For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.
So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
Shine again
in the dark places,
O Lamp of God.
Break forth
in beauteous array,
O Dawn of Day.
Rise high
in our hearts,
O Morning Star.
Speak again
through men and women
moved by your Holy Spirit
proclaiming your Majestic Glory
in the power and coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ
of whom you spoke saying:
"This is my Son, my Beloved,
with whom I am well pleased."
Make us attentive
by your Holy Spirit
so that I am
wholeheartedly
willing and ready
from now on
to live for you,
Lord Jesus.
Amen.
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Some language borrowed from The Heidelberg Catechism Question 1 as quoted by: https://www.creeds.net/Heidelberg/hdlb.htm
What is your only comfort, in life and in death?That I belong--body and soul, in life and in death--not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, who at the cost of his own blood has fully paid for all my sins and has completely freed me from the dominion of the devil; that he protects me so well that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, that everything must fit his purpose for my salvation. Therefore, by his Holy Spirit, he also assures me of eternal life, and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.
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