November 3: Revelation 11:15 The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever.

This sentence in the Revelation to John looks to our future with hope and confidence. It captured the imagination of the composer George Handel, and now we all hum it over and over after listening to “The Messiah.” He will reign forever--and ever—and ever. Amen.

November 2: Nehemiah 6:15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

After seventy years of exile in Babylon, some of the people of Judah returned to Jerusalem, but it was a pile of rubble. An inspired leader and a people who were receptive to his leadership took off, and in fifty-two short days the walls were raised, the city was safe once more. God was there. God is here.

November 1: Psalm 8:1 “O Lord, our sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth.”

“Praise bands” have been singing this famous one-liner since about 1,000 B.C. From Amy Grant all the way back to King David, the people of God praise him and lift up his holy name. God is the Lord of all the earth and we are his creatures.