05 December 2013

Daily Reflection Verses


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Thursday – 05 December 2013
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Verses:         

Isaiah 26:1-6

Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27

Matthew 7:21, 24-27



Isaiah 26:1-6


A Song of Praise


26 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

 
We have a strong city;
    God makes salvation
    its walls and ramparts.
Open the gates
    that the righteous nation may enter,
    the nation that keeps faith.
You will keep in perfect peace
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
He humbles those who dwell on high,
    he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground
    and casts it down to the dust.
Feet trample it down—
    the feet of the oppressed,
    the footsteps of the poor.

 

Psalm 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27


Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in humans.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.

19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;
    I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord
    through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
    you have become my salvation.

25 Lord, save us!
    Lord, grant us success!

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.
27 The Lord is God,
    and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
    up to the horns of the altar.

 

Matthew 7:21, 24-27


True and False Disciples


21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

The Wise and Foolish Builders


24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise
man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”



Lord Jesus, Thank You for reminding me always to do the Will of the Father in heaven. Amen.






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Source:
New International Version (NIV)
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