December 29, 2018 - PRAISE THIS LORD ON THIS 5th DAY OF CHRISTMAS

Day 363 - (Today’s Bible readings: Judges 9:1-21; Psalm 148; Acts 14:8-18)
1 Praise the Lord!
  Praise the Lord from the heavens;
    praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
    praise him, all his hosts!
3 Praise him, sun and moon,
    praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens,
    and you waters above the heavens!
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord!
    For he commanded and they were created.
6 And he established them forever and ever;
    he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away. (Psalm 148:1-6)

Why five golden rings on the Fifth Day of Christmas? Five golden rings are symbolic of the Pentateuch, the first five Books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy.

On this Fifth Day of Christmas, we praise the Lord for His creation, as recorded in Genesis, the first of the books represented by the five golden rings. David put his example of such praise this way:
Let them praise the name of the Lord!
    For he commanded and they were created. (Psalm 148:5)

Lord God almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, I praise You for creating the world, and for sending Jesus to save that world from sin. In Jesus’ precious name. Amen.

“See” you in church tomorrow!

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!