Day 198: Psalms 20-22; Acts 19:21-41

Familiar words start the Psalm that encompasses the passion of Jesus Christ (Psalm 22): "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Just this passage of Scripture alone would be enough to convince a true seeker of the valid claim of Jesus, God the Son, Messiah: "I AM." The prophetic words at the conclusion, we see fulfilled in Acts 19 and, still today.
"Their descendants will serve him; the next generation will be told about the Lord.
They will come and declare his righteousness; to a people yet to be born they will declare what he has done." (Psalm 22:30-31, CSB)
"This went on for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord." (Acts 19:10, CSB)
Today, across our world, the declaration continues: Jesus died. Jesus rose. Jesus saves. He is Lord! You and I cannot know how many today will be set free from their life of sin because of the work of Jesus, but you can count on it...for where He is exalted in proclamation, lives are changed. One day we'll know and be in awe, but in the mean time, let us be found faithful to our mission, our calling! Have a blessed Lord's Day!