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Thursday – 12 December 2013
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Verses:
Zechariah 2:14-17
Psalm 45:11-12, 14-17
Romans 8:28-30
Luke 2:15-19
Zechariah 2:14-17
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you,
says the LORD.
Many nations shall join
themselves to the LORD on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will
dwell among you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
The LORD will possess Judah
as his portion of the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem.
Silence, all mankind, in
the presence of the LORD! for he stirs forth from his holy dwelling.
Psalm 45:11-12, 14-17
11 Let the king be
enthralled by your beauty;
honor him, for he is your lord.
12 The city of Tyre will come with a gift,
people of wealth will seek your favor.
14 In embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her virgin companions follow her—
those brought to be with her.
15 Led in with joy and gladness,
they enter the palace of the king.
honor him, for he is your lord.
12 The city of Tyre will come with a gift,
people of wealth will seek your favor.
14 In embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her virgin companions follow her—
those brought to be with her.
15 Led in with joy and gladness,
they enter the palace of the king.
16 Your sons will
take the place of your fathers;you will make them princes throughout the land.
17 I will
perpetuate your memory through all generations;
therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
Romans 8:28-30
28 And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
29 For those God foreknew he also predestined
to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among
many brothers and sisters. 30 And those
he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he
justified, he also glorified.
Luke 2:15-19
15 When the angels had left
them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to
Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us
about.”
16 So they hurried off and
found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When
they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them
about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what
the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these
things and pondered them in her heart.
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Source:
New American Bible (NAB)
New International Version (NIV)
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