies
The tribes are not pleased.
They worship scarcity
Cohesion
Predictability
Control
These things are true
But not real
They are part of the curse
God gave us
Not the gift
He wants us to receive
They don’t see it that way.
They arm for battle
Work themselves up into a frenzy
And surround me
Spewing arguments
Threats
Falsehoods
Ultimatums
I look for Jesus.
He is not
In their altar
Or mine
He is not tied
To a physical presence
On one side or the other
He is a voice
Whispering in my ear:
“Don’t worry…”
“I’ve got them right where I want them!”
To be continued
Reflection
I feel…
- Outnumbered
- Misunderstood
- Prematurely judged
- Attacked by tradition
- Afraid
- Reassured
- Aligned with Jesus
Scripture
On their way home, the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh came to the town of Geliloth near the Jordan River. So they built their own large, impressive altar there.
Joshua 22:10-16 TPT
When the rest of the Israelites heard that the people of the tribe of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the entrance to the land of Canaan, they gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them. The Israelites of the ten western tribes sent a delegation to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh in the land of Gilead. They sent Phineas son of Eleazar the priest, together with ten respected clan leaders, princes from each of their ten tribes.
So they came to the people in the land of Gilead, to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. Phineas and the men with him said,
“We speak to you on behalf of all Yahweh’s people. Why did you rebel against Yahweh and build this altar for yourselves? Why did you quit following the God of Israel and do such an evil thing?”
Radically Happy 
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