The Word of God: Isaiah 42:(1-9) 10-17 – January 15, 2021

1 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,my chosen, in whom my soul delights;I have put my spirit upon him;he will bring forth justice to the nations.2 He will not cry or lift up his voice,or make it heard in the street;3 a bruised reed he will not break,and a dimly burning wick he will…

Psalm of the Day – January 14 (Psalm 16)

1 Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble,in whom is all my delight. 4 Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows;their drink offerings…

The Word of God: Mark 1:29-45 – January 13, 2021

29As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. 31He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she…

The Word of God: Ephesians 1:15-23 – January 12, 2021

15I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason 16I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. 17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a…

The Word of God: Isaiah 40:12-24 – January 11, 2021

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his handand marked off the heavens with a span,enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure,and weighed the mountains in scalesand the hills in a balance?13 Who has directed the spirit of the LORD,or as his counselor has instructed him?14 Whom did he consult…

Psalm of the Day – January 10, 2021 (Psalm 150)

1 Praise the Lord!Praise God in his sanctuary;praise him in his mighty firmament!2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;praise him according to his surpassing greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound;praise him with lute and harp!4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;praise him with strings and pipe!5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;praise him with loud…

The Word of God: John 5:1-15 – January 9, 2021

1After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. 3In these lay many invalids — blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight…

The Word of God: Revelation 2:8-17 – January 8, 2021

8“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life: 9“I know your affliction and your poverty, even though you are rich. I know the slander on the part of those who say that they are Jews and…

The Word of God: Isaiah 59:15b-21 – January 8, 2021

15b The LORD saw it, and it displeased himthat there was no justice.16 He saw that there was no one,and was appalled that there was no one to intervene;so his own arm brought him victory,and his righteousness upheld him.17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate,and a helmet of salvation on his head;he put on…

Psalm of the Day – January 7, 2021 (Psalm 114)

1 When Israel went out from Egypt,the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,2 Judah became God’s sanctuary,Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled;Jordan turned back.4 The mountains skipped like rams,the hills like lambs. 5 Why is it, O sea, that you flee?O Jordan, that you turn back?6 O mountains, that…