Friday after Ad te levavi, The First Sunday in Advent
Posted on December 6, 2019 by under
Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4 (NKJV)
2:1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, 4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
Devotion
We are taught to pray “Thy will be done” in the Lord’s Prayer. His will is made clear in His Scriptures and in His Sacraments. His will is that all people should repent and fear, love, and trust in Him above all. His will is that we should believe in Jesus Christ, who was crucified for our sins. His will is that we should believe and be Baptized, being washed in Christ and connected to His Church. His will is that we should eat and drink and live by His Body and Blood, and confess His death and forgiveness until Jesus comes again in glory. His will is that all the signs and wonders of His Church be taught clearly and truthfully so that all nations might be made disciples of His Word.
If we think that His will needs to be feelings or private answers to our particular concerns, we are missing the bigger, greater picture. He blesses and teaches His people, past and present, to know and do His will for the sake of His kingdom and His righteousness. Let us pray that He grant us true faith and strength according to His Spirit, so that we may never neglect the greatness of His salvation for us, nor neglect His will to proclaim that saving message to others!
We pray: Stir up, we beseech Thee, Thy power, O Lord, and come, that by Thy protection we may be rescued from the threatening perils of our sins and saved by Thy mighty deliverance; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
