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Saturday – 11 January 2014
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Verses:
1 John 5:14-21
Psalm 149:1-6, 9
John 3:22-30
1 John 5:14-21
14 This is the confidence we have in
approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we
ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
16 If you see any brother or sister commit
a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life.
I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to
death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does
not lead to death.
18 We know that anyone born of God does not
continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot
harm them. 19 We know that we are
children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
20 We know also that the Son of God has come
and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are
in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and
eternal life.
21 Dear children, keep yourselves from
idols.
Psalm 149:1-6, 9
1 Praise the Lord.
Sing
to the Lord a new song,
his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.
2 Let Israel
rejoice in their Maker;
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds.
let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
3 Let them praise his name with dancing
and make music to him with timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
5 Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor
and sing for joy on their beds.
6 May the praise
of God be in their mouths
and a double-edged sword in their hands,
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters,
their nobles with shackles of iron,
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—
this is the glory of all his faithful people.
and a double-edged sword in their hands,
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters,
their nobles with shackles of iron,
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—
this is the glory of all his faithful people.
Praise
the Lord.
John 3:22-30
John Testifies Again About Jesus
22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went
out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and
baptized. 23 Now John also was
baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people
were coming and being baptized. 24 (This
was before John was put in prison.) 25 An
argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the
matter of ceremonial washing. 26 They
came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other
side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and
everyone is going to him.”
27 To this John replied, “A person can
receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You
yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of
him.’ 29 The bride belongs to the
bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him,
and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and
it is now complete. 30 He must become
greater; I must become less.”
-- St Jane Frances de Chantal
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Source:
New
International Version (NIV)
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