March 31, 2018 - WHAT REALLY HAPPENED YESTERDAY?

Day 90 - (Today’s Bible readings: Exodus 15:22–16:16; Psalm 82; Romans 11:25–36)

4 Surely he has borne our griefs
    and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
    smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions;
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
    and with his wounds we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
    we have turned—every one—to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:4-6 ESV)

On this Holy Saturday, the day Jesus lay in the tomb, it is good to ask ourselves what really happened yesterday, on Good Friday? The answer is simple: Jesus did it all FOR YOU.

● Jesus carried your griefs and sorrows to the cross.
● Jesus was pierced and crushed for your sins.
● His chastisement purchased your peace with His heavenly Father.
● His wounds (bitter suffering and death) have healed your souls and made you fit for heaven.
● All of the sins of all people of all time (including yours) were laid on Jesus.

O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame bowed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, Thine only crown.
O sacred Head, what glory,
What bliss till now was Thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call Thee mine.
(“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” Lutheran Service Book #450)

Lord Jesus, on this Holy Saturday, I thank You for what You accomplished on my behalf yesterday. Amen. 

“See” you in church on Easter Sunday!

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!