Today is the day we recognize the prophet Isaiah.
Today's readings are Psalm 100, Joshua 24.1-31, and Acts 13.1-12.
We see the astonishing power of the hand of God today in our readings. Joshua charges the people of Israel and calls them to decide whether they will serve the true Lord or the false gods they have allowed in their midst. The pagan proconsul Sergius Paulus is moved to believe, having herad the teaching of the Lord and having seen his power when a magician named Elymas is struck blind by the Holy Spirit.
We often want to look for powerful signs of God like these. Yet we tend to see them rarely in our society today. Yet we see the power of the Holy Spirit all the time, as He convicts people of sin and draws them to Jesus in repentance, as He takes sinners like you and me and grants them forgiveness of sins and new life. God has not stopped working wonders among his people. The wonders change to fit the society in which God is working, but they remain the power of God. Let us turn our eyes, then, to the God of wonders, not to the wonders of God, and look to our Lord and Savior in repentance and hope.
No comments:
Post a Comment