The blessings upon those who fear the Lord.
Like Psalm 111 before it, Psalm 112 is an
acrostic psalm. James Montgomery Boice commented on the similarities between
Psalms 111 and 112: “They are the same length, fall into identical stanzas,
and even have identical or similar phrases occurring at the same places in
each. Both are precise acrostics; that is, they have twenty-two lines each of
which begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.”[1]
The theme for this Sunday is The
Root of Evil. You will sometimes hear a person say ‘Money is the root of
all evil.’ Usually it is said in a judgmental tone, used to condemn another.
But such a one doesn’t quote Scripture correctly, for the Bible does not say
that money is the root of all evil, but ‘the love of money is the
root of all evil.’ (
All of next Sunday’s readings
exhort us not to depart from the Lord, but to remain faithful to Him.
Oftentimes, not only the cares of this world, but the things of this
world divert our attention from the Lord.
The sin of the rich young man in next
Sunday’s Gospel reading was not that he had great riches, but that those riches
were the most important thing to him. A Christian who is wealthy need not be
ashamed of his wealth, for it is a gift from God, but he must not let his wealth
rule him. He must realize that he is but a steward of the gifts God gives, and
must use those gifts in a manner pleasing to God.
Collect for Psalm 112: Lord Jesus, you are the light shining in darkness for the upright. Teach us to love one another as you love us, that we might bring peace and joy to the world and find the happiness of your home where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.[2] 4 October 2021—
[2] Collect for Psalm 112, For All the Saints A Prayer Book For and By the Church Vol. IV, © 1996 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
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