Daily Readings for Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Daily Readings for Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Mark 1: Jesus Heals Many People
29 As soon as Jesus left the meeting place with James and John, they went home with Simon and Andrew. 30 When they got there, Jesus was told that Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever. 31 Jesus went to her. He took hold of her hand and helped her up. The fever left her, and she served them a meal.
32 That evening after sunset,[a] all who were sick or had demons in them were brought to Jesus. 33 In fact, the whole town gathered around the door of the house. 34 Jesus healed all kinds of terrible diseases and forced out a lot of demons. But the demons knew who he was, and he did not let them speak.
35 Very early the next morning, Jesus got up and went to a place where he could be alone and pray. 36 Simon and the others started looking for him. 37 And when they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you!”
38 Jesus replied, “We must go to the nearby towns, so that I can tell the good news to those people. This is why I have come.” 39 Then Jesus went to Jewish meeting places everywhere in Galilee, where he preached and forced out demons.[Footnotes:
1.32 after sunset: The Sabbath was over, and a new day began at sunset.]
Hebrews 2:14 We are people of flesh and blood. That is why Jesus became one of us. He died to destroy the devil, who had power over death. 15 But he also died to rescue all of us who live each day in fear of dying. 16 Jesus clearly did not come to help angels, but he did come to help Abraham’s descendants. 17 He had to be one of us, so that he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins. 18 And now that Jesus has suffered and was tempted, he can help anyone else who is tempted.
Psalms 105: The Lord Can Be Trusted
1 Praise the Lord
    and pray in his name!
    Tell everyone
    what he has done.
2 Sing praises to the Lord!
    Tell about his miracles.
3 Celebrate and worship
his holy name
    with all your heart.
4 Trust the Lord
    and his mighty power.
6 You belong to the family
    of Abraham, his servant;
    you are his chosen ones,
    the descendants of Jacob.
7 The Lord is our God,
    bringing justice
    everywhere on earth.
8 He will never forget
his agreement or his promises,
    not in thousands of years.
9 God made an eternal promise

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