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Isaiah 61:3-6 They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. 5 Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. 6 And you will be called priests of the Lord,...

Isaiah 61:1,3 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort all who mourn, 3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a...

Isaiah 61:1-2 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim 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 blind, 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God,

Isaiah 55:8-11 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and...

Isaiah 55: 6-7 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

John 6:27,32-35 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” 32 Jesus continued saying, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread t...

Today's Scripture Reading: John 7:37-44 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”[c] 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit ha...

Isaiah 55:1-3 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. 3 Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will m...

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Ephesians 1:11-14 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised H...

Psalm 90:1-2 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

Isaiah 11:6-10 6 The wolf will live with the lamb,     the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together;     and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will feed with the bear,     their young will lie down together,     and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den,     and the young child will put its hand into the...

Isaiah 11:1-5 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;     from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—     the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,     the Spirit of counsel and of might,     the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— 3 and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,     or decide b...

Luke 17:11-19 11  Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.  12  As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[ b ] met him. They stood at a distance  13  and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14  When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15  One of the...

Psalm 107 1  Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2  Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—         those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,               those he gathered from the lands,  from east and west, from north and south.                               4  Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.         ...

Philippians 4:4-7 4  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  5  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.   6  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,  by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will  guard  your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:15-24  16  Rejoice always,  17  pray continually,  18  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19  Do not quench the Spirit.  20  Do not treat prophecies with contempt  21  but test them all; hold on to what is good,  22  reject every kind of evil. 23  May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spi...

Romans 1:20-25 20  For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. 21  For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.  22  Although they...

P.O.G. Daily Pause 2025-11-21 Friday - Joshua 24:14-18 14 Joshua said, “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrat...

P.O.G. Daily Pause 2025-11-20 Thursday – Isaiah 6:1-8 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.  2  Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.  3  And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, h...

P.O.G. Daily Pause: Wednesday – Matthew 6 9  “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10  your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11  Give us today our daily bread. 12  And forgive us our debts,     as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13  And lead us not into temptation,    but deliver us from the evil one. Note:  Ok…. This is...

P.O.G. Daily Pause: Tuesday – 1 Kings 8:54-6 54 When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. 55 He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying: 56 “Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised....

P.O.G. Daily Pause: Monday - Luke 1:28-38 8  The angel went to (Mary) and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29  Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.  30  But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.  31  You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesu...

The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly. 10  David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord,    the God of our father Israel,  from everlasting to everlasting. 11  Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power    and the glory and the maj...

19  “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  20  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.  21  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 24  “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love...