Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3 Your Good Shepherd The man who wrote Psalm 23 was a King of Israel named David. David’s life was one of wonderful highs and also deep lows. He rose up from a shepherd boy to …
October 24, 2020
Dear Trinity Family, “I just don’t have time that!” How often to you hear people say that? Time seems to be a pretty scarce commodity. Our days are filled with so many activities, responsibilities, and to-do’s, that we have to choose what we can and cannot fit into our schedules. Jesus told a parable about where God fits into our …
October 23, 2020
Do the churches look emptier to you? Where did all the Christians go? Some of the emptiness is due to the restrictions and the concerns about COVID-19, but not all of it. Sometimes it seems that Christians are becoming rarer and harder to find. Elijah knew how that felt. He thought he was the only one left. The Christian congregation …
October 22, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: …
October 21, 2020
King Hezekiah had something to celebrate! It was so big and so important that he wanted everybody in the country to celebrate with him. He sent messengers throughout the country and into Samaria to invite them to come to celebrate the Passover. It had been a long time, but Hezekiah wanted God’s people to come back to worship God. Sadly, …
October 20, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Matthew 21:42 Laying a Cornerstone There were so many reasons that people rejected Jesus. Some found him far too ordinary …
October 19, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion “Listen to another parable: [Jesus said] There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When the harvest time approached, he sent …
October 17, 2020
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terrible.” Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say …
October 16, 2020
Think about what God has given us. He’s given us a world with everything we need—not just to survive, but to thrive, to find joy, purpose, and fulfillment. What does God get in return? Violence, murder, selfishness, and rebellion. Now think about God’s response to all that. Jesus told a parable about people who take God’s world and refuse to …
October 15, 2020
Paul was concerned. He didn’t want the people he loved in Corinth to receive God’s grace in vain. Is that even possible? Remember Jesus’ parable of the sower and the seed? Only one out the four types of ground produced fruit. One had the Word snatched away and two others lost faith after it started to grow. Only one grew …