Joanna - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Joanna - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.”

— Luke 24:6 – 7

REFLECT ON:	Luke 24:1 – 12.
PRAISE GOD:	For the truth the psalmist proclaims: “The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming” (Psalm 37:12 – 13).
OFFER THANKS:	That the ultimate victory is God’s — and ours!
CONFESS:	Any tendency to believe God is well-intentioned but weak.
ASK GOD:	For a greater sense of his majesty.

Lift Your Heart

Handel’s Messiah, a traditional Christmas favorite, is worth listening to all year round. Handel wrote his masterpiece in just twenty-four days, while on the verge of being thrown into debtors’ prison. When he finished the movement that became known as the “Hallelujah Chorus,” he turned to his servant with tears streaming down his face and exclaimed, “I did think I did see all heaven before me, and the great God himself.” This week, consider purchasing a recording of the Messiah. As you listen to the lyrics and the music, ask for the grace to “see all heaven before you, and the great God himself.”

Lord, you laugh at the rulers and powers of this world who oppose you. Help me to realize that no evil, regardless of how terrible or prolonged it might be, can ever stand against you. Give me a greater sense of your resurrection power and majesty.