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The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord
Today’s Reading: Luke 2:22-32
Daily Lectionary: Zechariah 14:1-21; Titus 2:7-3:15
Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the LORD”). (Luke 2:22-23)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Jesus obeyed the Law perfectly, even though He had no need to abide by the Law. He Himself wrote the Law, that same Law that is inscribed in the hearts of mankind. None are without excuse. We cannot abide by the Law, nor do we desire to fulfill it. We have made ourselves unclean and unredeemable through our thoughts, words, and deeds that are diseased by sin.
Because of this, Jesus must obey and abide by the Law perfectly for you. As He was presented in the temple, you were presented in the Temple, so that you might have the fullness of His redemption paid for you. In His life, He keeps the commandments perfectly, and you receive all the credit. Ultimately, He would be presented in Jerusalem at the end of His life and be counted as sinful, unclean, and guilty, so that you would be set free.
He suffers the judgment and curse of the Law, dying the death you deserved. He lived your life and died your death. In doing so He showed His love for both God and for you as His neighbor. Because of this you are now presented in that heavenly Jerusalem before God, and you are declared pure and redeemed by Him who continues to bless you each day with His grace. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. -Rev. Kent Schaaf
Jesus, by Your presentation, When they blessed You, weak and poor, Make us see Your great salvation, Seal us with Your promise sure; And present us in Your glory To Your Father, cleansed and pure. (In His Temple Now Behold Him, LSB 519:3)
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By Higher Things®Today’s Reading: Luke 2:22-32
Daily Lectionary: Zechariah 14:1-21; Titus 2:7-3:15
Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the LORD”). (Luke 2:22-23)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Jesus obeyed the Law perfectly, even though He had no need to abide by the Law. He Himself wrote the Law, that same Law that is inscribed in the hearts of mankind. None are without excuse. We cannot abide by the Law, nor do we desire to fulfill it. We have made ourselves unclean and unredeemable through our thoughts, words, and deeds that are diseased by sin.
Because of this, Jesus must obey and abide by the Law perfectly for you. As He was presented in the temple, you were presented in the Temple, so that you might have the fullness of His redemption paid for you. In His life, He keeps the commandments perfectly, and you receive all the credit. Ultimately, He would be presented in Jerusalem at the end of His life and be counted as sinful, unclean, and guilty, so that you would be set free.
He suffers the judgment and curse of the Law, dying the death you deserved. He lived your life and died your death. In doing so He showed His love for both God and for you as His neighbor. Because of this you are now presented in that heavenly Jerusalem before God, and you are declared pure and redeemed by Him who continues to bless you each day with His grace. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. -Rev. Kent Schaaf
Jesus, by Your presentation, When they blessed You, weak and poor, Make us see Your great salvation, Seal us with Your promise sure; And present us in Your glory To Your Father, cleansed and pure. (In His Temple Now Behold Him, LSB 519:3)