Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The Sun Sets …
Is it the end!
Or is it a wondrous beginning?
Isaiah 61:1-2
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn.
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Words of Grace For Today
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me …
This is the best of all possibilities for us, that the Spirit of the Lord God be upon us.
This is not something for us, ourselves. This is for …
… the oppressed, the broken-hearted, the captives, the prisoners, and those who mourn.
Actually that is a partial list that stands in for those who need us, those who desperately need someone to give them aide, freedom, and/or hope. God sends us to bring God’s blessings to those whom God loves and wishes that, despite all that would rob life from them, they would have life and have it abundantly.
God sends us.
God sends us and blesses us to be able to comfort those who mourn, to proclaim good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners. That this is the day of the Lord.
Wonders and wonders.
The spirit of the Lord God is upon us … the Lord has anointed us
Nothing can be more marvellous for us.
The sun rises, the sun sets.
We can see creation falling apart all around us: the effects of sin and evil, corruption and deceit, and angst and despair.
OR
We can see the wonders of God acting all around us, bringing hope, comfort, liberty, release, and God’s time in all we encounter.
Which do you wish to live by?