Good, but Not Sufficient--April 29, 2017

It is good to give you thanks, O God,

to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

to declare your steadfast love in the morning,

and your faithfulness by night.

Thanks and praise do not suffice;

we must also worship you, and only you;

and we must serve you, which we do by serving

and loving others in truth and action.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 92; 149; 23; 114

Dan. 3:19-30

1 John 3:11-18

Luke 4:1-13    

Selected Verses

Ps. 92:1-2

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
          to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
          and your faithfulness by night…

Dan. 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him.  They disobeyed the king’s command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.  …"

1 John 3:17-18

How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?  Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.

Luke 4:8

Jesus answered [the devil], "It is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"