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Friday – 20 December 2013
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Verses:
Isaiah 7:10-14
Psalm 24:1-6
Luke 1:26-38
Isaiah 7:10-14
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask
the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the
highest heights.”
12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will
not put the Lord to the test.”
13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house
of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the
patience of my God also? 14 Therefore
the Lord himself will give you
a sign: The virgin
will conceive and give birth to a son, and
will call him Immanuel.
Psalm 24:1-6
1 The earth is
the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.
the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it on the seas
and established it on the waters.
3 Who may ascend
the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not trust in an idol
or swear by a false god.
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not trust in an idol
or swear by a false god.
5 They will
receive blessing from the Lord
and vindication from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, God of Jacob.
and vindication from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, God of Jacob.
Luke 1:26-38
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s
pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named
Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you
who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words
and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But
the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
31 You will conceive and give birth to a son,
and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He
will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will
give him the throne of his father David, 33 and
he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel,
“since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit
will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the
holy one to be born will be called
the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth
your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to
be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For
no word from God will ever fail.”
38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary
answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
-- St. Richard of Chichester
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Source:
New International Version (NIV)
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