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 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:38 am
Prayer is the Remedy
By: Jeff Lappano
”Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much,” (James 5:16).
Let’s look at the final two phrases of James 5:16, one by one. "Pray for one another that you may be healed." How many of you are ill right now? Maybe you have the flu, or a cold, or some of you maybe suffering with something worse, such as cancer or tumors. And just maybe, those of you who are sick just mope around the house all day, "I'm sick." If that's you I challenge you to stop that right now! Many of you who are sick probably know someone who is ill as well or has something else going on in his or her life. Did you know you could get well just by praying for others?
I believe this has a sowing/reaping principle. Galatians 6:7, tells us what this principle is, "You will always reap (harvest, get back) what you sow (to scatter or draw out). Pray for others, or scatter the seed, that you may be healed (or harvest that which you given). I testify unto you that this works! When I don't feel well, yes I take some time to rest, but then I get up and pray for people, and I receive that which I have sown! "The effectual fervent (active zeal, powerful) prayer of a righteous man avails much (exercises much force abundantly).
I encourage you to stay hooked up in prayer. There is power in prayer! The other night I was asked to pray for a girl with a rash by e-mail, so I decided to see if she was on-line. She was, and so I asked her if I could pray for her by Instant Message. She gave me the permission to do so, and she was healed. As I finish this teaching, I encourage you to stay in prayer that you may be effective in this powerful weapon against the enemy, in Jesus' name.
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:36 pm
Devotional Reading for:
1/19/2008
Associated Scripture Readings:
Jeremiah 23:16-22
Psalm 124
God’s Good Name
Hallowed be Your name. Matthew 6:9
When newspapers falsely reported that sharpshooter Annie Oakley had stolen money to buy cocaine, she didn’t willingly give up her reputation. She pursued dozens of libel lawsuits to prove her innocence everywhere the story had been published. She recognized that her good name was related to her actions, so she wanted to set the record straight.
Jesus teaches us to pray, “Hallowed be Your name.” Because God is perfectly righteous and holy, His name is righteous and holy. That’s true whether we pray the Lord’s Prayer or not. God’s holy name is linked to His actions, which are always good and right and holy. We know God because we know what God has done.
In praying the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to keep His name holy among us. Therefore, we pray that God would strengthen us to honor His name, and that He would continually turn our attention to the actions He has completed on our behalf. We pray that He would remind us of our Baptism; that He would direct us to eat and drink His body and blood, yearning for the forgiveness He promises to give us through them; and that He would strengthen us daily by the proclamation that Jesus has won us from death to eternal life in Him.
Father, keep Your name holy among us by showing us anew Your holy acts of salvation; in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:17 am
Devotional Reading for:
1/20/2008
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
Associated Scripture Readings:
John 3:1-8
Psalm 145
The Kingdom Here and Now
Your kingdom come. Matthew 6:10
As a boy, I spent the weeks before Christmas searching for
hidden gifts. I scoured closets and peeked under beds, trying to find the presents my parents had bought for me. The gifts were hidden, but I knew they must be around somewhere.
As adults, we often imagine God’s kingdom to be a little like those gifts. We believe God has good things in mind for us. But we look high and low, not quite sure where to find them. God’s kingdom, like those Christmas packages, may seem hidden or far off.
God is not trying to hide His kingdom from us. He puts His kingdom right out in the open and beckons us to receive it in faith. His kingdom comes to us when the Holy Spirit speaks to us in God’s Word. It comes when God gives us faith and trust in Jesus so that we respond with new obedience to His Word. Through His Church, God delivers His eternal kingdom of life and salvation to each of us, wherever the Gospel of Jesus is proclaimed, wherever Holy Baptism is administered in His name, and wherever Christ’s body and blood are fed to His faithful people.
Father, by Your Word and Holy Spirit, deliver Your kingdom to us as we hear about Jesus. Lead us to trust Him wholly with the faith You so kindly have given us. Amen.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:42 pm
God Has a Good Plan For Your Life
By: Melissa Green
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you and bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive. Jeremiah 29:11-14
Are you at a point in life where you are facing some bad choices that you have made? Or are you facing some new choices to make and you feel uncertain as to which choice is the best? God wants to help you to find His plan for your life.
The first thing you have to do in finding God’s plan for your life is to Believe that He has a plan for your life and believe that He has a good plan for your life, not a bad plan. His word says His thoughts of you are not of evil. He wants to give you a good future and a hope. So that is what you have to do first....Believe it. Then with full assurance of this belief, you are to Call upon God, to go and pray to Him. To seek Him with all of your heart. Believing He will listen to you and you will find Him! He will gather you from all of those hard places in your life and He will bring you to a better place. He will get you through that hard time, to a better place.
With God all things are possible.
Do you know God has a good plan for your life? Do you want it? Then Believe it and Ask God for it.
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:39 am
Devotional Reading for:
1/21/2008
Associated Scripture Readings:
John 6:35-40
Psalm 98
God’s Consistent Will
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10
Baseball umpires call balls and strikes differently. Good pitchers study each umpire to know what he expects and how to throw strikes. Even then, the umpires sometimes just blow a call.
Thanks be to God, He is more consistent than that. He has told us what He wants, and His expectations do not waver. God’s Word tells us that He insists we follow His Law perfectly, but it also tells us that Jesus fulfilled the Law perfectly for us. God consistently delivers the message that we can trust the saving power of Jesus’ life, suffering, death, and resurrection on our behalf.
When we pray for God’s will to be done, we are praying that He would break the will of the devil, who tries to lure us away from Jesus. We are praying that He would break the will of the sinful world, which invites us to join it in going the broad, easy way rather than following Christ in the way of faith and the cross. We are praying that He would break the will of our sinful flesh, which desires its own pleasure over obedience to God. Above all, we seek His good and gracious will for us, that we would receive the Gospel in faith and cling to Jesus as our only hope of eternal salvation.
Father in heaven, Your will be done to keep us firm in Your Word until we die. Amen.
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:48 am
A Bad Case of Tadpoles
By: Joy Hardin
“His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin” Proverbs 5:22
What began as a break from summer boredom, exploded into an ecological nightmare, at least from a frog’s perspective.
We were out of school and the neighbor’s pool was not yet open so a Tadpole Catching Contest seemed like fun. The Hicksons had four girls on their team, Eddie Butler was solo, and my sister and I completed the competition. Each team had to acquire its own supplies, which included sneaking a colander and containers (mostly pots, pans, and mixing bowls) out of our moms’ kitchens. Tadpoles were counted at the end of each day by container since they moved too much to get a real “head” count.
The first week my sister and I took the lead. Eddie was alone and easy to beat. Two of the Hickson girls were small and dropped as many tadpoles as they caught, and Mrs. Hickson was a stay-at-home mom who noticed every dish that left her kitchen. The other moms worked and so, as the need for containers increased, pots and bowls disappearing from the kitchen went pretty much unnoticed.
By the second week, my sister dropped out, and Eddie discovered that he could sit in the creek and increase his catch, and pulled ahead with eight containers of tadpoles. As the summer rains moved in, Mrs. Hickson tired of washing muddy clothes and kept her younger daughters in. Vickie and Laura Hickson soon pulled into the lead.
Then the unthinkable happened. Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Hickson discovered the tadpoles and said they had to be released. To Vickie, Laura, and Eddie, “released” meant moving them to the only remaining storage place for captured tadpoles, and that was our back porch. With over twenty containers full of tadpoles crowding the screened porch and no one sure who caught what, the competition ended. Eddie thought he won because of sitting in the creek. We all thought that was disgusting and disqualified him. Vickie and Laura said they caught the most. When my sister saw everyone’s catch on our porch, she decided to rejoin me and proclaimed us champions. So it was a good thing that the Hickson’s pool was finally opened and the Tadpole Catching Contest was forgotten. Or so it seemed.
One morning while grabbing swimsuits to go to the Hickson’s pool, a piercing scream rang throughout our house. My sister and I raced to the back porch.
Like something left over from an old Charleton Heston movie (The Ten Commandments), frog upon frog moved on the porch where Mom stood shrieking in horror, with trapped amphibians crawling over her feet and up her ankles.
They had started as small fish-looking things and grown into a disaster. We couldn’t walk on the porch without endangering a frog. The smell was overwhelming and nauseous. Mom called Mrs. Hickson and we were all in big trouble, not to mention the work of catching frogs and dispersing them throughout the neighborhood. Kitchen pots and colanders had to be replaced at our expense, which meant more work to earn money. And the Hickson’s pool was off-limits.
Sin works the same way. It may begin as a small, seemingly insignificant thing, but if left without our repentance and God’s forgiveness, it will grow into a disaster and stink up our lives. Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10). God wants what is truly best for us, and He knows every secret sin. He alone has made a way for our forgiveness through Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross.
“O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You” Psalm 69:5
“Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known” Luke 12:1-2
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:23 pm
The Heart of Worship
By: Thomas Bartel
God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24
The Apostle John was not only a disciple of Jesus, he was also an individual who worshiped Him. John understood that Jesus was not only a man, but that He was also a spirit since He was in all respects God as well. When John refers to God as spirit, he is speaking of the Holy Spirit. You may recall in the Book of Acts, where Jesus said to the Disciples, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you."
When we received Jesus as our Savior, the Holy Spirit came to dwell within us. This empowers us to be like Christ and be able to worship God just as Christ did. Early Christians back in Pauls' days did not have nice churches to go and worship in. They mostly met in people's homes and I imagine that the music was not quite the same as it is in the churches of today either. One thing we do know is that the Spirit was among them and they were excited to be there. In the same way, we ought to be energized by the same Holy Spirit today. However, the Holy Spirit hasn't changed; we have.
Many churches today have very traditional music, using an organ and consisting mainly of songs from Hymnals with small choirs to do most of the singing. Others have large choirs and multi-instrumented orchestras to accompany the choir in an attempt to evoke some excitement into the attendees at the service. Which brings me to something I believe is very lacking in churches in America today. Excitement for Christ. It seems that people attending churches nowadays just go through the motions. They listen to the music, few of them even sing a note, they listen to a message, go have a cup of coffee with friends and then leave unfulfilled, only to return in a week for more of the same.
The thought of this makes me quite sad. I have been to a number of countries on missions where the joy inside people is just jumping outside of them after church. The joy you see in their faces is an amazing thing to behold. In Sydney, Australia, there is church named Hillsong. You may have heard of it because the band Hillsong United is based there. If you have ever seen a video of theirs, or watched one of Hillsong Church's services on the internet, you understand what I mean about being excited for Jesus. These churchgoers literally jump up and down while they sing at the top of their lungs singing praises to God. To me, this is what the heart of worship ought to look like, focusing all of our energies on and giving everything in our hearts to the one who came to save our lives; Jesus.
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:33 pm
Devotional Reading for:
1/22/2008
Associated Scripture Readings:
Exodus 16:1-15
Psalm 104
God Even Feeds Grumblers
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11
Teenage boys can open a refrigerator full of food and still
complain, “There’s nothing to eat!” Teenage girls can open a closet full of clothes and complain, “There’s nothing to wear!” But teenagers are not the only ones who look at God’s bountiful gifts and groan about a lack of provision.
God’s earthly gifts are so abundant—and we are so self-absorbed—that we often fail to recognize all that He has given. We, like Israel grumbling about manna from heaven (Numbers 11:4–6), have very particular tastes. When God fails to satisfy those tastes, we selfishly turn against Him. Repent.
Jesus taught us to pray for “our daily bread.” But God does not wait for us to ask before He provides it. He feeds and clothes us here on earth and even feeds and clothes us for eternity. He gives us Christ’s body and blood in His Supper for our forgiveness; in Holy Baptism, He gives us the spotless robes of Christ’s righteousness to cover our sin. Because He is merciful, He feeds us, despite our grumbling. By His mercy, His temporal and eternal gifts are ours.
God, make us thankful for the earthly food and clothing You give us daily and for the eternal food and clothing You provide for our salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:02 am
Devotional Reading for:
1/23/2008
Associated Scripture Readings:
Matthew 18:23-35
Psalm 40:9-17
Living to Forgive
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Matthew 6:12
Self-improvement experts often tell us to forgive and forget. When our neighbor kicks our dog, when our spouse comes home late, when our friends let us down—forgive and forget.
Forgiving is an essential part of a stable life, and God requires it. But forgetting is not such a good idea if we forget the wrong things. Jesus tells about a servant who was forgiven a huge debt but refused to forgive someone else. His lack of forgiveness was a sin, of course. But his first sin, his prior sin, was failing to remember how much he had been forgiven himself.
We have abundant opportunities to forgive. The Lord’s Prayer shows that we also have abundant—even daily—opportunities to be forgiven. Jesus ties those opportunities together, because the forgiveness we give flows from the forgiveness God has given us. When we forgive our neighbor, we simply pronounce the Gospel: that Jesus Christ has lived and died for all, for those who’ve wronged us and for us too. When we forgive our neighbor, we extend the forgiveness that we ourselves have first received from God.
Heavenly Father, strengthen us by Your grace, so that we forgive others as we have been forgiven, sharing the forgiveness You first gave us; in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:40 am
Beginning and End
By : Matthew Bacchus
This story deal with God telling Abram who name become Abraham as you read on that he needed to leave the familiar, the things he has known to go to land that he will show him. As you read on, God begin to tell him things like I will make your name great and the nations of the earth will be bless through you. Abraham had to leave. I believe this was Abraham new beginning. We are constantly hearing that 2008 is the year of New Beginnings. I believe in order to have a New Beginning, sometimes you have to leave things behind or leave people behind. Abraham was face with this situation. He had to either obey the voice of God or stay where he is. Some of us are holding on to the past and you are asking God for a new beginning. God want you to move on with your life. For God is doing a new thing. He wants to do a new thing in you but you have to forget the old, forget the former things. Let go of some things and people. Sometimes in order to begin something, something has to end. What has to end in your life in order for you to have your new beginning? Does friendship or relationship have to end? Is it forgiveness you are holding on to? Is there something in your house you are holding on to? What has God spoken to you concerning your life? Are you still holding on to something that God said to release it? New Beginning shall be yours if you first make up in your mind to let go of the past, let go of things and people and last but not least leave things or people behind. God bless you.
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:57 am
Devotional Reading for:
1/24/2008
St. Timothy, Pastor and Confessor
Associated Scripture Readings:
2 Timothy 2:1-13
Psalm 119:41-48
The Gospel Is Active
But the word of God is not bound! 2 Timothy 2:9
In a world full of conspiracy theories, no institution is more suspect than the Church. Books and movies often depict the origin of Christianity and the Christian Church as a power grab by power-hungry men in the first century.
The true story of Christianity and the Church is much different. The apostle Paul proclaimed the Gospel from prison. Though bound in chains and facing death (2 Timothy 4:6), Paul preached freedom from death on account of Christ. He instructed a young pastor, Timothy, to preach the same.
Today we remember St. Timothy, a faithful pastor of the Church, who was taught by St. Paul. Writing from prison, Paul encouraged him, saying, “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel” (2 Timothy 2: cool .
Paul did not offer Timothy freedom from suffering or freedom from earthly bondage. He preached to him the message of forgiveness and eternal life in Jesus. Timothy, in turn, preached the same message to others. In this message, we find the active Word of God. Even when we are bound, God’s Word is not. It is at work to save His people, through trust in Jesus, our Savior.
Father, thank You for men like St. Timothy, who spoke Your unbound Word for the salvation of many. Amen.
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Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:54 am
This Ride Called Life
By: Melissa Green
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Romans 8:15-16
My best friend loves roller coasters and any theme park ride that looks scary or dangerous. She particularly likes the ones that turn you upside down or that go up way high and then drop you at a very high speed.
I, on the other hand, do not like those kind of rides. I am usually happy to watch other people while I hold their hot dog or something. I have a fear of heights! And a fear of falling!
A few summers ago, my best friend and I got to go to Disney World with her family. We were so excited, looking at all of the brochures of all of the rides and attractions there. My friend had all of the scariest rides picked out and I said, Not me! I will be happy watching you because I want to be safe. She laughed and said, “We’ll see.”
Well, I might not like scary rides but I do like electric guitars. And somehow she talked me into riding the Rock-n-Rollercoaster Ride starring Aerosmith. It looked so cool and the music was awesome. But as we got closer in line, my stomach started to flutter and I saw a sign warning people who might get injured from the ride to turn back. I felt real nervous and I started to sweat. I told her that I didn’t think I was going to be able to ride the ride after all, that I would just wait for her.
She shot me an upsetting look, grabbed my arm and said, “For you did NOT receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father. The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God., and if children, then heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we SUFFER with Him, that we may also be GLORIFIED together.” Romans 8:15-17
Whoa, how could I argue with that! I mean, not only had she memorized all of that scripture, but she knew where to apply it and it actually SPOKE to me. I was no longer afraid of the ride but of her. I knew that “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” Romans 8:14
So I rode the ride. They took our picture at some point on the ride and we laughed when we saw it. There she was hands up in the air, wide-eyed, with a crazy laugh on her face, and then there was me, knuckles white from grasping the pole tight and my eyes and mouth were tightly shut and my face looked like I was bracing to be hit by a big mack truck! Ugh! But I made it. And I am glad that I did. We rode it three more times after that. It actually became my favorite ride of the whole place. I think about that ride but mostly that scripture when I am faced with something scary on this ride called life.
So.....what are you afraid of?
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:54 am
Devotional Reading for:
1/25/2008
The Conversion of St. Paul
Associated Scripture Readings:
Romans 1:15-17
Psalm 119:129-136
The Gospel Is Powerful
I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. Romans 1:16
Perhaps no man has experienced the power of God’s Word more directly than St. Paul. On the road to Damascus, Paul saw a blinding light and heard Jesus speak. In a flash, God turned the chief of sinners into a sudden saint. Paul would later call the Gospel “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.”
We often fail to tell others about Jesus because we worry that our human failings will quash the Gospel. We excuse our silence by telling ourselves that we aren’t qualified. We justify our tied tongues by saying to ourselves that our poor words wouldn’t have made any difference anyway.
Scripture reassures us that our own qualifications don’t determine the Holy Spirit’s effectiveness. God’s power is working everywhere the Gospel is proclaimed. When we direct others to Jesus’ Word and Sacraments, we simply direct them to the power of God.
Each time God grants faith in Jesus, He works a miracle as great as the one He worked on the Damascus road. He did it for Paul and for us, and He does it for all who hear the powerful Gospel and believe.
God, open our mouths and help us speak the powerful Gospel that Jesus died for the sins of all. Amen.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:13 am
Using Your Hand as a Prayer Guide
Prayer is the most powerful and effective tool God has blessed us with. Today, concentrate on praying using your hand in the following guide.
1. Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They're the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C.S. Lewis once said, “a sweet duty.”
2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors and ministers. They need support and wisdom in point others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.
3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.
4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger; as any piano teacher will tell us. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You can never pray too much for them.
5. And lastly comes our little finger; the smallest finger of all . . . which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, “The least shall be the greatest among you.” Let your pinkie remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into perspective, and you'll be able to pray for yourself more effectively.
Know It!
God loves to hear us pray. He never grows tired of hearing our voices, drying our tears, rejoicing with us and meeting our needs.
Read It!
Philippians 2:1-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2; 1 Thesssalonians 5:23-25.
Pray It!
Oh, Jesus! Help me not to take prayer for granted. I realize that being able to talk with You is an incredible privilege. Please help me to take advantage of this wonderful communication line I have with You.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:33 am
Confession
By: Brooke Macri
He who conceals his sin does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13
Unconfessed sin is the most needless form of self-punishment there is. When we refuse to acknowledge that we have disobeyed God, we voluntarily take on an extraordinary load of shame and deceit. The sad thing is, it's unnecessary. God already knows that we've sinned. He doesn't need us to confess it for His benefit. He needs us to confess it for our own good. Unconfessed sin will eat away at you like a disease. You'll be plagued by worries : "Do others know what I've done? When will the truth come out?" You'll be weighed down by guilt and shame ;"How could I have been so stupid? Can the one I offended ever forgive me? Can God ever forgive me?" You'll be dragged down into deception: "If i tell just one more lie, my secret will be safe."
When you've sinned, the last place you may want to be is the first place you should go, and thats straight to God. Go to Him and let Him show you your sin for what it is. Let Him help you see the damage your sin has done so you won't be tempted to do it again. Let Him give you the courage to seek forgiveness from whomever you've sinned against. Let Him love you, and forgive you, and cleanse you, and give you a new start. As long as you hold on to your sin and try to conceal it, it has mastery over you. But when you confess your sing to God and seek restoration, you'll find mercy and freedom.
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