Faithfulness
From the Moravian Daily Texts
Psalm 105:8-15; Judges 18; Luke 22:24-38
The earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. Psalm 33:5
You know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9
The earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. Psalm 33:5
You know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9
This morning I am mindful of how God is faithful in our lives even when we are not. Faithfulness is listed among the Fruit of the Spirit in Gal 5:22 because it is a characteristic of God that he wants us to share. As I reflect on the daily Moravian texts I see that Jesus prayed for Peter even before he was to deny him. His encouragement to Peter is...
"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers." LK 22:31-32
Jesus took on the lowest of places and yet he was able to pray for those who would soon fail him. Even when we fall on our face, God is waiting to lift, strengthen our faithfulness, and send us out again to "strengthen our brothers."
No matter how your week, day, or hour has been God wants to use you to live out his faithfulness. Who are you going to strengthen today?
Moravian Prayer of the Day
How unshakeable are your ways of love and truth, O God. The earth abounds with your goodness and grace. As beggars we come, as kings we depart; richly blessed and filled with all good things from your hand. Amen.
