Day of Praise

Fr, Dec 21 "Day of Praise"

"Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this." -
2 Timothy 2:7

Paul's words to Timothy are perfectly applicable to this Day of Praise (DoP) ministry that we share. All we do is "reflect on what [God] is saying", trusting "the Lord will give [us] insight into all this." And the ultimate insight with every single one of our DoP reflections is that God is worthy of our praise. We conclude every devotion with "Praise God!" because praise is an expression of faith that God is already victorious in all things through Christ and that we are now already sharing in God's victory in all things through faith in Christ.

"Reflect on what [God is] saying [through the following section of today's Daily Bible reading], for the Lord will give you insight into all this" praise of God that we share!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls." -
1 Peter 1:3-9

Reflect on it, and God will give you insight and unfailing encouragement that will lead us all to say..."Praise God!"

Praise God!




Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson