{"items":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9044\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 post-9044 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t16\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApr\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/jesus-the-ultimate-sacrifice-john-191-3\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Jesus the Ultimate Sacrifice (John 19:1-3)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:41:21+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 2022\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='author-avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/author\/michelle\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author author_name\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">michelle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-reply\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/jesus-the-ultimate-sacrifice-john-191-3\/#respond\"><span class=\"replies-count\">0<\/span> <span class=\"replies-count-label\">comments<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hovered-social-icons wd-tltp wd-tltp-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-tooltip-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-social-icons-css\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/css\/parts\/el-social-icons.min.css?ver=6.1.5\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-social-icons text-center icons-design-default icons-size-small color-scheme-light social-share 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target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/jesus-the-ultimate-sacrifice-john-191-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/jesus-the-ultimate-sacrifice-john-191-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-tg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wd-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christ shared our humanity, and yet maintained his divinity.<\/p>\n<p>In Isaiah 9:6, we are told, \u201cFor a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us\u201d. And in the Gospels we are given an account of his birth. \u201cA child has been born to us\u201d, signified the start of Jesus\u2019s humanity, \u201ca son has been given to us\u201d signified his divinity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/jesus-the-ultimate-sacrifice-john-191-3\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9042\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 first  post-9042 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t09\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApr\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/mercy-and-restoration-hosea-221-23\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mercy and Restoration (Hosea. 2:21-23)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:42:06+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 2022\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='author-avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/author\/michelle\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author author_name\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">michelle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-reply\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/mercy-and-restoration-hosea-221-23\/#respond\"><span class=\"replies-count\">0<\/span> <span 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class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/mercy-and-restoration-hosea-221-23\/&media=https:\/\/dumc.my\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png&description=Mercy+and+Restoration+%28Hosea.+2%3A21-23%29\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/mercy-and-restoration-hosea-221-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/mercy-and-restoration-hosea-221-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-tg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wd-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The word \u201canswer\u201d was used five times in these three verses. The purpose of the original design of creation was for fellowship between God and man. That purpose was thwarted in the fall. The consequences of that rebellion have affected all creation. But here it speaks of a change in circumstances &#8211; a time when God will graciously answer the prayers of the people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/mercy-and-restoration-hosea-221-23\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9043\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 post-9043 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t02\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApr\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fear God and Hate Sin! (Lam. 4:22, Hab. 1:4, Jer. 38:18, 2 Chro. 36:15-16, Eze. 11:12-13)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:43:21+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 2022\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='author-avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/author\/michelle\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author author_name\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">michelle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-reply\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/#respond\"><span class=\"replies-count\">0<\/span> <span class=\"replies-count-label\">comments<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hovered-social-icons wd-tltp wd-tltp-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-tooltip-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-social-icons text-center icons-design-default icons-size-small color-scheme-light social-share social-form-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/&media=https:\/\/dumc.my\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png&description=Fear+God+and+Hate+Sin%21+%28Lam.+4%3A22%2C+Hab.+1%3A4%2C+Jer.+38%3A18%2C+2+Chro.+36%3A15-16%2C+Eze.+11%3A12-13%29\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-tg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wd-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This week\u2019s readings from the Bible reading plans reopened my eyes about disobedience and the consequence of sin. The repercussions of sin go beyond the individual level, reaching entire communities, nations and, I\u2019m afraid to say, even for the generations to come.<br \/>\nAs I unpacked each day\u2019s readings, the big idea for me emerges\u2014which is for us to fear God and hate sin. Sin changes and affects not only our individual well-being, communities and nations but also our future generations as well but most of all, our relationship and fellowship with God. <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/fear-god-and-hate-sin-lam-422-hab-14-jer-3818-2-chro-3615-16-eze-1112-13\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9041\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 last  post-9041 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t19\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMar\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/pray-for-our-world-eze-2230-31-jer-51\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Pray for Our World (Eze. 22:30-31, Jer. 5:1)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:44:22+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 2022\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='author-avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/author\/michelle\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author author_name\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">michelle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-reply\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/pray-for-our-world-eze-2230-31-jer-51\/#respond\"><span class=\"replies-count\">0<\/span> <span 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class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/pray-for-our-world-eze-2230-31-jer-51\/&media=https:\/\/dumc.my\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png&description=Pray+for+Our+World+%28Eze.+22%3A30-31%2C+Jer.+5%3A1%29\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/pray-for-our-world-eze-2230-31-jer-51\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/pray-for-our-world-eze-2230-31-jer-51\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-tg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wd-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Ezekiel 22, God was angry with the Jews for their wickedness. From the princes to the priest to the officials to the prophets and to all the people of the land; all have sinned. They have &#8220;all become dross&#8221; (v. 19).\u00a0 They have incurred the wrath of God and thus His judgement on the nation will come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/pray-for-our-world-eze-2230-31-jer-51\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9040\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 first  post-9040 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t12\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMar\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/loving-jesus-above-all-things-matt-266-13\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Loving Jesus Above All Things (Matt. 26:6-13)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:46:18+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 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rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/be-ready-for-christs-return-matt-2412-14\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Be Ready for Christ&#8217;s Return (Matt. 24:12-14)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:47:55+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 2022\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='author-avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' 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class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wd-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jesus listed a lot of things that were going to happen, and we can witness that some have already happened in our present time. There were things for them to observe and understand as the time of His return draws closer. <\/p>\n<p>But it is not the exact time that Jesus wanted the disciples to understand. Rather, it was their response of being ready when He comes. <\/p>\n<p>There were two areas that Jesus said His disciples were to be watchful of: things that would happen around them, and things that would happen within them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/be-ready-for-christs-return-matt-2412-14\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9038\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 last  post-9038 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t07\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFeb\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/hide-me-behind-your-cross-matt-231-7\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hide Me Behind Your Cross (Matt. 23:1-7)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:48:58+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 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class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/hide-me-behind-your-cross-matt-231-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-tg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wd-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this passage, Jesus warns the crowds and His disciples against religious hypocrisy.<br \/>\nThe teachers of the law and the Pharisees were primarily religious leaders for everyday life. Jesus told the crowds and His disciples to carefully obey their teaching about the Scripture itself.<br \/>\nBut He also told them not to do what they do, because those same men did not practice what they preached (v.3), they are pretending, the same meaning of the Greek term, hipokrites. (Matthew 23:13).<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/hide-me-behind-your-cross-matt-231-7\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9037\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 first  post-9037 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t05\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFeb\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Compassion Compels Change (Matthew 15:32-39)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:50:19+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 2022\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='author-avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/author\/michelle\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author author_name\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">michelle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-reply\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/#respond\"><span class=\"replies-count\">0<\/span> <span class=\"replies-count-label\">comments<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hovered-social-icons wd-tltp wd-tltp-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-tooltip-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-social-icons text-center icons-design-default icons-size-small color-scheme-light social-share social-form-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/&media=https:\/\/dumc.my\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png&description=Compassion+Compels+Change+%28Matthew+15%3A32-39%29\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/share\/url?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-tg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content wd-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compassion compelled Jesus to do something about the situation. In the previous chapter, we have the account of Jesus feeding the five thousand at Bethsaida by the Sea of Galilee, where the crowd were mostly Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Here, however, the crowd comprised Jews and Gentiles (Mark 7: 31), and gives the location of the event as having occurred in \u201cthe region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis.\u201d\u00a0Jesus was now in Gentile territory and yet He, a Jew, brought healing and deliverance to them all without regard of creed and colour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/compassion-compels-change-matthew-1532-39\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9036\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 post-9036 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t29\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJan\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/everything-for-the-kingdom-matt-1344-46\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Everything for the Kingdom (Matt. 13:44-46)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:51:21+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 2022\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='author-avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=32&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9f6927cadd68cea716e52f40296b5be?s=64&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/author\/michelle\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"vcard author author_name\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fn\">michelle<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"meta-reply\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/everything-for-the-kingdom-matt-1344-46\/#respond\"><span class=\"replies-count\">0<\/span> <span class=\"replies-count-label\">comments<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hovered-social-icons wd-tltp wd-tltp-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-tooltip-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-social-icons text-center icons-design-default icons-size-small color-scheme-light social-share social-form-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/dumc.my\/everything-for-the-kingdom-matt-1344-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/everything-for-the-kingdom-matt-1344-46\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/dumc.my\/everything-for-the-kingdom-matt-1344-46\/&media=https:\/\/dumc.my\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png&description=Everything+for+the+Kingdom+%28Matt.+13%3A44-46%29\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" wd-social-icon social-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" 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that the kingdom of heaven is of such great value, worth far more than all that the men had, that when they found it, they would be willing to sell everything for it, and the man in the first instance even did so with joy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-section\"><a class=\"btn-read-more more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/everything-for-the-kingdom-matt-1344-46\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><!-- #post -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-9035\" class=\"blog-design-masonry blog-post-loop blog-style-shadow  col-md-4 col-sm-6 col-12 last  post-9035 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-our-best-thought\">\n\t<div class=\"article-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date wd-post-date wd-style-with-bg\" onclick=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t15\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date-month\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJan\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-categories-wrapp\"><div class=\"meta-post-categories wd-post-cat wd-style-with-bg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/category\/our-best-thought\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Our Best Thought<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wd-entities-title title post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dumc.my\/letting-god-be-god-matthew-51-4\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Letting God be God (Matthew 5:1-4)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta wd-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"entry-meta-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"modified-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-06-15T16:55:44+08:00\">\n\t\t\tJune 15, 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