God of our salvation,
we are always seeking
honor and glory,
together with authority
that will beget more
honor and glory.
How did Jesus resist
such temptation?
Deliver us, as we
remember your awesome
deeds--and how Jesus
is the one with true authority.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 65; 147:1-11; 125; 91
Esth. 6:1-14
Acts 19:1-10
Luke 4:1-13
Selected Verses
Ps. 65:5a
By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance,
O God of our salvation…
O God of our salvation…
Esth. 6:6
So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What shall
be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?" Haman said to himself, "Whom would the
king wish to honor more than me?"
Acts 19:4
Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of
repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him,
that is, in Jesus."
Luke 4:6-7
And the devil said to [Jesus], "To you I will give
their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I
give it to anyone I please. If you,
then, will worship me, it will all be yours."
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