LASTING

ISAIAH 55:3 (MSG)
I’m making a lasting covenant commitment with you, the same that I made with David: sure, solid, enduring love.

HEBREWS 13:20-21 (MSG)
May God, who puts all things together,
     makes all things whole,
Who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus,
      the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant,
Who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd,
      up and alive from the dead,
Now put you together, provide you
      with everything you need to please him,
Make us into what gives him most pleasure,
      by means of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Messiah.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
What God does has a lasting quality to it.

PRAYER
Lord God, today I am so pleased that you keep your word. It lasts without expiration -- forever. I confess that so much of what I put my energy into is for short-term pleasure and satisfaction. Yet, you call us to live eternal lives. Realign my focus so that the eternal seeps into every aspect of my life. I'm going to live for your pleasure and satisfaction. Amen.