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September 20 - Old & New Testament
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Isaiah 26,27
Song of Trust in God's Protection
1 (C1)On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a (C2)strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for (F1)(C3)security.
2 "Open the (C1)gates, that the (C2)righteous nation may enter,
The one that (F1)remains faithful.
3 "The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect (C1)peace,
Because he trusts in You.
4 "(C1)Trust in the LORD forever,
For in (F1)GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting (C2)Rock.
5 "For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the (C1)unassailable city;
(C2)He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
6 "(C1)The foot will trample it,
The feet of the (C2)poor, the steps of the helpless."
7 The (C1)way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, (C2)make the path of the righteous level.
8 Indeed, while following the way of (C1)Your judgments, LORD,
We have waited for You eagerly;
(C2)Your name, and (C3)remembering You, is the desire of our souls.
9 (C1)At night (F1)my soul longs for You,
Indeed, (F2)my spirit within me (C2)seeks You diligently;
For when the earth (F3)experiences Your judgments,
The inhabitants of the world (C3)learn righteousness.
10 Though the wicked person is shown compassion,
He does not (C1)learn righteousness;
He (C2)deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the LORD.
11 LORD, Your hand is lifted up, yet they (C1)do not see it.
(F1)They see (C2)Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, (F2)(C3)fire will devour Your enemies.
12 LORD, You will establish (C1)peace for us,
Since You have also performed for us all our works.
13 LORD, our God, (C1)other masters besides You have ruled us;
But through You alone we (F1)(C2)confess Your name.
14 (C1)The dead will not live, the (F1)departed spirits will not rise;
Therefore You have (C2)punished and destroyed them,
And You have eliminated all remembrance of them.
15 (C1)You have increased the nation, LORD,
You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have (C2)extended all the borders of the land.
16 LORD, they sought You (C1)in distress;
They (F1)could only whisper a prayer,
Your discipline was upon them.
17 (C1)As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,
She writhes and cries out in her labor pains;
This is how we were before You, LORD.
18 We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,
We (C1)gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were (C2)inhabitants of the world (F1)born.
19 Your (C1)dead will live;
(F1)Their corpses will rise.
You who lie in the dust, (C2)awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the (F2)dawn,
And the earth will (F3)give birth to the (F4)departed spirits.
20 Come, my people, (C1)enter your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little (F1)(C2)while
Until (C3)indignation (F2)runs its course.
21 For behold, the LORD is about to (C1)come out from His place
To (C2)punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wrongdoing;
And the earth will (C3)reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.
God's Blessings for Israel
1 On that day (C1)the LORD will punish (F1)(C2)Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
With His fierce and great and mighty sword,
Even (F1)Leviathan the twisted serpent;
And (C3)He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea.
2 On that day,
"A (F1)(C1)vineyard of beauty, sing of it!
3 "I, the LORD, am its keeper;
(C1)I water it every moment.
So that no one will (F1)damage it,
I (C2)guard it night and day.
4 "I have no wrath.
Should (F1)someone give Me (C1)briars and thorns in battle,
Then I would step on them, (C2)I would burn them (F2)completely.
5 "Or let him (F1)(C1)rely on My protection,
Let him make peace with Me,
Let him (C2)make peace with Me."
6 (F1)In the days to come Jacob (C1)will take root,
Israel will (C2)blossom and sprout,
And they will fill the (F2)whole world with (C3)fruit.
7 Like the striking of Him who has struck them, has (C1)He struck them?
Or like the slaughter of His slain, (F1)have they been slain?
8 You contended with them (F1)by banishing them, by (C1)driving them away.
With His fierce wind He has expelled them on the day of the (C2)east wind.
9 Therefore through this Jacob's wrongdoing will be (C1)forgiven;
And this will be (F1)the full price of the (F2)(C2)pardoning of his sin:
When he makes all the (C3)altar stones like pulverized chalk stones;
When (F3)Asherim and incense altars will not stand.
10 For the fortified city is (C1)isolated,
A (F1)homestead deserted and abandoned like the desert;
(C2)There the calf will graze,
And there it will lie down and (F2)feed on its branches.
11 When its (C1)limbs are dry, they are broken off;
Women come and make a fire with them,
For they are not a people of (C2)discernment,
Therefore (C3)their Maker (C4)will not have compassion on them.
And their Creator will not be gracious to them.
12 On that day the LORD (C1)will thresh from the flowing stream of the (C2)Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt, and you will be (C3)gathered up one by one, you sons of Israel.13 It will come about also on that day that a great (C1)trumpet will be blown, and those who were perishing in the land of (C2)Assyria and who were scattered in the land of Egypt will come and (C3)worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
Ephesians 6
Chapter 6
Children and Parents
1 (C1)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.2 (C1)HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise),3 SO THAT IT MAY TURN OUT WELL FOR YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
4 (C1)Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but (C2)bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Slaves and Masters
5 (C1)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your (F1)masters according to the flesh, with (C2)fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, (C3)as to Christ;6 (C1)not (F1)by way of (F2)eye-service, as (C2)people-pleasers, but as (C3)slaves of Christ, (C4)doing the will of God from the (F3)heart.7 With goodwill (F1)render service, (C1)as to the Lord, and not to people,8 (C1)knowing that (C2)whatever good thing each one does, he will receive this back from the Lord, (C3)whether slave or free.
9 And masters, do the same things to them, and (C1)give up threatening, knowing that (C2)both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is (C3)no partiality with Him.
The Armor of God
10 Finally, (C1)be strong in the Lord and in (C2)the strength of His might.11 (C1)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the (C2)schemes of the devil.12 For our (C1)struggle is not against (F1)(C2)flesh and blood, but (C3)against the rulers, against the powers, against the (C4)world forces of this (C5)darkness, against the (C6)spiritual forces of wickedness in (C7)the heavenly places.13 Therefore, take up (C1)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to (C2)resist on (C3)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.14 Stand firm therefore, (C1)having belted your waist with truth, and having (C2)put on the breastplate of righteousness,15 and having (C1)strapped on your feet the preparation of the gospel of peace;16 (F1)in addition to all, taking up the (C1)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the (C2)flaming arrows of (C3)the evil one.17 And take (C1)the helmet of salvation and the (C2)sword of the Spirit, which is (C3)the word of God.
18 (F1)With every (C1)prayer and request, (F2)(C2)pray at all times (C3)in the Spirit, and with this in view, (F3)(C4)be alert with all (C5)perseverance and every (C6)request for all the (F4)saints,19 and (C1)pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me (C2)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with (C3)boldness (C4)the mystery of the gospel,20 for which I am an (C1)ambassador (C2)in (F1)chains; that (F2)in proclaiming it I may speak (C3)boldly, (C4)as I ought to speak.
21 (C1)Now, so that you also may know about my circumstances as to (F1)what I am doing, (C2)Tychicus, (C3)the beloved brother and faithful (F2)servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you.22 (F1)(C1)I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know (F2)about us, and that he may (C2)comfort your hearts.
23 (C1)Peace be to the brothers and sisters, and (C2)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ (F1)with incorruptible love.
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