Friday, April 3, 2009

Scripture

Isaiah 50:4-9 (New International Version)
4 The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
5 The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears,
and I have not been rebellious;
I have not drawn back.
6 I offered my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting.
7 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore have I set my face like flint,
and I know I will not be put to shame.
8 He who vindicates me is near.
Who then will bring charges against me?
Let us face each other!
Who is my accuser?
Let him confront me!
9 It is the Sovereign LORD who helps me.
Who is he that will condemn me?


Reflection

God is bigger than you and I. God is bigger than injustice and hate, cruelty and gossip, greed and loneliness. We believe in the God of creation, of peace, and of promise. Daily I am reminded, as I wake morning after morning, of God’s sovereignty. I am ever reminded of God’s call to live in community by the word and to care for creation as a righteous act.

With God, what should I be afraid of?



Written by a PC Senior.
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