Daily Devotion – Great Plains United Methodist – Wednesday, 22 January
2014 and Thursday, 23 January 2014
Today please be in prayer for:
1. Sharon Thomas
Copeland
Dodge City District
2. Gary Roellchen
Kansas City: Central UMC
Kansas City: University UMC
Kansas City District
3. Joel Walker
Staff Chaplain, VNA Hospice
Missouri River District
4. Phillip Morris
Deerfield
Lydia
Dodge City District
5. Kimberly Dominic
Edwardsville UMC
Kansas City: Grinter Chapel UMC
Kansas City District
6. Michael Patzloff
Aurora UMC
Bradshaw UMC
Prairie Rivers District
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This Week's Lectionary
Third Sunday after Epiphany – Green
Isaiah 9: The Righteous Reign of the Coming King
1 [a] But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish.
In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the
land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 [b] The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great
light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has
shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation,
you have increased its
joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the
harvest,
as people exult when
dividing plunder.
4 For the yoke of their burden,
and the bar across
their shoulders,
the rod of their
oppressor,
you have broken as on
the day of Midian.
Footnotes:
a. Isaiah 9:1 Ch 8.23 in Heb
b. Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9.1 in Heb (New Revised Standard Version
Catholic Edition)
Yeshayah 9:1 (23) Nevertheless there will be no gloom in her in
anguish. In Et HaRishon (the former time) He brought into contempt Artzah
Zevulun and Artzah Naphtali, but acharon (afterward, in the future) did bring
to honor Derech HaYam (Way to the Sea, land between Sea of Galilee and the
Mediterranean), beyond Yarden, in the Galil HaGoyim.
2 (1) The people that walked in choshech have seen an Ohr gadol;
they that dwell in the eretz tzalmavet, upon them hath the Ohr dawned.
3 (2) Thou shalt multiply the Goy (Nation), and increase its
simchah; they joy before Thee according to the simchat baKatzir, and as men
rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4 (3) For Thou hast broken the ol (yoke) of his burden, and the
mateh (staff) of his shoulder, the shevet hanogesh (rod of the task master) of
him, as in the yom of Midyan [See Judges 7:25). (Orthodox Jewish Bible)
Psalm 27: Triumphant Song of Confidence
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
of whom shall I be
afraid?
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
4 One thing I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek
after:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my
life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his
temple.
5 For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high on
a rock.
6 Now my head is lifted up
above my enemies all
around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts
of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud,
be gracious to me and
answer me!
8 “Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
Your face, Lord, do I seek.
9 Do not hide your
face from me.
Do not turn your servant away in anger,
you who have been my
help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
(New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition)
Tehillim 27:1 (Of Dovid) Hashem is my ohr and Yishi (my
Salvation); whom shall I fear? Hashem is the ma’oz (stronghold) of my life; of
whom shall I be afraid?
4 One thing have I asked of Hashem, that will I seek after: that
I may dwell in the Bais Hashem all the days of my life, to behold the
gracefulness of Hashem, and to inquire in His Heikhal.
5 For in the Yom Ra’ah (day of evil) He shall keep me safe in
His Sukkah; in the shelter of His Ohel shall He conceal me; He shall set me up
upon a Tzur (rock).
6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies around
about me; therefore will I offer in His Ohel sacrifices with shouts of joy; I
will sing, yea, I will make music unto Hashem.
7 Shema, Hashem, when I call with my voice; chaneini also upon
me, and answer me.
8 When my lev said of Thee, Seek ye My face, my lev said unto
Thee, Thy face, Hashem, will I seek.
9 Hide not Thy face far from me; turn not Thy eved away in
anger; Thou hast been my ezer; leave me not, neither forsake me, Elohei Yishi
(G-d of my Salvation). (Orthodox Jewish Bible)
1 Corinthians 1: Divisions in the Church
10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a] by the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no
divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same
purpose. 11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there are
quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters.[b] 12 What I mean is that each of
you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to
Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” 13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul
crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God[c]
that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one can say
that you were baptized in my name. 16 (I did baptize also the household of
Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17 For
Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with
eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.
Christ the Power and Wisdom of God
18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who
are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Footnotes:
a. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Gk brothers
b. 1 Corinthians 1:11 Gk my brothers
c. 1 Corinthians 1:14 Other ancient authorities read I am
thankful (New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition)
Kehillah in Corinth I 1:10 Now I exhort you, Achim b’Moshiach,
b’Shem Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, that you all speak the same
thing and that there not be among you machlokot (divisions of dissension
11:18), but that you may have achdus (unity) in the same mind and in the same
way of thinking.
11 For it was made clear to me about you, Achim b’Moshiach of
mine, by the ones of Chloe, that there is merivah (strife) among you.
12 Now I say this, because each of you says, "I am of
Sha’ul," or, "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Kefa," or
"I am of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach!"
13 Has Moshiach been divided? Surely Sha’ul was not for you the
one talui al HaEtz (“being hanged on the Tree” Dt 21:23)? Surely it was not in
the name of Sha’ul that the Moshiach’s tevilah in the mikveh mayim was given to
you?
14 Modeh Ani Hashem that to not one of you I gave Moshiach’s
tevilah except Crispus and Gaius (Ro16:23),
15 Lest anyone should say that in my name you were given the
Moshiach’s tevilah.
16 Now I gave Moshiach’s tevilah also to Stephanas’ household;
as to the rest, I do not know if I gave Moshiach’s tevilah to anyone else.
17 For Moshiach did not send me to give Moshiach’s tevilah in
the mikveh mayim, but to preach the Besuras HaGeulah, not by means of the
lomdes (cleverness, erudition) of the rhetoric of Bnei Adam, lest the gevurah
(power) of HaEtz HaKelalat Hashem (the Tree of the Curse of G-d—Dt 21:23) of
Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach be buttel (cancelled out).
18 For the message of HaEtz HaKelalat Hashem (the Tree of the
Curse of G-d—Dt 21:23) is narrishkait to the ones perishing. But to us who are
being delivered in Yeshu’at Eloheinu, it is the gevurat Hashem (the power of
G-d). (Orthodox Jewish Bible)
Matthew 4: Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee
12 Now when Jesus[a] heard that John had been arrested, he
withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the
sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what had been spoken
through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,
on the road by the
sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great
light,
and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death
light has dawned.”
17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven has come near.”[b]
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,
Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
sea—for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will
make you fish for people.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed
him. 21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee
and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their
nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father,
and followed him.
Jesus Ministers to Crowds of People
23 Jesus[c] went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues
and proclaiming the good news[d] of the kingdom and curing every disease and
every sickness among the people.
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 4:12 Gk he
b. Matthew 4:17 Or is at hand
c. Matthew 4:23 Gk He
d. Matthew 4:23 Gk gospel (New Revised Standard Version Catholic
Edition)
Mattityahu 4:12 Now, having heard that Yochanan was arrested,
Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach departed into the Galil.
13 And having left behind Natzeret, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach
headquartered in Kfar-Nachum by the sea, in the environs of Zvulun and Naftali.
14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Yeshayah HaNavi,
15 ARTZAH ZVULUN VARTZAH NAFTALI (To the land of Zvulun and to
the land of Naftali, Isa 8:23-9:1 [9:1-2]), the way to the sea beyond the
Yarden, Galil HaGoyim,
16 the people sitting in CHOSHECH RAU OHR GADOL (darkness saw a
great light), YOSHVEI V’ERETZ TZALMAVET (the ones living in the land of the
shadow of death), a light has dawned among them.
17 From then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach began to proclaim, saying,
LAlter LiTeshuvah (Immediate Repentance ), for the Malchut HaShomayim has come
near.
18 And walking beside Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Rebbe,
Melech HaMoshiach saw two achim, Shimon, the one being called Kefa (Petros),
and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were daiyagim
(fishermen).
19 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Come, follow me, and I
will make you daiyagei adam (fishers of men).
20 And immediately, leaving their nets, they followed Rebbe,
Melech HaMoshiach.
21 And having gone on from there, he saw two other achim, Yaakov
Ben Zavdai and Yochanan his brother, in the sirah (boat) with Zavdai their
father, repairing their nets, and he summoned them.
22 Immediately, leaving the sirah (boat) and their father, they
followed Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach [Mt 19:29].
23 And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach went about in all the Galil,
exercising the ministry of moreh (teacher) in their shuls and of darshan
(preacher) of the Besuroh Tovoh (Good Tiding of a Joyous Event), the Besuras
HaGeulah (the Good News of Redemption) of the Malchut Hashem, and Rebbe, Melech
HaMoshiach went about bringing refuah (healing) to every disease and every
illness of the people. (Orthodox Jewish Bible)
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Today's Devotional:
James 2: Warning against
Partiality
1 My brothers and sisters,[a] do you with your acts of
favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ?[b] 2 For if a
person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a
poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, 3 and if you take notice of the one
wearing the fine clothes and say, “Have a seat here, please,” while to the one
who is poor you say, “Stand there,” or, “Sit at my feet,”[c] 4 have you not
made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters.[d] Has not God chosen the poor in the
world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised
to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich
who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court? 7 Is it not they who
blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you?
8 You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to
the scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 9 But if you show
partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
Footnotes:
a. James 2:1 Gk My brothers
b. James 2:1 Or hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ
without acts of favoritism
c. James 2:3 Gk Sit under my footstool
d. James 2:5 Gk brothers
Romans 5: Results of Justification
1 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained
access[b] to this grace in which we stand; and we[c] boast in our hope of
sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we[d] also boast in our
sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces
character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint us,
because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that
has been given to us.
Footnotes:
a. Romans 5:1 Other ancient authorities read let us
b. Romans 5:2 Other ancient authorities add by faith
c. Romans 5:2 Or let us
d. Romans 5:3 Or let us
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