"Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, His wondrous works in the deep. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;
they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven." Psalm 107:23-30

Saturday, July 20, 2013

The Wedding Chamber

The wonderful thing about the Divine Service is that it is heavenly. It is not a desperate attempt by man to conjure up something pleasing to God or something to create emotions in humans towards their Savior. It is not a work done to earn God's adoration and salvation.

Instead like the manger hugged the baby Jesus it is where God comes to us in seemingly mediocre things, simple things that He created, to give us life:  the Water to drown the sinner and raise the saint, the Confession and Absolution to draw us sinners ever closer to Him in repentance and erase our sins, The Word to grant us wisdom in Christ and to enliven us all the more to the Holy Spirit's work in us, and the Flesh of the bread and wine to fill us with His very self...drowning our sins with His Holy body and blood and feeding the saint within us given us in our water adoption.

It is plain. It is lowly. It is reverent. It is Holy.

It is the bride alone with her Groom in the wedding chamber.



Lord, Thee I love with all my heart;
I pray Thee ne'er from me depart,
With tender mercies cheer me.
Earth has no pleasure I would share,
Yea, heaven itself were void and bare
If Thou, Lord, wert not near me.
And should my heart for sorrow break,
My trust in Thee no one could shake.
Thou art the Portion I have sought;
Thy precious blood my soul has bought.
Lord Jesus Christ,
My God and Lord, my God and Lord,
Forsake me not! I trust Thy Word.
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