THE FUTURE

ISAIAH 66:22 (CEV)
I also promise that you will always have descendants and will never be forgotten, just as the new heavens and the new earth that I create will last forever.

MATTHEW 8:11-12 (MSG)
This man is the vanguard of many outsiders who will soon be coming from all directions—streaming in from the east, pouring in from the west, sitting down at God’s kingdom banquet alongside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Then those who grew up ‘in the faith’ but had no faith will find themselves out in the cold, outsiders to grace and wondering what happened.”

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's grand future is more than we can imagine with stable places for the insiders and the outsiders.

PRAYER
Gracious God, as you restore heaven and earth you are turning it into a warm and welcoming place for all who will accept your grace. I acknowledge that my understanding of the future is small-minded and unimaginative. Help me to grasp the bigness of your grace. I'm not only going to savor the welcome but I'm going to help others find an honored place at your table. 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.