Sublime

God calls for three different censuses.

3Then the LORD said, “My spirit shall not abide[22] in mortals forever, for they are flesh; their days shall be one hundred twenty years.”

They’re on their way to Canaan, the promised land.

Psalm 6, David seems to fear that his sin and eventual death will separate him from God.

Prolonged trials will always lead to despair and sin if we fail to trust God.

I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now live