Daring

"Those who were not looking for me found me," Romans 10:20.

Paul says Isaiah was quite bold in such statement. How, now, does it take a lot of daring to say something so, well, not exactly boring but just so plain? Here's how: The nation God had formed from the world for himself, that God had birthed, God had nursed, God had taught to walk, God had promised the sky to, God had loved to strength and beauty of youth and vigor, God had doted on ... this people said to him, You're not good enough for us. So what did God do? OK, here's the bold part --> Isaiah declares God used the moment to open his heart to every other people, nation, tribe, race, language on the planet. He opened the sky kingdom to you and yours and me and mine, all of us up to that moment ignorant, incompetent, clueless, hopeless. Amazing grace. Sky kingdom.

With a brother or sister today, we declare boldly that God showed up. His son, Jesus, opened heaven's door to God. And we believe this unbelievable God gives us the sky. And we say, Thank You!