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give us grace to be patient today and to attend to matters of the heart7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.Heavenly father
give us grace to be simple and clear in what we say today.33 “Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones,
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‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’
34 but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
…1 Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone.
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My steps had nearly slipped.
3 For I was envious of the arrogant,
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no struggles in their death,
but their…Heavenly father
give us grace to avoid doing things which have the semblance of being right, but which we know to be wrong,
and give us discernment to know what to do when all the options open to us seem wrong.
31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
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32 but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress;…Heavenly Father
open our eyes today so that we may see all the ways in which we are not alone by your grace, particularly when we feel alone[A Message of Hope to God’s people who find themselves in a lonely place - in exile]
17 Your children hurry. [to return to you - because ….]
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Your destroyers and those who devastated you will leave you.
18 Lift up your eyes all around…Heavenly father
give us grace to turn away today from anything which is fraudulent, dishonest and harmful to others1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
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2 Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire.
You have laid up your…Heavenly father
give us grace to be careful with our looking at and our thinking about other people today,
and give us grace to allow evil no place in our minds and bodies27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’
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28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 If your right eye…16 Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land.
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Its fruit sways like Lebanon.
Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
17 His name endures forever.
His name continues as long as the sun.
Men shall be blessed by him.
All nations will call him blessed.
18 Praise be to…Heavenly father
give us grace to go out of our way to be reconciled to others today, remembering that we are never the completely innocent party23 “If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar,
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and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way.
First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust your love even when we feel forgotten.14 But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me,
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and the Lord has forgotten me.”
15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child,
that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Yes, these may forget,
yet I will not forget you!
16 Behold, I…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to be humble and faithful16 But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
17 To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.Heavenly father
give us grace to refrain today from labelling others as fools21 “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgement.’ 22 But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgement. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You…
更多16 But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
18 Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honourably in all things…
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the poor, who has no helper.
13 He will have pity on the poor and needy.
He will save the souls of the needy.
14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence.
Their blood will be precious in his sight.
15 They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold…Heavenly father
give us grace to do what is righteous today and every day.17 “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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18 For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law,
until all things are accomplished.
19 Therefore,…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be a blessing to ALL those we meet today, particularly bringing comfort where it is needed11 I will make all my mountains a road,
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and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from afar,
and behold, these from the north and from the west;
and these from the land of Sinim.” [probably China]
13…Heavenly Father
give us grace to accept the gift of today without presuming on tomorrow13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city,
and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
14 Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow.
For what is your life? For you are a vapour that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.
15 For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”Heavenly father
give us grace to do good works today so that people will see something of you14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
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15 Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
16 Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in…6 He will come down like rain on the mown grass,
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as showers that water the earth.
7 In his days, the righteous shall flourish,
and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.
9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before…Heavenly father
give us grace to be the salt of the earth today, and to do nothing that will cause us to loose our saltiness(Salt = knowing the blessing of being poor, in mourning, meek, seekers of righteousness, pure in heart, merciful, peacemakers and persecuted)
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted?
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It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust your guidance today, particularly when we are out of our comfort zone8 Yahweh says, “I have answered you in an acceptable time.
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I have helped you in a day of salvation.
I will preserve you and give you for a covenant of the people,
to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage,
9 saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out…Heavenly father
give us grace today to be kind in our words about others.11 Don’t speak against one another, brothers.
He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother,
speaks against the law and judges the law.
But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?Heavenly father
give us grace to be peacemakers today, whatever the cost.9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.11 “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for…
更多“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh,
and whose confidence is in Yahweh.For he will be as a tree planted by the waters,
who spreads out its roots by the river,
and will not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf will be green,
and will not be concerned in the year of drought.
It won’t cease from yielding fruit.1 God, give the king your justice;
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your righteousness to the royal son.
2 He will judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice.
3 The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people.
The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
4 He will judge the poor of the people.
He will save…Heavenly father
give us grace to be merciful and pure in heart today.7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.Heavenly Father
give us grace to live as Jesus did- finding strength in you and being a blessing to others5 Now Yahweh, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
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says to bring Jacob again to him,
and to gather Israel to him,
for I am honourable in Yahweh’s eyes,
and my God has become my strength.
6 Indeed, he…Heavenly father
give us grace today to draw near to you with a repentant and humble spirit8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
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Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9 Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.…Heavenly father
give us grace to be gentle in our seeking after righteousness today5 Blessed are the gentle,
for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be filled.19 God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens.
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You have done great things.
God, who is like you?
20 You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles,
you will let me live.
You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
21 Increase my honour
and comfort me again.…Heavenly father
give us grace to seek you today in our poverty of spirit and our mourning, and to be a blessing to others in their poverty of spirit and their mourning1 Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain.
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When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the…Heavenly Father
give us grace to live in the knowledge that our pasts, our presents and our futures are in you.1 Listen, islands, to me.
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Listen, you peoples, from afar:
Yahweh has called me from the womb;
from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name.
2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword.
He has hidden me in the shadow of his…Heavenly father
give us grace today to walk humbly and obediently in relationship with you5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
7 Be subject therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Heavenly father
give us grace to seek first your kingdom today and to be channels of healing to others.23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
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preaching the Good News of the Kingdom,
and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
24 The report about him went out into all Syria.
They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments,
…1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord15 My mouth will tell about your righteousness,
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and of your salvation all day,
though I don’t know its full measure.
16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh.
I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
17 God, you have taught me from my youth.
Until now, I have declared your…Heavenly father
give us grace to turn to you today and live in the Kingdom of Heaven17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say,
“Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”18 Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother,
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casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
19 He said to them,…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be obedient to you today so that we may live in peace and righteousness17 Yahweh,
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your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel says:
“I am Yahweh your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you by the way that you should go.
18 Oh that you had listened to my commandments!
…Heavenly father
give us grace today to walk in the gentle way of wisdom13 Who is wise and understanding among you?
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Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual,…[Sorry - Wrong version earlier]
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give us grace to be those who look for your light in the dark places of our lives, and in the lives of others; and are transformed by it.12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
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13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 that it might be…9 Don’t reject me in my old age.
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Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.
10 For my enemies talk about me.
Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
11 saying, “God has forsaken him.
Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
12 God, don’t be far from me.
My God, hurry to help me.
13 Let my accusers be…Heavenly father
give us grace to treasure you and your kingdom above all else giving you worship today, particularly when we are in positions of power over others.8 Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
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9 He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then…Heavenly Father
give us grace to open our hearts to you today so that we may live in peace20 Leave Babylon! [The place where Israel went into exile]
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Flee from the Chaldeans! [The new power who will return Israel to their own land]
With a voice of singing announce this,
tell it even to the end of the earth:
say, “Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob!”
21…Heavenly father
give us grace today to discern the difference between thankful enjoyment of the life in the world that you created, and an unhealthy focus on gratifying our pleasures1 Where do wars and fightings among you come from?
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Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
2 You lust, and don’t have.
You murder and covet, and can’t obtain.
You fight and…Heavenly father
give us grace to keep our eyes fixed on you, particularly when we are dazzled by success and wealth.5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
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6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and,
‘On their hands they will bear you up,
so…22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone,…
更多4 Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,
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from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh,
my confidence from my youth.
6 I have relied on you from the womb.
You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb.
I will always praise you.
7 I am a marvel to many,
…Heavenly father
give us grace to listen to your voice today and feed on your word.1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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2 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.
3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘…Heavenly father
give us grace to walk the way of righteousness and humility as Jesus and John did.13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
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14 But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill…3 Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2 to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.
3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our…
更多1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge.
Never let me be disappointed.
2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me.
Turn your ear to me, and save me.
3 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go.
Give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.Heavenly father
give us grace to be immersed in your Holy Spirit today11 John the Baptiser said “I indeed baptise you in water for repentance,
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but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor.
He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff…Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust that your purposes are being worked out in our world (just as they were when the Chaldeans in Babylon who had taken Israel into exile were defeated by Cyrus who then permitted Israel to return from exile)14 “Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear!
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Who among them has declared these things?
He whom Yahweh loves will do what he likes to Babylon,
and…Heavenly father
give us grace today to bless other people, particularly in what we say.6 And the tongue is a fire.
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The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue,
which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
7 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
8 but nobody can tame…Heavenly father
give us grace to live today as those who turn to you, so that we bear the fruit of love, joy and peace7 But when John the Baptiser saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them,
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“You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
9 Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have…20 who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and…
更多1 Hurry, God, to deliver me.
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Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
2 Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul.
Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
3 Let them be turned because of their shame
who say, “Aha! Aha!”
4 Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.
…Heavenly father
give us grace to be immersed in you today and the strength to face up to the ways in which we turn from you4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
6 They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing…Heavenly Father
give us grace to hear your eternal voice today.12 “Listen to me, O Jacob,
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and Israel my called:
I am he.
I am the first.
I am also the last.
13 Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand has spread out the heavens.
when I call to them, they stand up together.…Heavenly father
give us grace today to let our words be guided by your Spirit.3 Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths
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so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
4 Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds,
are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
5 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great…Heavenly father
give us grace to see that the Kingdom of Heaven is among us, and to turn away from anything which is not of your Kingdom.1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
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2 “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,…16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. 17 In this, love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love. 19…
更多29 But I am in pain and distress.
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Let your salvation, God, protect me.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song,
and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
32 The humble have seen it, and are glad.
You who seek after God, let your heart live.
33 For Yahweh hears the needy,…7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,“The stone the builders rejecte has become the cornerstone,” 8 and,“A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.”They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that…
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give us grace to be attentive to your promptings, particularly when we are afraid; and give us grace to then be obedient19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
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20 “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
21 He arose…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be merciful today, particularly in difficult circumstances9 For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger,
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and for my praise, I hold it back for you
so that I don’t cut you off.
10 Behold, I have refined you,
but not as silver.
I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.…Heavenly father
give us grace today to have integrity today, putting into practice those things that we have said that we believe.
1 Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgement.
2 For we all stumble in many things.
Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person,
able to bridle the whole body also.Heavenly father
give us grace to restrain our own anger, to bare the sorrow of others, and to bear our own sorrows.16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry,
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and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside,
from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
17 Then…18 Draw near to my soul and redeem it.
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Ransom me because of my enemies.
20 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness.
I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;
for comforters, but I found none.
21 They also gave me poison for my food.
In my thirst,…Heavenly father
give us grace to be attentive to hearing you and being obedient to you today12 Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
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13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying,
“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I…Heavenly Father
give us grace to be guided by you today, whether the guidance is from of old, or whether it is from today.[God revealing things in advance]
4 Because I knew that you are obstinate;
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5 therefore I have declared it to you from of old;
before it came to pass I showed it to you;
lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them.
My engraved image…Heavenly father
give us grace today to be alive in spirit and in faith and for this to flow out in good works.24 You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith.
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25 In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works,
in that she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart…Heavenly father
give us grace to rightly value people and things today, and to value you above all.7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child.
When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”9 They, having heard the…
更多1 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
3 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4 Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5 to…
更多14 Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink.
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Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.
15 Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me,
neither let the deep swallow me up.
Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good.
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