Holy Week - Wednesday

Welcome to Luther for the Busy Man, the week of Holy Week Wednesday.

Our scripture reading comes from the Book of Psalms, chapter 19, verses 7-14.

The Law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart.

The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever.

The rules of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and

drippings of the honeycomb.

Moreover by them is your servant warned, in keeping them there is great reward.

Who can discern his errors, declare me innocent from hidden faults?

Take back your servant also from presumptuous sins, let them not have dominion over me.

Then I shall be plainless and innocent of great transgression, let the words of my mouth

and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Our scripture lesson comes from the Book of Luke, chapter 18, verse 34.

They understood none of these things.

This thing was hid from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

Jesus said to the disciples, had no meaning for them at this time.

This saying was hid from them.

This amounts to saying, reason, flesh and blood cannot understand or grasp that scripture

should declare how the Son of man must be crucified.

Still less, can an understand that such is his will and that he does it gladly?

Reason does not believe that this is necessary for us.

It wants to take care of itself before God with works.

God must reveal this in our hearts by his spirit, after proclaiming it outwardly into

our ears by his word.

Even those to whom the spirit reveals it inwardly, find it hard to believe this and have

to struggle with this.

So great and wonderful a thing it is that the Son of man is crucified willingly and gladly

to fulfill the scriptures that is for our good.

It is a mystery and remains a mystery.

Let us pray.

O Lord, we are always in need of the enlightenment of your Holy Spirit through your word.

We thank You that through the Spirit we can understand the treasures of Your Word and

make them our own.

Amen.

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