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The Messiah Promised // Jeremiah 33:14–18

Monday, January 31, 2011
In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days, Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The Lord is our righteousness." Jeremiah 33:14–18

Wounded and Crushed // Isaiah 53:4–6, 10–12

Sunday, January 30, 2011
Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him with pain. When you make his life an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days; through him the will of the Lord shall prosper. Isaiah 53:10

Oppressed and Afflicted // Isaiah 53:7–9

Saturday, January 29, 2011
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. Isaiah 53:7

Despised and Rejected // Isaiah 52:13—53:3

Friday, January 28, 2011
Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. Isaiah 53:1-2

Grace and Righteousness // Romans 5:12–17

Thursday, January 27, 2011
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died through the one man's trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many. And the free gift is not like the effect of the one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brings justification. Romans 5:15–16

Offering and Sacrifice // Ephesians 4:25—5:2

Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children, 2 and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1-2

A Timeless Sacrifice // Hebrews 10:10–18

Tuesday, January 25, 2011
But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins "he sat down at the right hand of God,” and since then has been waiting "until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet." For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, Hebrews 10:12–15

Christ Reconciles // 2 Corinthians 5:16–21

Monday, January 24, 2011
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. 2 Corinthians 5:17–19

A Light to the Nations // Isaiah 49:1–6

Sunday, January 23, 2011
[God] says, "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Isaiah 49:1–6

Hope for the Gentiles // Matthew 12:15–21

Saturday, January 22, 2011
"Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. He will not break a bruised reed or quench a smoldering wick until he brings justice to victory. And in his name the Gentiles will hope.” Matthew 12:18–21

A Testimony to the Gentiles // Matthew 10:16–24

Friday, January 21, 2011
Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Matthew 10:17–20

A Slave to All // 1 Corinthians 9:19–23

Thursday, January 20, 2011
For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. 1 Corinthians 9:19

The Greatest as Servant // Matthew 23:2–12

Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:11–12

Faithful or Unfaithful Servants // Matthew 24:45–51

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. Truly, I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. Matthew 24:45–47

The Lord Chose You // Isaiah 49:7–11

Monday, January 17, 2011
Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the slave of rulers, "Kings shall see and stand up, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you." Isaiah 49:7

God Leads // Isaiah 48:14–19, 21–22

Sunday, January 16, 2011
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you for your own good, who leads you in the way you should go. O that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your prosperity would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea; your offspring would have been like the sand, and your descendants like its grains; their name would never be cut off or destroyed from before me. Isaiah 48:17–19

The First and the Last // Isaiah 48:9–13

Saturday, January 15, 2011
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called. I am He; I am the first, and I am the last. My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand at attention. Isaiah 48:12-13

God Discloses New Things // Isaiah 48:6–8

Friday, January 14, 2011
You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forward, I make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known. They are created now, not long ago; before today, you have never heard of them, so that you could not say, "I already knew them." You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would deal very treacherously, and that from birth you were called a rebel. Isaiah 48:6–8

God Spoke Long Ago // Isaiah 48:1–5

Thursday, January 13, 2011
The former things I declared long ago, they went out from my mouth and I made them known; then suddenly I did them and they came to pass. Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass, I declared them to you from long ago, before they came to pass I announced them to you, so that you would not say, "My idol did them, my carved image and my cast image commanded them.” Isaiah 48:3–5

God Will Deliver // Jeremiah 15:19–21

Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Therefore thus says the Lord: If you turn back, I will take you back, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall serve as my mouth. It is they who will turn to you, not you who will turn to them. And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, says the Lord. I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless. Jeremiah 15:19–21

A Chosen Instrument // Acts 9:3–6, 10–18

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name." But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the people of Israel; I myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” Acts 9:13-16

God Hears Confession // 1 Kings 8:33–40

Monday, January 10, 2011
"When your people Israel, having sinned against you, are defeated before an enemy but turn again to you, confess your name, pray and plead with you in this house, then hear in heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land that you gave to their ancestors. 1 Kings 8:33

A Righteous Savior // Isaiah 45:18–24a

Sunday, January 9, 2011
Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is no one besides me. Isaiah 45:21

Happiness and Woe // Isaiah 45:1–8

Saturday, January 8, 2011
I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the Lord do all these things. Isaiah 45:3, 7

Building God a House // 2 Chronicles 36:15–23

Friday, January 7, 2011
"Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may the Lord his God be with him! Let him go up." 2 Chronicles 36:23

The Prayer of Faith // James 5:13–18

Thursday, January 6, 2011
Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. James 5:13–15

Answer Me, O Lord // 1 Kings 18:30–38

Wednesday, January 5, 2011
At the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet Elijah came near and said, "O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your bidding. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back." 1 Kings 18:36–37

The People God Redeemed // Exodus 15:11–18

Tuesday, January 4, 2011
"In your steadfast love you led the people whom you redeemed; you guided them by your strength to your holy abode. Exodus 15:13

Two Different Opinions // 1 Kings 18:17–29

Monday, January 3, 2011
So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel. Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." The people did not answer him a word. 1 Kings 18:20–21

Rejoice in Redemption // Isaiah 44:21–26

Sunday, January 2, 2011
I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For, the Lord has redeemed Jacob and will be glorified in Israel. Isaiah 44:22–23

Assured of the Future // Isaiah 44:6–8

Saturday, January 1, 2011
Do not fear, or be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? You are my witnesses! Is there any god besides me? There is no other rock; I know not one.