Become

Re:Verse passage – Psalm 72:1-14 (day three)

For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And the lives of the needy he will save.

The prophetic word of the Bible always envisions a day in which attentiveness, empathy, and liberality will abound. We don’t live in that day yet. It’s hard even to imagine such a day. But you long for it, even when you act in ways contrary to it, as everyone does. In that day, neediness will give way to assured resourcefulness. Affliction will surrender to tender comfort. Poverty will fall to generosity. That is the world God is bringing into existence – a world in which God will act in these ways, and so will you. It’s yours for the believing and becoming.

Author: Bryan Richardson

Bryan Richardson is the Associate Pastor for Counseling and Pastoral Ministries at FBCSA. View all posts by Bryan Richardson