“You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone…” And what a strong foundation it is! Our faith is founded on the witness of those who spoke with God and who were … Continued
“Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk of the Word.” These are the opening words of the Introit for this Sunday – Quasi modi geniti. Newborns love to eat – a lot. And God has so marvelously ordered … Continued
“In Adam all die.” For we are all participants in the sin of Adam, who rebelled against God in the garden and brought the curse of death into the world. But “in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Cor. … Continued
“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” These are the cries of the throngs who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem as His earthly ministry came to a close and he approached … Continued
“Give us this day our daily bread.” But are we really satisfied with daily bread? Are we actually satisfied with what the Lord provides, even though, quite often, it is far more than simply enough to get us through that day? … Continued
“’Reminiscere’ is translated simply as ‘remember’. This week’s Introit implores God to remember His steadfast mercy and His love, something He most certainly will and has and does. But do we? Do we remember all the goodness and tender mercies … Continued
In our sinful hearts, we find temptation to be complicated largely because we don’t know God’s Word as we should and because our flesh doesn’t want to do what is right. When Jesus is tempted in the wilderness, we see … Continued
In Isaiah 55 God promises that His word would accomplish everything for which He sends it. This Sunday we hear our Lord Jesus Christ tell His disciples that everything written about THE WORD, the Son of Man, will be accomplished … Continued
We must be careful how we hear the Word of Christ. We need to be active, attentive hearers, listening with faith. The Scriptures are not magical. They don’t bring salvation by simply striking your eardrum. We are reminded in this … Continued
God gives away his kingdom. Indeed, he has given it to you. Most certainly that seems to us to be utterly foolish. We probably would have grumbled just like the first group of laborers. Why would God simply give something … Continued