Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger

Song of Songs 2:8b–14* / Romans 15:4–13 / Luke 21:25–33*

Lutheran Missal
The Lord Comes to His Beloved on the Last Day
The day on which our Lord returns will be a “great and awesome day” (Mal. 4:5). For He will come in a cloud with great power and glory. The signs preceding this Day will bring distress and perplexity, fear and fainting. But to those who believe, who fear the name of the Lord, Christ our Redeemer is coming; the Sun of Righteousness will bring healing in His wings. Christ is the Church’s Beloved Bridegroom, who comes to rescue us at the end of a long, dark winter. He points to the signs of flower and fruit; now is the time of singing. So let us, then, give attention to the words of the Lord, which do not pass away. Let us “through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures” (Rom. 15:4) abound in hope by the Holy Spirit and watch diligently for Jesus’ coming. Then, by God’s grace, we shall escape all these things that will come to pass and stand before the Son of Man. Therefore, dear Christians: “. . . straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28).

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