Opening Prayer
Gracious God, I put myself before you in this moment with waiting heart, expectant desire. Open my eyes that I may see your promise fulfilled; open my ears that I may hear your word whispered to my deepest being.
Amen.
Passage
Psalm 89:19-29
Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people. I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him. My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him. The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him. I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries. My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted. I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’ And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalt-ed of the kings of the earth. I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail. I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
Reflection - Cameron Lucas
Forever is a long time. God doesn't promise to defend and advocate for the Kingdom of Heaven only during Jesus' lifetime. He also doesn't promise to defend his people only while they remain faithful.His promise isn't limited by the bounds of time and space.
His promise is forever.
God's promise to defeat death and establish a new way of life doesn't depend on our faithfulness, a certain political party being in power, or our church being successful.
It depends on the promise (covenant) that God has made with Jesus. And that's something we can't mess up.
We can live our life in such a way that we miss out on experiencing God's promises ourself, but he's always there waiting for us to receive him back into our life whenever we're ready.
What things do you need to receive from God today? His love? His grace? His patience? His protection? His acceptance? His joy? Spend a few minutes receiving what God wants to give you today.
Closing Prayer
My Lord, may all that I have seen of you and all that I have heard from your word now enflesh itself in me. Send me from this place as the incarnate promise of life to all whose life I will touch this day.
Amen.