"After this He [Jesus] went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And He said to him, 'Follow Me.' And leaving everything, he rose and followed Him. And Levi made Him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax...
"And he [John] went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a Baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the Lord, make...
"Then Job answered the LORD and said: 'I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.'" (Job 42:1-2 ESV) "Oh, Jesus, it's awful dark down there. You'd better hold my hand," said the little boy on the edge of the stairwell.Do you know...
"David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' And Nathan said to David, 'The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die.'" (2 Samuel...
"So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And [Eli] said, 'It is the LORD. Let Him do what seems good to Him.'" (1 Samuel 3:18 ESV)This devotion pairs with this weekend's Lutheran Hour sermon, which can be found at lutheranhour.org.Tom White was twelve...
"Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving Him thanks." (Luke 17:15-16a ESV) This devotion pairs with this weekend's Lutheran Hour sermon, which can be found at...
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." (James 5:16 ESV)As Christians we bring our petitions before God. We believe our prayers are offered to a...