Dear brothers and sisters in Christ…. Friends of Luther Prep,
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence (Hebrews 4:16). Really? Me? On the face of that passage it’s as though I need to deny a reality I certainly know about myself and the God to whom I pray: I am a sinner; He is holy! How can an unworthy sinner dare to even approach God with a thought that he would pay attention in any way to me? And yet he implores me to come with confidence????
Indeed he does! He wants us to be like Jacob who wrestled with God throughout the night and then demanded a blessing from God: “I will not let you go unless you bless me” (Genesis 32:26). The verse preceding approaching God’s throne of grace with confidence gives us the clear and only reason for bold prayers: For we do not have a high priest (Jesus) who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin (Hebrews 4:15).
Dear Christians, clothed in the righteousness of Christ, continue to storm the throne of God’s grace with boldness and confidence.
At the WELS synod convention held on Prep’s campus this past summer the synod endorsed the Board for Home Missions’ plan to plant 100 new missions over the next ten years. That is an ambitious plan. Currently we are opening at least five new missions each year. On account of the gospel and for the sake of the gospel, we will be bold in our prayers for more gospel outreach work.
Which brings me to Luther Prep. Last year’s graduating class saw almost 50% of the boy graduates continuing at MLC in the pastor track. Other boy graduates and many more girl graduates entered the teacher track at MLC. Thank you Jesus.
