ISAIAH 49:3 (MSG)
GOD said to me, “You’re my dear servant,
Israel, through whom I’ll shine.”
ACTS 10:36 (MSG)
The Message he sent to the children of Israel—that through Jesus Christ everything is being put together again—well, he’s doing it everywhere, among everyone.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God wants to shine through us all — whether we're old–schoolers or up and coming zoomers.
DAILY FODDER
If Christ is putting everything together again it follows that his people will be about coming together from all their different places.
PRAYER
Thank you, Christ Jesus, for coming into the world to initiate radical reconciliation. You mended the connection between God and people so that we can be on talking terms again. And you've called us to step out of the established patterns and to be reconciled to each other. I admit that I'm prone to take the pathes of least resistance and to limit my relationships to the people most like me. Expand my vision until it is your vision of bringing everyone together under your banner. I'm going to initiate relationships with people who are unlike me so that what you've done will shine. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen!
