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There's so many different ways to read this passage. I've read and preached it countless times over the years, and it's grown and challenged me in different ways over the years. That's one of the things that I love most about Scripture -- it's not some static book to memorize and then leave alone. You never outgrow it -- it grows with us, and we see it in different ways through the years. Characters that we didn't appreciate when we were younger make more sense as we mature, and some of our favorite stories are read differently when looked at through the lens of adulthood. The Bible is immensely challenging and wondrous, always teaching us, always leading us, and for thousands of years it has been a lighthouse for us as we sail through civilization.
May we continue to turn to it, asking big questions, and letting God draw us closer, grow us up, and guide us as disciples of the living God.
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