Wednesday,
September 2nd
Jesus said
to His Disciples, "Stay awake,
because you do not know the day when
your Master is coming."
Mathew
24:51
The whole created universe proclaims
the good news of the Father's love
and power. The natural world proclaims
through its great beauty, infinite
variety, and through continual renewal
of its kind and species. To man
the Father gives the privilege of
sharing this great wealth of nature
and participating in its husbandry.
Man He has made 'a little lower
than the angels', and offers him
eternal life. Since time began the
Father has bestowed His love on
every child of man whoever lived,
and calls each one to live in love
with Him and with all other children
of His love.
But down the human years sin, selfishness
and hate have deflected many from
following this great and glorious
purpose of the Father. Yet many
more in a thousand places in many
thousand different ways fulfil His
hope for them. For I have brought
salvation to His world and offer
it to all who live in love and faithfulness
in self-giving to the truth: I speak
at their soul's centre. This is
the good news of the Father's Kingdom.
Listen as I preach it to your heart
and mind.