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Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week Dec. 14 – Dec. 19, 2020
Monday, December 14, Deuteronomy 19 Vv. 2-20 — This chapter deals with 6 cities in the Promised Land which the Lord wanted set aside in case someone accidentally killed another Israelite. The person could flee to safety in the “city of refuge” closest to him. If the murder was intentional, the killer was to be handed over for execution. The …
December 11, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion The Gifts of God What do you want for Christmas? How about a life purified from sin and standing blameless before God on Judgment Day? Those are the gifts of God, the most expensive gifts in the history of the universe. It’s no wonder that we can always rejoice. We can stay …
December 10, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion A Day in the Son I remember my first day on a Florida beach. I was having a great time in the sun, but I had no idea what was happening to me. After a few hours, I walked off the beach ignorant, happy, and completely unaware that I was burned to …
December 9, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is you Daily Devotion We Aren’t the Light, but We Know Where to Find Him John was God’s spokesman, called to prepare the people for the Savior. As much as people wanted to put John into the spotlight, he kept pointing them to Jesus. Now we are God’s spokespeople, called to prepare people for Judgment Day. …
December 8, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. 2 Peter 3:10 Be Ready A thief does not announce his arrival ahead of time. …
December 7, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but …
December 6, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation . . . Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Psalm 85:7,10 Welcome Gifts Christmas is a time for happy meetings and warm greetings. Dear friends visit from long distances. Family members come to our …
December 5, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion [The Lord Jesus Christ] will keep you strong to the end. 1 Corinthians 1:8 Strong to the End By the summer of 1805, a man by the name of Lewis had had enough. For well over a year, he and his partner, William Clark, had been leading several dozen men …
Bible Reading & Commentary for the Week Dec. 7 – Dec. 12, 2020
Monday, December 07, Deuteronomy 13 Vv. 6-10 — Why was God so severe in His punishment of those who enticed fellow Israelites to worship heathen gods? That’s because He wanted to keep Israel spiritually pure so He could fulfill His promise and send them and us a Savior from Abraham’s seed. Even today, so we don’t lose our faith in …