With You--Nov. 4, 2010

I. Readings
Psalms 97, 147:12-20, 16, 62
Zephaniah 3:1-7
Revelation 16:12-21
Luke 13:18-30

II. Selections
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people;
      pour out your heart before him;
      God is a refuge for us. Selah

Zephaniah 3:2
[Jerusalem] has listened to no voice;
      it has accepted no correction.
It has not trusted in the LORD;
      it has not drawn near to its God.

Revelation 16:15
(“See, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and is clothed, not going about naked and exposed to shame.”)

Luke 13:18-30
Someone asked [Jesus], “Lord, will only a few be saved?” He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. …”

III. Meditation

Lord Jesus, take me with you through the narrow door,
at all times trusting you, pouring out my heart before you.

You are my refuge. I do not want to be the one
who refuses to listen, who accepts no correction;
the one who fails to trust you or draw near.

Though you come as unexpectedly as a thief,
make me awake, clothed, and ready.