Epiphany

January 15, 2020

Scripture Reading:
Psalm 40:1-11

I have told the glad news of deliverance
   in the great congregation;
see, I have not restrained my lips,
   as you know, O Lord.
I have not hidden your saving help within my heart,
   I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
   from the great congregation. Psalm 40:9-10

I do not make new year resolutions but I do think it is important regularly to take some time to set forth life goals, identify what I intend to do to fulfill them, and then routinely examining my life to measure how I am doing and what adjustments in  my life might be needed to keep me on track. The above Psalm strikes me as the author’s evaluation of what he or she had accomplished. I think it is important for communities of faith to set aside time for self-evaluation. Are we achieving our goals?

Churches are like our homes, we can get so busy doing routine things, we may miss doing the most important things. We may have every bulletin printed, sermon written, choir rehearsed, and offerings collected and never tell the glad news of deliverance to anyone. That is why we need to be very intentional about all that we do.

Prayer: Lord, today help me revisit my priorities in my service for you and determine how I am doing making in course corrections needed. Amen.

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights are reserved.