Getting On Board With God's Plan - November 24, 2010

Daily Lectionary Readings for November 24, 2010
Psalm 78:40-72
Zechariah 12:1-10
Ephesians 1:3-14
Luke 19:1-10

Ephesians 1:3-14
Lots of talk here of purpose and plan.  God's purposes and plans.  Talk of wisdom and insight.  God's wisdom and insight.  As to us, "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of our grace."(v.7)  We begin to have some awareness of God's purpose and plan when we can begin to have some experience of our need for forgiveness along with the stunning realization that God has provided precisely this thing that we need.

Luke 19:1-10
The story of Zacchaeus, which is kind of a very specific version of the passage from Ephesians 1 above.  Zacchaeus begins to have some awareness of God's purpose and plan - and his role in that purpose and plan - when he meets Jesus and is confronted with his need of forgiveness and gratefully accepts that gift and has his life transformed.