Scripture Reading
Revelation 22:1-2
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Reflection
The last vision of Scripture is a city through which a river flows and a tree grows — not a sterile afterlife but a renewed creation, abundant and fruitful. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations: all the broken histories, the ancient enmities, the generational wounds — healed at last. This is where the story is going. Let this vision widen your heart and steady your hope when the present moment feels small and dark.
Prayer for Today
My dear friend Pastor Kenny Martin says this a lot. When something amazing happens that can only be attributed to the hand of God, he will exclaim, Look at God!
I don't know about you, but I'm seeing signs of it throughout our church. Vital signs! Each sighting of vitality makes me hunger for even more. Perhaps this year you and your church will adopt Pastor Kenny's habit and find yourself saying over and over again, Look at God!
May the Lord bless your 2020 vision with 20/20 vision and may your church be a fully functioning, biblical House of Prayer to His glory!
Amen!
I don't know about you, but I'm seeing signs of it throughout our church. Vital signs! Each sighting of vitality makes me hunger for even more. Perhaps this year you and your church will adopt Pastor Kenny's habit and find yourself saying over and over again, Look at God!
May the Lord bless your 2020 vision with 20/20 vision and may your church be a fully functioning, biblical House of Prayer to His glory!
Amen!
Amen.