October 22, 2018 - CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Day 295 - (Today’s Bible readings: Job 26; Psalm 107:23-43; Luke 15:1-10)

“How then can man be in the right before God?
    How can he who is born of woman be pure?” (Job 25:4)

“The brevity of this last speech by Job’s friends (Job 25) shows they have finally run out of arguments.  Bildad’s speech is a good sermon for Job and for everyone.  He calls us to humility and contrition before God.  We can offer no defense for ourselves and for our sins; we must throw ourselves entirely on God’s mercy.”  (Lutheran Study Bible, Concordia Publishing House, 2009, page 814) 

“I, a poor miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You ... But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them....” (Lutheran Service Book, Concordia Publishing House, 2006, page 184) 

We can throw ourselves entirely on God’s mercy because He promise to forgive. So we prayer pray...

“Praise be to God! ‘If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness’ (1John 1:9). Amen.”  (Lutheran Study Bible, Concordia Publishing House, 2009, page 814) 

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 from 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 your meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!