What does it look like to come face to face with the risen Christ?

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

So when we say “Hallowed be your name”, we’re asking: “Cause Your name to be HOLY,” We cannot make His name Holy, it is already Holy, Cause it to be Holy over me “Cause Your name to be SANCTIFIED.” 

Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!

God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.  Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ 

The church was the only community where you would find a servant greeting his master with a holy kiss, because they lived free from prejudice arising from social distinctions, discrimination against the poor and partiality toward the well-to-do. Instead, in the church, masters and servants, young and old, sinful and saintly all stand equal at the cross.

God invites us to feast at His table, revelling in His faithfulness, rather than wandering on our own, making our way through valleys alone. Which table will you sit at this year.