Daily Scripture Reading for the
Liturgical Calendar Year
(beginning the 1st Sunday of Advent)

February 21, 2010

Text taken from the
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The Lectionary According to the Christian Seasons

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

1 "And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it and dwellest therein, 2 that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring from thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place His name there. 3 And thou shalt go unto the priest who shall be in those days, and say unto him, `I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I have come unto the country which the LORD swore unto our fathers to give us.' 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God. 

5 "And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God: `A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous. 6 And the Egyptians evilly treated us and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage. 7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction and our labor and our oppression. 8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great fearsomeness, and with signs and with wonders; 9 and He hath brought us into this place and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. 10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which Thou, O LORD, hast given me.' And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God; 11 and thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger who is among you.

Psalm 91

1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress;
my God, in Him will I trust."
3 Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler
and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust;
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night,
nor of the arrow that flieth by day,
6 nor of the pestilence that walketh in darkness,
nor of the destruction that layeth waste at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand,
but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold
and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the LORD, who is my refuge,
even the Most High, thy habitation,
10 there shall no evil befall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For He shall give His angels charge over thee
to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder;
the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample underfoot.

14 "Because he hath set his love upon Me,
therefore will I deliver him;
I will set him on high,
because he hath known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him,
and show him My salvation."

Romans 10

1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth.

5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law: that "the man who doeth those things shall live by them." 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh in this manner: "Say not in thine heart, `Who shall ascend into Heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, "`Who shall descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead). 8 But what saith it? "The Word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy heart," that is, the word of faith which we preach: 9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture saith, "Whosoever believeth in Him shall not be ashamed." 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich unto all who call upon Him. 13 For "whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:

"How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace,
and bring glad tidings of good things!"

16 But they have not all obeyed the Gospel. For Isaiah saith, "Lord, who hath believed our report?" 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.

18 But I ask, have they not heard? Yes, verily:
"Their sound went out into all the earth,
and their words unto the ends of the world."

19 But I ask, did not Israel know? First Moses saith,
"I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people,
and by a foolish nation I will anger you."

20 But Isaiah is very bold and saith,
"I was found by them that sought Me not;
I was made manifest unto them that asked not after Me."

21 But to Israel he saith,
"All day long I have stretched forth My hands
unto a disobedient and gainsaying people."

Words of Worship - Matthew 4:4b

'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"

Luke 4:1-13

1 And Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 and for forty days was tempted by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward when they were ended, He hungered. 3 And the devil said unto Him, "If Thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread." 4 And Jesus answered him, saying,

"It is written: `Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"

5 And the devil, taking Him up onto a high mountain, showed unto Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto Him, "All this power will I give Thee, and the glory of them; for this has been delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. 7 If Thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be Thine." 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him,

"Get thee behind Me, Satan! For it is written: `Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.'"

9 And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on a pinnacle of the temple and said unto Him, "If Thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down from hence. 10 For it is written:

`He shall give His angels charge over thee
to keep thee,'

11 and,

`In their hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.'"

12 And Jesus answering said unto him,

"It is said, `Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'"

13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from Him for a season.

Words of Wisdom - Proverbs 11:19 

As righteousness tendeth to life, 
so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Jesus Speaks Morals & Values - Matthew 13:33
         (see UniversalJesusSpeaks.info for more information)

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened."