GOD'S DOING

PSALM 71:16 (CEB)
I will dwell on your mighty acts, my Lord.
Lord, I will help others remember nothing but your righteous deeds.

EPHESIANS 2:10 (CEB)
Instead, we are God’s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our lives.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Let this fact define how we live our lives: our successes can all be traced back to God's doing.

PRAYER
Great God, through your grace we are what we are. I confess that I get carried away with my own successes. Refocus my life so that it is a reflection of your generosity. I'm going to live according to the purposes of Christ Jesus, the one who is busy remaking my life. Amen.

GOD IS NEAR

PSALM 75:1 (CEV)
Our God, we thank you
for being so near to us!
Everyone celebrates
your wonderful deeds.

ACTS 17:27 (CEV)
God has done all this, so that we will look for him and reach out and find him. He isn’t far from any of us...

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is near -- live accordingly.

PRAYER
God, thank you for the times when we can feel your breath, see your handiwork, and taste your delights! In Christ, you have prepared a feast, a mosaic of miracles. Forgive me when I ignore every present blessing. You are in every atom and individual. Use me to bring out your colors and melodies today. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)

HERE COMES GOD

ISAIAH 40:15 (MSG)
All the nations add up to simply nothing before him—
less than nothing is more like it. A minus.

REVELATION 21:3 (CEB)
I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "Look! God’s dwelling is here with humankind. He will dwell with them, and they will be his peoples. God himself will be with them as their God."

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Don't pursue the attention of the fleeting powerful, but look to please God who is coming to establish himself among us.

PRAYER
Glorious God, thank you for caring so much that you'd not only save the world but that you'd set in motion plans to relocate your headquarters into our midst. I confess an unhealthy amount of attention devoted to keeping the currently powerful happy. Help me to redefine my priorities according to your coming Jesus-led kingdom. I'm going to make your agenda my agenda. Amen.

SAVIOR OF THE WORLD

HOSEA 13:4 (MSG)
I’m still your GOD,
the God who saved you out of Egypt.
I’m the only real God you’ve ever known.
I’m the one and only God who delivers.

1 JOHN 4:13-14 (CEV)
God has given us his Spirit. That is how we know that we are one with him, just as he is one with us. God sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. We saw his Son and are now telling others about him.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God sent his Son Jesus into the world to rescue the world; and when we hook-up with him we experience that salvation ourselves.

PRAYER
Thank you, for being and sending a Savior. You're the only God worth mentioning. Yet, my spoken witness tends to be weak and I don't know how to fix that. So, I am turning to you and asking that you'd give me the words to say and the Spirit-directed wisdom to speak them at the appropriate time. I'm going to share your story. Amen.