"... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
but showing love to a thousand generations
Exodus 34:7 "... maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
of those who love me and keep my commandments
Numbers 14:18 "'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.'"
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands, ..."
Jeremiah 32:18a "You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the fathers' sins into the laps of their children after them."
Daniel 9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, ..."
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 14
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
LOVE Numbers 14:19
"In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now."
In accordance with your great love, forgive
Exodus 34:9 "O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes," he said, "then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."
1 Kings 8:33-34 "When your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you, and when they turn back to you and confess your name, praying and making supplication to you in this temple, then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their fathers."
Psalm 85:2 You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.
Psalm 103:3 ... who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, ...
the sin of these people
Psalm 106:45 ... for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now
Psalm 78:38 Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 13
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In accordance with your great love, forgive
Exodus 34:9 "O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes," he said, "then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."
1 Kings 8:33-34 "When your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you, and when they turn back to you and confess your name, praying and making supplication to you in this temple, then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their fathers."
Psalm 85:2 You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.
Psalm 103:3 ... who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, ...
the sin of these people
Psalm 106:45 ... for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now
Psalm 78:38 Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 13
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
LOVE Numbers 14:17-18a
"Now may the Lord's strength be displayed, just as you have declared: 'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion.'"
Exodus 20:6 "... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
Exodus 34:6 And he passed in front of Moses proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, ..."
Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Jonah 4:2 He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity."
James 5:11 As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 12
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Exodus 20:6 "... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
Exodus 34:6 And he passed in front of Moses proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, ..."
Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Jonah 4:2 He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity."
James 5:11 As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 12
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Friday, February 25, 2011
LOVE Leviticus 19:34
"'The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'"
The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born
Exodus 12:48 "An alien living among you who wants to celebrate the LORD's Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat of it."
Love him as yourself
Leviticus 19:18 "'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.'"
for you were aliens in Egypt
Exodus 22:21 "Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt."
Exodus 23:9 "Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 10:19 And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 23:7 Do not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as an alien in his country.
Psalm 146:9 The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
NOTES:
Deuteronomy 5:15
Read 1 Corinthians 11
The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born
Exodus 12:48 "An alien living among you who wants to celebrate the LORD's Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat of it."
Love him as yourself
Leviticus 19:18 "'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.'"
for you were aliens in Egypt
Exodus 22:21 "Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt."
Exodus 23:9 "Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 10:19 And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 23:7 Do not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as an alien in his country.
Psalm 146:9 The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
NOTES:
Deuteronomy 5:15
Read 1 Corinthians 11
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
LOVE Leviticus 19:18
"'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.'"
Do not seek revenge
Romans 12:19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.
Hebrews 10:30 For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
or bear a grudge
Psalm 103:9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; ...
but love your neighbor
Exodus 20:16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor."
as yourself
Leviticus 19:34 "'The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'"
Matthew 5:43-44 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ..."
Matthew 22:39 "And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
Mark 12:31 "The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
Luke 10:27 He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
John 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
Romans 13:9 The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
Galatians 5:14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
James 2:8 If you really keep the royal law found in scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 10
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
LOVE Exodus 34:7
"... maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
maintaining love to thousands
Exodus 20:6 (and Deuteronomy 5:10) "... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin
1 Kings 8:30 "Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive."
Psalm 86:5 You are forgiving and good, O LORD, abounding in love to all who call to you.
Psalm 103:3 ... who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
Psalm 130:4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
Isaiah 43:25 "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more."
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished
Exodus 23:7 "Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty."
Joshua 24:19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins."
Job 7:20-21 "If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you? Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more."
Job 9:28 "I still dread all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent."
Job 10:14 "If I sinned, you would be watching me and would not let my offense go unpunished."
Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
NOTES:
Psalm 130:8; Daniel 9:9; Micah 6:1-16; Exodus 20:5
Read 1 Corinthians 9
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maintaining love to thousands
Exodus 20:6 (and Deuteronomy 5:10) "... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin
1 Kings 8:30 "Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive."
Psalm 86:5 You are forgiving and good, O LORD, abounding in love to all who call to you.
Psalm 103:3 ... who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
Psalm 130:4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
Isaiah 43:25 "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more."
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished
Exodus 23:7 "Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty."
Joshua 24:19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; he is a jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins."
Job 7:20-21 "If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you? Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more."
Job 9:28 "I still dread all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent."
Job 10:14 "If I sinned, you would be watching me and would not let my offense go unpunished."
Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and in the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
NOTES:
Psalm 130:8; Daniel 9:9; Micah 6:1-16; Exodus 20:5
Read 1 Corinthians 9
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
LOVE Exodus 34:6
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, ..."
The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God
Exodus 22:27b "When he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate."
Numbers 14:20 The LORD replied, "I have forgiven them, as you asked."
Psalm 86:15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
slow to anger
Numbers 14:18 "'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.'"
Psalm 78:38 Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
Jeremiah 15:15 You understand, O LORD; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering--do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.
Romans 2:4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?
abounding in love and faithfulness
Psalm 61:7 May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
Psalm 108:4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
Psalm 138:2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
Psalm 143:1 O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
James 5:11 As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
NOTES:
Genesis 19:16; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 103:8; 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2
Read 1 Corinthians 8
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The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God
Exodus 22:27b "When he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate."
Numbers 14:20 The LORD replied, "I have forgiven them, as you asked."
Psalm 86:15 But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
slow to anger
Numbers 14:18 "'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.'"
Psalm 78:38 Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
Jeremiah 15:15 You understand, O LORD; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering--do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.
Romans 2:4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?
abounding in love and faithfulness
Psalm 61:7 May he be enthroned in God's presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
Psalm 108:4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.
Psalm 138:2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
Psalm 143:1 O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
James 5:11 As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
NOTES:
Genesis 19:16; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 103:8; 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2
Read 1 Corinthians 8
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Monday, February 21, 2011
LOVE Exodus 21:5-6
"But if the servant declares, 'I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,' then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life."
I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free
Deuteronomy 15:16-17 But if your servant says to you, "I do not want to leave you," because he loves you and your family and is well off with you, then take an awl and push it through his ear lobe into the door, and he will be come your servant for life. Do the same for your maidservant.
then his master must take him before the judges
Exodus 22:8-9 "But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has laid his hands on the other man's property. In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment or any other lost property about which somebody says, 'This is mine,' both parties are to bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges declare guilty must pay back double to his neighbor."
Deuteronomy 17:7 Go to the priests, who are Levites, and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.
Deuteronomy 19:16-17 If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime, the two men involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.
Deuteronomy 25:1 When men have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty.
He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl
Psalm 40:6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have pierced; burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Then he will be his servant for life
Job 39:9 "Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?"
Job 41:4 "Will he make an agreement with you for you to take him as your slave for life?"
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 7
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free
Deuteronomy 15:16-17 But if your servant says to you, "I do not want to leave you," because he loves you and your family and is well off with you, then take an awl and push it through his ear lobe into the door, and he will be come your servant for life. Do the same for your maidservant.
then his master must take him before the judges
Exodus 22:8-9 "But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has laid his hands on the other man's property. In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment or any other lost property about which somebody says, 'This is mine,' both parties are to bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges declare guilty must pay back double to his neighbor."
Deuteronomy 17:7 Go to the priests, who are Levites, and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.
Deuteronomy 19:16-17 If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime, the two men involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.
Deuteronomy 25:1 When men have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty.
He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl
Psalm 40:6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have pierced; burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
Then he will be his servant for life
Job 39:9 "Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?"
Job 41:4 "Will he make an agreement with you for you to take him as your slave for life?"
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 7
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
LOVE Exodus 20:6
"... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
Exodus 34:5-7 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
Numbers 14:17-19 "Now may the Lord's strength be displayed, just as you have declared: 'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.' In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now."
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Jeremiah 32:18a "You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the father's sins into the laps of their children after them."
Luke 1:50 "His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation."
Romans 11:28-29 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable.
1 Chronicles 16:15-16 (also Psalm 105:8-9) He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
John 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command."
1 John 5:3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, ...
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 6
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Exodus 34:5-7 Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
Numbers 14:17-19 "Now may the Lord's strength be displayed, just as you have declared: 'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.' In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now."
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Jeremiah 32:18a "You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the father's sins into the laps of their children after them."
Luke 1:50 "His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation."
Romans 11:28-29 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable.
1 Chronicles 16:15-16 (also Psalm 105:8-9) He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
John 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command."
1 John 5:3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, ...
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 6
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
LOVE Exodus 15:13
"In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling."
In your unfailing love you will lead
Nehemiah 9:12 "By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take."
Psalm 77:20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
the people you have redeemed
Exodus 6:6 "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment."
Job 33:28 "'He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.'"
Psalm 71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you--I, whom you have redeemed.
Isaiah 1:27 Zion will be redeemed with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.
Isaiah 44:22-24 "I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you." Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. "This is what the LORD says--your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself, ..."
Isaiah 51:10 Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross over?
Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Titus 2:14 ... who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling
Exodus 15:17 "You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance--the place, O LORD, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, O LORD, your hands established."
Psalm 68:16 Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
NOTES:
The people you have redeemed - Psalm 106:10;Isaiah 41:14; 43:14
Holy dwelling - Psalm 76:2; 78:54; Deuteronomy 12:5, 11, 14, 18, 21, 26; 14:23-25; 16:2, 6-7, 11, 15-16; 17:8, 10; 18:6; 26:2; 31:11
Read 1 Corinthians 5
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In your unfailing love you will lead
Nehemiah 9:12 "By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take."
Psalm 77:20 You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
the people you have redeemed
Exodus 6:6 "Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment."
Job 33:28 "'He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.'"
Psalm 71:23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you--I, whom you have redeemed.
Isaiah 1:27 Zion will be redeemed with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.
Isaiah 44:22-24 "I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you." Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. "This is what the LORD says--your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself, ..."
Isaiah 51:10 Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross over?
Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Titus 2:14 ... who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling
Exodus 15:17 "You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance--the place, O LORD, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, O LORD, your hands established."
Psalm 68:16 Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
NOTES:
The people you have redeemed - Psalm 106:10;Isaiah 41:14; 43:14
Holy dwelling - Psalm 76:2; 78:54; Deuteronomy 12:5, 11, 14, 18, 21, 26; 14:23-25; 16:2, 6-7, 11, 15-16; 17:8, 10; 18:6; 26:2; 31:11
Read 1 Corinthians 5
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Friday, February 18, 2011
LOVE Genesis 29:32
Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "It is because the LORD has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now."
Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son
Genesis 30:23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, "God has taken away my disgrace."
Ruth 4:13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
1 Samuel 1:20 So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the LORD for him."
She named him Reuben
Genesis 37:21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let's not take his life, " he said.
Genesis 46:8 These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
Genesis 49:3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power."
Exodus 6:14 These were the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
Numbers 1:20 From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
Deuteronomy 33:6 "Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few."
Joshua 4:12 The men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them.
1 Chronicles 5:1-3 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father's marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright, and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)--the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
because the LORD has seen my misery
Genesis 16:11 The angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery."
NOTES:
Reuben - Genesis 48:5; Numbers 1:5; 26:5
Read 1 Corinthians 4
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Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son
Genesis 30:23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, "God has taken away my disgrace."
Ruth 4:13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
1 Samuel 1:20 So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the LORD for him."
She named him Reuben
Genesis 37:21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let's not take his life, " he said.
Genesis 46:8 These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
Genesis 49:3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power."
Exodus 6:14 These were the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
Numbers 1:20 From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
Deuteronomy 33:6 "Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few."
Joshua 4:12 The men of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over, armed, in front of the Israelites, as Moses had directed them.
1 Chronicles 5:1-3 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father's marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright, and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)--the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
because the LORD has seen my misery
Genesis 16:11 The angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery."
NOTES:
Reuben - Genesis 48:5; Numbers 1:5; 26:5
Read 1 Corinthians 4
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
LOVE Exodus 15:13
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LOVE Genesis 29:20
So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel
Genesis 29:18 Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel."
Genesis 31:14-16 Then Rachel and Leah replied, "Do we still have any share in our father's estate? Does he not regard us as foreigners? Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us. Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children. So do whatever God has told you."
they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her
Song of Songs 8:7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.
Hosea 12:12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 3
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So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel
Genesis 29:18 Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel."
Genesis 31:14-16 Then Rachel and Leah replied, "Do we still have any share in our father's estate? Does he not regard us as foreigners? Not only has he sold us, but he has used up what was paid for us. Surely all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and our children. So do whatever God has told you."
they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her
Song of Songs 8:7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.
Hosea 12:12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 3
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
LOVE Genesis 29:18
Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel."
Jacob was in love with Rachel
Genesis 24:67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel
Genesis 29:20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
Genesis 29:27 "Finish this daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work."
Genesis 29:30 Jacob lay with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
Genesis 30:26 "Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I have done for you."
Hosea 12:12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 2
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Jacob was in love with Rachel
Genesis 24:67 Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel
Genesis 29:20 So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
Genesis 29:27 "Finish this daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work."
Genesis 29:30 Jacob lay with Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
Genesis 30:26 "Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I have done for you."
Hosea 12:12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram; Israel served to get a wife, and to pay for her he tended sheep.
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 2
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
LOVE Genesis 22:2
Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about."
Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love
Genesis 22:12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
Genesis 22:15-18 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Hebrews 11:17-18 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
go to the region of Moriah
2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.
Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering
Genesis 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.
on one of the mountains I will tell you about
Genesis 22:9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
NOTES:
Only son of the promise - Genesis 12:12
Read 1 Corinthians 1
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Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love
Genesis 22:12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son."
Genesis 22:15-18 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Hebrews 11:17-18 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned."
1 John 4:9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
go to the region of Moriah
2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.
Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering
Genesis 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it.
on one of the mountains I will tell you about
Genesis 22:9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
NOTES:
Only son of the promise - Genesis 12:12
Read 1 Corinthians 1
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Monday, February 14, 2011
LOVE Genesis 20:11-13
Abraham replied, "I said to myself, 'There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.' Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife. And when God had me wander from my father's household, I said to her, 'This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"
There is surely no fear of God in this place
Genesis 42:18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, "Do this and live, for I fear God: ..."
Job 31:23 "For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things."
Psalm 36:1 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Proverbs 16:6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.
they will kill me because of my wife
Genesis 12:12 "When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live."
Genesis 31:31 Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force."
Besides, she really is my sister
Genesis 12:13 "Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because or you."
when God had me wander
Deuteronomy 26:5 Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: "My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous."
1 Chronicles 16:20 ... they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
Isaiah 30:28 His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck. He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction; he places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray.
Isaiah 63:17 Why, O LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance.
from my father's household
Genesis 12:1 The LORD said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you."
NOTES:
Nehemiah 5:15
Read Romans 16
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There is surely no fear of God in this place
Genesis 42:18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, "Do this and live, for I fear God: ..."
Job 31:23 "For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things."
Psalm 36:1 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Proverbs 16:6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil.
they will kill me because of my wife
Genesis 12:12 "When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live."
Genesis 31:31 Jacob answered Laban, "I was afraid because I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force."
Besides, she really is my sister
Genesis 12:13 "Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because or you."
when God had me wander
Deuteronomy 26:5 Then you shall declare before the LORD your God: "My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous."
1 Chronicles 16:20 ... they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
Isaiah 30:28 His breath is like a rushing torrent, rising up to the neck. He shakes the nations in the sieve of destruction; he places in the jaws of the peoples a bit that leads them astray.
Isaiah 63:17 Why, O LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance.
from my father's household
Genesis 12:1 The LORD said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you."
NOTES:
Nehemiah 5:15
Read Romans 16
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
LIGHT Revelation 22:5
There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
There will be no more night
Revelation 21:25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
Zechariah 14:7 It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime--a day known to the LORD. When evening comes, there will be light.
for the LORD God will give them light
Isaiah 60:19-20 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end."
Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
And they will reign for ever and ever
Daniel 7:27 "'Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.'"
Revelation 20:4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
NOTES:
They will reign:
Revelation 5:10 "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Daniel 7:18 "'But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever--yes, for ever and ever.'"
Read Romans 15
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There will be no more night
Revelation 21:25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
Zechariah 14:7 It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime--a day known to the LORD. When evening comes, there will be light.
for the LORD God will give them light
Isaiah 60:19-20 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end."
Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
And they will reign for ever and ever
Daniel 7:27 "'Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.'"
Revelation 20:4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
NOTES:
They will reign:
Revelation 5:10 "You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Daniel 7:18 "'But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever--yes, for ever and ever.'"
Read Romans 15
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
LIGHT Revelation 21:23
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
for the glory of God
Revelation 21:11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
gives it light
Isaiah 24:23 The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the LORD Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously.
Isaiah 60:19-20 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end."
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
and the Lamb is its lamp
Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
NOTES:
Read Romans 14
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for the glory of God
Revelation 21:11 It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
gives it light
Isaiah 24:23 The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the LORD Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously.
Isaiah 60:19-20 "The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end."
Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
and the Lamb is its lamp
Revelation 5:6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
NOTES:
Read Romans 14
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Friday, February 11, 2011
LIGHT 1 John 2:9-11
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. But whoever hates his brother is in darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother
Leviticus 19:17 "'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt.'"
1 John 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
1 John 3:15-16 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
1 John 4:20-21 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
is still in darkness
1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
Whoever loves his brother lives in the light
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness
1 John 1:6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
he does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded him
John 11:9-10 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world's light. It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light."
John 12:35 Then Jesus said to them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going."
NOTES:
Read Romans 13
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Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother
Leviticus 19:17 "'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt.'"
1 John 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
1 John 3:15-16 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
1 John 4:20-21 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
is still in darkness
1 John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
Whoever loves his brother lives in the light
1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness
1 John 1:6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
he does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded him
John 11:9-10 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? A man who walks by day will not stumble, for he sees by this world's light. It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light."
John 12:35 Then Jesus said to them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going."
NOTES:
Read Romans 13
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
LIGHT 1 John 1:5-7 Part 2
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son, purifies us from all sin.
we lie and do not live by the truth
John 3:19-21 "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."
1 John 2:4 The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
But if we walk in the light
Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin
Hebrews 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
Revelation 1:5 ... and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, ...
Revelation 7:14 I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
NOTES:
Read Romans 12
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we lie and do not live by the truth
John 3:19-21 "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."
1 John 2:4 The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
But if we walk in the light
Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin
Hebrews 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
Revelation 1:5 ... and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, ...
Revelation 7:14 I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
NOTES:
Read Romans 12
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
LIGHT 1 John 1:5-7 Part 1
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son, purifies us from all sin.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you
1 John 3:11 This the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
God is light; in him there is no darkness at all
1 Timothy 6:16 ... who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness
John 3:19-21 "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...
1 John 2:11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.
NOTES:
Read Romans 11
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This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you
1 John 3:11 This the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
God is light; in him there is no darkness at all
1 Timothy 6:16 ... who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness
John 3:19-21 "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...
1 John 2:11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.
NOTES:
Read Romans 11
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
LIGHT 2 Peter 1:19
And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
And we have the word of the prophets made more certain
1 Peter 1:10-12 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
until the day dawns
Luke 1:78-79 "... because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
and the morning star
Revelation 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
rises in your hearts
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
NOTES:
Read Romans 10
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And we have the word of the prophets made more certain
1 Peter 1:10-12 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
until the day dawns
Luke 1:78-79 "... because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
and the morning star
Revelation 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
rises in your hearts
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
NOTES:
Read Romans 10
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Monday, February 7, 2011
LIGHT 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
But you are a chosen people
Deuteronomy 10:15 Yet the LORD set his affection on your forefathers and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations, as it is today.
1 Samuel 12:22 "For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own."
a royal priesthood
1 Peter 2:5 ... you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
a holy nation
Exodus 19:5-6 "Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."
Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.
Isaiah 62:12 They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted.
a people belonging to God
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light
Acts 26:17-18 "'I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'"
NOTES:
Chosen people - Ephesians 1:4; Isaiah 43:10, 20; 44:1-2
Royal priesthood - Isaiah 61:6
Holy nation - Deuteronomy 28:9
People belonging to God - Deuteronomy 4:20; 7:6; 14:2; Isaiah 43:21; Malachi 3:17; Hosea 1:6-10; Romans 9:25-26; 10:19
Declare the praises of him - Isaiah 43:20; Acts 2:11
Read Romans 9
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But you are a chosen people
Deuteronomy 10:15 Yet the LORD set his affection on your forefathers and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations, as it is today.
1 Samuel 12:22 "For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own."
a royal priesthood
1 Peter 2:5 ... you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
a holy nation
Exodus 19:5-6 "Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."
Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.
Isaiah 62:12 They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the LORD; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted.
a people belonging to God
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light
Acts 26:17-18 "'I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'"
NOTES:
Chosen people - Ephesians 1:4; Isaiah 43:10, 20; 44:1-2
Royal priesthood - Isaiah 61:6
Holy nation - Deuteronomy 28:9
People belonging to God - Deuteronomy 4:20; 7:6; 14:2; Isaiah 43:21; Malachi 3:17; Hosea 1:6-10; Romans 9:25-26; 10:19
Declare the praises of him - Isaiah 43:20; Acts 2:11
Read Romans 9
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
LIGHT 1 Timothy 6:15b-16
--God the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
God, the blessed
1 Timothy 1:11 ... that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
and only Ruler
1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
the King of kings and Lord of lords
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
Psalm 136:3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.
Daniel 2:47 The king said to Daniel, "Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery."
Revelation 1:5a ... and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
Revelation 17:14 "They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings--and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers."
Revelation 19:16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
who alone is immortal
1 Timothy 1:17 (above)
who lives in unapproachable light
Psalm 104:2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent ...
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
whom no one has seen or can see
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
NOTES:
Read Romans 8
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God, the blessed
1 Timothy 1:11 ... that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
and only Ruler
1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
the King of kings and Lord of lords
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
Psalm 136:3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.
Daniel 2:47 The king said to Daniel, "Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery."
Revelation 1:5a ... and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
Revelation 17:14 "They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings--and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers."
Revelation 19:16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
who alone is immortal
1 Timothy 1:17 (above)
who lives in unapproachable light
Psalm 104:2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent ...
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
whom no one has seen or can see
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.
NOTES:
Read Romans 8
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
LIGHT 1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled.
You are all sons of the light
John 12:36a "Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light."
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...
let us not be like others who are asleep
Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
but let us be alert
Matthew 25:13 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour."
and self-controlled
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.
1 Peter 5:8-9 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
NOTES:
Read Romans 7
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You are all sons of the light
John 12:36a "Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light."
Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light ...
let us not be like others who are asleep
Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
but let us be alert
Matthew 25:13 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour."
and self-controlled
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.
1 Peter 5:8-9 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
NOTES:
Read Romans 7
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Friday, February 4, 2011
LIGHT Ephesians 5:8-10
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.
For you were once darkness
Ephesians 2:1-2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
Live as children of light
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
Luke 16:8 "The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light."
Acts 26:17b-18 "I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."
for the fruit of the light
Matthew 7:16-17 "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit."
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth
Romans 15:14 I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.
and find out what pleases the Lord
1 Timothy 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
NOTES:
Read Romans 6
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For you were once darkness
Ephesians 2:1-2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
Live as children of light
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
Luke 16:8 "The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light."
Acts 26:17b-18 "I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."
for the fruit of the light
Matthew 7:16-17 "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit."
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth
Romans 15:14 I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.
and find out what pleases the Lord
1 Timothy 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
NOTES:
Read Romans 6
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
LIGHT 2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
For such men are false apostles
Matthew 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."
deceitful workmen
Titus 1:10 For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
masquerading as apostles of Christ
Revelation 2:2 "I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false."
for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light
Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
Their end will be what their actions deserve
Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done."
Philippians 3:19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.
NOTES:
Read Romans 5
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For such men are false apostles
Matthew 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."
deceitful workmen
Titus 1:10 For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
masquerading as apostles of Christ
Revelation 2:2 "I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false."
for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light
Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"
Their end will be what their actions deserve
Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done."
Philippians 3:19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.
NOTES:
Read Romans 5
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
LIGHT 2 Corinthians 6:14
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers
Genesis 24:3-4 "I want you to swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac."
Deuteronomy 22:10 Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.
1 Corinthians 5:9-11 I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people--not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
2 Corinthians 6:15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Ephesians 5:6-7 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them.
Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
1 John 1:6-7 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
NOTES:
Read Romans 4
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers
Genesis 24:3-4 "I want you to swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac."
Deuteronomy 22:10 Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.
1 Corinthians 5:9-11 I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people--not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
2 Corinthians 6:15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
what fellowship can light have with darkness?
Ephesians 5:6-7 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them.
Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
1 John 1:6-7 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
NOTES:
Read Romans 4
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
LIGHT 2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness"
Genesis 1:2-4 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
Psalm 18:28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
made his light shine in our hearts
2 Peter 1:19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.
John 3:3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."
John 3:7 "You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'"
1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ...
to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ
2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
NOTES:
Read Romans 3
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness"
Genesis 1:2-4 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
Psalm 18:28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
made his light shine in our hearts
2 Peter 1:19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.
John 3:3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."
John 3:7 "You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'"
1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ...
to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ
2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
NOTES:
Read Romans 3
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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