The Target of Our Preaching--Aug. 23, 2020

 

“You are worthy, O God, to receive

glory, honor, and power;

 

you are our refuge and strength,

a very present help in trouble.”

 

These words we have used

in support of others,

 

but when trouble touches us,

you must be amazed

at our dismay.

 

Lord, may our advice to others

apply to ourselves as well.

 

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 67; 150; 46; 93

Job 4:1-6, 12-21

Rev. 4:1-11

Mark 6:1-6a

 

Selected Verses

Ps. 67:1

God is our refuge and strength,
          a very present help in trouble.

 

Job 4:4-5

“…Your words have supported those who were stumbling, and you have made firm the feeble knees.  But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed.  …”  [Eliphaz, to Job]

 

Rev. 4:10-11

…the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing, “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

 

Mark 6:6a

And [Jesus] was amazed at [the unbelief of the people in his home town].