September 25
Isaiah 45:11-48:11; Ephesians 4:1-16; Psalm 68:19-35; Proverbs 24:3-4
In Isaiah 45 we are introduced to a person who will not live for another 100 years, yet the Bible calls him by name. King Cyrus will overthrow the Babylonian Empire and then allow some of the Jews in captivity to go back to Israel and rebuild Jerusalem. I tell our students that there are over 3,000 prophecies in the Bible, many of which have already come true. Specific prophecies like this are one of the reasons we can have faith in the Bible as God's truthful, inerrant word.
Yet God calls us to more than simply believing the Bible; we need to live it out. One of the ways we do this is described in Ephesians 4. It is a call to unity. The model for our unity is found in God himself. We worship one God who exists in three persons and God invites us into that relationship. Through the grace and invitation of God, we can experience unity with him and then we are also called to unity with others.
This relational unity is described in Philippians 2:2 as being "like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind." As believers, we are called to be united with God in our thoughts, attitudes, actions, character, purpose, and mission, which will bring us into unity as a church. So let us draw near to God and as we do so, draw near to other believers as well. Casting aside our differences for the greater purposes and glory of God.
Father, I rejoice that I can trust your word because it is true. I pray that I will bring you glory by becoming more and more united with you and other believers. Amen.
Question of the day: How can you better experience unity with God and his church?
In Isaiah 45 we are introduced to a person who will not live for another 100 years, yet the Bible calls him by name. King Cyrus will overthrow the Babylonian Empire and then allow some of the Jews in captivity to go back to Israel and rebuild Jerusalem. I tell our students that there are over 3,000 prophecies in the Bible, many of which have already come true. Specific prophecies like this are one of the reasons we can have faith in the Bible as God's truthful, inerrant word.
Yet God calls us to more than simply believing the Bible; we need to live it out. One of the ways we do this is described in Ephesians 4. It is a call to unity. The model for our unity is found in God himself. We worship one God who exists in three persons and God invites us into that relationship. Through the grace and invitation of God, we can experience unity with him and then we are also called to unity with others.
This relational unity is described in Philippians 2:2 as being "like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind." As believers, we are called to be united with God in our thoughts, attitudes, actions, character, purpose, and mission, which will bring us into unity as a church. So let us draw near to God and as we do so, draw near to other believers as well. Casting aside our differences for the greater purposes and glory of God.
Father, I rejoice that I can trust your word because it is true. I pray that I will bring you glory by becoming more and more united with you and other believers. Amen.
Question of the day: How can you better experience unity with God and his church?
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