I know Who God is – the one Presence and Power everywhere and always, alive and active in all the universe and in me — and I am a Child of God.
I am going to be who I AM!
Responsive Reading for Sunday, October 27
Daniel in the lion’s den:
“Since sleep was impossible for him, the king rose very early the next morning and hastened to the lions’ den. As he drew near, he cried out to Daniel sorrowfully, ‘O Daniel, servant of the living God, has the God whom you serve so constantly been able to save you from the lions?’ Daniel answered the king: ‘. . . My God has . . . closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not hurt me!’ . . . . This gave the king great joy. At his order Daniel was removed from the den, unhurt because he trusted in his God” (Daniel 6:19-24).
I know Who God is – the one Presence and Power everywhere and always, alive and active in all the universe and in me — and I am a Child of God. I am going to be who I AM!
David and Goliath:
David, the shepherd boy, heard Goliath’s bullying and said: “Who is this . . . that he should insult the armies of the living God?’ . . . Then David spoke to Saul: ‘Let your majesty not lose courage. I am at your service to go and fight” (I Samuel 17:26-47).
I know Who God is – the one Presence and Power everywhere and always, alive and active in all the universe and in me — and I am a Child of God. I am going to be who I AM!
Esther and the King:
When Israel had a Persian ruler, the king banished his wife and looked for a new bride from all the beautiful young girls in the kingdom. Esther “was beautifully formed and lovely to behold . . . . the girl pleased him and won [the king’s] favor.” The villain, Haman, wanted to kill all the children of Israel. Esther prayed: “O God, more powerful than all . . . Deliver me from my fear.” “That night, the king, unable to sleep, asked that the chronicle of notable events [the newspaper] be . . . read to him . . . .” The King got rid of Haman and decreed Queen Esther’s people as “children of the Most High, the living God of majesty . . .” (Book of Esther).
I know Who God is – the one Presence and Power everywhere and always, alive and active in all the universe and in me — and I am a Child of God. I am going to be who I AM!
Rahab, who helped Joshua’s men take Jericho:
“Before the spies fell asleep, Rahab came to them on the roof and said: ‘I know that . . . the LORD, your God, is God in heaven above and on earth below . . . . ” Then Rahab “let them down through the window with a rope . . . . (the men asked her to “tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you are letting us down . . . . When they were gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window . . . “(Joshua’s armies returned and rescued Rahab and her family before the walls of Jericho fell down. He said to his men,) “This is how you will know that there is a living God in your midst” (Book of Joshua).
I know Who God is – the one Presence and Power everywhere and always, alive and active in all the universe and in me — and I am a Child of God. I am going to be who I AM!