The Promised King: Day One
Day 1: Something's Not Right
Devotional
Have you ever looked around and felt like something is fundamentally broken in our world? Wars rage, relationships crumble, and even our own hearts feel restless. You're not imagining it. That gnawing sense that things aren't as they should be is actually evidence of a deeper truth. We live in a world that has been fractured at its very core. The brokenness we see isn't just surface-level problems that better policies or programs can fix. It goes much deeper than that. Every human heart carries the weight of this cosmic disruption, and we all feel it in different ways. But here's what's remarkable: God doesn't expect us to pretend everything is fine. He acknowledges the reality of our broken world and our broken hearts. In fact, recognizing that something is wrong is the first step toward finding what's right. When we stop trying to convince ourselves that we can fix everything on our own, we open our hearts to the possibility that Someone else might have the answer. The beautiful truth is that God sees our world's brokenness not as a surprise or a problem too big to solve, but as the very reason He set His rescue plan in motion. Your awareness of what's wrong isn't a sign of weakness or pessimism—it's an invitation to discover the hope that God has been offering since the beginning of time.
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. - Isaiah 64:6
Reflection Question
When you look at the brokenness in your own life and in the world around you, how does it make you feel about your need for something beyond yourself?
“Our world is not the way it's supposed to be.
We don't need a theology degree to know that something has gone terribly wrong with our world.”
- Pastor Mike Mura
Prayer
God, I acknowledge that something is deeply wrong with our world and with my own heart. Help me to see this brokenness not as hopelessness, but as an invitation to seek You. Open my eyes to Your truth and my heart to Your hope. Amen.