The surfer sails through all kinds of peril as long as the board stays underfoot — and so may we, God’s beloved, stay upright on his promises.
SCRIPTURE: For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV
THOUGHT: 2022. A new year. It used to seem so exciting to start over again. To make new resolutions, to write a new number at the end of the month and day, to see all the birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and other celebrations on the horizon, with a clean, blank slate to fill between them. Somehow, it felt fresh and new – my hope quotient seemed to turn over with the calendar, like a trip odometer you press until all the little numbers go to “0.” A new beginning.
Not so much this time around, and I wonder if anybody else enters this year feeling a little less confident – like the trip meter broke and we’re stuck with the miles just piling up and no frame of reference for what the numbers mean.
“What God has Promised” is about a point of reference that has nothing to do with the trip meter, calendar, or Chronos, and everything to do with God’s time, Kairos. On days our enthusiasm looks a little like a tired baby, or our souls like fraying, wind-whipped flags, it’s about remembering that God’s promises don’t rely on us and what we feel, they rely on a God who is called “the Rock eternal (Is. 26:4).”
With this series, I want to leave Chronos for a little bit every morning and walk around in Kairos. We don’t know when the promises of God will be fulfilled, but we do know they’re certain, and they’re for us who believe. I want to walk through them like I would a lush garden, remembering that all God’s promises are “yes” in Jesus.
In the end, Chronos might dictate our leaving the garden, but remembering the promises as we go is a little like hitting the reset button on the trip odometer. It’s a place to start over, start fresh, be renewed, and find a point of reference for where we’ve been and where we’re going.
SONG: Lead On O’ King Eternal, Sara Groves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdi6vLGthrI
PRAYER: Rock eternal, all your promises are “yes” in the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus. We say a hearty “Amen! So be it!” Help us trust your promises more than ever in days to come. May they refresh us for the journey each day like a walk in a garden – or a trip meter freshly set to “0,” measuring the adventure anew as you lead on.
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