I am going to give you a sneak preview about this Sunday’s service. We are going to sing of all things, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, or maybe more familiarly known as The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Why on Reformation Sunday will we sing this? (Never fear, we are going to sing as the final hymn A Mighty Fortress.) We are singing it because Obadiah is about judgment.  It’s abouit judgment on those who have abused God’s people. It will be an interesting sermon I am sure. To help us meditate on God’s judgment, one of the best songs is: “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored . . .” — It has a historical context to be sure, but the broader message of the song is that God is righteous and He will judge.

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