Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens
That’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for what’s coming next. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.
Saturday’s readings and prayer are on your own! Have a great weekend!
Psalms 137, 144, 104, Numbers 24:12-25, Romans 8:18-25, Matthew 22:23-40
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I cry to the Lord with my voice
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what’s coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance!
Our 🎶🎶 for today is “As the Deer” by Marty Nystrom.
Readings for today…Psalms 140, 142, 141, 143, Numbers 24:1-13, Romans 8:12-17 and Matthew 22:15-22
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7-6-18 Morning Prayer and Worship
But I still my soul and make it quiet
With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.
Our 🎶🎶 for today is an original song of mine called “I Need You Lord” and “O Lord You’re Beautiful” by Keith Green.
Readings for today…Psalms 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, Numbers 23:11-26, Romans 8:1-11 and Matthew 22:1-14
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