God, and henceforth God--Apr. 12, 2015

O God, you are God, and henceforth you are God,

and great is your steadfast love toward us,

and your faithfulness endures forever.

There is no one who can deliver

from your hand; you work

and who can hinder it?

But out of darkness

you have called us to be

your people, not for privilege,

but to proclaim your mighty acts.

And you have given us Jesus, who has

prepared a place for us, and who will come

and take us to himself, that we may be with him.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 93; 150; 136; 117

Isa. 43:8-13

1 Pet. 2:2-10

John 14:1-7

Selected Verses

Ps. 117:2

For great is his steadfast love toward us,
          and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD!

Isa. 43:13

I am God, and also henceforth I am He;
          there is no one who can deliver from my hand;
          I work and who can hinder it?

1 Pet. 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 

John 14:3

"…And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.  …"  [Jesus to his disciples]