The Lord makes all things new in heaven and on earth.  We struggle against sin; Jesus sheds bloods to acquit.  Sons and daughters rebel; the Lord disciplines and loves.  Punishment is temporal; peaceful righteousness is forever.  We are heirs of this new paradox worthy of disdain; but in Christ we inherit His divine favor.  Believers do not weep and gnash their teeth.  But in heaven, faith-filled tongues and hearts will be engaged in unbridled confession and worship of Jesus.

 

 

O Lord, You have called us to enter Your kingdom through the narrow door. Guide us by Your Word and Spirit, and lead us now and always into the feast of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

 

“Christ the Eternal Lord”     LSB 829

“A Multitude Comes from the Est and the West”     LSB 510

“Not All the Blood of Beasts”     LSB 431

“Come, Let Us Eat”     LSB 626

“Today Your Mercy Calls Us”     LSB 915

“The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us”     LSB 514

“Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise”     LSB 680