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Isaiah 43:14-45:10

A Way in the Wilderness

14 Thus says the Lord your Redeemer,

the Holy One of Israel:

“For your sake, I will send to Babylon

and bring them all as fugitives,

even the Chaldeans,

in the ships in which they rejoice.

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,

the Creator of Israel, and your King.”

16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea

and a path through the surging waters,

17 who brings out the chariots and horses,

the armies and warriors together,

to lie down, never to rise again;

to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

18“Do not call to mind the former things;

pay no attention to the things of old.

19 Behold, I am about to do something new;

even now it is coming. Do you not see it?

Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness

and streams in the desert.

20 The beasts of the field will honor Me,

the jackals and the ostriches,

because I provide water in the wilderness

and rivers in the desert,

to give drink to My chosen people.

21 The people I formed for Myself

will declare My praise.

Israel’s Unfaithfulness

(Judges 2:10–15; Jeremiah 2:23–37)

22 But you have not called on Me, O Jacob,

because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.

23 You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings,

nor honored Me with your sacrifices.

I have not burdened you with offerings,

nor wearied you with frankincense.

24 You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver,

nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices.

But you have burdened Me with your sins;

you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

25 I, yes I, am He

who blots out your transgressions for My own sake

and remembers your sins no more.

26 Remind Me, let us argue the matter together.

State your case, so that you may be vindicated.

27 Your first father sinned,

and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.

28 So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary,

and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”

The Lord Has Chosen Israel

1 But now listen, O Jacob My servant,

Israel, whom I have chosen.

2 This is the word of the Lord, your Maker,

who formed you from the womb and who will help you:

“Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant,

Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land,

and currents on the dry ground.

I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants,

and My blessing on your offspring.

4 They will sprout among the grass

like willows by flowing streams.

5 One will say, ‘I belong to the Lord,’

another will call himself by the name of Jacob,

and still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’

and will take the name of Israel.”

6 Thus says the Lord,

the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of Hosts:

“I am the first and I am the last,

and there is no God but Me.

7 Who then is like Me?

Let him say so!

Let him declare his case before Me,

since I established an ancient people.

Let him foretell the things to come,

and what is to take place.

8 Do not tremble or fear.

Have I not told you and declared it long ago?

You are My witnesses!

Is there any God but Me?

There is no other Rock;

I know not one.”

9 All makers of idols are nothing,

and the things they treasure are worthless.

Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend,

so they are put to shame.

10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol

which profits him nothing?

11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame,

for the craftsmen themselves are only human.

Let them all assemble and take their stand;

they will all be brought to terror and shame.

12 The blacksmith takes a tool

and labors over the coals;

he fashions an idol with hammers

and forges it with his strong arms.

Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength;

he fails to drink water and grows faint.

13 The woodworker extends a measuring line;

he marks it out with a stylus;

he shapes it with chisels

and outlines it with a compass.

He fashions it in the likeness of man,

like man in all his glory,

that it may dwell in a shrine.

14 He cuts down cedars

or retrieves a cypress or oak.

He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest.

He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.

15 It serves as fuel for man.

He takes some of it to warm himself,

and he kindles a fire

and bakes his bread.

He also fashions it into a god and worships it;

he makes an idol and bows down to it.

16 He burns half of it in the fire,

and he roasts meat on that half.

He eats the roast and is satisfied.

Indeed, he warms himself and says,

“Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”

17 From the rest he makes a god, his graven image.

He bows down to it and worships;

he prays to it and says,

“Save me, for you are my god.”

18 They do not comprehend or discern,

for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see

and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

19 And no one considers in his heart,

no one has the knowledge or insight to say,

“I burned half of it in the fire,

and I baked bread on its coals;

I roasted meat and I ate.

Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it?

Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

20 He feeds on ashes.

His deluded heart has led him astray,

and he cannot deliver himself or say,

“Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

Jerusalem to Be Restored

21 Remember these things, O Jacob,

for you are My servant, O Israel.

I have made you, and you are My servant;

O Israel, I will never forget you.

22 I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud,

and your sins like a mist.

Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the Lord has done this;

shout aloud, O depths of the earth.

Break forth in song, O mountains,

you forests and all your trees.

For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,

and revealed His glory in Israel.

24 Thus says the Lord,

your Redeemer who formed you from the womb:

“I am the Lord,

who has made all things,

who alone stretched out the heavens,

who by Myself spread out the earth,

25 who foils the signs of false prophets

and makes fools of diviners,

who confounds the wise

and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

26 who confirms the message of His servant

and fulfills the counsel of His messengers,

who says of Jerusalem,

‘She will be inhabited,’

and of the cities of Judah,

‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’

27 who says to the depths of the sea,

‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’

28 who says of Cyrus,

‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’

who says of Jerusalem,

‘She will be rebuilt,’

and of the temple,

‘Let its foundation be laid.’”

1 This is what the Lord says to Cyrus His anointed,

whose right hand I have grasped

to subdue nations before him,

to disarm kings,

to open the doors before him,

so that the gates will not be shut:

2“I will go before you

and level the mountains;

I will break down the gates of bronze

and cut through the bars of iron.

3 I will give you the treasures of darkness

and the riches hidden in secret places,

so that you may know that I am the Lord,

the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

4 For the sake of Jacob My servant

and Israel My chosen one,

I call you by name;

I have given you a title of honor,

though you have not known Me.

5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;

there is no God but Me.

I will equip you for battle,

though you have not known Me,

6 so that all may know,

from where the sun rises to where it sets,

that there is none but Me;

I am the Lord, and there is no other.

7 I form the light and create the darkness;

I bring prosperity and create calamity.

I, the Lord, do all these things.

8 Drip down, O heavens, from above,

and let the skies pour down righteousness.

Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout

and righteousness spring up with it;

I, the Lord, have created it.

9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—

one clay pot among many.

Does the clay ask the potter,

‘What are you making?’

Does your work say,

‘He has no hands’?

10 Woe to him who says to his father,

‘What have you begotten?’

or to his mother,

‘What have you brought forth?’”

Ephesians 3:1-21

The Mystery of the Gospel

1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...

2 Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power. 8Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12 In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence. 13So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians

14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth 19of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, 21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 68:1-18

God’s Enemies Are Scattered

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song.

God arises. His enemies are scattered,

and those who hate Him flee His presence.

2 As smoke is blown away,

You will drive them out;

as wax melts before the fire,

the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

3 But the righteous will be glad

and rejoice before God;

they will celebrate with joy.

4 Sing to God!

Sing praises to His name.

Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—

His name is the Lord—

and rejoice before Him.

5 A father of the fatherless

and a defender of widows

is God in His holy habitation.

6 God settles the lonely in families;

He leads the prisoners out to prosperity,

but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

7 O God, when You went out before Your people,

when You marched through the wasteland,

Selah

8 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain

before God, the One on Sinai,

before God, the God of Israel.

9 You sent abundant rain, O God;

You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

10 Your flock settled therein;

O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

11 The Lord gives the command;

a great company of women proclaim it:

12“Kings and their armies flee in haste;

she who waits at home divides the plunder.

13 Though you lie down among the sheepfolds,

the wings of the dove are covered with silver,

and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

14 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land,

it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.

15 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan;

a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

16 Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks?

This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling,

where the Lord will surely dwell forever.

17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands —

thousands of thousands are they;

the Lord is in His sanctuary

as He was at Sinai.

18 You have ascended on high;

You have led captives away.

You have received gifts from men,

even from the rebellious,

that the Lord God may dwell there.

Proverbs 24:1-2

1 Do not envy wicked men

or desire their company;

2 for their hearts devise violence,

and their lips declare trouble.

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One Year Bible

Isaiah 43:14-45:10

Ephesians 3:1-21

Psalm 68:1-18

Proverbs 24:1-2