February 7:
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800
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10 And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. (ESV)
11 “Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, (ESV)
15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” (ESV)
4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, (ESV)
5 for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer. (ESV)
6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. (ESV)
22 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.1
[1] 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it
(ESV)
103 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. (ESV)
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (ESV)
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. (ESV)
2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. (ESV)
37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? (ESV)
38 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (ESV)
13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame;1 he remembers that we are dust.
[1] 103:14 Or knows how we are formed
15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me; give your strength to your servant, and save the son of your maidservant.
February 6:
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800
14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. (ESV)
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. (ESV)
20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, (ESV)
7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (ESV)
16 yet we know that a person is not justified1 by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
[1] 2:16 Or counted righteous (three times in verse 16); also verse 17
5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, (ESV)
6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, (ESV)
16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” (ESV)
17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead1 of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.
[1] 24:17 Hebrew corners [of the head]
12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. (ESV)
17 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle or a young stag on cleft mountains.1
[1] 2:17 Or mountains of Bether
11 The oracle concerning Dumah.
One is calling to me from Seir, “Watchman, what time of the night? Watchman, what time of the night?”
12 The watchman says: “Morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; come back again.”
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (ESV)
28 And I will give him the morning star. (ESV)
33 Be on guard, keep awake.1 For you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants2 in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows,3 or in the morning—36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”
[1] 13:33 Some manuscripts add and pray [2] 13:34 Greek bondservants [3] 13:35 That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m.
February 5:
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10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (ESV)
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat1 of it you shall surely die.”
[1] 2:17 Or when you eat
6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise,1 she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
[1] 3:6 Or to give insight
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (ESV)
17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. (ESV)
21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. (ESV)
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. (ESV)
10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, (ESV)
11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (ESV)
12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. (ESV)
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (ESV)
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. (ESV)
2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. (ESV)
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. (ESV)
32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. (ESV)
43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. (ESV)
33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. (ESV)
34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.1
[1] 8:34 Or Is it Christ Jesus who died . . . for us?
8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.1
[1] 8:1 Some manuscripts add who walk not according to the flesh (but according to the Spirit)
32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined1 so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
[1] 11:32 Or when we are judged we are being disciplined by the Lord
February 4:
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800
16 Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the LORD has said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’ (ESV)
15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. (ESV)
16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. (ESV)
25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. (ESV)
26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. (ESV)
38 but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. (ESV)
62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” (ESV)
14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which1 the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
[1] 6:14 Or through whom
17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (ESV)
26 For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded.
15 And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster. (ESV)
6 Brothers,1 if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
[1] 6:1 Or Brothers and sisters; also verse 18
20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins. (ESV)
14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle,1 encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
[1] 5:14 Or disorderly, or undisciplined
13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. (ESV)
15 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (ESV)
4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant (ESV)
6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. (ESV)
12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. (ESV)
February 3:
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800
4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work, for I am with you, declares the LORD of hosts, (ESV)
5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. (ESV)
13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (ESV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (ESV)
10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” (ESV)
9 Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. (ESV)
3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”
14 And the LORD1 turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?”
[1] 6:14 Septuagint the angel of the Lord; also verse 16
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be1 against us?
[1] 8:31 Or who is
4 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God,1 we do not lose heart.
[1] 4:1 Greek as we have received mercy
9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (ESV)
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV)
12 even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.
21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
22 There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.
24 Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD. (ESV)
5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge1—
[1] 91:9 Or For you, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your dwelling place
10 no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.
3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,1 I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
[1] 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness
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