Meditate: Acts 2:43
When I originally wrote this, the news was dominated by the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s seven member crew. And in hearing that word “tragic” my mind is turned to the greatest wonder of all: God is in control.
We live in a world that is dominated by notions of chaos and tragedy and random, pervasive evil. From morning until night we are bombarded with massive doses of information regarding crime and disaster, pestilence and famine, gloom and despair. So much tragedy that if you consistently expose yourself to this dark stream, you’ll soon be left with a quiet sense of impending doom. Many are tempted to just go and hide while waiting for the axe to fall.
Wonders and miraculous signs are God’s reminder that He will have the last word. Faced with “incurable” disease, God has healed. Faced with “hopeless” cases of demon possession, God has brought release. In the midst of danger, God has brought security. Want has become plenty, bondage has become freedom, death has been turned into life.
Prison doors are opened, chains fall off, the mouths of lions are closed. All as reminders that God will always have the last word.
Wonders and miraculous signs are God’s way of saying, “I don’t think so” to our notions of control and understanding, to our assumptions about what can and cannot happen. In wonders and signs God asserts His sovereignty and confronts us with the truth that while this world may have theories and tendencies and trends and intentions, God has genuine plans that will always come to pass. Today’s prayer is an ancient prayer to remind us of just this fact.
Pray:
Glorified and sanctified be God’s great name throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen.
May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say, Amen.
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
He who creates peace in His celestial heights, may He create peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
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