Broadcast
Watering the Earth - Part 1
Isaiah 55:10-11
02/05/2024
10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to
the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty, but it shall
accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed
in the thing for which I sent it. (ESV)
This weeks readings in the Divine Service at Trinity
Lutheran Church focused on the Word of God. Our Gospel lesson
was the familiar Parable of the Sower, where the seed of the Word
is scattered on both good ground and bad.
Our Old Testament lesson comes from the book of Isaiah.
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and
do not return there but water the earth, making it
bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and
bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out
from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it
shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall
succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
We proclaim the Word of God, the good news of salvation by
God's love alone, through faith in Jesus Christ alone, in the
hope that all people might know of the love of God. This is the
Gospel message, the good news that we have the hope of
everlasting life for the sake of Jesus' death and resurrection.
To prepare us to hear the Gospel, we need to know that we
are sinners who are otherwise lost and eternally condemned. That
is why we proclaim God's law, so that we know we need a redeemer
from sin, death, and the power of the devil.
This week we will look at the Word of God and see how it
contains all we need for our salvation.
May our Lord grant you His richest blessings this week.
Amen.