Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Thus says the Lord: If any of you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their appointed time, only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he would not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with my ministers the Levites.”
NL Daily Devotion for Friday, December 8, 2023
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
David’s descendant will reign. Unless any of us can alter nature’s rhythms and patterns, we have no chance of making a dent in God’s resolve in this matter. It is a solemn and unbreakable promise to God’s people—to us—which is fulfilled in Jesus.
This same relentless promise is what God continues to have for us today. God’s justice will be done. God’s reign will come to pass on earth. Regardless of what it might look like in the world around us right now, love will win. Let that be a resounding message of hope in this season of waiting.
How do I envision the reign of God? Do I see evidence of it already? What do I think it will look like, ultimately?
