Living in the Spirit
June 25, 2023
Scripture Reading:
Matthew 10:24-39
‘So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. –Matthew 10:26-31.
God with us is a salve for the soul. Life is frightening at times. Oklahoma has been peppered with severe storms this month, with many people being left in the dark with no electricity and 90-degree heat. Our political leaders seem to be more concerned with cultural issues than with government purposes.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Rather than providing tranquility, some politicians create agitation and disharmony. They ignore the general welfare. We are a country where poverty is the fourth leading cause of death, but poverty is being ignored in the halls of Congress. Some of our leaders want to take our liberty away from us by interfering in our personal lives.
We must trust in God to guide us in dealing with the world about us and have the courage to face head-on those who are trying to protect their greed and advance their power to control us.
Prayer: Lord, your presence is a healing stream for the confusion of our times. Help us turn to you in our frustration and learn to live in your righteousness and justice, being able to differentiate between your ways and the world’s ways. 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.