Beautiful
Savior Lutheran Service Book #537
Hebrews 1:1-13; John 1:1-4; Luke 1:30-33;
John 12:46
Beautiful Savior, King of Creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly, I’d love thee, Truly, I’d serve Thee,
Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.
So, who is Jesus? From our study of the
scriptures we confess and believe that He is “true God; begotten of the Father
from eternity and also true man, born of the virgin Mary”. He is my Lord. That’s
how Luther in his catechism explains it.
Jesus explains in John, twelve, that He came into the world as a light.
He came as a light to men. In being that true light, the one who believes in
Him should not remain in darkness. In Him was life. And that life was the light
of all mankind. (John 1:4)
Light is a common theme in John’s Gospel.
“Whoever walks in the dark does not know
where they are going.” (John 12:35) “While I
am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (John 9:5) Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever
follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
(John 8:12) In Lent, our focus is on Jesus, the light of the world. His life He
offers to you.
Almighty
God, whom to know is everlasting life, grant us perfectly to know Your Son,
Jesus Christ, to be the way, the truth, and the life, that following His steps
we may steadfastly walk in the way that leads to eternal life; through the same
Jesus Christ our Lord.[1]
[1]Lutheran
Service Book, Collect For a right knowledge of Christ; © 2006 Concordia
Publishing House, St. Louis
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