1/3/2021

 One thing through this season of life I've noticed in my circle is an underlying fear of Covid. As Christian's perhaps we have fallen for the belief that if I do all these things (go to church, pray, help the homeless, etc...) God will bless me abundantly. We fail to look at Hebrews 11, we fail to remember the fate of the disciples (except for John who was just exiled), read Foxe's Book of Martyrs, or look up the life of John and Betty Stam. Yet, God told us we would face trials and tribulations in this world, BUT fear not He overcame this world. My grandmother used to say, "Why not us?" when trials came our way. She also said, "Where are we going to go but to the Lord?" She was so wise!

Bonhoeffer said, "In our meditation we ponder the chosen text on the strength of the promise that it has something utterly personal to say to us for this day and for our Christian life, that it is not only God’s word for the Church, but also God’s word for us individually. We expose ourselves to the specific word until it addresses us personally. And when we do this, we are doing no more than the simplest, untutored Christian does every day; we read God’s word as God’s word for us."*

Today remember these are God's promises to us...today.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. God Is in the Manger (p. 85). Presbyterian Publishing Corporation. Kindle Edition. *

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