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Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
[O God, you
are] like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams
of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. (Isa.
32:2 ESV)
Prayer of Confession
Lord Jesus
Christ, with us abide,
For round
us falls the eventide.
O let Your
Word, that saving light,
Shine forth
undimmed into the night.
In these
last days of great distress
Grant us,
dear Lord, true steadfastness
That we
keep pure till life is spent
Your holy
Word and Sacrament.
Stay with
us, Lord, and keep us true;
Preserve
our faith our whole life through –
Your Word
alone our heart’s defense,
The Church’s
glorious confidence. Amen.[1]
Catechism Reflections
The
Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed
Redemption
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third
day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right
hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living
and the dead.
What does this mean? I believe that Jesus
Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born
of the Virgin Mary is my Lord,
Who has
redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sins,
from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with
His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death,
That I may
be His own and live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting
righteousness, innocence, and blessedness,
Just as His
is risen form the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity.
This is
most certainly true.
Questions for Meditation
What does
this reading teach you?
What does
this reading lead you to be thankful for?
What
behavior, thought, or attitude does this reading challenge? What sin does it
lead you to confess?
How might
you pray for God to have a richer impact on your life through this reading?
Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer
“And lead
us not into temptation.”
Father in
heaven, You tempt no one. Please guard and keep us so that the devil, the world,
and our sinful nature may not deceive us or mislead us into false belief,
despair, and other great shame and vice. Although we are attacked by these
things, we pray that we may finally overcome them and win the victory through
Jesus, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Verse of Benediction
The grace
of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you all. (2 Cor. 13:14 ESV)
[1]
Melanchthon, Philip, Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide, Lutheran Service Book
585, Concordia Publishing House, 1982
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