The Lord Be With You Today!
Isaiah 61:9b
"All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the Lord has blessed."
(Just as Israel, God's chosen people, has been singled out by God
having set them up as His honored offspring,
to be His envoy, His voice to the world,
so He also looks on us today as His special expression and proclamation.
The Lord's favor and recognition over His people
is not something vague and intangible.
Rather, He promises us blessing that is readily apparent to those around us.
Not only will we experience the unspeakably rich, inward blessings
of salvation and forgiveness and mercy,
but those blessings will be apparent outwardly as well.
Our special relationship with the Lord will cause others
to see us as known of Him, as belonging to Him, and as protected by Him.
Others will acknowledge that the Lord
has accomplished something entirely different in our lives,
even in those outward arenas where the world often measures success.
His blessings are not just wishful thinking,
but His promises are real and specific approval and favor.
He promises to bless us in outward ways,
blessings that are blatantly apparent to others,
proudly revealing that we are related to Him through His Son
and bear His heritage as we live out our lives here on earth.)
May the Lord richly bless you this day!
In Christ's love,
Blessings!
Sally
513 254 3874
[category word for today]
