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One Year Bible

Read through the Bible in one year through daily Old Testament, New Testament, Psalm and Proverbs readings.

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Wednesday September 30 Back to Today

Isaiah 60:1-62:5 Philippians 1:27-2:18 Psalm 72:1-20 Proverbs 24:11-12

Isaiah 60:1-62:5

Future Glory for Zion

1 Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

2 For behold, darkness covers the earth,

and thick darkness is over the peoples;

but the Lord will rise upon you,

and His glory will appear over you.

3 Nations will come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

4 Lift up your eyes and look around:

They all gather and come to you;

your sons will come from afar,

and your daughters will be carried on the arm.

5 Then you will look and be radiant,

and your heart will tremble and swell with joy,

because the riches of the sea will be brought to you,

and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

6 Caravans of camels will cover your land,

young camels of Midian and Ephah,

and all from Sheba will come,

bearing gold and frankincense

and proclaiming the praises of the Lord.

7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;

the rams of Nebaioth will serve you

and go up on My altar with acceptance;

I will adorn My glorious house.

8 Who are these who fly like clouds,

like doves to their shelters?

9 Surely the islands will wait for Me,

with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,

to bring your children from afar,

with their silver and gold,

to the honor of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel,

for He has glorified you.

10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls,

and their kings will serve you.

Although I struck you in anger,

yet in favor I will show you mercy.

11 Your gates will always stand open;

they will never be shut, day or night,

so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you,

with their kings being led in procession.

12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;

it will be utterly destroyed.

13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—

its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—

to adorn the place of My sanctuary,

and I will glorify the place of My feet.

14 The sons of your oppressors

will come and bow down to you;

all who reviled you

will fall facedown at your feet

and call you the City of the Lord,

Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 Whereas you have been forsaken and despised,

with no one passing through,

I will make you an everlasting pride,

a joy from age to age.

16 You will drink the milk of nations

and nurse at the breasts of royalty;

you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior

and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold;

I will bring silver in place of iron,

bronze instead of wood,

and iron instead of stones.

I will appoint peace as your governor

and righteousness as your ruler.

18 No longer will violence be heard in your land,

nor ruin or destruction within your borders.

But you will name your walls Salvation

and your gates Praise.

19 No longer will the sun be your light by day,

nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your splendor.

20 Your sun will no longer set,

and your moon will not wane;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and the days of your sorrow will cease.

21 Then all your people will be righteous;

they will possess the land forever;

they are the branch of My planting,

the work of My hands,

so that I may be glorified.

22 The least of you will become a thousand,

and the smallest a mighty nation.

I am the Lord;

in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

(Luke 4:16–30)

1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me,

because the Lord has anointed Me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives

and freedom to the prisoners,

2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor

and the day of our God’s vengeance,

to comfort all who mourn,

3 to console the mourners in Zion —

to give them a crown of beauty for ashes,

the oil of joy for mourning,

and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair.

So they will be called oaks of righteousness,

the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins;

they will restore the places long devastated;

they will renew the ruined cities,

the desolations of many generations.

5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,

and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.

6 But you will be called the priests of the Lord;

they will speak of you as ministers of our God;

you will feed on the wealth of nations,

and you will boast in their riches.

7 Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion,

and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share;

and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,

and everlasting joy will be theirs.

8 For I, the Lord, love justice;

I hate robbery and iniquity;

in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense

and make an everlasting covenant with them.

9 Their descendants will be known among the nations,

and their offspring among the peoples.

All who see them will acknowledge

that they are a people the Lord has blessed.

10 I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,

my soul will exult in my God;

for He has clothed me with garments of salvation

and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress,

as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

11 For as the earth brings forth its growth,

and as a garden enables seed to spring up,

so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise

to spring up before all the nations.

Zion’s Salvation and New Name

1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,

and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still,

until her righteousness shines like a bright light,

her salvation like a blazing torch.

2 Nations will see your righteousness,

and all kings your glory.

You will be called by a new name

that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.

3 You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,

a royal diadem in the palm of your God.

4 No longer will you be called Forsaken,

nor your land named Desolate;

but you will be called Hephzibah,

and your land Beulah;

for the Lord will take delight in you,

and your land will be His bride.

5 For as a young man marries a young woman,

so your sons will marry you;

and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,

so your God will rejoice over you.

Philippians 1:27-2:18

Worthy of the Gospel

27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel, 28without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God. 29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, 30since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

1 Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

The Mind of Christ

(Isaiah 52:13–15)

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 Who, existing in the form of God,

did not consider equality with God

something to be grasped,

7 but emptied Himself,

taking the form of a servant,

being made in human likeness.

8 And being found in appearance as a man,

He humbled Himself

and became obedient to death —

even death on a cross.

9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place

and gave Him the name above all names,

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father.

Lights in the World

(Matthew 5:13–16)

12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world 16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

Psalm 72:1-20

Endow the King with Your Justice

(1 Kings 3:1–15; 2 Chronicles 1:1–13; Psalm 45:1–17)

1 Of Solomon.

Endow the king with Your justice, O God,

and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

2 May he judge Your people with righteousness

and Your afflicted with justice.

3 May the mountains bring peace to the people,

and the hills bring righteousness.

4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people;

may he save the children of the needy

and crush the oppressor.

5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines,

as long as the moon remains,

through all generations.

6 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass,

like spring showers that water the earth.

7 May the righteous flourish in his days

and prosperity abound

until the moon is no more.

8 May he rule from sea to sea,

and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

9 May the nomads bow before him,

and his enemies lick the dust.

10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute;

may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

11 May all kings bow down to him

and all nations serve him.

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out

and the afflicted who have no helper.

13 He will take pity on the poor and needy

and save the lives of the oppressed.

14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence,

for their blood is precious in his sight.

15 Long may he live!

May gold from Sheba be given him.

May people ever pray for him;

may they bless him all day long.

16 May there be an abundance of grain in the land;

may it sway atop the hills.

May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon,

the people of its cities like the grass of the field.

17 May his name endure forever;

may his name continue as long as the sun shines.

In him may all nations be blessed;

may they call him blessed.

18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,

who alone does marvelous deeds.

19 And blessed be His glorious name forever;

may all the earth be filled with His glory.

Amen and amen.

20 Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.

Proverbs 24:11-12

11 Rescue those being led away to death,

and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.

12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,”

does not He who weighs hearts consider it?

Does not the One who guards your life know?

Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?