As I have probably mentioned from time to time, it is my
habit every morning to try to read one chapter of the Old Testament and one
chapter of the New. Other Christians I know do much the same thing. More
than once we have found ourselves sharing with one another how remarkably one
passage seems to dovetail with another.
Coincidence? Perhaps. But the unity of scripture is a real
phenomenon, and it should not surprise us when that inherent thematic oneness expresses itself in remarkable ways. This morning it is in the form of a call
and answer.