Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore, God highly honored him and gave him a name above all names, so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and under the earth might bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Thought for the Day: These words from Philippians echo the prophet Isaiah who wrote, “Surely every knee will bow and every tongue will confess” (45:23). It speaks of a time when all the idols of surrounding nations shall fall away, and everyone will know of the one true Lord. The prophet speaks of a word that is reliable going out among the nations. Paul builds on this idea centuries later when he writes about the proclamation of the Gospel, the word of grace. A day is coming when just one word, the name of Jesus, will cause everyone (all things) in heaven, on earth and under the earth to bow and take a knee. It is a powerful image, and it ultimately points to the power of God’s love and grace to transform even those things that everyone else has tossed away.
Prayer: May your incarnate word of grace, O God, be for us all a clear vision of what love and grace are all about. Amen.
TAKING A TRIP
TO
This Sunday
Leaving the church
after the 11:00 service
(return by 3:30pm)
