The kingdoms of this world will pass away. All will fall from their glory. All will decay. Every last one will crumble and rot, given enough time. History has shown this to be the pattern. There is only one kingdom that will endure, and that is the one we see in Revelation 21. God's kingdom, with Christ the King coming to take his bride, the Church. This is the kingdom that will endure forever. So there is our question. Do we trust in our human institutions above God's Church? Do we look to our own resources rather than to what our Lord and Savior has done on our behalf? Or are we living in accord with the desires of our heavenly king, living like true partakers of life, those who have been washed in baptism and cleansed from their sin? Thanks be to God that we are called time and again to repentance and to receive the forgiveness which our King has purchased for us. Let us walk, therefore, as the Bride of Christ.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Daniel 4.1-37, Revelation 21.1-8 - Lectionary for 11/24/09
Today's readings are Daniel 4.1-37 and Revelation 21.1-8.
The kingdoms of this world will pass away. All will fall from their glory. All will decay. Every last one will crumble and rot, given enough time. History has shown this to be the pattern. There is only one kingdom that will endure, and that is the one we see in Revelation 21. God's kingdom, with Christ the King coming to take his bride, the Church. This is the kingdom that will endure forever. So there is our question. Do we trust in our human institutions above God's Church? Do we look to our own resources rather than to what our Lord and Savior has done on our behalf? Or are we living in accord with the desires of our heavenly king, living like true partakers of life, those who have been washed in baptism and cleansed from their sin? Thanks be to God that we are called time and again to repentance and to receive the forgiveness which our King has purchased for us. Let us walk, therefore, as the Bride of Christ.
The kingdoms of this world will pass away. All will fall from their glory. All will decay. Every last one will crumble and rot, given enough time. History has shown this to be the pattern. There is only one kingdom that will endure, and that is the one we see in Revelation 21. God's kingdom, with Christ the King coming to take his bride, the Church. This is the kingdom that will endure forever. So there is our question. Do we trust in our human institutions above God's Church? Do we look to our own resources rather than to what our Lord and Savior has done on our behalf? Or are we living in accord with the desires of our heavenly king, living like true partakers of life, those who have been washed in baptism and cleansed from their sin? Thanks be to God that we are called time and again to repentance and to receive the forgiveness which our King has purchased for us. Let us walk, therefore, as the Bride of Christ.
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