Today's Reading | February 20, 2025
Hosea 9:1–14
Introduction Hosea 9:1–14: Hosea warns the people of Israel that their unfaithfulness to God will now unleash harsh punishment, including deportation to Egypt, and he warns the people about other consequences for their sin. Today’s Key Verse: Hosea 9:8a [Hosea says:] God has sent me as a prophet to warn his people Israel. Reading 9 People of Israel, stop celebrating your…
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Colossians 1:15-23
God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Colossians 1:15–23: Today’s reading includes a description of the person and work of Christ and concludes with Paul’s exhortation to remain faithful. Scripture Reading 15 Christ is the visible likeness of the invisible God. He is the first-born Son, superior to all created things. 16 For through him God created everything in heaven and on earth, the seen…
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Colossians 1:1–14
God’s Guiding Word: Discipleship Introduction Colossians 1:1–14: Today we begin reading the Letter to the Colossians, which opens with the apostle Paul’s greeting and prayer of thanksgiving. Colossae was a small inland city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), about 110 miles east of the major port city of Ephesus in the Lycus River valley. Among Paul’s purposes in writing the…
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Revelation 22:1–21
God’s Saving Word: Joy Introduction Revelation 22:1–21: John’s vision is a reminder that Jesus will come again and bless those who are faithful. They will eat the fruit from the tree of life and enter the holy city. The faithful are to continue doing good and being holy. Scripture Reading 22 The angel also showed me the river of the water…
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Revelation 21:1–27
God’s Saving Word: Joy Introduction Revelation 21:1–27: We conclude the year by reading the final two chapters in the last book in the Bible, known as the Revelation to John, written at a time when Christians were being persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. The central theme of the book is that, through Christ the Lord, God…
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Luke 2:39–52
God’s Saving Word: Joy Introduction Luke 2:39–52: After completing everything required by the Law, Mary and Joseph return to Nazareth with Jesus. The chapter concludes with the account of Jesus, at age 12, debating with the Jewish teachers in the Temple in Jerusalem. Scripture Reading The Return to Nazareth 39 When Joseph and Mary had finished doing all that was required…
READ MOREDecember 28, 2023
Luke 2:21–38
God’s Saving Word: Joy Introduction Luke 2:21–38: Today’s reading picks up the storyline from verse 20 in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus is named and circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This is required by the Law (Leviticus 12:3) to indicate belonging to the Lord and as a sign of the covenant God made with Abraham (see Genesis 17:11–14). Mary…
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