Thursday Psalms: God Remembers You Forever!

Blessed Thursday to each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Savior!

As I read verse three of today's Psalm, I began thinking about waiting, especially waiting for God.  We wait in many ways; for God to act on certain situations, for Him to answer our prayers, and many others.  Of course, our greatest waiting is for the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus and the day that sin and suffering are eternally destroyed.  And so we wait in a sense of tension.  We wait, pondering our shameful sins but at the same time, we're also awaiting something much, much better.  We're waiting to receive the eternal gift of salvation, won for us by Jesus' death on the cruel & blood-soaked cross.  Verse three of Psalm 25 encourages us in this waiting.  As we wait for Jesus our Savior, we wait in forgiveness, not in shame.

Psalm  25:1-15

¹ To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

² O my God, in You I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.

³ Indeed, none who wait for You shall be put to shame;

    they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

⁴ Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.

⁵ Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation;

    for You I wait all the day long.

⁶ Remember Your mercy, O Lord, and Your steadfast love, 

    for they have been from of old.

⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;

    according to Your steadfast love remember me, 

      for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord!

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

⁹ He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble His way.

¹⁰ All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,

      for those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

And what shall we do, as we wait?  Verses 4 & 5 encourage another daily waiting discipline.  Look to the Lord; to teach you His ways and to lead you on His paths.  Ask God daily to show you His truth and teach you.  And then we wait all the day long, anticipating what the Holy Spirit will give to you.  We wait, anticipating the eternal joy & freedom which will wash over us as we enter heaven.

What is the source of the joy for which we wait?  God tells you in verses 6 & 7.  It is the Lord's mercy, the Lord's love.  And these gifts have been around from old, from God's creation of this world and all things therein.  And the Lord's mercy & love continue for you EVERY DAY of your life, both here on earth and forever in heaven!

God remembers you forever, but your confessed & forgiven sins, God remembers NOT!  Thanks be to God, for His great goodness!  

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

office:  810.744.1188 

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

     Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.

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Soli Deo Gloria

"Make me to know Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths."  Psalm 25:4

Pilgrim Worship Sunday September 20, 2026

 

“Labourers in the Vineyard”  Eugène Burnand   1850-1921  

 Pilgrim Lutheran Church

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 20, 2026

We're thankful you've come here to watch our service and to worship the one true God!

This was another exciting Sunday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church!  Our Summer Sunday schedule has started with our Worship service beginning at 9:30 am.  Afterwards, around 10:30 or so, please join us and enjoy food and conversations together.

If you live in the Burton area, please consider joining us on Sunday mornings!  Anyone can watch our services live on Facebook or on Pilgrim's website.

Here is information about this worship service:

SCRIPTURE READINGS

  Old Testament:  Isaiah 55:6–9

               Psalm:  Psalm 27:1–9

              Epistle:  Philippians 1:12–14, 19–30

              Gospel:  Matthew 20:1–16

THEME FOR WORSHIP

“That’s not fair!”  “I deserve more than she does!”  Words like these are more common to us than we’d like to admit in Christian company.  You don’t have to teach humans to notice when things seem unfair.  

In today’s Gospel text, Jesus teaches us what the kingdom of God is like, but with our minds set on the things of man, this parable is confusing & even frustrating.  By setting our minds on the things of God, what will we understand about God’s fairness and generosity?

To watch the video of today's service, please click HERE.

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

office:  810.744.1188   

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

       Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.

Pilgrim Website           Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

"The LORD is a stronghold in times of trouble."  Psalm 9:9

Thursday Psalms: Whom Shall I Fear?

 

Blessed Thursday to each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Savior!

Of what or whom are you afraid?  Perhaps nothing frightens you now, but certainly you have been fearful before today, and will be so again.  In this portion of Psalm 27, David gives a great example of what we should do when we face troubles, attacks or enemies of any kind.  In the first six verses we hear David's confidence in the Lord, and then David prays for help, forgiveness and guidance.

Psalm 27:1-9

¹ The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

  The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

² When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh,

      my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.

³ Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear;

      though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.

⁴ One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:

      that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

            to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.

⁵ For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble;

      He will conceal me under the cover of His tent;

            He will lift me high upon a rock.

⁶ And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me,

      and I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;

            I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

⁷ Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;

      be gracious to me and answer me!

⁸ You have said, “Seek my face.”

      My heart says to You, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”

⁹ Hide not Your face from me.

      Turn not Your servant away in anger, O You who have been my help.

  Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! 

Notice in verse 2-3, David's response matters not whether he is attacked by one person, an army of enemies or if a war breaks out!  God is with you, in all situations!  Great lesson for you and me!  You and I fall under attack by many foes; people, sickness, worry, guilt, and so forth.  God's people are very blessed; God invites us to boldly take our needs and requests to Him.  This is not some mystical formula which automatically makes things all better.  No, God is no vending machine.  But God tells us in Psalm 46:1 that He is our refuge and strength, our very real & present help in times of trouble.  

Are we both afraid and unafraid at the same time?  Yes.  Are we both worried & confident?  Yes, for sure.  Do we hope and feel desperate?  Absolutely.  This is the tension of our daily lives, lived in faith while under attack.  Thanks be to God, He loves us so much that He has saved us and He will never forsake us!

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Mark

Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS    Burton, Michigan

office:  810.744.1188 

We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:  

     Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.

Pilgrim Website       Pilgrim Facebook page

Soli Deo Gloria

"The LORD is a stronghold in times of trouble."  Psalm 9:9