“Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”
And there shall come forth
a rod out of the stem of Jesse,
and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
Category: Mercy
Messiah!
“So will My word be
which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter
for which I sent it.”
“Comfort Ye My People”
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,” saith your God.
Read MoreThis Week
…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
Read MoreLuke 9–10: The Good Samaritan & Being A Neighbor
“And who is my neighbor?”
Read MoreMercy & Grace
Therefore let us draw near
with confidence to the throne of grace,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help
in time of need.
Psalms 51–53: God’s Unfailing Love & God’s Compassion
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
Romans 8: “If God is for us, who is against us?”
But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.
Read MoreSabbath Mourning
Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.’” Matthew 26:31 LSB Men scattered by their fears, Mourning without hope in bleakest sorrow. Hearts rent by bitter tears; Ungrasped yet—His […]
Read MoreThe Veil Torn
When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour. At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” And when some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He […]
Read MoreO Sacred Head, Now Wounded
O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was Thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine. What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered, was all for sinners’ gain; Mine, mine was […]
Read MoreJESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS
“So he then delivered Him over to them to be crucified. “They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in […]
Read MorePsalm 118: A Passover Song
After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Mark 14:26 LSB – Psalm 118 is a song of Passover; it is the last psalm of the ‘Egyptian Hallel,’ a group of Psalms sung annually at Passover. Derek Kidner explains: “A short run of psalms used at the yearly Passover begins here […]
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Kindling for Candles 