Steadfast in the Word

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Lord, keep us steadfast in Your Word;

Curb those who by deceit or sword

Would wrest the kingdom from Your Son

And bring to naught all He has done (LSB 655.1).

Thus we sing, and thus we pray – that our Lord would keep us steadfast in His Word. Not in my word or your word, or the word of the false prophets of this or any age. Steadfast in His Word, which stands forever, true and certain and unchanging.

The Word of the Lord stands forever. Despite the changes and chances of life, it remains. Despite the whims and wishes of men, it remains. Despite the ignorance and foolishness of the world, it remains. The Word of the Lord remains forever, because the Word Incarnate remains forever. God does not change, and so neither does His Word. He is not false, and neither is it.

+ Robert Martin Jensen +

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

On this day, in the midst of grief and sorrow, the words of the prophet Isaiah ring forth,

“Behold, God is my salvation;

I will trust, and will not be afraid;

for the Lord God is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.”

The Lord God is your strength and your song, because He indeed is your salvation. Just as He has been the salvation for Bob, and for all those blessed dead who have departed this life in faith in the Son of God. God is the salvation of all those whose lives are secure in the life of Christ Jesus our Savior. Therefore, you shall trust and not be afraid, but be at peace.