OTA: Isaiah 8:11-22
NT: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-15
NTA: Ephesians 4:1-16
CL: Matthew 11:1-19
GA: Matthew 24:36-51
PS: Psalm 146:1-10
December
13th
Collect of the Day:
Lord
Jesus Christ, we implore You to hear our prayers and to lighten the darkness of
our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You live and reign with the Father
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Theme for the Week Look to the Christ
Verse of the Week: Matthew
11:5
Daily Bible Reading List:
Mon: Isaiah 35:1-10 Tues: Ephesians
4:1-16 Wed: Matthew 11:1-19
Thurs: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-15 Fri: Isaiah
8:1-10
Catechism Reading:
What is the
benefit of this eating and drinking?
These words,
"Given
and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,"
shows us that
in the Sacrament
forgiveness of
sins, life, and salvation
are given us
through these words.
For where
there is forgiveness of sins,
there is also
life and salvation.
How can bodily
eating and drinking do such great things?
Certainly not
just eating and drinking do these things,
but the words
written here:
"Given
and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins."
These words,
along with the bodily eating and drinking,
are the main
thing in the Sacrament.
Whoever
believes these words has exactly what they say:
"forgiveness
of sins."
Who receives this
sacrament worthily?
Fasting and bodily preparation are certainly fine
outward training.
But that person is truly
worthy and well prepared
who has faith in these
words:
"Given and shed for
you for the forgiveness of sins."
But anyone who does not
believe these words or doubts them
is unworthy and
unprepared,
for the words "for
you" require all hearts to believe.
