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Exodus 22:21 (NIV)
²¹“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.

"መጻተኛውን አትበድሉት ወይም አታስጨንቁት፤ እናንተ በግብፅ መጻተኛ ነበራችሁና።”
— ዘጸአት 22፥21 (አዲሱ መ.ት)

Exodus 23:9 (NIV)
⁹“Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.

““መጻተኛውን አትጨቁን፤ በግብፅ መጻተኛ ስለ ነበራችሁ፣ መጻተኛ ምን እንደሚሰማው እናንተ ራሳችሁ ታውቃላችሁና።”
— ዘጸአት 23፥9 (አዲሱ መ.ት)

So this same verse repeated in two consecutive chapters is not a coincidence.
Everyone has a story of their own. አልፈው የመጡበት፣ እያለፉበት ያለው ግን ካለፈ በኋላ ሲያወሩት በአቅሜ አለፍኩት በራሴ እንዲህ አደረኩ ብለው boast የሚያደርጉበት ሳይሆን when a person passes through that same situation and you come across them, Since you know how that feels there is no one better than you at that time to help them. And isnt that what makes God happy?
So whatever you maybe passing through, maybe all of it is not for your own sake but for others. For you to help others.

Be the person who you needed when you were hurting.

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2 Corinthians 5:15 (NIV)

¹⁵And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again."


“በሕይወትም ያሉት ስለ እነርሱ ለሞተውና ለተነሣው እንጂ ወደ ፊት ለራሳቸው እንዳይኖሩ ስለ ሁሉ ሞተ።”
  — 2ኛ ቆሮ 5፥15


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Someone once said to me,

"When you find yourself comforted and consoled in a position where being comforted was impossible and you had every right to give up; in a position where there was no one to look upto and give you hope, that is the Holy Spirit.
He is the one who comforted you. Don't try to boast about it when it is in the past.
It is always Him. It will always be Him."

“And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever;”
  — John 14:16 (KJV)


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ከመምጣትህ በልጦ፣ገኖ ከአንተ ሀሳብ
ነፍሴን የያዛትን፣ ተስፋ የጣለባት
ሳላየው እንዳትመጣ፣ ብዬ የማስባትን
ህልሜ ሆኖልኝ፣ መያዝ የሻትኩትን
እንዳስወግድ እርዳኝ፣ ካንተ የበለጠውን
አጠባበቄ ላይ፣ተፅዕኖ ያመጣውን።

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ይህን ሳላደርግ ወይንም ሳላይ አትምጣ ብዬ የማስበልጠው፣ የማስቀድመው ነገር አይኑር ጌታ ሆይ።


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And so the inner thoughts began as i sat through a teaching about the book of Jonah.

A road so forward that seems tiring but i have started it and i can not stop so i continued my journey.
Thinking about all the hardships i overcame i continue to follow the path ahead.
Out of nowhere there he stands infront of me my antagonist.
The one who stabbed me behind my back, the one i used to call friend, the one i relyed on but as he saw the opportunity my back was the perfect fit for his knife.
I swore to get my revenge on him and to never see him again but since he is standing infront of me i dont want to go there and the road is only a one way road. Its either forward or backward no in between, no side roads.
To continue my journey i must get past him but i didnt want to risk it so
I thought to my self i would rather go backward than go straight into my enemy's hand.
So I turned back preparing myself to go backwards, back to the life i once left. There was this stone that had something written on it with Big letters saying "Forgive Him" and I was like whatttt? How can God say this after i told Him my story? After i cried my eyes out for what this person did to me infront of Him? After i prayed endlessly for my chaos to stop? How can He ask me to forgive? This is absurd
I tried brushing of the written letters but they wouldnt come off. So I rolled them away with every effort that i had.
But there was another big one standing behind this one and it read "As I have Forgiven you." As soon as i read those i couldnt hold it in; tears came down falling, memories were being brought back of how i used to be the notorious one but God meddled.
How i sinned against Him but He still made His son pay the price so i could live.
How graciously He has led me to where i am now.
How His mercy and grace are the only thing sustaining my life right now.
How He loved the unlovebale and the undeserving.
How He came back for me even when He had enough.
How through His son's death, i get to live now following Him.
How what was done for me, I should also do for others.
It all came back. The joy of my salvation.
I cant brush it off even if i wanted to let alone roll it away. These are the words of life. The words of the one who gave life.
It didnt feel like this when i rolled the former one but with the latter i couldnt even think of rolling it let alone do it.
So here i am to say, even if its not in full i think i have the glimpse of it. How it felt for you, Jesus.
Coming to the people who do nothing but are committed to sinning.
Who are eager to go against Your word.
Even the prophet Jonah didnt want to go to the peoples of Nineveh, to those people whose actions are wicked because he knew you are a God of mercy and You will forgive them if they repent and come back from their ways.
But the Ultimate Jonah is Jesus Christ. Who came willingly to the people who turned their backs against Him. To the people Who didnt have any sense of respect let alone be obedient to Him.
It was all God's sovereign plan and He gave His life for those same people who persecuted Him, and not only them but for the world.

So its not easy living a Christian life but You have left us a foot step we could follow. Your footsteps. Your way.
May I never forget How I was forgiven and that i need to extend the forgiveness given to me.
Create in me a pure heart.

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ቤትህ በልቤ ውስጥ፣ ቤቴ በእግሮችህ ስር።

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ማርቆስ 8 (አዲሱ መ.ት)
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³⁵ ነፍሱን ለማዳን የሚወድ ሁሉ ያጠፋታል፤ ስለ እኔና ስለ ወንጌል ነፍሱን የሚያጠፋት ሁሉ ግን ያድናታል።
³⁶ ሰው ዓለሙ ሁሉ የእርሱ ቢሆንና ነፍሱን ቢያጣ ምን ይጠቅመዋል?
³⁷ ለመሆኑ፣ ሰው ለነፍሱ ምን መተኪያ አለው?

It sounds paradox right?
ታዲያ ይህቺ ነፍስ ካልተወደደች እንዴት መዝለቅ ይቻላል? ደግሞም የሚወዳት ያጠፋታል እያለ እንዴት ይሆናል?
እራሱ እፍ ብሎ እስትንፋስን ሰጥቶ ያኖራትን ነፍስ፣ እርሷን ለማዳን የሚወድ ያጠፋታል እንዴት ይላል? ያስብላል።

ለካ "ነፍስም" idol ትሆናለች።
ከፈጠረው ይልቅ የተፈጠረችዋን ነፍስም ልናስበልጥ እንችላለን ማለት ነው።
ግን ይህቺ ነፍስ የሚኖርላት (ሲጠብቅ) ባለቤት አላት፣ ከጠፋችም ልታጠፋ የተገባላት ባለቤት አላት። ያኔ ትድናለች።


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Hebrews 12:28-29 (NIV)

²⁸Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, ²⁹for our “God is a consuming fire.”



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²⁸ ስለዚህ የማይናወጥን መንግሥት ስለምንቀበል በማክበርና በፍርሃት እግዚአብሔርን ደስ እያሰኘን የምናመልክበትን ጸጋ እንያዝ፤
²⁹ አምላካችን በእውነት የሚያጠፋ እሳት ነውና።

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ጌታ ሲሞትልን፣ ለእኛ ህይወትን ሲያበዛ ከእርሱ ውጪ ለሌላ ነገር እንዳንኖር ነው!
ነፃነታችንን የክፋት መሸፈኛ አናድርገው።
የሚያይ፣ የሚሰማ፣ የሚመልስ፣ የሚጠይቅ አምላክ ነው።
በማስተዋል እንድንመላለስ ፀጋው ይርዳን።


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Tomorrow seems so far yet so close.
Next step seems miles ahead but is at the corner of the road.
Soon seems we have got time but can be now.
Worry seems normal but it is not.
Acting like i am where i am right now through my efforts and consistencies while forgetting the hand that lead me here, is being foolish. And to add up to that worrying about tomorrow like i am in control is also no different .
When the night ends i dont want to lean on my own understanding like i have done it all by myself.
Let my soul be dependent on You, God!
You silence the chaos of my soul, the echoes of my being and fill it with Your peace.
You give peace to all my broken pieces.
You hold them together.


"አልደግ አንተ ላይ፣ እራሴን አልቻል፤
አጓጉል ነው ሁሉም፣ ያላንተ መች ያምራል፤
መጠበቂያ አጥሬ፣ መሰንበቻዬ ነህ፤
ልኑር እንደፈዘዝኩ፣ አይኔ አንተን እያለ።"

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Ecclesiastes 5:6-7 (NIV)

⁶Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? ⁷Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God."


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⁶ ሥጋህን በኃጢአት እንዳያስተው ለአፍህ አርነት አትስጥ፥ በመልአክም ፊት፦ ስሕተት ነበረ አትበል፤ እግዚአብሔር በቃልህ ይቈጣ ዘንድ የእጅህንም ሥራ ያጠፋ ዘንድ ስለምን ትሻለህ?
⁷ ብዙ ሕልም ባለበት ዘንድ፥ እንዲሁም ደግሞ ብዙ ቃል ባለበት ስፍራ በዚያ ብዙ ከንቱ ነገር አለ፤ አንተ ግን እግዚአብሔርን ፍራ።"

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