Day 30 of 90 Devotion

Dearest e-votees-

Day thirty of our cover to cover voyage through the Bible. Today marks the 1/3 mark of our journey. Way to go--keep going. If you want to see the readings for our trip through the Bible you can follow this link:

www.christthegoodshep.org/biblein90days.html

Peace,
Karl

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Day 30 Readings: 1 Chronicles 10:1-23:32

There is virtually nothing in today's reading that hasn't been communicated recently in other of our readings in the Old Testament. This information is here because it was collected again, so it is thought, for the folks coming back from exile. Just as Deuteronomy (literally "2nd Law") retells the law for the people at the end of the 40-year sojourn in the desert which had already been told in Exodus so too this retelling is the same information for a different crowd.

What stories and good news do we need to tell (and tell again and tell still yet again) to people we know? Perhaps they never heard the stories (as was the case in my own life until I was in college). Perhaps they heard but they forgot. Perhaps they heard but weren't ready to it never took root. Are we ready to tell all who might hear the good news of Jesus and his saving ministry?

Is it possible we might tell the same truths and stories in different forms and approaches to a modern audience? What does that look like? Could it be the Holy Spirit is ready to empower us to do just that?

I think so.


God, help us to hear your good news again and again. Teach us how to share that good news to all who might hear. Thank you for those who have faithfully written, told and secured your stories for us. Amen.