March 27, 2018 - THE ENEMY HAS BEEN DESTROYED

Day 86 - (Today’s Bible readings: Exodus 14; Psalm 80; Romans 11:1–10)

“The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained.” (Exodus 14:28 ESV)

God has promised Moses and the children of Israel that He would utterly defeat Pharaoh’s forces. He did so in dramatic fashion and “not one of them remained.” The enemy had been totally destroyed.

This coming Friday the world remembers the greatest victory of all time, a victory that totally destroyed mankind’s fiercest enemy, namely death. Death was destroyed on Good Friday, a victory assured on Resurrection Sunday.

“For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead... The last enemy to be destroyed is death.” (1 Corinthians 15:21 & 26 ESV)

Jesus lives! The victory’s won!  
Death no longer can appall me;
Jesus lives! Death’s reign is done!  
From the grave Christ will recall me.
Brighter scenes will then commence; 
This shall be my confidence.
(“Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won,”  Lutheran Service Book, #490)

“Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Son’s victory over death on behalf of sinners like me. Please bless my meditation this week on Your wondrous love revealed in Christ’s passion and bitter suffering and death.  Amen.”

Pastor David Paape 

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings form the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-lcc-and-nalc-compile-three-year-schedule-of-daily-bible-readings  
Then scroll down to 2018 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless you meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!