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Tuesday of the Third Week after the Epiphany
Today’s Reading: Acts 20:28-35
Daily Lectionary: Zechariah 6:1-7:14; Romans 16:17-27
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. (Acts 20:32)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. From your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things. Not just weird or wrong, but twisted. Distorted. They started with something pure and right, then altered it. They started with God’s Word. They turned it into something else. The most dangerous false teachers quote Scripture.
Paul commends to the pastors he leaves behind more than just the Bible. He points them to God and the Word of grace. He points them to Christ and the source of grace: the Cross. Paul commends to them not just the Bible, but also the Gospel. The forgiveness of sins. Of all that the wolves would set tooth and claw to, they hate the Gospel the most. Twist it into moralism, self-improvement, and get-rich-quick schemes. Twist it into less than the whole counsel of God. Rob the Cross from those in need of it. Paul begs them through tears to give the Gospel to sinners. It builds sinners up. It changes them. It sanctifies. Makes holy. Saves. This is what the Church stands on. This is what Jesus gives through Her.
It is more blessed to give than to receive. He’s more blessed than we are. God gives and we receive. God blesses us with His mercy, His favor, His life, and His peace. He needs nothing from us. He gives His gifts to us. Care for the flock by giving them the blood that purchased them. The Church will always look pretty beat up. The wolves and false prophets speaking twisted things are still here, but we have the Gospel, the Word of grace made flesh to die and rise. We have Jesus. He conquered death and gives life to you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
–Rev. Harrison Goodman
By grace! None dare lay claim to merit; Our works and conduct have no worth. God in His love sent our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, to this sinful earth; His death did for our sins atone, And we are saved by grace alone. (By Grace I’m Saved, LSB 566:2)
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By Higher Things®Today’s Reading: Acts 20:28-35
Daily Lectionary: Zechariah 6:1-7:14; Romans 16:17-27
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. (Acts 20:32)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. From your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things. Not just weird or wrong, but twisted. Distorted. They started with something pure and right, then altered it. They started with God’s Word. They turned it into something else. The most dangerous false teachers quote Scripture.
Paul commends to the pastors he leaves behind more than just the Bible. He points them to God and the Word of grace. He points them to Christ and the source of grace: the Cross. Paul commends to them not just the Bible, but also the Gospel. The forgiveness of sins. Of all that the wolves would set tooth and claw to, they hate the Gospel the most. Twist it into moralism, self-improvement, and get-rich-quick schemes. Twist it into less than the whole counsel of God. Rob the Cross from those in need of it. Paul begs them through tears to give the Gospel to sinners. It builds sinners up. It changes them. It sanctifies. Makes holy. Saves. This is what the Church stands on. This is what Jesus gives through Her.
It is more blessed to give than to receive. He’s more blessed than we are. God gives and we receive. God blesses us with His mercy, His favor, His life, and His peace. He needs nothing from us. He gives His gifts to us. Care for the flock by giving them the blood that purchased them. The Church will always look pretty beat up. The wolves and false prophets speaking twisted things are still here, but we have the Gospel, the Word of grace made flesh to die and rise. We have Jesus. He conquered death and gives life to you. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
–Rev. Harrison Goodman
By grace! None dare lay claim to merit; Our works and conduct have no worth. God in His love sent our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, to this sinful earth; His death did for our sins atone, And we are saved by grace alone. (By Grace I’m Saved, LSB 566:2)