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Daily Bible Reading
October 5 - Old & New Testament
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Isaiah 62,63,64
Zion's Glory and New Name
1 For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
And for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her (C1)righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her (C2)salvation like a torch that is burning.
2 The (C1)nations will see your righteousness,
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new (C2)name
Which the mouth of the LORD will designate.
3 You will also be a (C1)crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD,
And a royal headband in the hand of your God.
4 It will no longer be said to you, "(F1)(C1)Forsaken,"
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, "(F2)Desolate";
But you will be called, "(F3)My delight is in her,"
And your land, "(F4)(C2)Married";
For the (C3)LORD delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin,
So your sons will marry you;
And as the (F1)groom rejoices over the bride,
So your (C1)God will rejoice over you.
6 On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed (C1)watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who (C2)profess the LORD, take no rest for yourselves;
7 And (C1)give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes (C2)Jerusalem an object of praise on the earth.
8 (C1)The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm:
"I will (C2)never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will (F1)foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored."
9 But those who (C1)harvest it will eat it and praise the LORD;
And those who gather it will drink it in the courtyards of My sanctuary.
10 Go through, (C1)go through the gates,
Clear a way (F1)for the people!
(C2)Build up, build up the (C3)highway,
Remove the stones, lift up a (C4)flag over the peoples.
11 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the (C1)end of the earth:
(C2)Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your (C3)salvation is coming;
(C4)Behold His reward is with Him, and His compensation before Him."
12 And they will call them, "(C1)The holy people,
The (C2)redeemed of the LORD";
And you will be called, "Sought Out, A City (C3)Not Abandoned."
God's Vengeance on the Nations
1 Who is this who comes from (C1)Edom,
With (C2)garments of (F1)glowing colors from (C3)Bozrah,
This One who is majestic in His apparel,
(F2)Marching in the greatness of His strength?
"It is I, the One who speaks in righteousness, (C4)mighty to save."
2 Why is Your apparel red,
And Your garments like one who (C1)treads in the wine press?
3 "(C1)I have trodden the wine trough alone,
And from the peoples there was no one with Me.
I also (C2)trod them in My anger
And (C3)trampled them in My wrath;
And (C4)their (F1)lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments,
And I (F2)stained all My clothes.
4 "For the (C1)day of vengeance was in My heart,
And My year of redemption has come.
5 "I looked, but there was (C1)no one to help,
And I was astonished and there was no one to uphold;
So My (C2)own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath upheld Me.
6 "I (C1)trampled down the peoples in My anger
And made them (C2)drunk with My wrath,
And I (F1)poured out their lifeblood on the earth."
God's Ancient Mercies Recalled
7 I will make mention of the (C1)mercies of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD,
According to all that the LORD has granted us,
And the great (C2)goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has granted them according to His (C3)compassion
And according to the abundance of His mercies.
8 For He said, "Certainly they are (C1)My people,
Sons who will not deal falsely."
So He became their (C2)Savior.
9 In all their distress (F1)(C1)He was distressed,
And the (C2)angel of His presence saved them;
In His (C3)love and in His mercy He (C4)redeemed them,
And He (C5)lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
10 But they (C1)rebelled
And grieved His (C2)Holy Spirit;
Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy,
He fought against them.
11 Then (C1)His people remembered the days of old, of Moses.
Where is (C2)He who brought them up out of the sea with the (F1)shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who (C3)put His Holy Spirit in the midst of (F2)them,
12 Who caused His (C1)glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,
Who (C2)divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 Who led them through the depths?
Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not (C1)stumble;
14 Like the cattle which go down into the valley,
The Spirit of the (C1)LORD gave (F1)them rest.
So You (C2)led Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.
You Are Our Father
15 (C1)Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious (C2)lofty habitation;
Where are Your (C3)zeal and Your mighty deeds?
The (C4)stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
16 For You are our (C1)Father, though (C2)Abraham does not know us
And Israel does not recognize us.
You, LORD, are our Father,
Our (C3)Redeemer from ancient times is Your name.
17 Why, LORD, do You (C1)cause us to stray from Your ways
And (C2)harden our heart from fearing You?
(C3)Return for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
18 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while,
Our adversaries have (C1)trampled it down.
19 We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,
Like those who were not called by Your name.
Prayer for Mercy and Help
1 (F1)Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and (C1)come down,
That the mountains would (C2)quake at Your presence—
2 (F1)As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the (C1)nations may tremble at Your presence!
3 When You did (C1)awesome things which we did not expect,
You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.
4 For from days of old (C1)they have not heard or perceived by ear,
Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,
Who acts in behalf of one who (C2)waits for Him.
5 You (C1)meet him who rejoices in (C2)doing righteousness,
Who (C3)remembers You in Your ways.
Behold, (C4)You were angry, for we sinned,
We continued in (F1)our sins for a long time;
Yet shall we be saved?
6 For all of us have become like one who is (C1)unclean,
And all our (C2)righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us (C3)wither like a leaf,
And our (C4)wrongdoings, like the wind, take us away.
7 There is (C1)no one who calls on Your name,
Who stirs himself to take hold of You;
For You have (C2)hidden Your face from us
And have (F1)surrendered us to the power of our wrongdoings.
8 But now, LORD, (C1)You are our Father;
We are the (C2)clay, and You our potter,
And all of us are the (C3)work of Your hand.
9 Do not be (C1)angry beyond measure, LORD,
(C2)Nor remember wrongdoing forever.
Behold, please look, all of us are (C3)Your people.
10 Your (C1)holy cities have become a (C2)wilderness,
Zion has become a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and beautiful (C1)house,
Where our fathers praised You,
Has been burned by fire;
And (C2)all our precious things have become a ruin.
12 Will You (C1)restrain Yourself at these things, LORD?
Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?
Romans 12
Chapter 12
Dedicated Service
1 Therefore (C1)I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to (C2)present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, (F1)acceptable to God, which is your (F2)spiritual service of worship.2 And do not (C1)be conformed to (C2)this (F1)world, but be transformed by the (C3)renewing of your mind, so that you may (F2)(C4)prove what the will of God is, that which is good and (F3)acceptable and perfect.
3 For through (C1)the grace given to me I say to everyone among you (C2)not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to (C3)each a measure of faith.4 For (C1)just as we have many parts in one body and all (F1)the body's parts do not have the same function,5 so we, (C1)who are many, are (C2)one body in Christ, and individually parts of one another.6 However, since we have gifts that (C1)differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them properly: if (C2)prophecy, (F1)in proportion to one's faith;7 if (F1)(C1)service, in the act of serving; or the one who (C2)teaches, in the act of teaching;8 or the one who (F1)(C1)exhorts, in the work of (F2)exhortation; the one who gives, with (F3)(C2)generosity; (C3)the one who (F4)is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with (C4)cheerfulness.
9 (F1)(C1)Love must be free of hypocrisy. (C2)Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.10 Be (C1)devoted to one another in brotherly love; (F1)give preference to one another (C2)in honor,11 not lagging behind in diligence, (C1)fervent in spirit, (C2)serving the Lord;12 (C1)rejoicing in hope, (C2)persevering in tribulation, (C3)devoted to prayer,13 (C1)contributing to the needs of the (F1)saints, (F2)(C2)practicing hospitality.
14 (C1)Bless those who persecute (F1)you; bless and do not curse.15 (C1)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.16 (C1)Be of the same mind toward one another; (C2)do not be (F1)haughty in mind, but (F2)associate with the lowly. (C3)Do not be wise in your own estimation.17 (C1)Never repay evil for evil to anyone. (F1)(C2)Respect what is right in the sight of all people.18 If possible, (C1)so far as it depends on you, (C2)be at peace with all people.19 (C1)Never take your own revenge, beloved, but (F1)leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: "(C2)VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.20 "(C1)BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM; IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD."21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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