Posts with the category “daily-devotions”

18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me...  Read More

12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what...  Read More

Jesus changes things. He who created all things by his Word becomes part of the creation. He who comes in the flesh of Mary is anointed for the work before him. This work is put into the water. He ful...  Read More

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him...  Read More

3 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,    ...  Read More

19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the chil...  Read More

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, a...  Read More

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Hero...  Read More

2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw ...  Read More

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her hu...  Read More

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 an...  Read More

59 The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Seraiah was the quarte...  Read More

50          “You who have escaped from the sword,go, do not stand still!                        Remember the Lord from far away,and let Jerusalem come into your mind:            51          ‘We are pu...  Read More

34          “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me;he has crushed me;                        he has made me an empty vessel;he has swallowed me like a monster;                        he h...  Read More

20          “You are my hammer and weapon of war:                        with you I break nations in pieces;with you I destroy kingdoms;            21          with you I break in pieces the horse and...  Read More

11          “Sharpen the arrows!Take up the shields!The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of ...  Read More

51 Thus says the Lord:                        “Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyeragainst Babylon,against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai,            2           and I will send to Babylon w...  Read More

41          “Behold, a people comes from the north;a mighty nation and many kingsare stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.            42          They lay hold of bow and spear;they are cruel...  Read More

29 “Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudl...  Read More

21          “Go up against the land of Merathaim,and against the inhabitants of Pekod.                        Kill, and devote them to destruction,declares the Lord,and do all that I have commanded yo...  Read More

11          “Though you rejoice, though you exult,O plunderers of my heritage,                        though you frolic like a heifer in the pasture,and neigh like stallions,            12          yo...  Read More

50 The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet:            2           “Declare among the nations and proclaim,set up a banner and pr...  Read More

34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.35 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam...  Read More

28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down.                        Thus says the Lord:                        “Rise up, advance against Kedar!Destroy...  Read More

23 Concerning Damascus:                        “Hamath and Arpad are confounded,for they have heard bad news;                        they melt in fear,they are troubled like the sea that cannot be qui...  Read More

7 Concerning Edom.Thus says the Lord of hosts:                        “Is wisdom no more in Teman?Has counsel perished from the prudent?Has their wisdom vanished?            8           Flee, turn bac...  Read More

49 Concerning the Ammonites.Thus says the Lord:                        “Has Israel no sons?Has he no heir?                        Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad,and his people settled in its cit...  Read More

45          “In the shadow of Heshbonfugitives stop without strength,                        for fire came out from Heshbon,flame from the house of Sihon;                        it has destroyed the f...  Read More

40          For thus says the Lord:                        “Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagleand spread his wings against Moab;            41          the cities shall be takenand the strong...  Read More

34 “From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. 35 And I will ...  Read More

21 “Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath, 22 and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, 23 and Kiriathaim, and Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, 24 and Kerioth, and Bozra...  Read More

12 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him, and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces. 13 Then Moab shall be ashamed of ...  Read More

48 Concerning Moab.Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:                        “Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste!Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken;                        the fortres...  Read More

47 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.            2           “Thus says the Lord:                        Behold, waters...  Read More

13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:            14          “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol...  Read More

44 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, at Migdol, at Tahpanhes, at Memphis, and in the land of Pathros, 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of...  Read More

8 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes: 9 “Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes, in t...  Read More

43 When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them, 2 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kar...  Read More

13 But if you say, ‘We will not remain in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God 14 and saying, ‘No, we will go to the land of Egypt, where we shall not see war or hear the sound of the...  Read More

7 At the end of ten days the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. 8 Then he summoned Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least t...  Read More