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Thursday – 09 January 2014
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Verses:
1 John 4:19 – 5:4
Psalm 72:1-2, 14-15, 17
Luke 4:14-22
1 John 4:19-5:4
19 We love because he first
loved us. 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or
sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they
have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 21 And he
has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother
and sister.
Faith in the Incarnate Son
of God
5 Everyone who
believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the
father loves his child as well. 2 This is how we know that we
love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In
fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not
burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world.
This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Psalm 72:1-2, 14-15, 17
1 Endow the king
with your justice, O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,
your afflicted ones with justice.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he
live!
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
17 May his name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
May gold from Sheba be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.
17 May his name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun.
Then
all nations will be blessed through him,
and they will call him blessed.
and they will call him blessed.
Luke 4:14-22
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power
of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone
praised him.
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been
brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his
custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the
scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the
place where it is written:
18 “The Spirit of
the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 Then he rolled
up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone
in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to
them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your
hearing.”
22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at
the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they
asked.
-- Pope Sixtus V
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Source:
New
International Version (NIV)
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