{"id":3923,"date":"2018-05-23T07:03:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T14:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/may-23rd\/"},"modified":"2021-09-03T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T22:17:49","slug":"may-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/may-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"May 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upstreamteens.org\/audio\/2-Kings-06.mp3\">2 Kings 6<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Elisha made a lost axe head float so that it could be recovered from the water by it&#8217;s concerned borrower. Elisha is a wanted man, but plans to kill him fail and his would be attackers are blinded, yet shown kindness in their helplessness by their enemies.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upstreamteens.org\/audio\/2-Kings-06.mp3\">Archived audio<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"http:\/\/edgewaterchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Immerse-Messiah-Week-15_Day-73.mp3\">Day 73 of Week 15<\/a> of the Immerse Audio I am keeping up with. The audio starts with an introduction explaining the cultural context of the writing of 1st John.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20John+1&amp;version=NLT\">1 John 1<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>God is light and truth, we need Him, we are sinners, but are cleansed and no longer live in habitual sin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20John+2&amp;version=NLT\">1 John 2<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t sin. Keep doing the right thing. Live in the power of the Holy Spirit. 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