Click here for today's Bible reading: Deuteronomy 1-4; Proverbs 27:1-14.
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26 February 2009
Click here for today's Bible reading: Leviticus 22-24; Proverbs 19:1-15.
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor to be hasty and miss the way. —Proverbs 19:2
Words for Lenten Reflection
Today's Word: Bruise
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. —Isaiah 53:5
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. —Isaiah 53:10 KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. —Luke 4:18-19 KJV
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It is not good to have zeal without knowledge,
nor to be hasty and miss the way. —Proverbs 19:2
Words for Lenten Reflection
Today's Word: Bruise
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. —Isaiah 53:5
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. —Isaiah 53:10 KJV
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. —Luke 4:18-19 KJV
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25 February 2009
Click here for today's Bible reading: Leviticus 18-21; Proverbs 18:13-24.
Today is Ash Wednesday.
Words for Lenten Reflection
Today's Word: Ashes
I blow on flames and end up with ashes; God blows on ashes and ends up with a living, breathing being. —JAL
Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? —Isaiah 58:5
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor. —Isaiah 61:1-3
The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! —Hebrews 9:13-14
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Today is Ash Wednesday.
Words for Lenten Reflection
Today's Word: Ashes
I blow on flames and end up with ashes; God blows on ashes and ends up with a living, breathing being. —JAL
Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? —Isaiah 58:5
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor. —Isaiah 61:1-3
The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! —Hebrews 9:13-14
Click here to see the complete one-year schedule.
24 February 2009
Click here for today's Bible reading: Leviticus 15-17; Proverbs 18:1-12.
Today is Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras in French), the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day Christian season of Lent. The idea behind Fat Tuesday makes sense. It started when people would eat up all the perishable food they had on hand that they wouldn't be able to eat during the Lenten fast. Well, over the centuries it got a little bit out of hand and Mardi Gras turned into a multi-day celebration of indulgence and decadence. In today's Bible reading, we find a better use for fat:
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Today is Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras in French), the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day Christian season of Lent. The idea behind Fat Tuesday makes sense. It started when people would eat up all the perishable food they had on hand that they wouldn't be able to eat during the Lenten fast. Well, over the centuries it got a little bit out of hand and Mardi Gras turned into a multi-day celebration of indulgence and decadence. In today's Bible reading, we find a better use for fat:
"The priest is to ... burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the LORD." —Leviticus 17:6This indicates that fat is something that God is to consume, not us.
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