The Word of God: 1 Kings 3:5-14 – December 31, 2019

5At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I should give you.” 6And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant my father David, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have…

Psalm of the Day – December 30, 2019 (Psalm 89:1-18)

1   I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever;            with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.  2   I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;            your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens. 3   You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,            I have sworn to my servant…

The Word of God: John 4:46-54 – December 30, 2019

46Then he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum. 47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the…

The Word of God: 3 John 1-15 – December 30, 2019

1The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. 2Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. 3I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how…

The Word of God: 1 Kings 17:17-24 – December 30, 2019

17After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. 18She then said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the…

Psalm of the Day – December 29, 2019 (Psalm 132)

1   O LORD, remember in David’s favor            all the hardships he endured;  2   how he swore to the LORD            and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob,  3   “I will not enter my house            or get into my bed;  4   I will not give sleep to my eyes            or slumber to my eyelids,  5   until I find a place for…

The Word of God: Luke 2:22-40 – December 29, 2019

22When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), 24and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in…

The Word of God: Colossians 1:9-20 – December 29, 2019

9 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good…

The Word of God: 1 Samuel 1:1-2, 7b-28 – December 29, 2019

1There was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2He had two wives; the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had…

Psalm of the Day – December 28, 2019 (Psalm 111)

1   Praise the LORD!       I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,            in the company of the upright, in the congregation.  2   Great are the works of the LORD,            studied by all who delight in them.  3   Full of honor and majesty is his work,            and his righteousness endures forever.  4   He has gained renown by…