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September 29 - Old & New Testament
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Isaiah 45,46
God Uses Cyrus
1 This is what the LORD says to (C1)Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken by the right (C2)hand,
To (C3)subdue nations before him
And (F1)to (C4)undo the weapons belt on the waist of kings;
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
2 "I will go before you and (C1)make the (F1)rough places smooth;
I will (C2)shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron (C3)bars.
3 "I will give you the (F1)(C1)treasures of darkness
And hidden wealth of secret places,
So that you may know that it is I,
The LORD, the God of Israel, who (C2)calls you by your name.
4 "For the sake of (C1)Jacob My servant,
And Israel My chosen one,
I have also (C2)called you by your name;
I have given you a title of honor
Though you have (C3)not known Me.
5 "I am the LORD, and (C1)there is no one else;
(C2)There is no God except Me.
I will (F1)(C3)arm you, though you have not known Me,
6 So that (C1)people may know from the rising to the setting of the sun
That there is (C2)no one besides Me.
I am the LORD, and there is no one else,
7 The One (C1)forming light and (C2)creating darkness,
Causing (F1)well-being and (C3)creating disaster;
I am the LORD who does all these things.
God's Supreme Power
8 "(C1)Drip down, heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the (C2)earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
(C3)And righteousness sprout with it.
I, the LORD, have created it.
9 "Woe to the one who (C1)quarrels with (F1)his Maker—
A piece of pottery (F2)among the other earthenware pottery pieces!
Will the (C2)clay say to the (F3)potter, 'What are you doing?'
Or the thing you are making say, 'He has no hands'?
10 "Woe to him who says to a father, 'What are you fathering?'
Or to a woman, 'To what are you (F1)giving birth?'"
11 This is what the (C1)LORD says, the Holy One of Israel and (F1)his (C2)Maker: "(F2)(C3)Ask Me about the things to come (F3)concerning My (C4)sons,
And you shall commit to Me (C5)the work of My hands.
12 "It is I who (C1)made the earth, and created mankind upon it.
I (C2)stretched out the heavens with My hands,
And I (F1)ordained (C3)all their (F2)lights.
13 "I have stirred him in (C1)righteousness,
And I will (C2)make all his ways smooth.
He will (C3)build My city and let My exiles go (C4)free,
Without any payment or reward," says the LORD of armies.
14 This is what the LORD says: "The (F1)products of (C1)Egypt and the merchandise of (F2)(C2)Cush
And the Sabeans, men of stature,
Will (C3)come over to you and will be yours;
They will walk behind you, they will come over in (C4)chains
And will (C5)bow down to you;
They will plead with you:
'(F3)(C6)God certainly is (F4)with you, and (C7)there is no one else,
No other God.'"
15 Truly, You are a God who (C1)hides Himself,
God of Israel, (C2)Savior!
16 They will be (C1)put to shame and even humiliated, all of them;
The (C2)manufacturers of idols will go away together in humiliation.
17 Israel has been saved by the LORD
With an (C1)everlasting salvation;
You (C2)will not be put to shame or humiliated
To all eternity.
18 For this is what the LORD says, He who (C1)created the heavens (He is the God who (C2)formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it (F1)as a (C3)waste place, but formed it to be (C4)inhabited): "I am the LORD, and (C5)there is no one else.
19 "(C1)I have not spoken in secret,
In (F1)some dark land;
I did not say to the (F2)(C2)offspring of Jacob,
'(C3)Seek Me in (F3)a wasteland';
I, the LORD, (C4)speak righteousness,
(C5)Declaring things that are right.
20 "(C1)Gather yourselves and come;
Come together, you survivors of the nations!
(C2)They have no knowledge,
Who (C3)carry around (F1)their wooden idol
And (C4)pray to a god who cannot save.
21 "(C1)Declare and present your case;
Indeed, let them consult together.
(C2)Who has announced this long ago?
Who has long since declared it?
Is it not I, the LORD?
And there is (C3)no other God besides Me,
A righteous God and a (C4)Savior;
There is none except Me.
22 "(C1)Turn to Me and (C2)be saved, all the ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is no other.
23 "(C1)I have sworn by Myself;
The (C2)word has gone out from My mouth in righteousness
And will not turn back,
That to Me (C3)every knee will bow, every tongue will (C4)swear allegiance.
24 "They will say of Me, 'Only (C1)in the LORD are righteousness and strength.'
People will come to Him,
And (C2)all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
25 "In the LORD all the offspring of Israel
Will be (C1)justified and will (C2)boast."
Babylon's Idols and the True God
1 (C1)Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over;
Their idols have become loads for the animals and the cattle.
The things (F1)that you carry are burdensome,
A load for the weary animal.
2 They stooped over, they have bowed down together;
They could not rescue the burden,
But (F1)have themselves (C1)gone into captivity.
3 "(C1)Listen to Me, house of Jacob,
And all (C2)the remnant of the house of Israel,
You who have been (C3)carried by Me from (F1)birth
And have been carried from the womb;
4 Even to your old age (C1)I (F1)will be the same,
And even to your (F2)(C2)graying years I will (F3)carry you!
I have (F4)done it, and I will bear you;
And I will (F3)carry you and I will save you.
5 "(C1)To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal, and compare Me,
That we would be alike?
6 "Those who (C1)lavish gold from the bag
And weigh silver on the scale,
Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They (C2)bow down, indeed they worship it.
7 "They (C1)lift it on the shoulder, carry it,
And set it in its place, and it stands there.
(C2)It does not move from its place.
Though one may shout to it, it (C3)cannot answer;
It (C4)cannot save him from his distress.
8 "(C1)Remember this, and be (F1)assured;
(C2)Recall it to (F2)mind, you (C3)wrongdoers.
9 "Remember the (C1)former things long past,
For I am God, and there is (C2)no other;
I am God, and there is (C3)no one like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, '(C1)My plan will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure';
11 Calling a (C1)bird of prey from the (C2)east,
The man of (F1)My purpose from a distant country.
Truly I have (C3)spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.
I have planned it, I will certainly do it.
12 "(C1)Listen to Me, you (C2)stubborn-minded,
Who are (C3)far from righteousness.
13 "I (C1)bring near My righteousness, it is not far off;
And My salvation will not delay.
And I will grant (C2)salvation in Zion,
And My (C3)glory for Israel.
Romans 8:22-39
Chapter 8
22 For we know that the whole creation (C1)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.23 (C1)And not only that, but also we ourselves, having (C2)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves (C3)groan within ourselves, (C4)waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, (C5)the redemption of our body.24 For (C1)in hope we have been saved, but (C2)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?25 But (C1)if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Our Victory in Christ
26 Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for (C1)we do not know what to pray for as we should, but (C2)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with (F1)groanings too deep for words;27 and (C1)He who searches the hearts knows what (C2)the mind of the Spirit is, because He (C3)intercedes for the (F1)saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that (F1)God (F2)causes (C1)all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are (C2)called according to His purpose.29 For those whom He (C1)foreknew, He also (C2)predestined to become (C3)conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the (C4)firstborn among many brothers and sisters;30 and these whom He (C1)predestined, He also (C2)called; and these whom He called, He also (C3)justified; and these whom He justified, He also (C4)glorified.
31 (C1)What then shall we say to these things? (C2)If God is for us, who is against us?32 He who (C1)did not spare His own Son, but (C2)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?33 Who will bring charges against (C1)God's elect? (C2)God is the one who justifies;34 who is the one who (C1)condemns? Christ Jesus is He who (C2)died, but rather, was (F1)(C3)raised, who is (C4)at the right hand of God, who also (C5)intercedes for us.35 Who will separate us from (C1)the love of (F1)Christ? Will (C2)tribulation, or trouble, or (C3)persecution, or (C3)famine, or (C3)nakedness, or (C3)danger, or sword?36 Just as it is written: "(C1)FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE KILLED ALL DAY LONG;
WE WERE REGARDED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED."
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