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try 2 focus no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women president ronald reagan page 2 skip to primary content skip to secondary content try 2 focus no arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women president ronald reagan search main menu home disclaimer fred thompson white papers post navigation older posts newer posts higher things reflection for july 22 posted on july 22 2012 by brvanlanen mary magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the lord and that he had spoken these things to her john 20 18 in the name of jesus amen mary was the first person to see jesus alive after he had died she had seen him on the cross bleeding dying dead she had seen the tomb where he was laid she had gone to give his body a proper anointing once the sabbath was over can you imagine her grief her surprise her joy st mark records that after his resurrection jesus first appeared to mary out of whom he had driven seven demons mary had once been under the awful influence and control of satan and jesus had rescued her by showing himself to her on the day he rose from the dead mary learns that her rescue from the devil and death are really true mary is the reminder that jesus conquers all our enemies she like us was in bondage to sin and death and jesus set her free he set her free not only because he speaks his word but also because his is the word of the one who died and rose defeating the devil and conquering death mary magdalene on easter is the picture of christ s promise and the example of our hope that jesus truly has defeated all of our enemies many silly legends and false stories have arisen about mary magdalene but the truth is the lord granted to her the wonderful gift of seeing him alive after he had been dead she was the first witness of the resurrection that a woman should see such a detail would seem a preposterous idea in that day and culture and so her witness of christ s being alive is all the more sure because it isn t the sort of detail you can make up and mary thus serves as a picture of all christians part of the church the bride of christ who by the witness and testimony of mary and others who saw jesus believe that he lives and the victory is won now mary is to find christ in the church just as we are no hanging on to jesus at the tomb but now in his church we cling to jesus in the waters of our baptism his word and body and blood in the name of jesus amen almighty god your son jesus christ restored mary magdalene to health and called her to be the first witness of his resurrection heal us from all infirmities and call us to know you in the power of your son s unending life through the same jesus christ our lord who lives and reigns with you and the holy spirit one god now and forever amen collect for the festival of st mary magdalene via higher things july 22 2012 st mary magdalene share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on delicious opens in new window delicious share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in christian confessional lutheran lcms devotion lcms lutheran tagged christ god holy spirit jesu jesus christ mary mary magdalene resurrection of jesus prophet ezekiel commemoration posted on july 21 2012 by brvanlanen today the lcms commemorates the holy prophet ezekiel ezekiel the son of buzi was a priest called by god to be a prophet to the exiles during the babylonian captivity ezekiel 1 3 in 597 b c king nebuchadnezzar and the babylonian army brought the king of judah and thousands of the best citizens of jerusalem including ezekiel to babylon 2 kings 24 8 16 ezekiel s priestly background profoundly stamped his prophecy as the holiness of god and the temple figure prominently in his messages for example ezekiel 9 10 and 40 48 from 593 b c to the destruction of jerusalem and the temple in 586 b c ezekiel prophesied the inevitability of divine judgment on jerusalem on the exiles in babylon and on seven nations that surrounded israel ezekiel 1 32 jerusalem would certainly fall and the exiles would not quickly return the just consequences of their sins especially in the early part of the book much of what the lord said to his people was delivered in the form of action prophecies in these ezekiel acted out representations of coming events pertaining to the fall of judah the destruction of the temple and the seeming end of the davidic line of kings these action prophecies included the eating of the scroll 3 1 2 being struck with dumbness 3 22 27 sketching of the city of jerusalem 4 1 3 lying on one side and then the other 4 4 8 eating restricted rations cooked on a fire of dried dung 4 9 17 and shaving his hair and beard with a sword before dividing the hair 5 1 4 some seem a bit strange at first glance once we understand their meaning and context their messages are quite easily comprehended once word reached ezekiel that jerusalem and the temple were destroyed his message became one of comfort and hope through him god promised that his people would experience future restoration renewal and revival in the coming messianic kingdom ezekiel 33 48 much of the strange symbolism of ezekiel s prophecies was later employed in the revelation to saint john among these are the visions of the four living creatures as seen in ezekiel 1 and revelation 4 via aardvark alley the holy prophet ezekiel share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on delicious opens in new window delicious share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in bible christian faith history lcms tagged babylonian captivity buzi ezekiel god jerusalem kingdom of judah nebuchadnezzar ii prophecy how to know the mighty power of god luther posted on july 21 2012 by brvanlanen wisdom from martin luther we must learn to know the power and might of god in this same word namely that we are saved thereby and solely by it resist the devil s power and all errors for to believe firmly that i am a christian a child of god and that i am saved when i feel sin and a bad conscience to believe that i will live eternally endowed with a beautiful glorious body although i lie under the sod that requires a divine and heavenly power and a wisdom which is not governed by any feeling or perceiving but which can look beyond that convinced that this is not human prattle or phantasy but that it is the word of god who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think eph 3 20 martin luther luther s works vol 28 1 corinthians 7 1 corinthians 15 lectures on 1 timothy ed jaroslav jan pelikan hilton c oswald and helmut t lehmann 1 co 15 1 2 saint louis concordia publishing house 1999 source daily luther how to know the mighty power of god cyberbrethren a lutheran blog share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on delicious opens in new window delicious share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading posted in christian faith religion tagged christian first epistle to the corinthians first epistle to timothy god jaroslav pelikan lutheranism martin luther higher things reflection for july 21 posted on july 21 2012 by brvanlanen for the lord most high is awesome he is a great king over all the earth psalm 47 2 from the introit for trinity 7 in the name of jesus amen just who is in charge of this crazy world there are presidents and kings and queens and dictators and mobs but who is really in charge the bible says the lord is the true king of all the earth how can that be most people don t even believe in god and so many believe in some other god than jesus christ how can jesus claim to be king of this world jesus is king of the world not through an earthly political kingdom but because all things were made through him and he gave his life for the world for every sinner ever born jesus is king crowned with thorns and whose hands and feet bear the marks that he has earned his title jesus is king because he has done what no earthly king could ever do defeat death no matter how rich or powerful the kings of this world are they can t escape death but jesus triumphed over death and so the father has given to him all authority and dominion and you are a citizen in this kingdom in the divine service tomorrow there will be proclamations and proclamations made on the king s behalf his herald the pastor will declare once again the king s amnesty criminals and sinners are forgiven there will be no death penalty no dungeon imprisonment behold the king declares you are set free and not only that like any good king he s providing for his people a great feast for them to enjoy it s a feast of his body and blood tomorrow is the king s day for him to take care of you his subject here he promises protection against your enemies and life in his kingdom which never ends his holy church now and forever indeed jesus who was crucified and is risen is the great king over all the earth in the name of jesus amen glory to the father sing glory to the son our king glory to the spirit be now and through eternity lsb 332 8 source higher things july 21 2012 saturday of the sixth week after trinity share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x share on delicious opens 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