April 08, 2010

The Man of Heaven

I. Readings
Psalms 47, 147:12-20, 68, 113
Exodus 13:3-10
1 Corinthians 15:41-50
Matthew 28:16-20

II. Selections
Psalm 68:19-20
Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah
Our God is a God of salvation,
and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

Exodus 13:3
Moses said to the people, “Remember this day on which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, because the LORD brought you out from there by strength of hand; no leavened bread shall be eaten. … ”

1 Corinthians 15:49
Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.

Matthew 28:16-20
“…And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” [The risen Jesus, to his eleven disciples in Galilee]

III. Meditation

O God of mighty acts,
God of strong hands,
who daily bears us up;
God of our salvation,
to whom alone belongs
escape from death—
we bless your name.

Remind us of your saving grace,
that one day we may bear
the image of the man of heaven,
even as we bear today
the image of the man of earth.
Be with us always,
to the end of the age.