#SV – Passing-overs

Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God,            did not regard equality with God            something to be grasped.Rather, he emptied himself,            taking the form of a slave,            coming in human likeness;            and found human in appearance,            he humbled himself,            becoming obedient to the point of death,            even death on a cross.Because of this, God greatly exalted him            and bestowed on him the name            which is above every name,            that at the name of Jesus            every knee should bend,            of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,            and every tongue confess that            Jesus Christ is Lord,            … Continue reading #SV – Passing-overs

#SV – Vigilance on Desires

“I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,that our ancestors were all under the cloudand all passed through the sea,and all of them were baptized into Mosesin the cloud and in the sea.All ate the same spiritual food,and all drank the same spiritual drink,for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them,and the rock was the Christ.Yet God was not pleased with most of them,for they were struck down in the desert. These things happened as examples for us,so that we might not desire evil things, as they did.Do not grumble as some of them did,and … Continue reading #SV – Vigilance on Desires

#SV – We Cried

Moses spoke to the people, saying:“The priest shall receive the basket from youand shall set it in front of the altar of the LORD, your God.Then you shall declare before the Lord, your God,‘My father was a wandering Arameanwho went down to Egypt with a small householdand lived there as an alien.But there he became a nationgreat, strong, and numerous.When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us,imposing hard labor upon us,we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers,and he heard our cryand saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.He brought us out of Egyptwith his strong hand and … Continue reading #SV – We Cried