ISAIAH 30:18 (MSG)
But GOD's not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you.
He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you.
JOHN 3:17 (MSG)
God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Jesus came into the world to set things right again.
DAILY FODDER
How does the death of Jesus set things right again? How do people embrace that salvation for themselves?
PRAYER
Gracious God, I wonder what it was like in your Trinity on that day between Good Friday and Easter. The mission of Jesus was half finished and he was incommunicado. I would have freaked out but you held steady getting things ready for Sunday. Help me to live that event with you and to trust in resurrection power, even when it seems "not yet" for me. I know that Sunday is coming. 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.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
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.
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.
