Loving God of all days, bless this day as a joy for this dear reader; in Christ Jesus I pray, amen.
Our text for today comes from Psalm 50: 1 The God of gods - it's God! - speaks out, shouts, "Earth!" welcomes the sun in the east, farewells the disappearing sun in the west. 2 From the dazzle of Zion, God blazes into view. 3 Our God makes his entrance, he's not shy in his coming. Starbursts of fireworks precede him. 4 He summons heaven and earth as a jury, he's taking his people to court: 5 "Round up my saints who swore on the Bible their loyalty to me." 6 The whole cosmos attests to the fairness of this court, that here God is judge. (The Message)
This week's lectionary theme has been on God speaking and not in any shy way, but in a bold, declaratory way. The Psalmist knew it, the early believers knew it, and Jesus knew it. God speaks and we must listen. Has God stopped speaking? Only if we have stopped listening. A theme of my ministry has been the use of prayer as a two-way form of worship. We speak from our hearts and then as we say amen, it is our turn to listen. Yet, we're saying we're too busy. We're saying life is too loud and too fast, how can we possibly hear God? Jesus knew to find a quiet place, as should we. Jesus knew to find a quiet time, as should we. Jesus knew to worship and glorify God in His prayers and so should we. Jesus knew to always be listening to the voice of God, and so should we.
You might be blessed hearing God speak to you!
PRAYER: Loving God, thank You for not being a shy nor silent God. Thank You for caring enough to be involved with me and with those who make this prayer their own. May I hear You speaking truth and guidance for my life. May I be bold enough to respond. I pray this in Christ Jesus' precious and powerful name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
