April 5, 2019 - PAY ATTENTION

Day 95 - (Today’s Bible readings:2 Samuel 21; Psalm 90; Hebrews 2:1-9)

“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” (Hebrews 2: 1 ESV) 

This is a warning for our day. Tragically, many have carelessly drifted away from God! They are not listening to God. This is extremely dangerous! In his great love for you, the Lord is calling you to...
  
● Pay attention to what you have learned from the Bible.
● Pay attention to what you learned from Luther’s Small Catechism.
● Pay attention to the blessing of prayer.
● Pay attention to the receiving the body and blood of your Savior often.
● Pay attention to the blessings of your Baptism.   
● Pay attention to your Jesus!

The words to this Tanznian hymn say it so perfectly...

Listen, listen, 
God is calling through the Word inviting, 
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
Jesus gave his mandate; share the good news 
that he came to save us and set us free.
Listen, listen, 
God is calling through the Word inviting, 
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
Help us to be faithful, standing steadfast, 
walking in Your precepts, led by Your Word.
Listen, listen, 
God is calling through the Word inviting, 
offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.
(Listen, God Is Calling, Lutheran Service Book, CPH, 2006, # 833)

Are you listening?

Lord Jesus, help me to pay close attention to You and all that You mean to me.  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 2019 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!