THE FUTURE

ISAIAH 60:18 (NLT)
Violence will disappear from your land;
     the desolation and destruction of war will end.
Salvation will surround you like city walls,
     and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.

2 PETER 3:13 (CEV)
God has promised us a new heaven and a new earth, where justice will rule. We are really looking forward to this!

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Our lives now are shaped by our trust in God's promise of a new earth characterized by justice.

PRAYER
Thank you for the promise, God, of a new and improved future. I confess that I get so discouraged by the way things roll now that I lose sight of your promise. Refill my personal tank with hope so that I can live according to the rules of the future instead of the chaos of the present. I pray in the name of our Savior Christ Jesus, who is your agent of transformation in my life and the world. Amen.

THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.