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October 5 - Old & New Testament
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Isaiah 62,63,64
Zion's Restoration
1 I will not keep silent because of Zion,
and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem,(a)
until her righteousness shines like a bright light(b)
and her salvation, like a flaming torch.
2 Nations will see your righteousness(c)
and all kings, your glory.
You will be called by a new name
that the
Lord
's mouth will announce.(d)
3 You will be a glorious crown in the
Lord
's hand,
and a royal diadem in the palm of your God.(e)
4 You will no longer be called Deserted,(f)
and your land will not be called Desolate;
instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her,[a]
and your land Married;[b](g)
for the
Lord
delights in you,
and your land will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so your sons will marry you;
and as a groom rejoices[c] over his bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.(h)
6 Jerusalem,
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;(i)
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the
Lord
.
7 Do not give Him rest
until He establishes and makes Jerusalem
the praise of the earth.(j)
8 The
Lord
has sworn with His right hand
and His strong arm:
I will no longer give your grain
to your enemies for food,(k)
and foreigners will not drink your new wine
you have labored for.
9 For those who gather grain will eat it
and praise the
Lord
,
and those who harvest the grapes will drink the wine
in My holy courts.
10 Go out, go out through the gates;
prepare a way for the people!
Build it up, build up the highway;(l)
clear away the stones!
Raise a banner for the peoples.(m)
11 Look, the
Lord
has proclaimed
to the ends of the earth,
"Say to Daughter Zion:(n)
Look, your salvation is coming,
His reward is with Him,(o)
and His gifts accompany Him."
12 And they will be called[d] the Holy People,(p)
the
Lord
's Redeemed;
and you will be called Cared For,
A City Not Deserted.
The Lord's Day of Vengeance
1 Who is this coming from Edom(a)
in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah—
this One who is splendid in His apparel,
rising up proudly[a] in His great might?
It is I, proclaiming vindication,[b]
powerful to save.
2 Why are Your clothes red,
and Your garments like one who treads a winepress?(b)
3 I trampled the winepress alone,
and no one from the nations was with Me.
I trampled them in My anger
and ground them underfoot in My fury;
their blood spattered My garments,
and all My clothes were stained.
4 For I planned the day of vengeance,[c](c)
and the year of My redemption[d] came.
5 I looked, but there was no one to help,(d)
and I was amazed that no one assisted;
so My arm accomplished victory for Me,
and My wrath assisted Me.
6 I crushed nations in My anger;
I made them drunk with My wrath(e)
and poured out their blood on the ground.(f)
Remembrance of Grace
7 I will make known the
Lord
's faithful love
and the
Lord
's praiseworthy acts,
because of all the
Lord
has done for us—
even the many good things
He has done for the house of Israel
and has done for them based on His compassion
and the abundance of His faithful love.
8 He said, "They are indeed My people,
children who will not be disloyal,"
and He became their Savior.
9 In all their suffering, He suffered,[e](g)
and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
He redeemed them
because of His love and compassion;(h)
He lifted them up and carried them
all the days of the past.(i)
10 But they rebelled
and grieved His Holy Spirit.(j)
So He became their enemy
and fought against them.
11 Then He[f] remembered the days of the past,
the days of Moses and his people.
Where is He who brought them out of the sea
with the shepherds[g] of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit among the flock?
12 He sent His glorious arm
to be at Moses' right hand,
divided the waters before them(k)
to obtain eternal fame for Himself,
13 and led them through the depths
like a horse in the wilderness,
so that they did not stumble.
14 Like cattle that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the
Lord
gave them[h] rest.
You led Your people this way
to make a glorious name for Yourself.
Israel's Prayer
15 Look down from heaven and see(l)
from Your lofty home—holy and beautiful.
Where is Your zeal and Your might?
Your yearning[i] and Your compassion
are withheld from me.
16 Yet You are our Father,
even though Abraham does not know us
and Israel doesn't recognize us.
You, Yahweh, are our Father;
from ancient times,
Your name is our Redeemer.(m)
17 Why, Yahweh, do You make us stray from Your ways?
You harden our hearts so we do not fear[j] You.(n)
Return, because of Your servants,
the tribes of Your heritage.
18 Your holy people had a possession[k]
for a little while,
but our enemies have trampled down
Your sanctuary.(o)
19 We have become like those You never ruled over,
like those not called by Your name.(p)
1 [a]If only You would tear the heavens open
and come down,(a)
so that mountains would quake at Your presence(b)—
2 [b]as fire kindles the brushwood,
and fire causes water to boil—
to make Your name known to Your enemies,
so that nations will tremble at Your presence!
3 When You did awesome works(c)
that we did not expect,
You came down,(d)
and the mountains quaked at Your presence.
4 From ancient times no one has heard,
no one has listened,
no eye has seen any God except You,
who acts on behalf of the one who waits for Him.(e)
5 You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right;
they remember You in Your ways.
But we have sinned, and You were angry.
How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?[c]
6 All of us have become like something unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like a polluted[d] garment;(f)
all of us wither like a leaf,(g)
and our iniquities(h) carry us away like the wind.
7 No one calls on Your name,
striving to take hold of You.
For You have hidden Your face from us(i)
and made us melt because of[e][f] our iniquity.
8 Yet
Lord
, You are our Father;(j)
we are the clay, and You are our potter;
we all are the work of Your hands.(k)
9
Lord
, do not be terribly angry
or remember our iniquity forever.(l)
Please look—all of us are Your people!
10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness;
Zion has become a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.(m)
11 Our holy and beautiful[g] temple,
where our fathers praised You,
has been burned with fire,
and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.(n)
12
Lord
, after all this, will You restrain Yourself?
Will You keep silent and afflict severely?(o)
Romans 12
Chapter 12
A Living Sacrifice
1 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you(a) to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,(b) holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.[a] 2 Do not be conformed(c) to this age,(d) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,(e) so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will(f) of God.
Many Gifts but One Body
3 For by the grace(g) given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think.(h) Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith(i) to each one. 4 Now as we have many parts in one body,(j) and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many(k) are one body in Christ(l) and individually members of one another. 6 According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:(m)
If prophecy,(n)
use it according to the standard of one's[b] faith;
7 if service,(o) in service;
if teaching,(p) in teaching;
8 if exhorting,(q) in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;(r)
leading,(s) with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness.(t)
Christian Ethics
9 Love must be without hypocrisy.(u) Detest evil;(v) cling to what is good. 10 Show family affection to one another with brotherly love.(w) Outdo one another in showing honor.(x) 11 Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit;(y) serve the Lord.(z) 12 Rejoice in hope;(aa) be patient in affliction;(ab) be persistent in prayer.(ac) 13 Share with the saints in their needs;(ad) pursue hospitality.(ae) 14 Bless those who persecute you;(af) bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice;(ag) weep with those who weep. 16 Be in agreement with one another.(ah) Do not be proud;(ai) instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.(aj) 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.(ak) Try to do what is honorable(al) in everyone's eyes. 18 If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.(am) 19 Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His[c] wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, (an)[d] says the Lord. 20 But
If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
(ao)
If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
For in so doing
you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.
(ap)[e]
21 Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
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