Bethphage Lutheran Church

06/01/2026

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalms 11:7

God is utterly righteous. He loves righteousness and hates iniquity. His face shines approvingly on those who walk uprightly, but he is angry with the wicked every day. (Psalm 7:11) It is impossible to please God while being unrighteous, both as to outward conduct and the character of one's soul.

Prayer

O Righteous Father, all of Your decisions and all of Your actions are just. You, Lord, love righteousness and demand it in us. But we are unrighteous by birth; we were conceived and born fallen creatures. We are Your children, wearing the righteousness of Your Son. Help us to live righteously before You and do those things that please You. Amen.
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05/31/2026

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May 31, 2026

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05/30/2026

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Ecclesiastes 10:13

If we are lazy and do not make needful repairs on a building, it will decay and fall apart over time. In the same way, the Church cannot stand still doing nothing and expect spiritual progress, nor can an individual Christian. We must be striving after godliness every day.

Payer

Make me a fervent servant, busy for Your Kingdom, Lord. Let me rise up and strive after You with all my might. We are all in a fight of faith that we cannot win by sitting idle. Work in us to will and do of Your good pleasure, and let us be a people zealous for good works. Amen.

05/29/2026

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:6

The wicked are often known by their speech. Though they can hide what is in their heart and speak to cover it up, at some point inevitably, of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. The wicked are violent against God, His truth, and His people; they rage about looking for some person on whom to vent their anger against God.

Prayer

O Lord, You have poured down untold blessings of grace upon the head of Your people, but the world is hostile to You, Your Word, and Your children. We walk like Daniel among lions, but You can shut the mouths of the lions. We shine as lights in a pitch-black night, but the darkness cannot overcome the light. We will not fear man, for if God is for us, who can prevail against us? Amen.
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05/28/2026

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angel
Luke 9:26

How unthinkable it is that a mere mortal and sinful man should be ashamed of the very Son of God! How ridiculous that men whose words are full of error and even perverseness should be ashamed of the perfect, holy words that fell from the lips of Christ! And yet, such is often the case. For men are blind to their own condition and to the truth about who Jesus is.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, may I never be ashamed of You or of Your words. May I never shrink before men to speak Your name in season or to declare Your truths in the right way and time and place. Give me wisdom but also zeal, zeal for Your name and for Your Word. Amen.
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05/27/2026

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Genesis 9:16

We may hear of many creative, and today of one particular perverse, ideas of the meaning of the rainbow. But God tells us here that its true meaning is a token of His promise not to destroy the world again by a flood as He did in the days of Noah. A judgment on the earth by fire, however, shall come. (2 Peter 3:10)

Prayer

How fearful are Your judgments, O God! None can escape Your justice by fleeing or hiding or by argument. You judged the world once with a flood, and again a judgment by fire will come. Your judgments are just, O Lord! We pray for those who do not know You, that they may run to their only hope, even to Your Son Jesus Christ, before it is too late for them. Amen.
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05/26/2026

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 9:5

The glorious "name" of God is the full expression of His holy attributes, which are far too exalted for even our highest praise to fully match. His nature is incomprehensively holy and incomparable to anything we know. And yet, we are commanded to praise Him as much as we are able and to acknowledge His infinite greatness.

Prayer

Lord God Almighty, Your name is too glorious for me to even begin to comprehend. Your ways are exalted above mine like the heavens above the earth, and I cannot fully understand them. But I praise You, O Lord, with true knowledge from Your Word as to who You are. And I have experienced Your love and power in my life. For that I praise You also. However incomplete, I will praise You with all of my ability. Amen.
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05/25/2026

05/25/2026

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for
Romans:8:25

"Hope" implies something future that is guaranteed but that is not yet seen. Men do not hope for that which they already see or possess. (verse 24) It requires the faith and patience as we wait for our hope to be fulfilled. We must run with patient endurance the race set before us before we can claim the prize at the end.

Prayer

You give us true hope, Lord, hope that is based on the surest thing in all the universe, even on Your promise. Give us the faith to hope for things yet unseen; give us the patience to endure all things without losing sight of our hope. You, Lord, are our Hope and our everlasting Reward. Amen.
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05/24/2026

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