Larry Devich
Monday, December 04, 2006
Reader Test
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Advent 1: Monday
From Scholia.net
Read Jeremiah 33:14-16
And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS.' (Jeremiah 33:16)
David wasn't the only man to wait for deliverance. Jeremiah was the
reluctant prophet to the people of Jerusalem as the end was drawing near. He
continued to voice God's call for the people to repent and be saved. For his
trouble, he was persecuted; in fact, in chapter 33, he was imprisoned for
speaking the truth.
Among the many unrepentant in Judah, there were also the people of God
who were praying for deliverance. Outnumbered in a society that had rejected
the one true God and defiled the temple—His holy dwelling on earth, they could
only watch and pray and trust God's promises. So they waited and watched and
prayed...even as the Babylonians knocked down Jerusalem's walls, destroyed the
city and temple, enslaved many and killed many more.
But despite the destruction they witnessed, God's promise remained certain.
The time would come, He declared, that Jerusalem would be called THE LORD
OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Why? Because the Branch of David would come and
execute justice and righteousness on the earth (v. 15). In other words, the Savior
would be born among David's descendants. He would see that justice was done
and evil punished—by suffering God's judgment for the sins of the world!
Having suffered for all sin, He would give His righteousness to all those who
believed in Him.
Hear this Gospel proclamation from 2 Corinthians 5:21: “[God] made Him
who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of
God in Him.” In our present day, whole peoples wait for deliverance from
tyranny—rescue that may not happen in their lifetime. In our nation, we live
with the constant tension of terrorist attacks that could come. Individually, you
may be waiting for deliverance from peril, from sickness, from some sin that
seeks to hold on tight.
While you may see only trouble, you watch and you wait and you pray,
because you know by faith that the Lord's promises are certain. Even if we are
subjected to the anguish of those believers in Jeremiah's time, God's Word
remains. Jesus, the Branch of David, has suffered God's judgment for your sin.
With His forgiveness, He clothes you in His own righteousness. He did so at
your Baptism, and He continues to do so now in His Word and Supper. For
Jesus' sake, you're righteous before God...and so eternal deliverance is only a
matter of time.
Lo, the Lamb, so long expected, Comes with pardon down from heaven.
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow, One and all to be forgiven,
That, when next He comes with glory, And the world is wrapped in fear
He may shield us with His mercy And with words of love draw near.
(TLH 60:3-4) ¶ 12/04/2006 04:35:00 AM 0 Comments
Read Jeremiah 33:14-16
And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR
RIGHTEOUSNESS.' (Jeremiah 33:16)
David wasn't the only man to wait for deliverance. Jeremiah was the
reluctant prophet to the people of Jerusalem as the end was drawing near. He
continued to voice God's call for the people to repent and be saved. For his
trouble, he was persecuted; in fact, in chapter 33, he was imprisoned for
speaking the truth.
Among the many unrepentant in Judah, there were also the people of God
who were praying for deliverance. Outnumbered in a society that had rejected
the one true God and defiled the temple—His holy dwelling on earth, they could
only watch and pray and trust God's promises. So they waited and watched and
prayed...even as the Babylonians knocked down Jerusalem's walls, destroyed the
city and temple, enslaved many and killed many more.
But despite the destruction they witnessed, God's promise remained certain.
The time would come, He declared, that Jerusalem would be called THE LORD
OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Why? Because the Branch of David would come and
execute justice and righteousness on the earth (v. 15). In other words, the Savior
would be born among David's descendants. He would see that justice was done
and evil punished—by suffering God's judgment for the sins of the world!
Having suffered for all sin, He would give His righteousness to all those who
believed in Him.
Hear this Gospel proclamation from 2 Corinthians 5:21: “[God] made Him
who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of
God in Him.” In our present day, whole peoples wait for deliverance from
tyranny—rescue that may not happen in their lifetime. In our nation, we live
with the constant tension of terrorist attacks that could come. Individually, you
may be waiting for deliverance from peril, from sickness, from some sin that
seeks to hold on tight.
While you may see only trouble, you watch and you wait and you pray,
because you know by faith that the Lord's promises are certain. Even if we are
subjected to the anguish of those believers in Jeremiah's time, God's Word
remains. Jesus, the Branch of David, has suffered God's judgment for your sin.
With His forgiveness, He clothes you in His own righteousness. He did so at
your Baptism, and He continues to do so now in His Word and Supper. For
Jesus' sake, you're righteous before God...and so eternal deliverance is only a
matter of time.
Lo, the Lamb, so long expected, Comes with pardon down from heaven.
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow, One and all to be forgiven,
That, when next He comes with glory, And the world is wrapped in fear
He may shield us with His mercy And with words of love draw near.
(TLH 60:3-4) ¶ 12/04/2006 04:35:00 AM 0 Comments
