Sunday, December 26, 2021
Zechariah 13
1"On that day a fountain will be opened to the
house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and
impurity.
2"On that day, I will banish the names of the
idols from the land, and they will be remembered no more," declares the
LORD Almighty. "I will remove both the prophets and the spirit of impurity
from the land. 3And if anyone still prophesies, his father and
mother, to whom he was born, will say to him, 'You must die, because you have
told lies in the LORD's name.' When he prophesies, his own parents will stab
him.
4"On that day every prophet will be ashamed of
his prophetic vision. He will not put on a prophet's garment of hair in order
to deceive. 5He will say, 'I am not a prophet. I am a farmer; the
land has been my livelihood since my youth. ' 6If someone asks him,
'What are these wounds on your body?' he will answer, 'The wounds I was given
at the house of my friends.'
7"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against
the man who is close to me!" declares the LORD Almighty. "Strike the
shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the
little ones. 8In the whole land," declares the LORD,
"two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in
it. 9This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like
silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer
them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our
God.' "
Psalm
145
1A psalm of
praise. Of David. I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name
for ever and ever. 2Every day I will praise you and extol your name
for ever and ever. 3Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his
greatness no one can fathom. 4One generation will commend your works
to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. 5They will speak of
the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful
works. 6They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I
will proclaim your great deeds. 7They will celebrate your abundant
goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. 8The LORD is
gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 9The
LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. 10All you
have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you. 11They
will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, 12so
that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your
kingdom. 13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion
endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and
loving toward all he has made. 14The LORD upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down. 15The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time. 16You open your
hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. 17The LORD is
righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. 18The
LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19He
fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. 20The
LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. 21My
mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever.
Acts
6:8–10
8Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power,
did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. 9Opposition
arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was
called)--Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and
Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen, 10but they could not
stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
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