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Bible in a Year:
All people will see Gods salvation.
At fifty-three, the last thing Sonia expected to do was abandon her business and her country to join a group of asylum seekers journeying to a new land. After gangs murdered her nephew and tried to force her seventeen-year-old son into their ranks, Sonia felt escape was her only option. I pray to God. . . . I will do whatever is necessary, Sonia explained. I will do anything so [my son and I] dont die of hunger. . . I prefer to see him suffer here than end up in a bag or canal.
Does the Bible have anything to say to Sonia and her sonor to so many who have suffered injustice and devastation? When John the Baptist proclaimed the arrival of Jesus, he announced good news to Sonia, to us, to the world. Prepare the way for the Lord, John proclaimed (Luke 3:4). He insisted that when Jesus arrived, God would enact a powerful, comprehensive rescue. The biblical word for this rescue is salvation.
Salvation encompasses both the healing of our sinful hearts andone daythe healing of all the worlds evils. Gods transforming work is for every story, every human system, and is available to everyone. All people will see Gods salvation, John said (v. 6).
Whatever evil we face, Christs cross and resurrection assure us well see Gods salvation. One day well experience His final liberation.
Where do you need to see Gods salvation in your life? How has God called you to be part of His transforming work on earth?
God, You promise that all people will see Your salvation. I claim this promise. Show me Your rescue and healing.