Five Minutes a Day with Luther - 12-16-2009

[Five Minutes with Luther]

FIVE MINUTES A DAY WITH LUTHER

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December 16

Psalm 119:11-12 Thy word I have treasured in my heart, That I
may not sin against Thee. Blessed art Thou, O LORD; Teach me
Thy statutes.

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The Bible, or Holy Scripture, is like a beautiful and spacious
orchard, in which all sorts of trees grow, from which we may
pluck various kinds of fruits; for in the Bible we have rich and
precious comforts, teachings, admonitions, warnings, promises,
threatenings, etc. The Holy Scripture is full of divine gifts
and virtues. The books of the heathen taught nothing of Faith,
Hope, and Love; no, they knew nothing at all of these things.
Their books aimed only at that which was present, at that which,
with natural wit and understanding, a human creature was able to
comprehend and take hold of; but about trust in God and hope in
the Lord, there was nothing written in their books. In the
Psalms and in Job we may see and discover how those two books
treat and handle Faith, Hope, Patience, and Prayer. To be
short, the Holy Scripture is the best and the most precious book
of God, full of comfort in all manner of trials and temptations;
for it teaches about Faith, Hope, and Love, in ways far other
than human reason and understanding can comprehend. And, in
times of troubles and vexations, it teaches how these virtues
should light and shine; it teaches also, that after this poor
and miserable life, there is another which is eternal and
everlasting.

This lamp, through all the tedious night
Of life, shall guide our way,
Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.

---
Cuda.
aka Pastor Robin Fish
It isn't whether we win or lose, it is "Do we stand faithfully?"

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