Show us, Lord, your love: and grant us your salvation - Daily Bible Readings November 30,2014

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Integrity is a key aspect of true holiness. In fact, it is necessary because without integrity there is no holiness. Isaiah calls for us to act with integrity, that is, to live the truth without compromise, no matter what the cost may be. We live in an image-conscious world. In fact, it could even be said that image is everything in today’s world. This is not the case in the Kingdom of God.

 

Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7

16 You, Lord, are our father, our redeemer you are named forever. 17 Why do you let us wander, O Lord, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we fear you not? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. 19 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, with the mountains quaking before you, 64: 2 while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for, 3 such as they had not heard of from of old. No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but you doing such deeds for those who wait for him. 4 Would that you might meet us doing right, that we were mindful of you in our ways! Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful; 5 all of us have become like unclean people, all our good deeds are like polluted rags; we have all withered like leaves, and our guilt carries us away like the wind. 6 There is none who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to cling to you; for you have hidden your face from us and have delivered us up to our guilt. 7 Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.

 

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Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19

R: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved.

2 O shepherd of Israel, hearken, from your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth. 3 Rouse your power, and come to save us. (R) 15 Once again, O Lord of hosts, look down from heaven, and see; take care of this vine, 16 and protect what your right hand has planted, the son of man whom you yourself made strong. (R) 18 May your help be with the man of your right hand, with the son of man whom you yourself made strong. 19 Then we will no more withdraw from you; give us new life, and we will call upon your name. (R)

 

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The last line of today’s text is a key one — God is faithful. The fact that God is faithful covers everything that we could possibly care about. If God is faithful, the only thing we have to worry about is whether or not we will be faithful to Him. This may be a scary thought but it is nothing less than the reality of free will. And without free will, anything we did would be meaningless as it would be necessary and not chosen.

 

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

3 Brothers and sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, 6 as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, 7 so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8 He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

GOSPEL

 

Jesus warns His disciples to stay awake because we do not know for sure what will happen next. We ought to be prepared for the fact that we may be surprised at the next step God asks us to take. Each of our lives is as yet an unwritten adventure and it is up to us, through the decisions we make, to write our own story of discipleship and faith. Let us do this as well as we can and as generously as possible.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Show us, Lord, your love: and grant us your salvation.

 

Mark 13:33-37

33 Jesus said to his disciples: Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. 35 Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning. 36 May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’

 

think:  Integrity is a key aspect of true holiness.

 

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Be vigilant at all times and pray that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man - Daily Bible Readings November 29,2014

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This life-giving river reminds me of the river flowing from the Temple in the writings of Ezekiel. This is not an accident. It is a part of the intention of the author of Revelation. He wants us to have that image in mind as we read this text so as to reinforce the idea that abundance flows to those who sustain themselves in the river of God’s blessings.

 

Revelation 22:1-7

1 John said: An angel showed me the river of life-giving water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the street. On either side of the river grew the tree of life that produces fruit twelve times a year, once each month; the leaves of the trees serve as medicine for the nations. 3 Nothing accursed will be found there anymore. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will look upon his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 Night will be no more, nor will they need light from lamp or sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever and ever. 6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, and the Lord, the God of prophetic spirits, sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon.” 7 “Behold, I am coming soon.” Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book.

 

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Psalm 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7

R: Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!

1 Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalms to him. (R) 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods; 4 in his hands are the depths of the earth, and the tops of the mountains are his. (R) 5 His is the sea, for he has made it, and the dry land, which his hands have formed. (R) 6 Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the Lord who made us. 7 For he is our God, and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides. (R)

 

GOSPEL

 

There are many temptations in life that we should do our best to avoid. Drinking wine, or any alcohol for that matter, is not wrong. Like every one of God’s gifts, it is when we abuse them that sin enters. This is why we need to grow in the virtue of temperance so that we do not over-indulge in the good things and pleasures of this life. Enjoying God’s blessings is a good thing to do; over-indulging in them is not.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Be vigilant at all times and pray that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man.

 

Luke 21:34-36

34 Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise 35 like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. 36 Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.”

think:  Enjoying God’s blessings is a good thing to do; over-indulging in them is not.

 

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Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand - Daily Bible Readings November 28,2014

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The author of the Book of Revelation wants to paint a grim picture as he is aware that life was grim for many Christians. The Roman Emperors were generally unsympathetic to or even outright against this new religion of Christianity. It was a dangerous thing to be a disciple of Jesus at this time and, as such, there were very many martyrs in the Early Church.

 

Revelation 20:1-4, 11–21:2

1 I, John, saw an angel come down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a heavy chain. 2 He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the Devil or Satan, and tied it up for a thousand years 3 and threw it into the abyss, which he locked over it and sealed, so that it could no longer lead the nations astray until the thousand years are completed. After this, it is to be released for a short time. 4 Then I saw thrones; those who sat on them were entrusted with judgment. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast or its image nor had accepted its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came to life and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 11 Next I saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence and there was no place for them. 12 I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the book of life. The dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was written in the scrolls. 13 The sea gave up its dead; then Death and Hades gave up their dead. All the dead were judged according to their deeds. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire. (This pool of fire is the second death.) 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the pool of fire. 21: 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

 

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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6, 8

R: Here God lives among his people.

2 [3] My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. (R) 3 [4] Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest in which she puts her young — your altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God! (R) 4 [5] Blessed they who dwell in your house! Continually they praise you. 5 [6] Blessed the men whose strength you are! 7 [8] They go from strength to strength. (R)

 

GOSPEL

 

The extent of human knowledge of the sciences is growing every day. Does this leave less room for our understanding of God and His role in the creation of the universe? I do not think so! In fact, the more we understand the wonders of creation, the more we will believe in a Creator who knew what He was doing when He created the world. Faith and science do not need to be at each other’s throats.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand.

 

Luke 21:29-33

29 Jesus told his disciples a parable. “Consider the fig tree and all the other trees. 30 When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near; 31 in the same way, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near. 32 Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”

 

think:  The more we understand the wonders of creation, the more we believe in a Creator who knew what He was doing when He created the world.

 

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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Ezekiel 9-12

Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life - Daily Bible Readings November 25,2014

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It is always the time to harvest. Why? Because there are many different crops, all of which become ripe at different times of the year. The same is true of people in their faith walk. We mature at different rates and will be ready for new ministries and roles at various stages of our lives. We cannot simply wait for a single moment to get everything done. We have to be constantly about the business of proclaiming the Gospel.

 

Revelation 14:14-19

14 I, John, looked and there was a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud one who looked like a son of man, with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud, “Use your sickle and reap the harvest, for the time to reap has come, because the earth’s harvest is fully ripe.” 16 So the one who was sitting on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. 17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven who also had a sharp sickle. 18 Then another angel came from the altar, who was in charge of the fire, and cried out in a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Use your sharp sickle and cut the clusters from the earth’s vines, for its grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and cut the earth’s vintage. He threw it into the great wine press of God’s fury.

 

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Psalm 96:10, 11-12, 13

R: The Lord comes to judge the earth.

10 Say among the nations the Lord is king. He has made the world firm, not to be moved; he governs the peoples with equity. (R)11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound; 12 let the plains be joyful and all that is in them! Then shall all the trees of the forest exult (R) 13 before the Lord, for he comes; for he comes to rule the earth. He shall rule the world with justice and the peoples with his constancy. (R)

 

GOSPEL

 

We need to be vigilant when it comes to the spiritual nature of a certain practice. There can be all sorts of reasons, from a human point of view, for following a particular practice of spirituality. However, if the spiritual basis of the practice is not Christian, and worse, antithetical to Christian beliefs, then we should stay away from them as they will not help our Christian walk in the long term.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

 

Luke 21:5-11

5 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, 6 “All that you see here — the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.” 7 Then they asked him, “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?” 8 He answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them! 9 When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.” 10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky.”

 

think:  We have to be constantly about the business of proclaiming the Gospel.

 

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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Baruch 4-6

 

Stay awake! For you do not know when the Son of Man will come - Daily Bible Readings November 24,2014

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How many people will be saved? It depends on the loving mercy of God. It is God’s love and mercy that will have the final say on whether or not we will be saved. So let us prepare ourselves as well as we can for our own judgment so that we will not fear it.

 

Revelation 14:1-3, 4-5

1 I, John, looked and there was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3 They were singing what seemed to be a new hymn before the throne, before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn this hymn except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been ransomed from the earth. 4 These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been ransomed as the firstfruits of the human race for God and the Lamb. 5 On their lips no deceit has been found; they are unblemished.

 

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Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6

R: Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.

1 The Lord’s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it. 2 For he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. (R) 3 Who can ascend the mountain of the Lord? Or who may stand in his holy place? 4 He whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean, who desires not what is vain. (R) 5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, a reward from God his savior. 6 Such is the race that seeks for him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob. (R)

 

GOSPEL

 

What does it mean to be generous? It is relative to our individual circumstances. It is not determined by the size of our donation but more by our capacity to give. Money does not have to be involved — we can give our time and talents just as well. In fact, they are probably more important in the long run as relationships are the key to building God’s Kingdom, not buildings and money.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Stay awake! For you do not know when the Son of Man will come.

 

Luke 21:1-4

1 When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury 2 and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. 3 He said, “I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; 4 for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.”

 

think:  Let us prepare ourselves as well as we can for our own judgment so we will not fear it.

 

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What kind of life do you want now? What kind of life do you want after death? - Daily Bible Readings November 23,2014

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God is watching over us all the time. He never misses anything that happens to us. He has a particular care and concern for the weak. He watches over them and sends help without delay when it is needed. This is the sort of vigilance and pastoral care we need from the leaders of the Church. Let us pray for those who lead us, both lay people and clerics, that they will always strive to be close to the weakest members of the community in order to strengthen them and hold them up in times of struggle.

 

 

Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17

11 Thus says the Lord God: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. 12 As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark. 15 I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord God. 16 The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal but the sleek and the strong I will destroy, shepherding them rightly. 17 As for you, my sheep, says the Lord God, I will judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats.

 

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Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6

R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 In verdant pastures he gives me repose. (R) Beside restful waters he leads me; 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake. (R) 5 You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (R) 6 Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come. (R)

 

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Christ has put all enemies under His feet. There is no power in this world over which we do not have victory. Is this the way we live or are we living lives of compromise and semi-discipleship? Jesus wants us to have the fullness of life. This is why He died and rose for us. Let us put away our childish concerns and embrace the mature Christian life of discipleship and mission — that is, proclaiming the Kingdom of God to the ends of the earth.

 

1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28

20 Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through man, the resurrection of the dead came also through man. 22 For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, 23 but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; 24 then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 28 When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.

 

GOSPEL

 

There will come a day of Judgment which no person can escape. We may escape earthly justice for the wrongs we have done but we will not escape the final judgment. Should we be afraid of this? We should be afraid only if we are trying to hide from God, that is, if we do not embrace the call of discipleship. What kind of life do you want now? What kind of life do you want after death?

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come!

 

Matthew 25:31- 46

31 Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, 32 and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ 40 And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’ 44 Then they will answer and say,  ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ 45 He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’ 46 And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

 

think: What kind of life do you want now? What kind of life do you want after death?

 

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As Christians we should always remember to live in the victory of Christ over sin and death - Daily Bible Readings November 22,2014

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The life of discipleship is a battle between the powers of good and evil. One of the most important assets a disciple of Jesus has in this battle is that Jesus has already given us victory over all the dominions of hell. This means that we never need to be beaten. As Christians, we should always remember to live in the victory of Christ over sin and death.

 

Revelation 11:4-12

4 I, John, heard a voice from heaven speak to me: Here are my two witnesses: These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone wanting to harm them is sure to be slain. 6 They have the power to close up the sky so that no rain can fall during the time of their prophesying. They also have power to turn water into blood and to afflict the earth with any plague as often as they wish. 7 When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will wage war against them and conquer them and kill them. 8 Their corpses will lie in the main street of the great city, which has the symbolic names “Sodom” and “Egypt,” where indeed their Lord was crucified. 9 Those from every people, tribe, tongue, and nation will gaze on their corpses for three and a half days, and they will not allow their corpses to be buried. 10 The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and be glad and exchange gifts because these two prophets tormented the inhabitants of the earth. 11 But after the three and a half days, a breath of life from God entered them. When they stood on their feet, great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven say to them, “Come up here.” So they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies looked on.

 

P S A L M

 

Psalm 144:1, 2, 9-10

R: Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!

1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war. (R) 2 My mercy and my fortress, my stronghold, my deliverer, my shield, in whom I trust, who subdues peoples under me. (R) 9 O God, I will sing a new song to you; with a ten-stringed lyre I will chant your praise. 10 You who give victory to kings, and deliver David, your servant, from the evil sword. (R)

 

GOSPEL

 

The focus of the Pharisees on the minutiae of the Law means they often overlook the obvious and this means that they miss the loving response in the midst of all the legalism. Let us avoid this trap as we follow Jesus’ example of love. The Law is important as a guide to the “dos” and “don’ts” but this is not the final word on any matter — this rests with the compassion of our loving God.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.

 

Luke 20:27-40

27 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus,28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, ‘If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.’ 29Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless. 30 Then the second 31 and the third married her, and likewise all the seven died childless. 32 Finally the woman also died. 33 Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be? For all seven had been married to her.” 34 Jesus said to them, “The children of this age marry and remarry; 35 but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise. 37 That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called ‘Lord’ the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; 38 and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” 39 Some of the scribes said in reply, “Teacher, you have answered well.” 40And they no longer dared to ask him anything.

think:  As Christians we should always remember to live in the victory of Christ over sin and death.

 

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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Jeremiah 50-52