Daily Devotionals
January 4, 2019
Our Hearts Are God’s Home
January 4, 2019
DAILY READING
Acts 7:44-53
This weekend’s reading: Revelation 1:9-19
FIELD NOTES
I’ve had the privilege of visiting several amazing and beautiful places of worship through the years — including York Minster in England; St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain.
When one enters these wonders of engineering, architecture
As striking as these brick-mortar-and-stained glass buildings are, they pale in comparison to God’s own creation — roiling and foaming ocean waves, snow-capped mountain peaks, the silent splendor of a winter’s starry sky. Observing these wonders of nature deeply touch our souls and remind us that “the
Whether God is honored in a finely wrought human-designed building or in the grandeur of a brilliant sunset, the place God most longs to be enthroned is in the human heart. May we make our hearts available to him as the new year begins.
QUESTIONS FROM THE FIELD
- Where do you feel God most vividly? In grand cathedrals? In nature? In the quietness of your own devotional times?
- How can you find more time in the coming year to invite God into your heart?
- With your parents or other trusted adult, look up photos of York Minster in England, St. Peter’s in Rome and Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. In which of these buildings would you most want to worship God?
- Where do you feel closest to God? in church? outside in nature? or at other times?
PRAYER