Skip to content

 

Church of the Lutheran Confession

Connect with Us

Contact

Daily Devotions

Centuries before the birth of Christ, Isaiah proclaims, “Be strong, and do not fear, your God will come.” At Christmas we celebrate the fact that, indeed, our God has come to save us. Do not fear, your God will come again; and then all sorrow and sighing will flee away forever.

  • by

BibleGateway: Isaiah 35:1-10 ESV Text: Isaiah 35:1-10 KJV Text: Isaiah 35:1-10 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:54      1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and… 

Movies like “It’s a Wonderful Life” depict so-called Christmas miracles. But these make-believe miracles are nothing compared to God’s true Christmas miracles, such as the miracle of a virgin giving birth to a Son, Who is none other than God with us! God’s

  • by

BibleGateway: Isaiah 7:1-17 ESV Text: Isaiah 7:1-17 KJV Text: Isaiah 7:1-17 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:36      1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son… 

As we count the days to Christmas, we ponder anew the Father’s wondrous gift of His Son, our Savior. On account of Christ, God has made a new covenant with us, in which He forgives our iniquity and remembers our sins no more. This covenant is completely one-sided, and all by grace.

  • by

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 31:23-34 ESV Text: Jeremiah 31:23-34 KJV Text: Jeremiah 31:23-34 The section starts at about 3:53 and ends at about 6:8 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet… 

Isaiah looks ahead to New Testament times when people from all nations will flock to the Mountain of the Lord, which is the Holy Christian Church. To this very day, countless millions find lasting peace on “God’s Mountain” through the good news of a Savior for all.

  • by

BibleGateway: Isaiah 2:1-11 ESV Text: Isaiah 2:1-11 KJV Text: Isaiah 2:1-11 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:57      1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and… 

The furniture to be placed in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle are pictures of Christ. The Table upon which showbread was placed calls to mind that Christ is the Bread of Life. The Lampstand tells how He is the Light of the World. The Altar of Incense reminds us that only by His sacrifice are our prayers acceptable to God.

  • by

BibleGateway: Exodus 37 ESV Text: Exodus 37 KJV Text: Exodus 37:1-29 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 37:      1 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of… 

The Lord’s Name is the revelation of His identity. His Name reveals that He is a wondrous God of forgiveness and mercy. “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin . . .”

  • by

BibleGateway: Exodus 34 ESV Text: Exodus 34 KJV Text: Exodus 34:1-35 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 34:      1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and…