October 4, 2018 - LET US SING TO THE LORD

Day 277 - (Today’s Bible readings: Job 8; Psalm 93; Luke 9:10-20)

“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.”  (Ps 95:1 ESV) 

“The opening verses have been sung in the Church for centuries as the Venite (Latin for ‘O Come’). Some days we struggle to come into God’s presence with such exuberance and humility. Thankfully, the psalmist directs us not to self-generated emotions, but to remember the God we worship. He is our Creator, who has formed and protected us by His strong hands. And wonderfully more–He is our Good Shepherd who has made us the sheep of His loving hand.”  (Lutheran Study Bible, Concordia Publishing House, 2009,page 940)

O come let us sing to the Lord
Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving;
And make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise.

For the Lord is a great God
And a great king above all gods.
The deep places of the earth are in His hand;
The strength of the hills is His also.

The sea is His, for He made it;
And His hands formed the dry land.
O come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

For He is our God
And we are the people of His pasture 
And the sheep of His hand.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning, 
Is now, and will be forever. Amen.
(Matins, The Venite, The Lutheran Service Book, CPH 2006, pages 220-221)

Lord Jesus, thank You for making one of Your sheep. Please come to me this day, and every day, with Your mercy, grace and comfort. In Your saving name, O Lord. 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!