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Daily Lectionary: Judges 3:7-31; Acts 13:42-52
What does this mean? We pray in this petition, in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and reputation, and finally, when our last hour comes, gives us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven. (The Small Catechism: The Lord's Prayer, Seventh Petition)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Whenever I pray the Lord's Prayer and I come to this final petition, I always make the sign of the cross upon myself. I cross myself to remind myself and to confess to others how I can pray these words with such confidence.
The Cross was the place where evil was depleted of its power. Sin lost its power over us. Yes, we sin and deserve punishment, but Jesus has already been punished in our place. Death has lost its power. Jesus died, but then He reversed it. The devil is bound and imprisoned. He can bark, but he has no teeth. He cannot accuse the forgiven and he cannot frighten the heirs of immortality.
When was this great victory applied to me? I was given forgiveness, eternal life, and deliverance from the devil when I was baptized, when the pastor first traced the cross upon my forehead and my heart. God delivered me from evil at the font!
Now that I have this divine pledge consisting of water and the Word, I can be certain that my Father will answer this petition. I can be certain that He will rescue me from any bodily or spiritual danger. When my last hour comes, God will give me a blessed death. My body will rest in the grave, while my soul is kept safe by my Lord, until the Day of Resurrection.
There is a popular hymn that expresses this confidence well (LSB 594). The hymn taunts sin, death, and the devil. They cannot do any lasting harm, because our Father will deliver us. Yes, God's own child I gladly say it: I am baptized into Christ! In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
From evil, Lord, deliver us; The times and days are perilous. Redeem us from eternal death, And, when we yield our dying breath, Console us, grant us calm release, And take our souls to You in peace. ("Our Father, Who from Heaven Above" LSB 766, st. 8)
Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor René Castillero
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By Higher Things®Daily Lectionary: Judges 3:7-31; Acts 13:42-52
What does this mean? We pray in this petition, in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and reputation, and finally, when our last hour comes, gives us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven. (The Small Catechism: The Lord's Prayer, Seventh Petition)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Whenever I pray the Lord's Prayer and I come to this final petition, I always make the sign of the cross upon myself. I cross myself to remind myself and to confess to others how I can pray these words with such confidence.
The Cross was the place where evil was depleted of its power. Sin lost its power over us. Yes, we sin and deserve punishment, but Jesus has already been punished in our place. Death has lost its power. Jesus died, but then He reversed it. The devil is bound and imprisoned. He can bark, but he has no teeth. He cannot accuse the forgiven and he cannot frighten the heirs of immortality.
When was this great victory applied to me? I was given forgiveness, eternal life, and deliverance from the devil when I was baptized, when the pastor first traced the cross upon my forehead and my heart. God delivered me from evil at the font!
Now that I have this divine pledge consisting of water and the Word, I can be certain that my Father will answer this petition. I can be certain that He will rescue me from any bodily or spiritual danger. When my last hour comes, God will give me a blessed death. My body will rest in the grave, while my soul is kept safe by my Lord, until the Day of Resurrection.
There is a popular hymn that expresses this confidence well (LSB 594). The hymn taunts sin, death, and the devil. They cannot do any lasting harm, because our Father will deliver us. Yes, God's own child I gladly say it: I am baptized into Christ! In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
From evil, Lord, deliver us; The times and days are perilous. Redeem us from eternal death, And, when we yield our dying breath, Console us, grant us calm release, And take our souls to You in peace. ("Our Father, Who from Heaven Above" LSB 766, st. 8)
Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor René Castillero