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Today's Early Church Wisdom
“For the Gentiles, hearing from our mouth the words of God, are impressed by their beauty and greatness: then, learning that our works are not worthy of the things we say, they turn to railing, saying that it is some deceitful tale. For when they hear from us that God says: ‘No thanks will be due to you, if ye love only those who love you; but thanks will be due to you, if ye love your enemies and those that hate you’—when they hear this, they are impressed by the overplus of goodness: but when they see that we do not love, not only those who hate us, but even those who love us, they laugh at us, and the Name is blasphemed.”
~ The 2nd Epistle of Clement (140-160AD
This week's Psalm is Psalm 30 'Joy Comes With The Morning'

The Right People

What can we expect if God has planned our path from eternity? We can trust that certain things will happen. These are things that God promises to those who follow Him. They are realities of a life of obedience to God. What are they? In this series of daily meditations, we will consider seven. The first is that because God has planned your path, you will be sent the right people at the right time. We all need people. The Bible says, “Woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” (Ecclesiastes 4:10, ESV). Walking with Jesus, we walk with the miracle-worker from Nazareth, and help will be there when God knows we need it. Just as it was when the disciples landed a miraculous catch of fish, a catch so great that they had to call for help. As Luke recounts the tale: “They signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink” (Luke 5:7, ESV). Never be afraid to call for help. God’s plans for us are too great for us to fulfil on our own.