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Genesis 39:1–6 A Responsible Servant

Saturday, December 31, 2011
The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man; he was in the house of his Egyptian master. So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge; and, with him there, he had no concern for anything but the food that he ate. Genesis 39:2, 6a

Psalm 119:25–32 Choosing the Way of Faithfulness

Friday, December 30, 2011
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your ordinances before me. I cling to your decrees, O LORD; let me not be put to shame. Ps 119:30-31

1 Corinthians 10:1–13 Enduring Temptation

Thursday, December 29, 2011
So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. I Corinthians 10:12-13

Luke 22:39–46 Facing Temptation

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. When he reached the place, he said to them, ‘Pray that you may not come into the time of trial.’ Luke 22:39-40

Acts 7:9–16 Joseph’s Story

Tuesday, December 27, 2011
‘The patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him, and rescued him from all his afflictions, and enabled him to win favor and to show wisdom when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. Acts 7:9-10

Psalm 105:16–22 A Man Sent Ahead

Monday, December 26, 2011
When he summoned famine against the land, and broke every staff of bread, he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. Ps 105:16-17

According to Promise

Sunday, December 25, 2011
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my sprit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-47

Luke 1:39–45 Elizabeth’s Blessing

Saturday, December 24, 2011
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb… And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.’ Luke 1:41-42, 45

Luke 1:26–38 Jesus’ Birth Foretold

Friday, December 23, 2011
The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.’ Luke 1:30-33

Galatians 3:13–18 Inheritance through the Promise

Thursday, December 22, 2011
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’— in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13-14

Galatians 3:6–12 Descendants of Abraham

Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Just as Abraham ‘believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness’, so, you see, those who believe are the descendants of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, ‘All the Gentiles shall be blessed in you.’ Galatians 3:6-8

Nehemiah 9:6–10 A Faithful Heart

Tuesday, December 20, 2011
You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham; and you found his heart faithful before you, and made with him a covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; and you have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous. Nehemiah 9:7-8

2 Corinthians 1:18–22 God Is Faithful

Monday, December 19, 2011
As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been ‘Yes and No.’ For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy and I, was not ‘Yes and No’; but in him it is always ‘Yes.’ For in him every one of God’s promises is a ‘Yes.’ For this reason it is through him that we say the ‘Amen’, to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:18-20

The Lord Provides

Sunday, December 18, 2011
“I know that you fear God, since you have now withheld your son, your only son.” Genesis 22:12

Proverbs 21:1–5 Righteousness and Justice

Saturday, December 17, 2011
All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the LORD weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Proverbs 21-2-3

Joshua 22:21–29 Concern for Our Descendants

Friday, December 16, 2011
Therefore we said, “Let us now build an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice, but to be a witness between us and you, and between the generations after us, that we do perform the service of the LORD in his presence with our burnt-offerings and sacrifices and offerings of well-being; so that your children may never say to our children in time to come, ‘You have no portion in the LORD.’ ” Joshua 22:26-27

James 2:14–24 Faith Completed by Works

Thursday, December 15, 2011
Was not our ancestor Abraham justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was brought to completion by the works. James 2:21-22

Genesis 22:15–19 Not Withholding His Only Son

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the LORD: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. Genesis 22:15-17a

Galatians 4:21–28 Born through the Promise

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
For it is written, ‘Rejoice, you childless one, you who bear no children, burst into song and shout, you who endure no birth pangs; for the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than the children of the one who is married.’ Now you, my friends, are children of the promise, like Isaac. Galatians 4:27-28

Philippians 4:15–20 All Your Needs

Monday, December 12, 2011
And my God will fully satisfy every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Philippians 4:19-20

A Promise to Abraham

Sunday, December 11, 2011
“And [Abraham] believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.” Genesis 15:6

Hebrews 13:17–21 The Eternal Covenant

Saturday, December 10, 2011
Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, make you complete in everything good so that you may do his will, working among us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21

Psalm 105:4–11 An Everlasting Covenant

Friday, December 9, 2011
He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac, which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant, saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance.’ Psalm 105:8-11

Romans 4:16–25 Strong in Faith

Thursday, December 8, 2011
No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. Romans 4:20-21

Romans 4:9–15 Righteousness by Faith

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. Romans 4:13

Hebrews 11:17–22 Abraham’s Faith Tested

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son, of whom he had been told, ‘It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named after you.’ He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead—and figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. Hebrews 11:17-19

Hebrews 11:8–16 The Faith of Abraham

Monday, December 5, 2011
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going. For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:8, 10

A Blessing for All Nations

Sunday, December 4, 2011
“I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.” Genesis 12-2

Hebrews 6:13–20 We Have This Hope

Saturday, December 3, 2011
We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:19-20

Matthew 3:1–10 Abraham, Our Ancestor

Friday, December 2, 2011
But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Matthew 3:7-9

Isaiah 51:1–6 Look to Abraham

Thursday, December 1, 2011
Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I called him, but I blessed him and made him many. For the LORD will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places, and will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song. Isaiah 51:2-3