February 2015
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941;
WS = Worship Supplement 2000;
SC = Martin Luther’s Small Catechism;
[ ] = Minor Festivals or commemorations in the Christian Church Year
Feb 2 Luke 2:22-40 TLH 137
[The Presentation of Christ]
Joseph, Mary, and Jesus heed the Law of Moses, and Simeon and Anna get to see their Savior close up.
Feb 3 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 WS 713:1, 3
May our lives help bring others to Christ rather than lead people away from Him.
Feb 4 1 Corinthians 3:1-11 TLH 493
We are God’s field-workers, but it is He who makes things grow. We are thankful that’s His responsibility!
Feb 5 Genesis 32:9-32 TLH 444:4
[Commemoration of Jacob]
Fearful of the future, Jacob persists until the Lord blesses Him. God is not upset with such wrestling matches.
Feb 6 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 TLH 134
God desires to communicate with us, and He does so especially through His prophet Jesus.
Feb 7 Mark 1:21-39 WS 730
There is no enemy our Lord Jesus Christ cannot defeat.
Feb 9 Isaiah 40:21-31 PS 111
He who has created the world and can reduce its rulers to nothing will surely care for you, His child.
Feb 10 Mark 4:26-32 SC Lord’s Prayer II
The forgiveness of sins in Christ may at first appear a small thing, but it ever conquers more and more hearts.
Feb 11 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 PS 147:1-11
As God is concerned with saving the weak, so this concern is reflected in the actions of His believers.
Feb 12 Matthew 14:22-33 PS 77
Although the disciples were a considerable distance away, Jesus was well aware of them. Comforting, isn’t it?
Feb 13 Genesis 11:1-9 TLH 416
God’s discipline at Babel prevented the people from going further in their sin. May He discipline us in love.
Feb 14 John 15:9-13 TLH 363:1-3
True love is sacrificial—as Jesus demonstrated when He offered His own life as payment for our sin.
Feb 16 Mark 9:2-9 WS 720
“ … they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.” Jesus stays with us too, glorious God though He is.
Feb 17 2 Corinthians 3:7-12 PS 50:1-6
Do you want to see something glorious? Examine the good news that Christ’s righteousness is yours.
Feb 18 Romans 4:1-8 TLH 387
[Death of Martin Luther]
By faith (not by works) we stand righteous before God, this righteousness being a free gift from Him.
Feb 19 Joel 2:12-19 PS 51
The repentance God works in us is not a mere outward show, but involves the heart’s cooperation too.
Feb 20 Hebrews 13:12-21 PS 148
What can we give the One who sanctified us with His own blood? How about a sacrifice of praise from our own lips.
Feb 21 Matthew 6:1-6 TLH 399:4-6
We say, “To God alone be the glory!”—but we short-circuit this when we discover ways to glorify ourselves instead.
Feb 23 Mark 1:9-15 TLH 61
Seven short verses, three major events (vv. 9-11; 12-13, 14-15). Consider how they all relate to Christ’s gospel ministry.
Feb 24 Matthew 9:9-13 TLH 342
[Festival of St. Matthew]
Jesus not only made a tax collector into a disciple, but a sermon at Matthew’s table further told of His concern for sinners.
Feb 25 James 1:12-18 SC Lord’s Prayer VI
Don’t blame God when you fall into temptation. He is the author of good and wants a crown of life for you.
Feb 26 Genesis 3:1-15 WS 714
Satan, His temptations, and the world’s ruin are reversed by a single promise in v. 15 (see also 1 John 3:8b).
Feb 27 Genesis 22:1-18 PS 6
God provided a substitute sacrifice and Isaac’s life was spared, calling to mind a greater Substitute.
Feb 28 Matthew 16:21-23 TLH 142
Yet another temptation resisted by our Savior. Not once did He fail or falter in His journey to the cross.