Psalm 89:20-29, Isaiah 29:15-30:14, Revelation 1:1-20 - Lectionary for 12/13/11 - Commemoration of Lucia, Martyr

Today is the commemoration of Lucia, Martyr. Today's readings are Psalm 89:20-29, Isaiah 29:15-30:14, and Revelation 1:1-20. God promises to set his son, David, on a throne that lasts forever. Yet David the king himself does not last forever. We must look to another ruler, a son of David, a son of God, who rules forever and ever. This ruler we find in the person of Jesus, son of God and son of Man, descendant of David, conqueror of sin, death, and hell. He is the one who has died and now lives forever. He is the one at the right hand of the Father. He is the one who is seated on a throne which will not perish. In these last days of Advent, let us look eagerly to the coming of our Lord. May we truly desire his coming to bring deliverance from death. May your kingdom come, your will be done.