Daily Reading
Daily Reflection
"God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food, Amen." This was the little children's prayer before each meal in our home. It's actually more profound than you might think. Believing that God is good will keep you from all sorts of horrible decisions. The Prophet Jeremiah sums up a horrible decision his audience has made; they rejected God by trading in the living water that only God can provide. Now, they are looking at the empty cracked cisterns that hold no water. Jeremiah says in effect that sin will leave you thirsty. Has that been your experience? Have you traced it back to not trusting that God can actually satisfy the soul? To suspect that what He gives us will be good? Lent takes us ultimately to the cross, where God provides our redemption, raises His Son from the dead, and births a new world in the midst of the old. This is the story that tells us in an ultimate fashion, "God is good." Ask God to help you believe, even in the midst of your questions, that He is good, and can be trusted with your life. It'll drive away the thirst.
Daily Worship Resources
Morning Readings: Psalm 128 > | Isaiah 65:17-25 >
Evening Readings: Romans 4:6-13 >
Other Resources
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