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WELS Daily Devotions

Is something troubling you? Are you overwhelmed? Stressed out? Take a time out and see what God's Word has to say about it.

  • Peace and Hostility – June 28, 2026

    https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260628dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown him before my Father in heaven. Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.'” Matthew 10:32-36 Peace and Hostility When Jesus was born, angels from heaven sang, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14). Jesus came to establish peace between God and all people by taking the guilt of their sin on himself and suffering their death penalty for sin. Because of Jesus, we are free from the guilt and punishment of our sin. Washed clean by the blood of Jesus, we have peace with God. That’s why Isaiah the prophet declared that Jesus is the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Yet Jesus said, “I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” And he quoted from the prophet Micah that his coming would cause hostility even among family members (Micah 7:6). Jesus was the bringer of peace and at the same time the bringer of hostility. He brought peace between us and the Father—a peace that is founded on the forgiveness of sins and looks forward confidently to the hope of heaven. But in our lives now in this world, the message about Jesus creates difficulty, strife and pain for Christians. There are those, maybe even some who are close to us, who reject the way of salvation through Jesus. They oppose Christ and as a result oppose what we believe and live for. As difficult as it sometimes is to live our faith and confess Jesus, God can use our testimony to turn the hearts of people, even those who silently or loudly oppose us. Keep praying for them and as you have opportunity talk with them about Jesus that he is their Savior, too. Prayer: Jesus, I praise you for the peace that you give me. Help me to share that peace with others even when it is difficult. Amen.   Daily Devotions is brought to you by WELS. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. ™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

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Military Devotions

  • Military Devotion – Forgiven Fathers – June 19, 2026

    Watch the Devotion Based on Matthew 10:32-33 Forgiven Fathers Since this Sunday is Father’s Day, I’d like to say happy Father’s Day to the men who have the privilege of serving the vocations of both father and war fighter. Happy Father’s Day also to those men who serve as the supportive spouse to their wives who serve in our nation’s military.   And since it’s Father’s Day, I’d like to share a little bit about my father. At his confirmation he was given Matthew 10:32-33 as his confirmation verse. Here Jesus says, “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven” (Matthew 10:32). I have to say that my father embodies those words from Jesus. He is not shy when it comes to sharing Jesus with complete strangers and often ends the conversation with an invitation to church.   But then Jesus follows up by saying, “Whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven” (Matthew 10:33). I can also say this about my father: he hasn’t always been faithful in carrying out the will of his Father in heaven. He is a sinner. As a father of five children, I know that I have not always been the faithful father. My dad, and my wife and kiddos could point out where I have failed as a father. I know that I am a sinner, too.   How often have we as fathers failed to say the loving thing even when it hurts, to point out sinful attitudes of our spouse or children, so that they repent, confess and admit their sin, and then hear Jesus’ absolution from our lips, “You are forgiven!” That doesn’t happen often enough in our home. What about yours? Yes, fathers are imperfect – your father, this father, and those of you who serve in the vocation of father.    But what Jesus says about me and my dad to his Father in heaven is this: “These two, Paul and Fritz, they belong here with us, the Father and the Son.” He says that about you, too, fathers. And you sons and daughters, say this to your fathers this Father’s Day, “You belong to Jesus and to his Father.” For God loved the world in this way: he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.   This Father’s Day, point your father to Jesus, the one who obeyed his Father’s will perfectly for your father. And for you, fathers, know and believe that Jesus acknowledges you before his Father in heaven as one who is forgiven, as one who is a son of the Father in heaven, adopted into his family through the waters of holy baptism.    Go and be a faithful, forgiven, father. Go and forgive fathers, just as your Father has forgiven and loved you.    Prayer: Gracious God our Father, grant people everywhere the blessing of a loving father at home. In homes where fathers have neglected their duties or have been absent, help the children to persevere and to find in your Word their ideal for parenthood. Direct us to honor, love and respect our earthly fathers. Keep your children in the one true faith in Jesus so that families may spend eternity together in heaven. In your Son, Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen. Written and recorded by Rev. Paul Horn, WELS National Civilian Chaplain to the Military, San Diego, California. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Note: Scripture reading footnotes are clickable only in the web version.

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