Daily Reading
Daily Verse
"You intended to harm me,
but God intended it for good
to accomplish what is now being done,
the saving of many lives."
Genesis 50:20
Daily Thought
When I reflect on God's hand at work in this world, I think of beauty and majesty, glory and goodness.
I forget, sometimes, to look for dirty fingerprints, too.
Moses was called by God, but who put Pharaoh on the throne of Egypt?
Romans 9:17, For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."
Wicked nations cleaned up God's people.
Habakkuk 1:6, "I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people."
Jews partnering with Romans? Only when God, to accomplish salvation, requires a cross.
Acts 2:23, "This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross."
Jesus chose all 12 of his disciples, including one named Judas Iscariot.
John 6:70, Then Jesus replied, "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!"
And 10 brothers were intent on murder, but God was intent on salvation, so Joseph was sold as a slave to be just the right person in just the right place at just the right time.
This world has never been out of God's control.
To God's Glory,
Dave
Daily Prayer
Sovereign God, the mountains and the oceans, the sun and moon and stars display Your majesty. And our lives tell Your story. We see Your love and Your lordship in, and often in spite of, the events around us. How foolish they are who do not call You King of kings and Lord of lords.
Lord, may we live in such a way that people see good works and praise You. God, may we always walk in Your Holy Spirit and do those works You have set before us, good works that reflect Your love to this world.
Amen
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