The Small Catechism – part 193
Scripture Text: Genesis 17:11
The promise of God is for all people. Circumcision was a signal that there is something greater than the shedding of human blood. We are meant to look to something far greater.
Sola Devotions Posted in April 2026
The Small Catechism – part 192
Scripture Text: Hebrews 9:15
All our sins are drowned in Christian baptism, for the “old man” was buried with Christ in his death (Rom 6:3). At first blush, this hardly seems fair.
The Small Catechism – part 190
Scripture Text: John 4:50
“Thy will be done.” We may pray this, meaning, “Please, Lord, do my will. Make my will your own.” Instead, our weekly, if not daily, prayer must also be a confession to ourselves that it is God’s will that must be done.
The Small Catechism – part 189
Scripture Text: Hebrews 7:1–3
God has made believers a kingdom of priests (Isa 61:6; Exod 19:6; 1 Pet 2:9; Rev 1:6). Priests are the ones who receive the tithe from subordinates, as Melchizedek did from Abraham.
The Small Catechism – part 188
Scripture Text: Hebrews 6:13
Who has commanded us to pray in the manner of the Lord’s Prayer than God himself? And whose name, whose reputation, is higher than God’s. No one’s name is greater, so we may pray with confidence.
“Resurrection of the Body”
Scripture Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
Christ has redeemed everything we might consider corrupt, so the flesh, though it undergo decay or be consumed by fire, will be raised by the power of God.
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