The Cornerstone of Zion Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, men of mockery, rulers of these people in Jerusalem: 15 Because you have said, “We have ?made? a covenant with death, and we have made an agreement with Sheol. The overwhelming flood, when it passes through, will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves in falsehood.” 16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: “Look! I am laying a stone in Zion,…
+ DAILY PRAYER +
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 37:34-40
Psa 37:34 Wait for the LORD and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
Psa 37:35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
Psa 37:36 But he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.
Psa 37:37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of peace.
Psa 37:38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psa 37:39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
Psa 37:40 The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.
Reading for Monday January 5th Isaiah 28:14-29
The Cornerstone of Zion
14 Therefore hear the word of Yahweh, men of mockery,
rulers of these people in Jerusalem:
15 Because you have said,
“We have ?made? a covenant with death,
and we have made an agreement with Sheol.
The overwhelming flood, when it passes through, will not come to us,
for we have made lies our refuge,
and we have hidden ourselves in falsehood.”
16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this:
“Look! I am laying a stone in Zion,
a ?tested? stone,
a precious cornerstone,
a founded foundation:
‘The one who trusts will not ?panic?.’
17 And I will make justice the measuring line,
and righteousness the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
and waters will flood over the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death will be annulled,
and your agreement with Sheol will not stand;
you will become a trampling place for the overwhelming flood when it passes through.
19 ?As often as it passes through?, it will take you,
for ?morning by morning? it will pass through,
in the day and in the night,
and understanding the message will be only terror.”
20 For the bed is too short ?to stretch out on?,
and the covering is too narrow when wrapping oneself.
21 For Yahweh will rise up as at Mount Perazim;
he will rave as in the valley at Gibeon
to do his deed—his deed is strange—
and to work his work—his work is alien!
22 And now you must not scoff,
or your bonds will be strong,
for I have heard from the Lord, Yahweh of hosts:
complete destruction
decreed upon all the land.
A Parable of Yahweh’s Work
23 Listen, and hear my voice!
Listen attentively, and hear my word!
24 Is it all day that the plowman plows,
opens to sow seed, harrows his ground?
25 When he has leveled its ?surface?, does he not scatter dill,
and sow cumin seed,
and ?plant? wheat in planted rows,
and barley in an appointed place,
and spelt grain as its border?
26 And his God instructs him about the prescription;
he teaches him.
27 For dill is not threshed with a threshing sledge,
nor is a wheel of a utility cart ?rolled? over cumin,
but dill is beaten out with a stick,
and cumin with a rod.
28 Grain is crushed fine,
but certainly one does not thresh it forever;
and one drives the wheel of his cart,
but his horses do not crush it.
29 This also comes forth from Yahweh of hosts.
He is wonderful in advice;
he makes great wisdom.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, through John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, You once proclaimed salvation. Now grant that we may know this salvation and serve You in holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us to do Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
