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Daily Lectionary: Ezekiel 47:1-14, 21-23; Romans 9:19-33
What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. (Romans 9:30–31)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. It always feels good to be more loving than God, to find fault in His work. “God, I can’t work all the settings on the washing machine, but here are all the ways you’re running the universe wrong. Trust me.” Look around. I don’t see enough righteousness. If God would just conform to our ways, our laws, our righteousness, things would go better.
We pursue righteousness just like Israel. We chase a law we’re convinced leads to utopia. We’ve never succeeded, either. So we lament that God won’t do things our way. We think we’re more merciful than God, but in chasing the Law, we miss the Gospel. The clay won’t understand the potter. He chose to save even the Gentiles, who never pursued righteousness. God endures it with much patience. The potter became clay to become the vessel of wrath. The Son became man to endure the wrath of the Father upon the Cross.
We are vessels of mercy, prepared for glory. Your righteousness doesn’t come from works of the Law. That’s a gift. You don’t need to come up with new laws that yield the righteousness that God’s perfect Law didn’t. You don’t need to build a utopia to see everyone loved. God has already worked this love upon the Cross for all: It’s called the Gospel. It’s good news, not just for a few who have figured out the right way to behave, but for all. Faith is trust in the God who endured wrath over sin out of love for the sinners. Faith is trust in Jesus: God who became man to suffer and die to save you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Harrison Goodman
What mercy God showed to our race, A plan of rescue by His grace: In sending One from woman’s seed, The One to fill our greatest need—For on a tree uplifted high His only Son for sin would die, Would drink the cup of scorn and dread To crush the ancient serpent’s head! (The Tree of Life, LSB 561:3)
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By Higher Things®Daily Lectionary: Ezekiel 47:1-14, 21-23; Romans 9:19-33
What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. (Romans 9:30–31)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. It always feels good to be more loving than God, to find fault in His work. “God, I can’t work all the settings on the washing machine, but here are all the ways you’re running the universe wrong. Trust me.” Look around. I don’t see enough righteousness. If God would just conform to our ways, our laws, our righteousness, things would go better.
We pursue righteousness just like Israel. We chase a law we’re convinced leads to utopia. We’ve never succeeded, either. So we lament that God won’t do things our way. We think we’re more merciful than God, but in chasing the Law, we miss the Gospel. The clay won’t understand the potter. He chose to save even the Gentiles, who never pursued righteousness. God endures it with much patience. The potter became clay to become the vessel of wrath. The Son became man to endure the wrath of the Father upon the Cross.
We are vessels of mercy, prepared for glory. Your righteousness doesn’t come from works of the Law. That’s a gift. You don’t need to come up with new laws that yield the righteousness that God’s perfect Law didn’t. You don’t need to build a utopia to see everyone loved. God has already worked this love upon the Cross for all: It’s called the Gospel. It’s good news, not just for a few who have figured out the right way to behave, but for all. Faith is trust in the God who endured wrath over sin out of love for the sinners. Faith is trust in Jesus: God who became man to suffer and die to save you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. –Rev. Harrison Goodman
What mercy God showed to our race, A plan of rescue by His grace: In sending One from woman’s seed, The One to fill our greatest need—For on a tree uplifted high His only Son for sin would die, Would drink the cup of scorn and dread To crush the ancient serpent’s head! (The Tree of Life, LSB 561:3)