When the Lord Comes Near, He Humbles His People (Luke 3:1-6)
Advent 2 Sunday, December 5, 2021
When the Lord Comes Near, He Humbles His People (Luke 3:1-6)
Readings for Advent 2 Sunday, December 5, 2021
First Reading: Malachi 3:1-7. The Prophet Malachi sent a message from God to his people that someone would come to prepare us for the coming of the Lord Jesus.
Psalm 66. Let all the earth cry out with joy to the Lord.
Second Reading.: Philippians 1:3-11. The Apostle Paul issued prayers that the Christians in Philippi would endure to the Last Day.
The Gospel and Sermon Text: Luke 3:1-6.
Repentance is more than saying you are sorry to God. Repentance is:
to acknowledge that what I have done is considered sinful to God.
that I am sorry that I have offended God,
that I ask God to forgive me in Jesus and trust that he does,
and that I intend not to sin like this again because I want to please my Savior.
May we need the wake-up call of John the Baptist, to find humility—-the kind that repents before Christ, that realizes how precious his Word and Sacrament are, that looks to him for forgiveness and trusts him totally for eternal life.
Amen
Pastor Ron Koehler