…But this heavenly reward is not based on the earthly system of earnings. Jesus says, “But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”
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New Exodus
In the reading today we can see the rebellious Israelites and their unpure desires deserving of death. Yet, by grace they were given life-giving water. Israel was on the path from a broken creation to a new creation. But to fully see what was happening in the reading, we need to start with what happened leading up to their encampment at Rephidim….For more, click on the title above.
Showing His holiness
We only understand the events of the Transfiguration when we keep in mind what happened 6 days prior…
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Transfigured in glory
This morning the questions we will consider, along with the basic, “What does this mean?” are: What does it mean for you? And specific to our Gospel text, what does it mean that the voice of God the Father speaks from the glory and says, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”
We’ll answer these questions this morning following the outline of the Collect of the day. …For more, click on the title above.
Presentation of Our Lord
The church treasures the past because it is only in looking at the past that she views her future.
As the church moves forward she always does so facing backward. Not face- first, but back-first, she marches onward toward the Omega, the final goal of her existence.
We don’t do this because we liked it better in the years gone by, nor because we long for the “good old days,” nor, because we are afraid of the future.
Because with God as our Protector we need not fear any adversary.
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Please place upon us innocent blood
“O YHWH! Do not let us perish for this man’s life,
and do not place upon us innocent blood, for You, O YHWH, as it has pleased You, You have done
Think about that prayer. It, in part, reveals what would happen in time, when One would be cast into the depths of death for you. t declares how helpless you are to do, say, or offer anything that could take the Holy God’s wrath from your unholy self. Today’s Words foreshadowed that which God, in the Person of the Son, would offer to Himself to buy you back from sin, death, and hell. They ask God to not account sinners guilty of the blood of the Innocent Man. …For more, click on the title above.
Epiphany 3 Wednesday
Ordinary and mundane
Whether or not a person knows it, the one true God of heaven and earth is their God. Whether or not a person fully understands God’s dominion, the almighty God of creation has eternal authority over all things. Whether or not a person accepts the salvation bought back for them, our Redeemer has already paid the price to deliver all men from being thrown into the outer darkness, the place where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth….For more, click on the title above.
Epiphany 2 Wednesday
In that day, God beautifully began to fulfill His prophecies
Hear again the Promise of the Lord to His Church as we continue to remember the appearances of our Lord in our human flesh, as God says:
“In that Day, I will cause to raise up the fallen booth of David, and I will repair the breaches in it, and its ruins I will cause to raise up, and I will rebuild it as in days of old…
From that, we are being called to cling to God’s promises, even when He doesn’t seem to give answers. Why? Because, as today’s texts show, He is always faithful to His Word. …For more, click on the title above.