One Day at a Time, Sweet Jesus
November 17, 2019
One day at a time, sweet Jesus
That's all I ask of You
Just give me the strength to do
What I have to do
Yesterday's gone, sweet Jesus
And tomorrow is a vision of happiness
Lord, help me today, show me the way
One day at a time
When reading through today's scriptures, what really leapt out to me is their focus on covenant renewal — on relationship renewal. Since we know that God is always pursuing and reaching out and longing for relationship with us, it's only common sense that cultivating renewed relationship with God is really up to us. It's our decision to extend our hands, our lives and our hearts to God. This is what is meant in Mark 1:15, "“The time has come,” … “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent (originally metanoeo, meaning change one's mind or think differently) and believe the good news!”