The Bible in 90 Days
July 1st, 2009July, 2009 Pastor’s Monthly Newsletter Article
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:10-11
One of my favorite quotes from Martin Luther comes from his days in Wittenberg. In a sermon on March 10, 1522, Luther said,
I simply taught, preached, and wrote God’s Word; otherwise I did nothing. And while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends Philip and Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that no prince or emperor ever inflicted such losses upon it. I did nothing; the Word did everything.
Luther’s Works Volume 51 (Sermons); page 77
Luther had a strong belief in the power of God’s Word. For Luther, this was not just a theoretical principle, but a matter of personal conviction and spiritual discipline. He turned to the Word every day. He immersed himself in the Word. He believed that the Word was his strength. He believed that the Word was what kept him in tune with God’s will, and faithful to Christ’s call.