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Saturday, January 11th: Scripture – Luke 3:22b
And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” Prayer Focus: It is here at Jesus’ baptism we hear God saying, “You are my son, I love you, I am well pleased with you.” This is before Jesus has done preaching and teaching. It’s before he healed…
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Friday, January 10th: Scripture – Luke 3:22a
and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. Prayer Focus: In all four gospels, the image of the Holy Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove is described after Jesus is baptized. The dove symbolized the end of the flood in Genesis 8. This important detail that is included…
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Thursday, January 9th: Scripture – Luke 3:21
Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, Prayer Focus: Notice there is no description of Jesus’ baptism here the way there is in the gospels of Matthew or Mark. Here we just read that Jesus was baptized like everyone else. There…
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Wednesday, January 8th: Scripture – Luke 3:17
“His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Prayer Focus: For all of us who are not wheat farmers, this verse is a common agricultural illustration used in the bible. The harvested grain is…
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Tuesday, January 7th: Scripture – Luke 3:16
John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Prayer Focus: As the people are looking for a Messiah, John is an…
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Monday, January 6th: Scripture – Luke 3:15
As the people were filled with expectation and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, Prayer Focus: What expectations are we filled with today? In this moment in Luke’s gospel, the people are expecting the Messiah, someone who can lead them out of their current struggles and fix…
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Sunday, January 5th: Scripture – Isaiah 60:13-14
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will glorify where my feet rest. 14 The descendants of those who oppressed you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall…
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Saturday, January 4th: Scripture – Isaiah 60:10-12
10 Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you, for in my wrath I struck you down, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. 11 Your gates shall always be open; day and night they shall not be shut, so that nations shall bring…
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Friday, January 3rd: Scripture – Isaiah 60:8-9
8 Who are these that fly like a cloud and like doves to their windows? 9 For the coastlands shall wait for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God and for…
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Thursday, January 2nd: Scripture – Isaiah 60:6-7
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall…