Monday after the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on September 9, 2024 by under
Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:4-7 (NKJV)
4:4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
5 “Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess. 6 Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
7 “For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?”
Devotion
The Lord God had chosen Israel to be His people. He would do for them what they needed. He would give them food in the wilderness, protect them from the enemies which tried to destroy them in the wilderness, and He would forgive Israel their sins through the sacrifices that they brought before the Lord at the Tabernacle of Meeting while they were in the wilderness. The Lord God took care of all their needs because they were His people, and He was their God.
The same was true when they were established in the land of Canaan. The Lord God still did all those things that He did for them in the wilderness, but now they had a land flowing with milk and honey. They had cities to live in which they did not build. They had vineyards and fields which they did not plant. The Lord provided them with all these things.
We who cling to Him in faith, or as Moses says, “Who hold fast to the Lord your God,” are also His people. He has claimed us through Holy Baptism. He has made us His people so that we also receive from Him all that we need for this body and life. Especially, He provides us faith to receive the spiritual gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation. With such a Lord we need not worry about food and clothing, for our Lord promises to supply our needs and daily bread.
Collect: O Lord, we beseech Thee, let Thy continual pity cleanse and defend Thy Church; and because it cannot continue in safety without Thy succor, preserve it evermore by Thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee 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.
