Broadcast
I Will Be Your God - Part 5
Ezekiel 36:28
05/17/2024
28 You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your
fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be
your God. (ESV)
We celebrated Jesus ascending into heaven eight days ago.
Saint Luke recorded:
Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up
his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he
parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And
they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great
joy, and were continually in the temple blessing
God.[3]
Jesus Christ is present with His Church through His Word and
Sacraments. We believe, teach, and confess that He is at the
right hand of the omnipresent Father, thus He is also with us
physically, though we cannot see Him. Finally, our Lord and
Savior is with His Church through the holy office He bestowed
when He sent His disciples to spread the good news of salvation
by grace through faith for the sake of His suffering, death, and
resurrection to all the earth.
This is to fulfill the promise given through Ezekiel the
prophet:
You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your
fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your
God.
Today, the Church on earth is in God's presence. He calls
us to be His people, and has promised that we will have
everlasting life in His holy mansions. The land in which we will
dwell eternally is like the Garden into which our Creator placed
the first man and woman.
While on earth, we have the opportunity to join with angels,
archangels, and all the company of heaven as we gather to hear of
God's rich love and mercy, that Jesus died and rose again for
your redemption. Please come to Trinity Lutheran Church on
Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. to hear this marvelous news. May our
Lord grant you the peace of knowing your sins are forgiven for
Jesus' sake. Amen.
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3. Luke 24:50-53 (ESV)