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Holy Trinity
Today’s Reading: John 3:1-17
Daily Lectionary: Proverbs 16:1-24; John 16:1-16
“God loved the world this way: He gave His only Son.” (John 3:16)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. “So the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God; and yet there are not three Gods, but only one God” (Athanasian Creed). Neither the Father nor Spirit died, though, “but the Son is both true God and true man. He died for me and shed His blood for me” (Christian Questions with Their Answers).
Without this God you would die, you would perish, you would be damned in hell, apart from Him forever. Your sinfulness and the sins that grow from it “daily and much” do it. “Whatever is born from flesh is flesh,” Jesus says (John 3:6), and “flesh” will not inherit the Kingdom of God, won’t even see it! That’s how far your sins keep you from God.
You know what you’ve done. So does God. When you don’t think anyone else sees or hears or knows, He does. In fact, He knows all of them—your sinfulness, too—from your conception to your last breath. Now, this isn’t to scare you into getting your act together. You should do that and should want to do that because you love God who’s saved you.
All this is to remind you of how the Father loves you. He doesn’t love by damning you or other sinners or even the entire world! No, His love, mercy, kindness, His almighty power and Kingdom are all put on display for you in the death of His eternal Son, Jesus, to save you from your sins and sinfulness. His love is tying you into that Kingdom in Holy Baptism—the washing, new birth of water, Word, and Holy Spirit. The Spirit creates faith in Jesus within you. He holies you. He will resurrect your flesh holy on the Last Day to inherit the Kingdom of God.
Holy Trinity Sunday isn’t a test on what facts you know about God. It’s about God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who saves you in the death of the Son, and makes you a part of that by baptizing you into the Triune Name of God. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Almighty and eternal God, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, You have shown Your rich grace and mercy to us. Eternal Father, You created us at the beginning. Eternal Son of God, for us You became fully human, and for our sins You bore the cross. Eternal Spirit, You proceed from the Father and the Son from eternity, and through Your holy Gospel You give us faith and holiness. O one, eternal and almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, keep us in Your grace until our life’s end in the eternal blessedness in the life to come. Amen. (Veit Dietrich, Collect for Trinity Sunday)
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By Higher Things®Today’s Reading: John 3:1-17
Daily Lectionary: Proverbs 16:1-24; John 16:1-16
“God loved the world this way: He gave His only Son.” (John 3:16)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. “So the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God; and yet there are not three Gods, but only one God” (Athanasian Creed). Neither the Father nor Spirit died, though, “but the Son is both true God and true man. He died for me and shed His blood for me” (Christian Questions with Their Answers).
Without this God you would die, you would perish, you would be damned in hell, apart from Him forever. Your sinfulness and the sins that grow from it “daily and much” do it. “Whatever is born from flesh is flesh,” Jesus says (John 3:6), and “flesh” will not inherit the Kingdom of God, won’t even see it! That’s how far your sins keep you from God.
You know what you’ve done. So does God. When you don’t think anyone else sees or hears or knows, He does. In fact, He knows all of them—your sinfulness, too—from your conception to your last breath. Now, this isn’t to scare you into getting your act together. You should do that and should want to do that because you love God who’s saved you.
All this is to remind you of how the Father loves you. He doesn’t love by damning you or other sinners or even the entire world! No, His love, mercy, kindness, His almighty power and Kingdom are all put on display for you in the death of His eternal Son, Jesus, to save you from your sins and sinfulness. His love is tying you into that Kingdom in Holy Baptism—the washing, new birth of water, Word, and Holy Spirit. The Spirit creates faith in Jesus within you. He holies you. He will resurrect your flesh holy on the Last Day to inherit the Kingdom of God.
Holy Trinity Sunday isn’t a test on what facts you know about God. It’s about God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who saves you in the death of the Son, and makes you a part of that by baptizing you into the Triune Name of God. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Almighty and eternal God, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, You have shown Your rich grace and mercy to us. Eternal Father, You created us at the beginning. Eternal Son of God, for us You became fully human, and for our sins You bore the cross. Eternal Spirit, You proceed from the Father and the Son from eternity, and through Your holy Gospel You give us faith and holiness. O one, eternal and almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, keep us in Your grace until our life’s end in the eternal blessedness in the life to come. Amen. (Veit Dietrich, Collect for Trinity Sunday)