Day 314 - (Today’s Bible readings: Daniel 4:1-18; Psalm 119:25-32; 2 Peter 1:1-15)
YOUR SPIRITUAL DAILY SUPPLEMENTS
5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. (2 Peter 1:5-7 ESV)
Daily supplements (vitamins and the like) are crucial to good physical health. In today’s reading Peter is encouraging us to take regular spiritual supplements to our faith...
virtue,
knowledge,
self-control,
steadfastness,
godliness,
brotherly affection,
and love.
This certainly is a challenging list, isn’t it? While we know that our salvation depends on our faith in Jesus and His death in payment for our sins, we also know that this list is part of God’s plan for the living out of our faith. In spite of our sin, God wants us to live full lives. Peter put it this way: “His (God’s) divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.” (verse 3).
How different would your life be if you took this list to heart and attempted to follow each one? You can do this... but only with the right help:
Lord, take my hand and lead me Upon life's way;
Direct, protect, and feed me From day to day.
Without your grace and favor I go astray,
So take my hand, O Savior, and lead the way.
(“Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me,” Lutheran Service Book #722)
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IN CHURCH SUNDAY SERVICE and Parking Lot Worship Service 9 am
both with Holy Communion
IN CHURCH WEDNESDAY SERVICE 7 pm with Holy Communion
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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:
Then scroll down to 2020 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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