Drammen Lutheran Church

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When you visit our church, you will find:

• A caring congregation that will gladly welcome you
• Preaching/teaching that is centered on the Word of God
• Activities for the whole family

 

We welcome you to worship with us each Sunday morning at 9:00am. Coffee and fellowship follow worship.

 

June 14, 2026  
Dear friends in Christ grace and peace to you. The message for this week comes from Exodus 19:2-8.

The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.” My tax preparer has a sign hanging in his office that reads like this: Don’t cheat on your taxes, the government hates competition. There are certain rules we are asked to follow when it comes to reporting our income and expenses at tax time. I think most of us try to find ways to avoid paying more tax; it’s why we hire tax experts to prepare our tax returns. Our tax preparers know the tax laws; they know what we can and cannot get away with when it comes to easing our tax burden. 

What was your reaction when you read the verse I began this message with? “We will do everything the Lord has said.” My response was: probably not. We know from the Exodus story that the promise of obedience the Israelites made to God’s didn’t last long. Moses no more than turned his back to his people and started back up the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments when the people began to doubt. They collected all the gold they could find among themselves and fashioned a golden calf as their idol of worship. “We will do the Lord has said”, we will honor the government and be honest in paying our taxes. The fact is we might intend to obey those commands; but we don’t. It seems we can’t. It’s in our nature to err. God knew this about the Israelites, he knows that about us. 

We find all kinds of ways to justify our shortcomings. God knows this too. The good news is that even though we don’t hold up our end of the deal, God remains faithful to his promise. God had promised Abraham that his descendants would be God’s chosen people. God knows that no nation is or ever could be good enough or great enough to deserve to be called his people, his treasured possession. God chose the people of Israel to put them through a sort of training program so that they might one day be the nation all people looked to as being God’s chosen people; people who lived as the people God had created them to be. 

The good news for us today is that even though we tend to not hold up our end of the bargain to be faithful to God, God continues to be faithful to us. God continues to forgive us for our erring ways and welcomes us back into the fold. Yes, our faith will be tested from time to time but it is our faith and trust in a loving God that strengthens us and prepares us for the coming days.

May the peace of God be with all of you as you turn to God for guidance in all things.
Michael Isaacson