Today's Reading:
Isaiah 57:15-59:21
Revelation 1:1-20
Psalm 148:7-14
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Focus Verses: Revelation 1:17-18
17 When
I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right
hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
Insight:
In
the Apostle John's great vision he sees the resurrected Christ Jesus,
the Son of Man, who "has freed us from our sins by his blood" (1:5), and
will return again—"coming with the clouds" (1:7). The sight and sound
of the glorified Christ Jesus so overwhelmed John that he fell to the
ground as a dead man. But Jesus put his right hand on John saying,
"Don't be afraid."
Jesus is the beginning and the end.
He is the Living One and is alive forever. He has conquered death and
holds the keys to death. Jesus holds the keys that open the doors from
death to life for all humanity.
Response and Action:
Jesus
is alive forever! He is the Living One who has conquered death. Every
thought I have of Jesus will be shaped and celebrated with the amazing
truth that he is alive today. He is coming again. He is the beginning
and the end. He holds the keys and he will deliver me from death.
O
God, help me to walk and live in the truth that Jesus is alive. Fill my
heart with hope, and give me peace and confidence as I embrace this
truth by faith. Give me courage in the face of suffering and hope in the
face of death, as I trust in Jesus, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Spiritual Formation Verses: John 11:25-26a
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26a and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.
Resources:
Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in an Everyday Life
by Eugene H. Peterson
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