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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The Lord will destroy Damascus, but will preserve a remnant of faithful people.

BibleGateway: Isaiah 17 ESV Text: Isaiah 17 Isaiah 17 (Listen) An Oracle Concerning Damascus 17:1 An oracle concerning Damascus.   Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city    and will become a heap of ruins.2   The cities of Aroer are deserted;    they will be for flocks,    which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.3   The fortress will disappear from Ephraim,    and… The Lord will destroy Damascus, but will preserve a remnant of faithful people.

David knew he deserved his many troubles. Yet, with the confidence in God’s steadfast mercy, he asks the Lord not to rebuke him in anger. Let’s remember that none of us deserves God’s help in anyway. Nevertheless, because of His unfailing love, God will not fail to see us through the coming year and for all our days to come.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 6 ESV Text: Psalm 6 Psalm 6 (Listen) O Lord, Deliver My Life To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith.1 A Psalm of David. 6:1   O LORD, rebuke me not in… David knew he deserved his many troubles. Yet, with the confidence in God’s steadfast mercy, he asks the Lord not to rebuke him in anger. Let’s remember that none of us deserves God’s help in anyway. Nevertheless, because of His unfailing love, God will not fail to see us through the coming year and for all our days to come.

Many of us have trouble sleeping at night. Some of that lack of sleep may be because of worries and fears racing through our minds. The Psalm encourages us to stop worrying and start praying, promising the Lord will listen to those who believe in Him. Give all your fears to God. Then “lie down in peace, and sleep.”

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BibleGateway: Psalm 4 ESV Text: Psalm 4 Psalm 4 (Listen) Answer Me When I Call To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. 4:1   Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!    You… Many of us have trouble sleeping at night. Some of that lack of sleep may be because of worries and fears racing through our minds. The Psalm encourages us to stop worrying and start praying, promising the Lord will listen to those who believe in Him. Give all your fears to God. Then “lie down in peace, and sleep.”

To this very day, the unbelieving enemies of the Lord join hands against His Anointed, Jesus Christ. The Almighty laughs at such attempts to dethrone His Son, warning them to wise up before it’s too late. The year ahead will be filled with many troubles, yet Jesus still sits on His throne ruling all things for His people.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 2 ESV Text: Psalm 2 Psalm 2 (Listen) The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed 2:1   Why do the nations rage1    and the peoples plot in vain?2   The kings of the earth set themselves,    and the rulers take… To this very day, the unbelieving enemies of the Lord join hands against His Anointed, Jesus Christ. The Almighty laughs at such attempts to dethrone His Son, warning them to wise up before it’s too late. The year ahead will be filled with many troubles, yet Jesus still sits on His throne ruling all things for His people.

Success is not about having worldly fame and fortune. It’s about staying in the Word of God, by which we receive God’s promises of forgiveness and salvation, along with perfect guidance for our daily lives. Let’s dedicate ourselves to meditating on God’s Word in the year to come, and throughout our lives.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 1 ESV Text: Psalm 1 Psalm 1 (Listen) Book One The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked 1:1   Blessed is the man1    who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,  nor stands in the… Success is not about having worldly fame and fortune. It’s about staying in the Word of God, by which we receive God’s promises of forgiveness and salvation, along with perfect guidance for our daily lives. Let’s dedicate ourselves to meditating on God’s Word in the year to come, and throughout our lives.

This life passes by so swiftly. We “are like grass which grows up in the morning . . .In the evening it is cut down and withers.” Clinging in faith to Christ our Savior we pray: “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

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BibleGateway: Psalm 90 ESV Text: Psalm 90 KJV Text: Psalms 90:1-17 KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 90:      1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all… This life passes by so swiftly. We “are like grass which grows up in the morning . . .In the evening it is cut down and withers.” Clinging in faith to Christ our Savior we pray: “Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

We draw to the end of another year with the needed assurance that God is love. His love sent His Son to be the propitiation [the satisfactory payment] for our sins. His love means life now and forever. May His perfect love cast away all fear in the coming year.

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BibleGateway: 1 John 4:1-21 ESV Text: 1 John 4:1-21 KJV Text: 1John 4:1-21 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:56      1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether… We draw to the end of another year with the needed assurance that God is love. His love sent His Son to be the propitiation [the satisfactory payment] for our sins. His love means life now and forever. May His perfect love cast away all fear in the coming year.

God’s saving grace has appeared to all people. His grace works powerfully in our lives, causing us to deny ungodliness, making us eager to do what is good. By His grace we also “wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

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BibleGateway: Titus 2:1-15 ESV Text: Titus 2:1-15 KJV Text: Titus 2:1-15 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:57      1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the… God’s saving grace has appeared to all people. His grace works powerfully in our lives, causing us to deny ungodliness, making us eager to do what is good. By His grace we also “wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

God’s timing is always perfect. In the fullness of time God sent His Son. His Son was born under the law to redeem us, and to adopt us as His dear sons and daughters. But when will Christ come again? Exactly at the right time!

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BibleGateway: Galatians 3:15-4:7 ESV Text: Galatians 3:15-4:7 KJV Text: Galatians 3:15-29 The section starts at about 1:46 and ends at about 3:48 15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but… God’s timing is always perfect. In the fullness of time God sent His Son. His Son was born under the law to redeem us, and to adopt us as His dear sons and daughters. But when will Christ come again? Exactly at the right time!

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

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BibleGateway: John 1:1-18 ESV Text: John 1:1-18 KJV Text: John 1:1-18 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:0      1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,… “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

“On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring, on Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring, news of great joy, news of great mirth, news of our merciful King’s birth.”

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BibleGateway: Luke 2:1-20 ESV Text: Luke 2:1-20 KJV Text: Luke 2:1-20 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:27      1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out… “On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring, on Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the angels bring, news of great joy, news of great mirth, news of our merciful King’s birth.”