My acceptance in his rejection The stone that the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. Psalm 118:22 Read Acts 4:8—12 I’m in Jerusalem. Peter speaks up just where and just when and among just whom Jesus had just been rejected. He came to his own and they scorned him. There’s more than a…
God’s victory over my old attachments But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the one who lifts up my head. Psalm 3:3 Read Deuteronomy 33:26—29 As I move into the new year I would like to claim God as my own. I’m with Moses. He blesses Israel. Moses is…
Jesus’ bedtime story When Israel was a child, I loved him And out of Egypt I called my son. Hosea 11:1 Read Matthew 2:13—23 It’s bed time for the little boy in Nazareth. He wants a story. By the time his parents have told him his own story, what happened to him before he…
A world made for blessing And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, Heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:29 Read Luke 2:21 It’s the first night of the new year. People around are hoping that a new page is turning. Could there be a new day, at work, or in…
The world-wide waiting Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking. Revelation 3:20 Read Luke 12:35—40 On New Year’s Eve I am not the only one waiting. They wait in Sydney. They wait in Paris. They wait in Greenwich. They wait in Tokyo. In Times Square. They count down the seconds. And the seconds…
Swallowed up by life For the marriage of the Lamb has come, And the bride has made herself ready. Revelation 19:7 Read 2 Corinthians 5:1—8 It is only days from Christmas Day, and from thoughts of family, and I do not want to lose the earthiness of it. The Word became flesh. He lived…
The comforter Make me to know your ways, O Lord; Teach me your paths. Psalm 25:4 Read Isaiah 49:8—13 I reflect at the end of this day. Where have I wandered? Have I found pasture? What threat have I faced, scorching wind or burning sun? Have I needed God’s pity? His leading? His compassion?…
My eyes have seen your salvation Lord, you have been our dwelling place In all generations. Psalm 90:1 Read Luke 2:25—32 Suppose I make it to old age. Suppose I have the sense that my life’s all done now, that it’s been lived to its conclusion, that there’s nothing more to come for me.…
Who holds all things together He chose us in Christ Before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4 Read Colossians 1:15—17 My day, the day I have just lived, has come to me courtesy of Jesus Christ. The same thing has happened to everyone I have encountered this day. Those strong in faith, those…
The royal line He said to me, ‘You are my son; Today I have begotten you.’ Psalm 2:7 Read 2 Samuel 7:4—14 I have sung carols about royalty: royal David’s city; glory to the new-born king; born a child and yet a king. The songs go beyond mere royalty, too: he came down to…