Deut. 26:1-11; Ps. 91:1-2, 9-16; Rom.10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13
Commemoration: Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Romans 10:6 "But
the righteousness that comes from faith says,… 'The word is near you, on your
lips and in your heart.'"
From
Martin Luther's "Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans" (1522
rev. 1526):
"Faith is not the
human notion and dream that some people call faith… Faith…is a divine work in
us which changes us and makes us to be born anew of God (John 1:12-13)…Faith is
a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that the believer
would stake his life on it a thousand times. This knowledge of confidence in
God's grace makes us glad and bold and happy in dealing with God and with all
creatures. And this is the work which the Holy Spirit performs in faith.
Because of it, without coercion, Christians are ready and glad to do good to
everyone, to serve everyone, to suffer everything, out of love and praise to
God who has shown them this grace. Thus it is impossible to separate works from
faith, quite as impossible as to separate heat and light from fire."
(Luther's Works, Vol. 35)
O God of the desert, set us free "to do the good with pleasure, with a
willing and happy heart." Amen
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