Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion People in Jesus’ day forgot what the temple was. It was God’s house. It was a place to be in God’s presence, to pray, and to sacrifice. Remember that, as a boy, Jesus had gone to the temple courts to be about his Father’s business? It had changed. It wasn’t about …
March 9, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion “But showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commands.” Exodus 20:6 God Is a Loving God Of all the ways God describes himself in the Bible, love is perhaps his most important attribute. God wants to show us his love. The word for love …
March 8, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God.” Exodus 20:5 A Jealous God We like to think about God as a loving, forgiving, generous, patient, our friend, everything we need. He certainly is all those things and more! Thinking of …
March 7, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devoion You shall have no other gods before me. . . . You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God. . . . Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. . . . Honor your father and your mother. . . . You shall not murder. You shall not …
March 6, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3,4 The Difference For many, it is the stuff of nightmares, a physical condition too horrific to contemplate, the worst of worst-case scenarios. But for a young boy by the name of Nick …
March 5, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion There is a struggle of cosmic proportions going on in Lent, in the Word, and in us. God’s law has the enormous power to kill, to condemn, and to curse. There is no cure for its curses. Mankind has no power to no escape from its condemnation. Worse, our …
March 4, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion People in Jesus’ day forgot what the temple was. It was God’s house. It was a place to be in God’s presence, to pray, and to sacrifice. Remember that, as a boy, Jesus had gone to the temple courts to be about his Father’s business? It had changed. It …
March 3, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your Daily Devotion These are the commandments of the Lord our God. These are not suggestions or opinions. These are commands; there is judgment in store for anyone who breaks them. Fear of punishment can be a powerful motivator to obey. Think of how freely people break the speed limit. …
March 2, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion [Jesus] spoke plainly about [his suffering], and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. Mark 8:32,33 Unanswered Prayers Have you ever wanted something so badly—prayed for something passionately—only to discover later in life how thankful you ought …
March 1, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Daily Devotion [Jesus] then began to teach [his disciples] that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. Mark 8:31 Bucket List Do you have a …