Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“You are the descendants of the prophets and of the covenant that God gave to your ancestors, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your descendants all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
NL Daily Devotion for Saturday, April 13, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
We are blessed to be a blessing. We are the descendants of the prophets and of the covenant, not via genetics, but in Christ. And as the fulfillment of the promise (which has been, is being, and continues to be fulfilled each day) we get to carry the good news of unconditional love and redemption into everything we do and say.
Do we still have “wicked ways”? I would say we have challenges, character flaws, areas for improvement. And God continues to work with us to grow closer to God’s will for our lives and our very selves. But part of that work is the continual commitment to being a blessing to those around us in any way we can. Doing loving service for others brings gets us outside of ourselves and draws us into spiritual community with the world.
How do I feel blessed to be a blessing?
