One main focus for our Scripture readings this past week was a celebration of God’s word. In the parable of the sower, Jesus shows that God’s kingdom is produced by His word. In the Old Testament lesson we are reminded that God’s word always produces what He intends.
This should not be surprising to us, since already in the first chapter of Genesis we hear God say, “Let there be light.” Immediately, there is light! God’s word always performs the task that He declares.
Since God’s word is active in our lives and the Holy Spirit uses it to create and sustain faith, it is only natural that we will want to have a full measure of His word in our lives. Attending church and hearing God’s word read and proclaimed is the life blood of the Christian faith. There we hear again and again of Jesus love for us and the forgiveness He won on the cross. It is only the deception of Satan that leads some Christians to believe that they can maintain a healthy faith without being immersed in God’s word.
The collect for this week is a time honored prayer that recognizes the importance of God’s holy word in our lives. May we make it a regular prayer in our lives.
Prayer: Blessed Lord, since You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
The Gutenberg Bible
The first printed Bible – 1450s
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
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