THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: THEINC-HIM Daily Bible Meditation - December 25 - Full Text - Happy celebrated birthday for my Lord Yeshua HaMaShiach (Jesus the Christ)

Monday, December 25, 2017

THEINC-HIM Daily Bible Meditation - December 25 - Full Text - Happy celebrated birthday for my Lord Yeshua HaMaShiach (Jesus the Christ)

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

THEINC-HIM Daily Bible Meditation

DECEMBER 25

PSALMS: 25, 55, 85, 115, 145

PROVERBS: 25

OLD TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 24:1 - 25:16

NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 2:1 - 35

PSALMS: 25

Of David.

¹To ^A you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

²in you I trust, O my God.

Do not let me be put to shame,

nor let my enemies triumph over me.

³No one whose hope is in you

will ever be put to shame,

but they will be put to shame

who are treacherous without excuse.

⁴Show me your ways, O LORD,

teach me your paths;

⁵guide me in your truth and teach me,

for you are God my Savior,

and my hope is in you all day long.

⁶Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,

for they are from of old.

⁷Remember not the sins of my youth

and my rebellious ways;

according to your love remember me,

for you are good, O LORD.

⁸Good and upright is the LORD;

therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

⁹He guides the humble in what is right

and teaches them his way.

¹⁰All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful

for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

¹¹For the sake of your name, O LORD,

forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

¹²Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? ¹

He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

¹³He will spend his days in prosperity,

and his descendants will inherit the land.

¹⁴The LORD confides in those who fear him;

he makes his covenant known to them.

¹⁵My eyes are ever on the LORD,

for only he will release my feet from the snare.

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart have multiplied;

free me from my anguish.

¹⁸Look upon my affliction and my distress

and take away all my sins.

¹⁹See how my enemies have increased

and how fiercely they hate me!

²⁰Guard my life and rescue me;

let me not be put to shame,

for I take refuge in you.

²¹May integrity and uprightness protect me,

because my hope is in you.

²²Redeem Israel, O God,

from all their troubles! ²

PSALMS: 55

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil ^A of David.

¹Listen to my prayer, O God,

do not ignore my plea;

²hear me and answer me.

My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

³at the voice of the enemy,

at the stares of the wicked;

for they bring down suffering upon me

and revile me in their anger.

⁴My heart is in anguish within me;

the terrors of death assail me.

⁵Fear and trembling have beset me;

horror has overwhelmed me.

⁶I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest--

⁷I would flee far away

and stay in the desert;

Selah

⁸I would hurry to my place of shelter,

far from the tempest and storm."

⁹Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech,

for I see violence and strife in the city.

¹⁰Day and night they prowl about on its walls;

malice and abuse are within it.

¹¹Destructive forces are at work in the city;

threats and lies never leave its streets. ³

¹²If an enemy were insulting me,

I could endure it;

if a foe were raising himself against me,

I could hide from him.

¹³But it is you, a man like myself,

my companion, my close friend,

¹⁴with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship

as we walked with the throng at the house of God.

¹⁵Let death take my enemies by surprise;

let them go down alive to the grave, ^B

for evil finds lodging among them.

¹⁶But I call to God,

and the LORD saves me.

¹⁷Evening, morning and noon

I cry out in distress,

and he hears my voice.

¹⁸He ransoms me unharmed

from the battle waged against me,

even though many oppose me.

¹⁹God, who is enthroned forever,

will hear them and afflict them--

Selah

men who never change their ways

and have no fear of God.

²⁰My companion attacks his friends;

he violates his covenant.

²¹His speech is smooth as butter,

yet war is in his heart;

his words are more soothing than oil, ⁴

yet they are drawn swords.

²²Cast your cares on the LORD

and he will sustain you;

he will never let the righteous fall.

²³But you, O God, will bring down the wicked

into the pit of corruption;

bloodthirsty and deceitful men

will not live out half their days.

But as for me, I trust in you. ⁵

PSALMS: 85

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

¹You showed favor to your land, O LORD;

you restored the fortunes of Jacob.

²You forgave the iniquity of your people

and covered all their sins.

Selah

³You set aside all your wrath

and turned from your fierce anger.

⁴Restore us again, O God our Savior,

and put away your displeasure toward us.

⁵Will you be angry with us forever?

Will you prolong your anger through all generations?

⁶Will you not revive us again,

that your people may rejoice in you?

⁷Show us your unfailing love, O LORD,

and grant us your salvation.

⁸I will listen to what God the LORD will say;

he promises peace to his people, his saints--

but let them not return to folly.

⁹Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,

that his glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰Love and faithfulness meet together;

righteousness and peace kiss each other.

¹¹Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,

and righteousness looks down from heaven.

¹²The LORD will indeed give what is good,

and our land will yield its harvest.

¹³Righteousness goes before him ⁶

and prepares the way for his steps. ⁷

PSALMS: 115

¹Not to us, O LORD, not to us

but to your name be the glory,

because of your love and faithfulness.

²Why do the nations say,

"Where is their God?"

³Our God is in heaven;

he does whatever pleases him.

⁴But their idols are silver and gold,

made by the hands of men.

⁵They have mouths, but cannot speak,

eyes, but they cannot see;

⁶they have ears, but cannot hear,

noses, but they cannot smell;

⁷they have hands, but cannot feel,

feet, but they cannot walk;

nor can they utter a sound with their throats.

⁸Those who make them will be like them,

and so will all who trust in them.

⁹O house of Israel, trust in the LORD--

he is their help and shield.

¹⁰O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD--

he is their help and shield.

¹¹You who fear him, trust in the LORD--

he is their help and shield.

¹²The LORD remembers us and will bless us:

He will bless the house of Israel,

he will bless the house of Aaron,

¹³he will bless those who fear the LORD--

small and great alike. ⁸

¹⁴May the LORD make you increase,

both you and your children.

¹⁵May you be blessed by the LORD,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

¹⁶The highest heavens belong to the LORD,

but the earth he has given to man.

¹⁷It is not the dead who praise the LORD,

those who go down to silence;

¹⁸it is we who extol the LORD,

both now and forevermore.

Praise the LORD. ^A ⁹

PSALMS: 145

A psalm of praise. Of David.

¹I ^A will exalt you, my God the King;

I will praise your name for ever and ever.

²Every day I will praise you

and extol your name for ever and ever.

³Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;

his greatness no one can fathom.

⁴One generation will commend your works to another;

they will tell of your mighty acts.

⁵They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,

and I will meditate on your wonderful works. ^B

⁶They will tell of the power of your awesome works,

and I will proclaim your great deeds.

⁷They will celebrate your abundant goodness

and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

⁸The LORD is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and rich in love.

⁹The LORD is good to all;

he has compassion on all he has made.

¹⁰All you have made will praise you, O LORD;

your saints will extol you.

¹¹They will tell of the glory of your kingdom

and speak of your might,

¹²so that all men may know of your mighty acts

and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures through all generations. ¹⁰

The LORD is faithful to all his promises

and loving toward all he has made. ^C

¹⁴The LORD upholds all those who fall

and lifts up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all look to you,

and you give them their food at the proper time.

¹⁶You open your hand

and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

¹⁷The LORD is righteous in all his ways

and loving toward all he has made.

¹⁸The LORD is near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him in truth.

¹⁹He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;

he hears their cry and saves them.

²⁰The LORD watches over all who love him,

but all the wicked he will destroy.

²¹My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.

Let every creature praise his holy name

for ever and ever. ¹¹

PROVERBS: 25

25 ¹These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

²It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;

to search out a matter is the glory of kings.

³As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,

so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

⁴Remove the dross from the silver,

and out comes material for ^A the silversmith;

⁵remove the wicked from the king's presence,

and his throne will be established through righteousness.

⁶Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence,

and do not claim a place among great men;

⁷it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here,"

than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman.

What you have seen with your eyes

⁸ do not bring ^B hastily to court,

for what will you do in the end

if your neighbor puts you to shame?

⁹If you argue your case with a neighbor,

do not betray another man's confidence,

¹⁰or he who hears it may shame you

and you will never lose your bad reputation.

¹¹A word aptly spoken

is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

¹²Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold

is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear. ¹²

¹³Like the coolness of snow at harvest time

is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him;

he refreshes the spirit of his masters.

¹⁴Like clouds and wind without rain

is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.

¹⁵Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,

and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

¹⁶If you find honey, eat just enough--

too much of it, and you will vomit.

¹⁷Seldom set foot in your neighbor's house--

too much of you, and he will hate you.

¹⁸Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow

is the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

¹⁹Like a bad tooth or a lame foot

is reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.

²⁰Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day,

or like vinegar poured on soda,

is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

²¹If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;

if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

²²In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head,

and the LORD will reward you.

²³As a north wind brings rain,

so a sly tongue brings angry looks. ¹³

²⁴Better to live on a corner of the roof

than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

²⁵Like cold water to a weary soul

is good news from a distant land.

²⁶Like a muddied spring or a polluted well

is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

²⁷It is not good to eat too much honey,

nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

²⁸Like a city whose walls are broken down

is a man who lacks self-control. ¹⁴

OLD TESTAMENT: NUMBERS 24:1 - 25:16

24 ¹Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as at other times, but turned his face toward the desert. ²When Balaam looked out and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him ³and he uttered his oracle:

"The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,

the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly,

⁴ the oracle of one who hears the words of God,

who sees a vision from the Almighty, ^A

who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

⁵ "How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob,

your dwelling places, O Israel!

⁶ "Like valleys they spread out,

like gardens beside a river,

like aloes planted by the LORD,

like cedars beside the waters.

⁷Water will flow from their buckets;

their seed will have abundant water.

"Their king will be greater than Agag;

their kingdom will be exalted.

⁸ "God brought them out of Egypt;

they have the strength of a wild ox.

They devour hostile nations

and break their bones in pieces;

with their arrows they pierce them. ¹⁵

⁹ Like a lion they crouch and lie down,

like a lioness--who dares to rouse them?

"May those who bless you be blessed

and those who curse you be cursed!"

¹⁰Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam. He struck his hands together and said to him, "I summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times.

¹¹Now leave at once and go home! I said I would reward you handsomely, but the LORD has kept you from being rewarded."

¹²Balaam answered Balak, "Did I not tell the messengers you sent me, ¹³`Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD--and I must say only what the LORD says'? ¹⁴Now I am going back to my people, but come, let me warn you of what this people will do to your people in days to come."

¹⁵Then he uttered his oracle:

"The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,

the oracle of one whose eye sees clearly,

¹⁶ the oracle of one who hears the words of God,

who has knowledge from the Most High,

who sees a vision from the Almighty,

who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

¹⁷ "I see him, but not now;

I behold him, but not near.

A star will come out of Jacob; ¹⁶

a scepter will rise out of Israel.

He will crush the foreheads of Moab,

the skulls ^B of ^C all the sons of Sheth. ^D

¹⁸Edom will be conquered;

Seir, his enemy, will be conquered,

but Israel will grow strong.

¹⁹ A ruler will come out of Jacob

and destroy the survivors of the city."

²⁰Then Balaam saw Amalek and uttered his oracle:

"Amalek was first among the nations,

but he will come to ruin at last."

²¹Then he saw the Kenites and uttered his oracle:

"Your dwelling place is secure,

your nest is set in a rock;

²² yet you Kenites will be destroyed

when Asshur takes you captive."

²³Then he uttered his oracle:

"Ah, who can live when God does this? ^E

²⁴ Ships will come from the shores of Kittim;

they will subdue Asshur and Eber, ¹⁷

but they too will come to ruin."

²⁵Then Balaam got up and returned home and Balak went his own way.

25 ¹While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, ²who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate and bowed down before these gods. ³So Israel joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor. And the LORD's anger burned against them.

⁴The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of these people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the LORD's fierce anger may turn away from Israel."

⁵So Moses said to Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death those of your men who have joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor."

⁶Then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. ⁷When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand ⁸and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear through both of them--through the Israelite and into the woman's body. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped; ⁹but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

¹⁰The LORD said to Moses, ¹¹"Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites; for he was as zealous as I am for my honor among them, so that in my zeal I did not put an end to them. ¹² Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him. ¹³ He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites."

¹⁴The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family. ¹⁵And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.

¹⁶The LORD said to Moses, ¹⁸

NEW TESTAMENT: LUKE 2:1 - 35

2 ¹In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. ²(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³And everyone went to his own town to register.

⁴So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. ⁵He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ⁶While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

⁸And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ ^A the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

¹³Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

¹⁴"Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

¹⁵When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

¹⁶So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹But Mary ¹⁹ treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

²⁰The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

²¹On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived.

²²When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord ²³(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord"^B), ²⁴and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons."^C

²⁵Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ. ²⁷Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,

²⁸Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

²⁹"Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,

you now dismiss ^D your servant in peace.

³⁰For my eyes have seen your salvation,

³¹ which you have prepared in the sight of all people,

³²a light for revelation to the Gentiles

and for glory to your people Israel."

³³The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him. ³⁴Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, ³⁵so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too." ²⁰

John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H

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Monday, December 25, 2017

THEINC-HIM Daily Bible Meditation - December 25 - Full Text - Happy celebrated birthday for my Lord Yeshua HaMaShiach (Jesus the Christ)

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