Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year Lent 2019 | Page 22

Friday, March 22, 2019
An Unshakeable Covenant
Isaiah 54:10
Not too long ago, Alaskans experienced the earth shaking underneath them. Roads caved in and buildings
crumbled. Even if one lives in an area prone to earthquakes, I would imagine you never really get used to the
earth trembling below your feet. Each time it happens there is the fright that accompanies the quake.
Have you ever felt the ground quake under your spiritual life? It can happen if we focus on the problems of the
moment. Fear creeps into our life. It can happen when we step away from regular contact with God’s Word and
promises. Faith begins to fade.
We long for unshakeable foundations. Even the strong and lofty terrain around us cannot provide the refuge we
seek. Mountains totter. Hills crumble. Nothing can stand in the way of God’s surging anger. But in the midst of
mountains shaking and crumbling there is a something that cannot be removed, there is something that will
never teeter or totter – the covenant of peace from God.
“The punishment that brought us peace was on him” (Isaiah 53:5). God’s surge of punishment over our sin
landed on Jesus. All who trust in this Suffering Servant have a covenant from God that cannot be shaken. They
will never suffer the surge of God’s anger over sin. Instead, they find a surge of unfailing love and compassion in
God’s Word and Sacraments that lasts forever.
PRAYER: Lord, in your Word I find a flood of your compassion and love. When doubts arise and faith fades,
graciously lead me back to your unshakeable covenant of peace in Jesus Christ my Savior. Amen.
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