Why would you ever complain, O Jacob,
or, whine, Israel, saying,
“God has lost track of me.
He doesn’t care what happens to me”?
Don’t you know anything? Haven’t you been listening?
LUKE 24:25-26 (MSG)
Then he said to them, “So thick-headed! So slow-hearted! Why can’t you simply believe all that the prophets said? Don’t you see that these things had to happen, that the Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?”
SUMMARY SENTENCE
When it comes to tuning into what God is up to, we can be ridiculously dense.
DAILY FODDER
If you were to rate yourself on a scale between 1 and 10, how tuned in are you to what God is up to? (10 being very tuned in and 1 being not at all tuned in)
PRAYER
Comforter of the foolish, thank you for reminding me when my heart is slow to believe all that you have taught. You have shown me the way. You have promised me that I will share your glory. Help me to suffer over others as you have suffered over many things, including me. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
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 wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
