Human Wisdom says love yourself first. Godly Wisdom says humble yourself and respect first God and His Word. Human Wisdom says hate your enemy and rejoice when He stumbles and falls. Godly Wisdom seeks to save the enemy because Jesus died for them too. Human beings are quick to condemn and to hate. God reaches out to the sinner – without condoning his sin – and enables the sinner to turn from evil and follow Him.
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Lord, Keep Me In Your Word
This time of year is the time of graduation and looking forward to new things. We are reminded by our Scripture Lessons to continue learning God’s Word and living according to it.
God urged the Israelites to continue in His Word, His Laws and His Promises and to teach them to their children. He also warned them about what would happen if they forgot or turned from Him.
After Jesus’ Ascension, His disciples lived according to Jesus’ Word, loving one another.
Finally, let’s never tire of sharing and teaching God’s Word, because it still causes grown and saves human beings.
To God Alone the Glory
…for each redeemed soul. God is surely glorified in our Scripture Lessons for this Pentecost. He did great things for Israel but they dishonored Him. Still He made His name great by promising to cleanse them of sin and to send His Spirit. God has done great things for us. He has made us heirs and sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in us. Jesus calls upon us to love one another and promises to send the Spirit of Truth to dwell within us.
The Majority
…isn’t always right.
Prayer
The primary focus of our Scripture Lessons this Sunday. We are to seek the LORD in prayer, asking for His mercy and forgiveness. We are to pray for those in authority. We are to be persistent in prayer.
What would the LORD have us do?
Our Scripture Lessons give us simple answers this week: Praise the LORD. Share the Good News. Confess the Truth.
Greater in power, love and mercy.
That’s our God.
Spring Mission Festival
Blessings come to us from God in different ways…
- Work — We work hard for some of those blessings…like Jacob did in wrestling with God.
- Freely – We receive many blessings from God without our effort, because of the work of our Lord Jesus.
- Mercifully – When we sin – as Peter had, God has mercy on us in Christ and forgives, renews, and refocuses us in our work for Him.