8 JAN 24 Monday: Coffee with Chaps Devotional

 8 Jan 24 Monday: Coffee with Chaps Devotional

SOAPS (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer, Share) 

Reading Plan: Psalm 1,2,3; Gen. 2:4-9, 16-25; Heb. 1:1-14; John 1:1-18

Epiphany

Question of the day:  Do you know Jesus as God?

S- “And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son.  God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance and through the Son, he created the universe.  The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command.” Hebrews 1:2-3

O- All of the Scriptures in the reading plan today point to Jesus’ divinity as the creator and sustainer of the universe.  Genesis account details the creation of plants, animals, and human life.  John in his gospel deals theologically with his testimony of who Jesus is in the hopes that when people read, they will believe in Jesus as God.  Hebrews writes to Jewish believers to remind them that the Messiah they now believe in is actually God.

A- I will cherish and meditate on these Scriptures knowing that God has revealed himself in his Son and that Jesus is the creator, sustainer, savior, and Lord.  I will rejoice in what is revealed in the word.

P- Heavenly Father, for many this is an epiphany.  It was reading the book of Colossians nearly twenty-five years ago that my eyes were opened to the magnitude of who Jesus is.  Your words encourage us, inspire us, and draw us closer to you.  Write them on my heart and help me to cherish your revealed truth about yourself, your son, and the Holy Spirit.  Help me to get to know you each day and to share who you are and what you have done.  In Christ’s name, amen.

S- The seven people you have given me to care for and invest in.