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Saturday of the Tenth Week After Trinity
Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 16:29-17:24; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. (from the Introit for Trinity 11)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. In the Old Testament, when the Ark of the Lord was on the move, the enemies of God got out of the way! The Ark, that gold and holy box, was accompanied by the power and might of God. The armies of Israel marched with it and conquered their enemies wherever they went.
When Jesus comes, it doesn’t seem quite so dramatic. Baby in a manger. Guy getting baptized in a river. Rabbi teaching on a hill. Man accused like a criminal and nailed to a cross. But this is no mere man. This is the Son of God in the flesh. He arises on the cross to draw the judgment of God like a lightning rod. He arises from the tomb and throws down death. He arises and ascends into heaven. When Jesus does what He came to do, His enemies—sin, death, devil, hell, the curse of the Law—are all scattered. They can’t harm His people anymore.
When you go to the Divine Service tomorrow, the Lord will arise. Beginning with the Name put on you in your Baptism, through the pronouncement of Christ’s Holy Absolution, to the reading of the Scriptures and the preaching of the Word, to the appearance of Christ in His Body and Blood, God will be arising. Where His Word is heard and His Name is put upon you, His enemies are scattered.
When you go out into the world after church, bearing Christ, His enemies will be scattered. There is nowhere the devil can go where the name of Christ won’t cause him to fear and tremble. That’s the Name that you bear. When you walk out the door, Christ living in you goes with you. And none of His enemies can hurt you. They can try. But the victory of Christ is your victory and they can’t stop Him. And they can’t keep you down, either. Where Christ’s Word and Sacrament are given, there the Lord arises and His enemies are scattered and flee before Him. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Though devils all the world should fill, all eager to devour us, We tremble not, we fear no ill; They shall not overpow’r us. This world’s prince may still Scowl fierce as he will, He can harm us not, He’s judged; the deed is done; One little word can fell him. (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, LSB 656:3)
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By Higher Things®Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 16:29-17:24; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. (from the Introit for Trinity 11)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. In the Old Testament, when the Ark of the Lord was on the move, the enemies of God got out of the way! The Ark, that gold and holy box, was accompanied by the power and might of God. The armies of Israel marched with it and conquered their enemies wherever they went.
When Jesus comes, it doesn’t seem quite so dramatic. Baby in a manger. Guy getting baptized in a river. Rabbi teaching on a hill. Man accused like a criminal and nailed to a cross. But this is no mere man. This is the Son of God in the flesh. He arises on the cross to draw the judgment of God like a lightning rod. He arises from the tomb and throws down death. He arises and ascends into heaven. When Jesus does what He came to do, His enemies—sin, death, devil, hell, the curse of the Law—are all scattered. They can’t harm His people anymore.
When you go to the Divine Service tomorrow, the Lord will arise. Beginning with the Name put on you in your Baptism, through the pronouncement of Christ’s Holy Absolution, to the reading of the Scriptures and the preaching of the Word, to the appearance of Christ in His Body and Blood, God will be arising. Where His Word is heard and His Name is put upon you, His enemies are scattered.
When you go out into the world after church, bearing Christ, His enemies will be scattered. There is nowhere the devil can go where the name of Christ won’t cause him to fear and tremble. That’s the Name that you bear. When you walk out the door, Christ living in you goes with you. And none of His enemies can hurt you. They can try. But the victory of Christ is your victory and they can’t stop Him. And they can’t keep you down, either. Where Christ’s Word and Sacrament are given, there the Lord arises and His enemies are scattered and flee before Him. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Though devils all the world should fill, all eager to devour us, We tremble not, we fear no ill; They shall not overpow’r us. This world’s prince may still Scowl fierce as he will, He can harm us not, He’s judged; the deed is done; One little word can fell him. (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, LSB 656:3)