ESV: Daily Light on the Daily Path

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Morning: 1 Corinthians 1:8; Philippians 1:10; Philippians 2:15; Colossians 1:21–23; 2 Peter 3:14; Jude 24–25 Guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel.—That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.—Pure and blameless for the day of Christ. Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. 1 Corinthians 1:8 (Listen) 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) Philippians 1:10 (Listen) 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, (ESV) Philippians 2:15 (Listen) 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, (ESV) Colossians 1:21–23 (Listen) 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation1 under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. Footnotes [1] 1:23 Or to every creature (ESV) 2 Peter 3:14 (Listen) Final Words 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. (ESV) Jude 24–25 (Listen) Doxology 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time1 and now and forever. Amen. Footnotes [1] 1:25 Or before any age (ESV) Evening: 1 Samuel 2:9; Proverbs 4:11–12; Proverbs 4:14–15; Proverbs 4:25–27; John 13:10; 2 Timothy 4:18; 1 John 1:6–7 “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones.” If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.—“The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean.” I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble…. Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on…. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Samuel 2:9 (Listen) 9   “He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,    but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,    for not by might shall a man prevail. (ESV) Proverbs 4:11–12 (Listen) 11   I have taught you the way of wisdom;    I have led you in the paths of uprightness.12   When you walk, your step will not be hampered,    and if you run, you will not stumble. (ESV) Proverbs 4:14–15 (Listen) 14   Do not enter the path of the wicked,    and do not walk in the way of the evil.15   Avoid it; do not go on it;    turn away from it and pass on. (ESV) Proverbs 4:25–27 (Listen) 25   Let your eyes look directly forward,    and your gaze be straight before you.26   Ponder1 the path of your feet;    then all your ways will be sure.27   Do not swerve to the right or to the left;    turn your foot away from evil. Footnotes [1] 4:26 Or Make level (ESV) John 13:10 (Listen) 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet,1 but is completely clean. And you2 are clean, but not every one of you.” Footnotes [1] 13:10 Some manuscripts omit except for his feet [2] 13:10 The Greek words for you in this verse are plural (ESV) 2 Timothy 4:18 (Listen) 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (ESV) 1 John 1:6–7 (Listen) 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. (ESV)

Morning: Job 22:21; John 17:3; Ephesians 1:17–19; Ephesians 5:17; Colossians 1:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 John 5:20 Understand what the will of the Lord is. For this is the will of God, your sanctification.—“Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you.”—“And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”—And we know 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, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. We have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.—The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,… give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might. Job 22:21 (Listen) 21   “Agree with God, and be at peace;    thereby good will come to you. (ESV) John 17:3 (Listen) 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (ESV) Ephesians 1:17–19 (Listen) 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might (ESV) Ephesians 5:17 (Listen) 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (ESV) Colossians 1:9 (Listen) 9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 4:3 (Listen) 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification:1 that you abstain from sexual immorality; Footnotes [1] 4:3 Or your holiness (ESV) 1 John 5:20 (Listen) 20 And we know 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, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (ESV) Evening: Genesis 5:24; 2 Chronicles 15:2; 2 Chronicles 15:4; Psalm 73:28; Jeremiah 29:11–13; Amos 3:3; Hebrews 10:19–22; James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Enoch walked with God.—“Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet?”—It is good to be near God. “The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you…. But when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.” “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me… when you seek me with all your heart.” Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way,… and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith. Genesis 5:24 (Listen) 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not,1 for God took him. Footnotes [1] 5:24 Septuagint was not found (ESV) 2 Chronicles 15:2 (Listen) 2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. (ESV) 2 Chronicles 15:4 (Listen) 4 but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. (ESV) Psalm 73:28 (Listen) 28   But for me it is good to be near God;    I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,    that I may tell of all your works. (ESV) Jeremiah 29:11–13 (Listen) 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare1 and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. Footnotes [1] 29:11 Or peace (ESV) Amos 3:3 (Listen) 3   “Do two walk together,    unless they have agreed to meet? (ESV) Hebrews 10:19–22 (Listen) The Full Assurance of Faith 19 Therefore, brothers,1 since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Footnotes [1] 10:19 Or brothers and sisters (ESV) James 4:8 (Listen) 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (ESV)

Morning: Psalm 32:1–2; Psalm 103:12; Isaiah 43:25; Jeremiah 31:34; Micah 7:18; Mark 2:5; Mark 2:7; Romans 6:14; Romans 6:18; Ephesians 4:32; 1 John 1:7–9 “Your sins are forgiven.” “For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”—“Who can forgive sins but God alone?” “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”—Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.—Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity? God in Christ forgave you.—The blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.—For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace…. And, [you] having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. Psalm 32:1–2 (Listen) Blessed Are the Forgiven A Maskil1 of David. 32   Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,    whose sin is covered.2   Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,    and in whose spirit there is no deceit. Footnotes [1] 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term (ESV) Psalm 103:12 (Listen) 12   as far as the east is from the west,    so far does he remove our transgressions from us. (ESV) Isaiah 43:25 (Listen) 25   “I, I am he    who blots out your transgressions for my own sake,    and I will not remember your sins. (ESV) Jeremiah 31:34 (Listen) 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (ESV) Micah 7:18 (Listen) God’s Steadfast Love and Compassion 18   Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity    and passing over transgression    for the remnant of his inheritance?  He does not retain his anger forever,    because he delights in steadfast love. (ESV) Mark 2:5 (Listen) 5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” (ESV) Mark 2:7 (Listen) 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (ESV) Romans 6:14 (Listen) 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. (ESV) Romans 6:18 (Listen) 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. (ESV) Ephesians 4:32 (Listen) 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (ESV) 1 John 1:7–9 (Listen) 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (ESV) Evening: Psalm 145:18; Isaiah 26:8; Matthew 18:20; Matthew 28:20; John 12:21; John 14:18; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Philippians 1:23; Hebrews 12:1–2; 1 John 3:2–3 “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”—“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”—“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face.—My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Psalm 145:18 (Listen) 18   The LORD is near to all who call on him,    to all who call on him in truth. (ESV) Isaiah 26:8 (Listen) 8   In the path of your judgments,    O LORD, we wait for you;  your name and remembrance    are the desire of our soul. (ESV) Matthew 18:20 (Listen) 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” (ESV) Matthew 28:20 (Listen) 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (ESV) John 12:21 (Listen) 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” (ESV) John 14:18 (Listen) 18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 13:12 (Listen) 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. (ESV) Philippians 1:23 (Listen) 23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. (ESV) Hebrews 12:1–2 (Listen) Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (ESV) 1 John 3:2–3 (Listen) 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears1 we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Footnotes [1] 3:2 Or when it appears (ESV)

Morning: Job 3:17; Luke 12:32; Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17–18; 2 Corinthians 5:4; Hebrews 10:34; Hebrews 13:14; 1 Peter 1:6; Revelation 21:4 We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. For here we have no lasting city.—You knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.”—Now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials.—“There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.” For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened.—“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.—For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. Job 3:17 (Listen) 17   There the wicked cease from troubling,    and there the weary are at rest. (ESV) Luke 12:32 (Listen) 32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (ESV) Romans 8:18 (Listen) Future Glory 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 4:17–18 (Listen) 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 5:4 (Listen) 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. (ESV) Hebrews 10:34 (Listen) 34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. (ESV) Hebrews 13:14 (Listen) 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:6 (Listen) 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, (ESV) Revelation 21:4 (Listen) 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (ESV) Evening: John 14:27; 2 Corinthians 5:19; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:14–15; Colossians 1:20–22; Colossians 2:14 For he himself is our peace. In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them…. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.—Through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.—By canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.—By abolishing the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27 (Listen) 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 5:19 (Listen) 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling1 the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Footnotes [1] 5:19 Or God was in Christ, reconciling (ESV) 2 Corinthians 5:21 (Listen) 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (ESV) Ephesians 2:14–15 (Listen) 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, (ESV) Colossians 1:20–22 (Listen) 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, (ESV) Colossians 2:14 (Listen) 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. (ESV)

Morning: Matthew 24:13; Luke 8:15; John 9:4; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Galatians 6:8–10; Colossians 2:6–7 Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. Knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.—As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.—“But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”—“As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.” For you stand firm in your faith. “We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.” For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. Matthew 24:13 (Listen) 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. (ESV) Luke 8:15 (Listen) 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. (ESV) John 9:4 (Listen) 4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 15:58 (Listen) 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 1:24 (Listen) 24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. (ESV) Galatians 6:8–10 (Listen) 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. (ESV) Colossians 2:6–7 (Listen) Alive in Christ 6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. (ESV) Evening: Genesis 18:14; John 10:27–28; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Philippians 1:6; Hebrews 7:25; Jude 24–25 He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him. “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”—“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.”—He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.—“Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Genesis 18:14 (Listen) 14 Is anything too hard1 for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” Footnotes [1] 18:14 Or wonderful (ESV) John 10:27–28 (Listen) 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. (ESV) John 14:6 (Listen) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (ESV) Acts 4:12 (Listen) 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men1 by which we must be saved.” Footnotes [1] 4:12 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women (ESV) Philippians 1:6 (Listen) 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (ESV) Hebrews 7:25 (Listen) 25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost1 those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. Footnotes [1] 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times (ESV) Jude 24–25 (Listen) Doxology 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time1 and now and forever. Amen. Footnotes [1] 1:25 Or before any age (ESV)

Morning: Jeremiah 31:3; John 1:14; Galatians 4:4–5; 1 Timothy 3:16; Titus 3:4; Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 4:9–10 The goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared. “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.—And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.—Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil. Jeremiah 31:3 (Listen) 3     the LORD appeared to him1 from far away.  I have loved you with an everlasting love;    therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. Footnotes [1] 31:3 Septuagint; Hebrew me (ESV) John 1:14 (Listen) 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son1 from the Father, full of grace and truth. Footnotes [1] 1:14 Or only One, or unique One (ESV) Galatians 4:4–5 (Listen) 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (ESV) 1 Timothy 3:16 (Listen) 16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:   He1 was manifested in the flesh,    vindicated2 by the Spirit,3      seen by angels,  proclaimed among the nations,    believed on in the world,      taken up in glory. Footnotes [1] 3:16 Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which [2] 3:16 Or justified [3] 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit (ESV) Titus 3:4 (Listen) 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, (ESV) Hebrews 2:14 (Listen) 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, (ESV) 1 John 4:9–10 (Listen) 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (ESV) Evening: Psalm 100:1–2; Psalm 100:4; Psalm 103:1; Psalm 107:21; Isaiah 9:6; Mark 12:6; Luke 1:46–47; Romans 8:32; 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!… Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!—For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. He… did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all.—“He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him.” Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of men!—Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Psalm 100:1–2 (Listen) His Steadfast Love Endures Forever A Psalm for giving thanks. 100   Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!2     Serve the LORD with gladness!    Come into his presence with singing! (ESV) Psalm 100:4 (Listen) 4   Enter his gates with thanksgiving,    and his courts with praise!    Give thanks to him; bless his name! (ESV) Psalm 103:1 (Listen) Bless the Lord, O My Soul Of David. 103   Bless the LORD, O my soul,    and all that is within me,    bless his holy name! (ESV) Psalm 107:21 (Listen) 21   Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,    for his wondrous works to the children of man! (ESV) Isaiah 9:6 (Listen) 6   For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given;  and the government shall be upon1 his shoulder,    and his name shall be called2  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Footnotes [1] 9:6 Or is upon [2] 9:6 Or is called (ESV) Mark 12:6 (Listen) 6 He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ (ESV) Luke 1:46–47 (Listen) Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat 46 And Mary said,   “My soul magnifies the Lord,47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, (ESV) Romans 8:32 (Listen) 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? (ESV) 2 Corinthians 9:15 (Listen) 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! (ESV)

Morning: Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:19; Galatians 5:21–25; Titus 2:11–14 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity,… and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness. Romans 8:13 (Listen) 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. (ESV) Galatians 5:19 (Listen) 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, (ESV) Galatians 5:21–25 (Listen) 21 envy,1 drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do2 such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Footnotes [1] 5:21 Some manuscripts add murder [2] 5:21 Or make a practice of doing (ESV) Titus 2:11–14 (Listen) 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) Evening: 1 Samuel 29:3; Romans 14:16; 2 Corinthians 6:14; 2 Corinthians 6:16–17; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 4:14–15 The commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief… or as a meddler. So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil.—Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable. Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?… For we are the temple of the living God;… “Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing.” But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Samuel 29:3 (Listen) 3 the commanders of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me now for days and years, and since he deserted to me I have found no fault in him to this day.” (ESV) Romans 14:16 (Listen) 16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 6:14 (Listen) The Temple of the Living God 14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? (ESV) 2 Corinthians 6:16–17 (Listen) 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,   “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,    and I will be their God,    and they shall be my people.17   Therefore go out from their midst,    and be separate from them, says the Lord,  and touch no unclean thing;    then I will welcome you, (ESV) 1 Peter 2:9 (Listen) 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (ESV) 1 Peter 2:12 (Listen) 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. (ESV) 1 Peter 4:14–15 (Listen) 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory1 and of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Footnotes [1] 4:14 Some manuscripts insert and of power (ESV)

Morning: Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 48:22; Jeremiah 29:11; Romans 3:24–26; Ephesians 2:13–14; Colossians 1:19–20; 1 John 1:9 “Or let them lay hold of my protection, let them make peace with me.” “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil.”—“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.” But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.—Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins… so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.—If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4 (Listen) 4   Trust in the LORD forever,    for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. (ESV) Isaiah 27:5 (Listen) 5   Or let them lay hold of my protection,    let them make peace with me,    let them make peace with me.” (ESV) Isaiah 48:22 (Listen) 22   “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.” (ESV) Jeremiah 29:11 (Listen) 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare1 and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Footnotes [1] 29:11 Or peace (ESV) Romans 3:24–26 (Listen) 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. (ESV) Ephesians 2:13–14 (Listen) 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility (ESV) Colossians 1:19–20 (Listen) 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. (ESV) 1 John 1:9 (Listen) 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (ESV) Evening: John 5:21; John 5:26; John 10:11; John 10:17–18; John 11:25–26; John 14:6; Colossians 3:3–4; 1 John 5:11–12 God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. “For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself…. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.” “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”—“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep…. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”—“No one comes to the Father except through me.”—Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.—For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. John 5:21 (Listen) 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. (ESV) John 5:26 (Listen) 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. (ESV) John 10:11 (Listen) 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. (ESV) John 10:17–18 (Listen) 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” (ESV) John 11:25–26 (Listen) 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.1 Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” Footnotes [1] 11:25 Some manuscripts omit and the life (ESV) John 14:6 (Listen) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (ESV) Colossians 3:3–4 (Listen) 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your1 life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Footnotes [1] 3:4 Some manuscripts our (ESV) 1 John 5:11–12 (Listen) 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. (ESV)

Morning: John 6:29; Galatians 5:6; Galatians 6:8; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; Titus 2:14; James 2:17 Your work of faith. “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.—Faith working through love.—For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.—For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.—Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing…. To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power.—For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. John 6:29 (Listen) 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” (ESV) Galatians 5:6 (Listen) 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. (ESV) Galatians 6:8 (Listen) 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. (ESV) Ephesians 2:10 (Listen) 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (ESV) Philippians 2:13 (Listen) 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (Listen) 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV) 2 Thessalonians 1:3 (Listen) Thanksgiving 3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers,1 as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Footnotes [1] 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters (ESV) 2 Thessalonians 1:11 (Listen) 11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, (ESV) Titus 2:14 (Listen) 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (ESV) James 2:17 (Listen) 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (ESV) Evening: 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Titus 2:11–13; 2 Peter 3:4; Jude 14–15; Revelation 1:7 “Where is the promise of his coming?” It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all.”—Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 (Listen) 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. (ESV) Titus 2:11–13 (Listen) 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, (ESV) 2 Peter 3:4 (Listen) 4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” (ESV) Jude 14–15 (Listen) 14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” (ESV) Revelation 1:7 (Listen) 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail1 on account of him. Even so. Amen. Footnotes [1] 1:7 Or mourn (ESV)

Morning: Isaiah 60:20; John 16:33; Romans 8:22–23; 2 Corinthians 5:4; Revelation 7:14–17 And your days of mourning shall be ended. “ In the world you will have tribulation.”—The whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.—For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Isaiah 60:20 (Listen) 20   Your sun shall no more go down,    nor your moon withdraw itself;  for the LORD will be your everlasting light,    and your days of mourning shall be ended. (ESV) John 16:33 (Listen) 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (ESV) Romans 8:22–23 (Listen) 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 5:4 (Listen) 4 For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. (ESV) Revelation 7:14–17 (Listen) 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15   “Therefore they are before the throne of God,    and serve him day and night in his temple;    and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.16   They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;    the sun shall not strike them,    nor any scorching heat.17   For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,    and he will guide them to springs of living water,  and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (ESV) Evening: Genesis 8:22; Genesis 9:3; Genesis 21:17; Genesis 21:19; Psalm 145:9; Nahum 1:7; Matthew 6:31–32; Mark 4:38; 1 Timothy 6:17 “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made. “Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.”—“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.—And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is…. Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.—“Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For… your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.”—As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. Genesis 8:22 (Listen) 22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” (ESV) Genesis 9:3 (Listen) 3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. (ESV) Genesis 21:17 (Listen) 17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. (ESV) Genesis 21:19 (Listen) 19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. (ESV) Psalm 145:9 (Listen) 9   The LORD is good to all,    and his mercy is over all that he has made. (ESV) Nahum 1:7 (Listen) 7   The LORD is good,    a stronghold in the day of trouble;  he knows those who take refuge in him. (ESV) Matthew 6:31–32 (Listen) 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. (ESV) Mark 4:38 (Listen) 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (ESV) 1 Timothy 6:17 (Listen) 17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. (ESV)

Morning: Ezekiel 36:26; Romans 8:29–30; Ephesians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14; 1 Peter 1:1–2 He chose us in him before the foundation of the world. That we should be holy and blameless before him. God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you,… so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.—For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.—Elect,… according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood.—“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”—For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. Ezekiel 36:26 (Listen) 26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. (ESV) Romans 8:29–30 (Listen) 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. (ESV) Ephesians 1:4 (Listen) 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 4:7 (Listen) 7 For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. (ESV) 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14 (Listen) Stand Firm 13 But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits1 to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Footnotes [1] 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning (ESV) 1 Peter 1:1–2 (Listen) Greeting 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. (ESV) Evening: 2 Kings 7:2; 2 Chronicles 14:11; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 55:8–9; Isaiah 59:1; Malachi 3:10; Matthew 19:26; Mark 11:22; 2 Corinthians 1:9; Hebrews 11:6 “If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” “Have faith in God.”—And without faith it is impossible to please him.—“With God all things are possible.” “Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver?” For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.—“Put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.” Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear.—“O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak.”—But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. 2 Kings 7:2 (Listen) 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, “If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” But he said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” (ESV) 2 Chronicles 14:11 (Listen) 11 And Asa cried to the LORD his God, “O LORD, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.” (ESV) Isaiah 50:2 (Listen) 2   Why, when I came, was there no man;    why, when I called, was there no one to answer?  Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem?    Or have I no power to deliver?  Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea,    I make the rivers a desert;  their fish stink for lack of water    and die of thirst. (ESV) Isaiah 55:8–9 (Listen) 8   For my thoughts are not your thoughts,    neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.9   For as the heavens are higher than the earth,    so are my ways higher than your ways    and my thoughts than your thoughts. (ESV) Isaiah 59:1 (Listen) Evil and Oppression 59   Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,    or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; (ESV) Malachi 3:10 (Listen) 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. (ESV) Matthew 19:26 (Listen) 26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (ESV) Mark 11:22 (Listen) 22 And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 1:9 (Listen) 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. (ESV) Hebrews 11:6 (Listen) 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 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Morning: Psalm 37:24; Psalm 112:4; Proverbs 6:23; Isaiah 50:10; Micah 7:8–9; Matthew 6:22–23 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright. Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.—Though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.—For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light. Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication. “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!” Psalm 37:24 (Listen) 24   though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,    for the LORD upholds his hand. (ESV) Psalm 112:4 (Listen) 4   Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;    he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. (ESV) Proverbs 6:23 (Listen) 23   For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,    and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, (ESV) Isaiah 50:10 (Listen) 10   Who among you fears the LORD    and obeys the voice of his servant?  Let him who walks in darkness    and has no light  trust in the name of the LORD    and rely on his God. (ESV) Micah 7:8–9 (Listen) 8   Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;    when I fall, I shall rise;  when I sit in darkness,    the LORD will be a light to me.9   I will bear the indignation of the LORD    because I have sinned against him,  until he pleads my cause    and executes judgment for me.  He will bring me out to the light;    I shall look upon his vindication. (ESV) Matthew 6:22–23 (Listen) 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! (ESV) Evening: Psalm 119:176; Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:15; Matthew 15:32; Mark 10:13; Mark 10:16; Luke 12:32; Luke 19:10; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 2:25 He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”—For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. And they were bringing children to him…. And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant.—“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”—For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”—“I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God.” Psalm 119:176 (Listen) 176   I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,    for I do not forget your commandments. (ESV) Isaiah 40:11 (Listen) 11   He will tend his flock like a shepherd;    he will gather the lambs in his arms;  he will carry them in his bosom,    and gently lead those that are with young. (ESV) Ezekiel 34:15 (Listen) 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. (ESV) Matthew 15:32 (Listen) Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” (ESV) Mark 10:13 (Listen) Let the Children Come to Me 13 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. (ESV) Mark 10:16 (Listen) 16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them. (ESV) Luke 12:32 (Listen) 32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (ESV) Luke 19:10 (Listen) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” (ESV) Hebrews 4:15 (Listen) 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. (ESV) 1 Peter 2:25 (Listen) 25 For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (ESV)

Morning: Isaiah 45:19; Romans 8:15; Philippians 4:6–7; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 10:19–22; Hebrews 13:6 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.—For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” “I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’”—Therefore,… since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.—So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” Isaiah 45:19 (Listen) 19   I did not speak in secret,    in a land of darkness;  I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,    ‘Seek me in vain.’1  I the LORD speak the truth;    I declare what is right. Footnotes [1] 45:19 Hebrew in emptiness (ESV) Romans 8:15 (Listen) 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” (ESV) Philippians 4:6–7 (Listen) 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (ESV) Hebrews 4:16 (Listen) 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (ESV) Hebrews 10:19–22 (Listen) The Full Assurance of Faith 19 Therefore, brothers,1 since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Footnotes [1] 10:19 Or brothers and sisters (ESV) Hebrews 13:6 (Listen) 6 So we can confidently say,   “The Lord is my helper;    I will not fear;  what can man do to me?” (ESV) Evening: John 8:32; John 8:36; Romans 8:2; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 4:31–5:1; James 1:25 “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.—For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.—“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.—Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.—For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. John 8:32 (Listen) 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (ESV) John 8:36 (Listen) 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (ESV) Romans 8:2 (Listen) 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you1 free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. Footnotes [1] 8:2 Some manuscripts me (ESV) 2 Corinthians 3:17 (Listen) 17 Now the Lord1 is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Footnotes [1] 3:17 Or this Lord (ESV) Galatians 2:16 (Listen) 16 yet we know that a person is not justified1 by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. Footnotes [1] 2:16 Or counted righteous (three times in verse 16); also verse 17 (ESV) Galatians 4:31–5:1 (Listen) 31 So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. Christ Has Set Us Free 5 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. (ESV) James 1:25 (Listen) 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. (ESV)

Morning: Psalm 80:18; Psalm 119:93; John 6:63; John 15:7; Romans 8:26–27; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Ephesians 6:18; 1 John 5:14 Give us life, and we will call upon your name! “It is the Spirit who gives life.”— Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.—Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.—“The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.”—For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.—“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”—And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. No one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. Psalm 80:18 (Listen) 18   Then we shall not turn back from you;    give us life, and we will call upon your name! (ESV) Psalm 119:93 (Listen) 93   I will never forget your precepts,    for by them you have given me life. (ESV) John 6:63 (Listen) 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. (ESV) John 15:7 (Listen) 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (ESV) Romans 8:26–27 (Listen) 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because1 the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Footnotes [1] 8:27 Or that (ESV) 1 Corinthians 12:3 (Listen) 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 3:6 (Listen) 6 who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. (ESV) Ephesians 6:18 (Listen) 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, (ESV) 1 John 5:14 (Listen) 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. (ESV) Evening: 1 Corinthians 5:6–7; 1 Corinthians 5:9–11; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Ephesians 5:11; Philippians 2:15; 2 Timothy 2:20 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven…. I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.—That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. 1 Corinthians 5:6–7 (Listen) 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 5:9–11 (Listen) 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 15:33 (Listen) 33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”1 Footnotes [1] 15:33 Probably from Menander’s comedy Thais (ESV) Ephesians 5:11 (Listen) 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. (ESV) Philippians 2:15 (Listen) 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, (ESV) 2 Timothy 2:20 (Listen) 20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. (ESV)

Morning: John 13:1; John 13:34; John 15:9; John 15:13–14; John 17:9–10; John 17:15–16; Ephesians 5:25–26; Philippians 1:6 Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. “I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them…. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”—“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.”—“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.—Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word. John 13:1 (Listen) Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet 13 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. (ESV) John 13:34 (Listen) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (ESV) John 15:9 (Listen) 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. (ESV) John 15:13–14 (Listen) 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. (ESV) John 17:9–10 (Listen) 9 I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. (ESV) John 17:15–16 (Listen) 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.1 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Footnotes [1] 17:15 Or from evil (ESV) Ephesians 5:25–26 (Listen) 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, (ESV) Philippians 1:6 (Listen) 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (ESV) Evening: Matthew 13:11; John 15:15; 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 2:12; Ephesians 3:14–19 The depths of God. “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.”—“To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.” Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Matthew 13:11 (Listen) 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. (ESV) John 15:15 (Listen) 15 No longer do I call you servants,1 for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. Footnotes [1] 15:15 Or bondservants, or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface); likewise for servant later in this verse and in verse 20 (ESV) 1 Corinthians 2:10 (Listen) 10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 2:12 (Listen) 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. (ESV) Ephesians 3:14–19 (Listen) Prayer for Spiritual Strength 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family1 in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Footnotes [1] 3:15 Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria in verse 15 is closely related to the word for Father in verse 14 (ESV)

Morning: Mark 10:45; John 11:33; John 11:35; Romans 12:15; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Galatians 6:2; Philippians 2:4–7; 1 Peter 3:8–9 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant.—“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”—And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled…. Jesus wept.—Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. Mark 10:45 (Listen) 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (ESV) John 11:33 (Listen) 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved1 in his spirit and greatly troubled. Footnotes [1] 11:33 Or was indignant; also verse 38 (ESV) John 11:35 (Listen) 35 Jesus wept. (ESV) Romans 12:15 (Listen) 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 5:15 (Listen) 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. (ESV) Galatians 6:2 (Listen) 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (ESV) Philippians 2:4–7 (Listen) 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,1 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,2 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,3 being born in the likeness of men. Footnotes [1] 2:5 Or which was also in Christ Jesus [2] 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage [3] 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface) (ESV) 1 Peter 3:8–9 (Listen) Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake 8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. (ESV) Evening: Matthew 21:28; Romans 6:11–13; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Galatians 4:7; 2 Timothy 2:21; 1 Peter 1:14–16 “Son, go and work in the vineyard today.” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.—As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”—Set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. Matthew 21:28 (Listen) The Parable of the Two Sons 28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ (ESV) Romans 6:11–13 (Listen) 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. 13 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 15:58 (Listen) 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. (ESV) Galatians 4:7 (Listen) 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. (ESV) 2 Timothy 2:21 (Listen) 21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,1 he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. Footnotes [1] 2:21 Greek from these things (ESV) 1 Peter 1:14–16 (Listen) 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (ESV)

Morning: Exodus 15:11; Psalm 66:2; Psalm 69:30; Psalm 86:12–13; Isaiah 43:21; Jeremiah 33:8–9; Hebrews 13:15; Revelation 15:3 Give to him glorious praise! “The people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.”—“I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth.”—Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.—I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.—“Who is like you, O Lord,… majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?”—I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.—And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty!” Exodus 15:11 (Listen) 11   “Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?    Who is like you, majestic in holiness,    awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? (ESV) Psalm 66:2 (Listen) 2     sing the glory of his name;    give to him glorious praise! (ESV) Psalm 69:30 (Listen) 30   I will praise the name of God with a song;    I will magnify him with thanksgiving. (ESV) Psalm 86:12–13 (Listen) 12   I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,    and I will glorify your name forever.13   For great is your steadfast love toward me;    you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. (ESV) Isaiah 43:21 (Listen) 21     the people whom I formed for myself  that they might declare my praise. (ESV) Jeremiah 33:8–9 (Listen) 8 I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. 9 And this city1 shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth who shall hear of all the good that I do for them. They shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the prosperity I provide for it. Footnotes [1] 33:9 Hebrew And it (ESV) Hebrews 13:15 (Listen) 15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. (ESV) Revelation 15:3 (Listen) 3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,   “Great and amazing are your deeds,    O Lord God the Almighty!  Just and true are your ways,    O King of the nations!1 Footnotes [1] 15:3 Some manuscripts the ages (ESV) Evening: Job 1:8; Job 40:3–4; Psalm 51:5; John 3:6–7; Acts 13:22; Ephesians 2:3; 1 Timothy 1:13; Titus 3:3 By nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.—“Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’” Then Job answered the Lord and said: “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.”—And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.—“David,… of whom he testified and said,… ‘A man after my heart, who will do all my will.’” Though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy.—“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” Job 1:8 (Listen) 8 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” (ESV) Job 40:3–4 (Listen) Job Promises Silence 3 Then Job answered the LORD and said: 4   “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you?    I lay my hand on my mouth. (ESV) Psalm 51:5 (Listen) 5   Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,    and in sin did my mother conceive me. (ESV) John 3:6–7 (Listen) 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.1 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You2 must be born again.’ Footnotes [1] 3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit [2] 3:7 The Greek for you is plural here (ESV) Acts 13:22 (Listen) 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’ (ESV) Ephesians 2:3 (Listen) 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body1 and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.2 Footnotes [1] 2:3 Greek flesh [2] 2:3 Greek like the rest (ESV) 1 Timothy 1:13 (Listen) 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, (ESV) Titus 3:3 (Listen) 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. (ESV)

Morning: Isaiah 61:3; Acts 20:32; Ephesians 2:20–22; Philippians 1:11; Philippians 1:28; Colossians 1:11; Colossians 2:6–7; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 2:1 Be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might.—Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.—Oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.—Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. “And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”—Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Fight the good fight of the faith.—And not frightened in anything by your opponents. Isaiah 61:3 (Listen) 3   to grant to those who mourn in Zion—    to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,  the oil of gladness instead of mourning,    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;  that they may be called oaks of righteousness,    the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.1 Footnotes [1] 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty (ESV) Acts 20:32 (Listen) 32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. (ESV) Ephesians 2:20–22 (Listen) 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by1 the Spirit. Footnotes [1] 2:22 Or in (ESV) Philippians 1:11 (Listen) 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. (ESV) Philippians 1:28 (Listen) 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. (ESV) Colossians 1:11 (Listen) 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; (ESV) Colossians 2:6–7 (Listen) Alive in Christ 6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. (ESV) 1 Timothy 6:12 (Listen) 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (ESV) 2 Timothy 2:1 (Listen) A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus 2 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, (ESV) Evening: Psalm 62:12; Isaiah 26:12; Matthew 6:3–4; Matthew 25:19; 1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Corinthians 3:14–15; 2 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Corinthians 5:10 For you will render to a man according to his work. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ…. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.—For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”—“Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.” Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.—O Lord, you will ordain peace for us; you have done for us all our works. Psalm 62:12 (Listen) 12     and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love.  For you will render to a man    according to his work. (ESV) Isaiah 26:12 (Listen) 12   O LORD, you will ordain peace for us,    for you have indeed done for us all our works. (ESV) Matthew 6:3–4 (Listen) 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (ESV) Matthew 25:19 (Listen) 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 3:11 (Listen) 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. (ESV) 1 Corinthians 3:14–15 (Listen) 14 If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. (ESV) 2 Corinthians 3:5 (Listen) 5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, (ESV) 2 Corinthians 5:10 (Listen) 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. (ESV)

Morning: Psalm 27:14; Isaiah 35:3–4; Isaiah 41:10; Zephaniah 3:15; Zephaniah 3:17; Revelation 21:3–4 The Lord, is in your midst. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.—Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.”—The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.—Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore.” Psalm 27:14 (Listen) 14   Wait for the LORD;    be strong, and let your heart take courage;    wait for the LORD! (ESV) Isaiah 35:3–4 (Listen) 3   Strengthen the weak hands,    and make firm the feeble knees.4   Say to those who have an anxious heart,    “Be strong; fear not!  Behold, your God    will come with vengeance,  with the recompense of God.    He will come and save you.” (ESV) Isaiah 41:10 (Listen) 10   fear not, for I am with you;    be not dismayed, for I am your God;  I will strengthen you, I will help you,    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (ESV) Zephaniah 3:15 (Listen) 15   The LORD has taken away the judgments against you;    he has cleared away your enemies.  The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst;    you shall never again fear evil. (ESV) Zephaniah 3:17 (Listen) 17   The LORD your God is in your midst,    a mighty one who will save;  he will rejoice over you with gladness;    he will quiet you by his love;  he will exult over you with loud singing. (ESV) Revelation 21:3–4 (Listen) 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place1 of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people,2 and God himself will be with them as their God.3 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Footnotes [1] 21:3 Or tabernacle [2] 21:3 Some manuscripts peoples [3] 21:3 Some manuscripts omit as their God (ESV) Evening: Exodus 14:15; 1 Chronicles 19:13; Nehemiah 4:9; Isaiah 35:3–4; Hosea 6:3; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 26:41; John 7:17; Romans 12:11; 1 Corinthians 16:13 “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” “Be strong, and let us use our strength for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.”—And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”—“If anyone's will is to do God's will, he will know whether the teaching is from God.”—“Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord.” “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”—Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.—Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not!” Exodus 14:15 (Listen) 15 The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. (ESV) 1 Chronicles 19:13 (Listen) 13 Be strong, and let us use our strength for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the LORD do what seems good to him.” (ESV) Nehemiah 4:9 (Listen) 9 And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. (ESV) Isaiah 35:3–4 (Listen) 3   Strengthen the weak hands,    and make firm the feeble knees.4   Say to those who have an anxious heart,    “Be strong; fear not!  Behold, your God    will come with vengeance,  with the recompense of God.    He will come and save you.” (ESV) Hosea 6:3 (Listen) 3   Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD;    his going out is sure as the dawn;  he will come to us as the showers,    as the spring rains that water the earth.” (ESV) Matthew 7:21 (Listen) I Never Knew You 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (ESV) Matthew 26:41 (Listen) 41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (ESV) John 7:17 (Listen) 17 If anyone’s will is to do God’s1 will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. Footnotes [1] 7:17 Greek his (ESV) Romans 12:11 (Listen) 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,1 serve the Lord. Footnotes [1] 12:11 Or fervent in the Spirit (ESV) 1 Corinthians 16:13 (Listen) 13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. (ESV)