Day 304 - (Today’s Bible readings: Rev 14:6-7; Psalm 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36)
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36 ESV)
Today is Reformation Day 501, the 501st anniversary of the day that Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This picture was taken exactly one year ago when I had the privilege of actually being there for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. What a special experience!
In our Bible verse for today, Jesus is revealing the special experience that is at the heart of the Reformation and all genuine Christianity. Luther was used by the Lord to return the glorious Gospel. The good news that Luther discovered in the Bible is that we sinners are set free from the punishment and slavery of sin, death and the devil.
Do you understand how precious this freedom is for you? Believers know that the best is yet to come. This is what Luther was getting at in the last stanza of his famous Reformation hymn, A Mighty Fortress.
The Word they still shall let remain
Nor any thanks have for it;
He's by our side upon the plain
He's by our side upon the plain
With His good gifts and Spirit.
And take they our life,
And take they our life,
Goods, fame, child, and wife.
Though these all be gone,
Though these all be gone,
Our vict’ry has been won;
The Kingdom ours remaineth.
(“A Mighty Fortress,” Lutheran Service Book, CPH #656)
Heavenly Father, You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to free us from our enslavement to sin. Help us to abide in Your Word and bring others by Your Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ, so that every nation, tribe, language, and people will know the saving power of Christ and His resurrection. Through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. 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 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!
The Kingdom ours remaineth.
(“A Mighty Fortress,” Lutheran Service Book, CPH #656)
Heavenly Father, You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to free us from our enslavement to sin. Help us to abide in Your Word and bring others by Your Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ, so that every nation, tribe, language, and people will know the saving power of Christ and His resurrection. Through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. 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 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!
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