Stop Striving — Let God's Joy and Peace Find You!
• Life teaches that gains come by our hard work; formal religion misleadingly offers redemption through church and our own effort — but the Bible teaches that God gives and we receive
Here are the Bible readings and links (following the interdenominational scheme for Sunday, July 9) which stand behind this story:
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 — Abraham's prayerful plan for Isaac
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 — Jesus' burden lightens ours with His rest
Romans 7:14-25 — Through Jesus we are delivered from the law of sin
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Stop Striving — Let God's Joy and Peace Find You!