I. Readings
Psalms 47, 57, 85
Micah 2:1-13
Revelation 7:1-8
Luke 9:51-62
II. Selections
Psalm 85:4
Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
and put away your indignation toward us.
Micah 2:6
"Do not preach"-thus they preach-
"one should not preach of such things;
disgrace will not overtake us."
Revelation 7:1
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
Luke 9:54-55
When [ Jesus'] disciples James and John saw [ the refusal of the Samaritans to receive Jesus], they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" But he turned and rebuked them.
III. Meditation: Holding back
O God of our salvation, restore us again.
How often you have held back your indignation toward us,
how often your angels have held back the destroying winds!
If you must destroy, send down fire upon your enemies-
especially if they are our enemies, too-but do not include us.
And do not make us listen to preaching about our own disgrace.
You turn to us, Lord Jesus, and rebuke us!
We are as self-centered and unforgiving
as James and John.
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