Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow. Isaiah 1:16-17 NABRE Syria and Ephraim (Israel) aligned against Assyria and they tried to convince Judah to join.…
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Matthew 11:10 – January 4, 2019
This is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.” Matthew 11:10 NABRE This is a rare passage of Jesus talking about John the Baptist. John was to announce the coming of the Lamb of…
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We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works. We should not stay away from our assembly, as is the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the more as you see the day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24-25 NABRE The letter to the…
View More Hebrews 10:24-25 – January 3, 2020Psalms 98:1 – January 2, 2019
Sing a new song to the LORD, for he has done marvelous deeds. His right hand and holy arm have won the victory. Psalms 98:1 NABRE This psalm begins with an invitation to sing to the Lord in celebration of the great things He has done for Israel. It then…
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In times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, Hebrews 1:1-2 NABRE The opening of the letter to…
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