At the home of friends, I saw a small poster with the words "but God...!" and a scripture reference. I was interested, and made a mental note to look up the verse.
And then... I forgot it.
It came to mind again several times in the months following, so I finally did a search at Bible Gateway. Turns out the phrase comes up around sixty times in the NIV.
Sixty is a decently large number. "But" is a conjunction, connecting two thoughts with contrast and often suggesting something contrary to expectation. I've been sitting with that awhile now. It seems to describe God pretty well -- unpredictable, unexpected, unwilling to fit in the safe little boxes I sometimes foolishly create for Him in my mind.
Perhaps I'll take a little trip through the "but God" passages, and see what I find there.
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