You have been declared righteous!
By Riqui Ricón
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my
whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and
rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies
are turned back, they shall fall
and perish at thy presence.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging
right. (Psalm 9:1-4, KJV)
One of the greatest, most amazing, and
beautiful attributes of God is His justice. He is God and, therefore, He is
just. God is the Supreme Judge of all creation, and we praise
and worship Him not to flatter Him, but to thank and respond to that justice which is
magnified by His great love for us.
For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John
3:16-17, KJV)
Never forget that God loves you so much that He preferred
to give up His own Son rather than lose you.
The Bible, which is the Word of God and
cannot lie, teaches that you were dead because
of your transgressions and sins. However, because
of the love He feels for you,
God gave you life by carrying out the death sentence that weighed over you in
the very life and person of His Son, Jesus Christ.
But God, who is rich in mercy, for
his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins,
hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace
ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the
exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (Ephesians
2:4-7, KJV)
Love! Love is and will always be the keyword
and the defining
quality of everything God has
and wants for you. It has never been His desire to
condemn you or send you to hell; on the contrary, He wants you to be saved
through Jesus.
For the Son of man is not come to destroy
men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. (Luke
9:56, KJV)
The word "saved" has many beautiful
meanings: to save,
rescue, deliver, protect,
expand, heal, and to give victory to the one who was in defeat.
So, today you can reflect on these four points:
1.
God is Just.
2.
Justice was satisfied the moment the righteous punishment for your
sins—death—was paid in the person of Jesus.
3.
You are saved the moment that, through faith, by believing God and His Word, you accept this sacrifice and
recognize Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
4.
Being saved means HAVING
THE FULL RIGHT to live a life totally different from the one you had before—a
victorious life over the afflictions that come your way. Therefore, by being
more than a conqueror and despite your problems, you have the full right to
live a life in total prosperity, health, and peace.
The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
(John 10:10, KJV)
Beloved, I wish above all things
that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth. (3 John 1:2, KJV)
Having predestinated us unto the adoption
of children by Jesus Christ to
himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. (Ephesians
1:5, KJV)
This is the Word of God, His Word of Honor, and as you can see, regardless of what you have done with your life or
what you are suffering today, in Christ Jesus, it IS NOW JUST IN GOD'S EYES for
you to have a full and abundant life.
Whosoever believeth
that Jesus is the Christ
is born of God.
(1 John 5:1a, KJV)
See how very much our
heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we
really are! But the people who belong to this world don’t know God, so they don’t understand that we are his children. (1 John 3:1, NLT)
And you are not only righteous, but because
of this, you are now a Born Again Child of God—not
of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God which lives and abides forever.
If God did not abandon
you to your fate before,
living the way you lived, He
certainly will not abandon you now that you are His forever.
When my father and my mother
forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
(Psalm 27:10, KJV)
Let’s pray out loud:
Beloved heavenly Father, Your Word, the
Bible, clearly says that He who knew no sin, Christ Jesus, was made to be sin
for me, so that I might be made the righteousness of God in Him. God, I know
that You are the only just Judge and that Your sentences are eternal. So, You
have declared me righteous! Thank You, my God! Lord Jesus, because of what You
did for me on the cross, I now have the full right to be called a Child of God.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law
of sin and death. I make the determination to believe; to believe You and to
believe Your Word, the Bible. No matter what my current condition is, through
Christ Jesus, I have the right to live a full and abundant life. According to Your Will, expressed in Your
Word, I am healed! I am free! I believe, I call forth, and I receive
prosperity in all things! I believe, I call forth, and I receive health for my
body! I believe, I call forth, and I receive joy, peace, and love to live in
Your Fullness, my God! I will not fear, I will only believe! This year a
thousand shall fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall
not come nigh me, for though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for You, Lord Jesus, are with me. Amen, amen, and amen.
Important Note:
How do I become a Child of God? How do I establish a relationship with the
Almighty?
Just say the following prayer
aloud, putting all your attention
and heart into what you are saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of
God. That You came into this world, born
of the virgin Mary, to pay for all my sins, and I have
been a sinner. Therefore, today I say that I accept. I accept Your
sacrifice on the cross! I accept Your precious
Blood shed to the last drop out of love for me! I open my
heart to You and invite You in
because I want, Lord Jesus, that from today and forever You be my only and sufficient Savior, my
God, my King, and my Lord.
Thank You, Almighty God, because with this
simple prayer and profession of faith I have passed from death to Life, I have been transferred from darkness
to Your marvelous Light. Today I have been Born Again! God, now I am Your
Child! Now You are my Father! I will never be alone again! I will never live
defeated again. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Three Recommendations:
What just happened by you recognizing Jesus Christ as the Lord and
Savior of your life, according
to God's Word, is that you have been Born Again. No longer
as an ordinary human being, subject to the law of sin and death, but now as a
legitimate and authentic Child of God, Born Again, exactly like Jesus Christ, who is now your Older Brother. Therefore,
I give you these three, very important, recommendations:
1.
Pray. Praying is talking with God. So, find a quiet
place where you can begin talking to Him about everything. Do it out loud, and you will notice
how God always responds to your heart.
2.
Read and meditate
on the Word of God. The Bible
is the Word of God, so
get a Bible and start reading and meditating on it. How do you begin? It’s very simple. Depending on the day,
look up the reading program “The
Bible in One Year” and do the corresponding readings. You can get this program at: Through The Bible In One Year (palabradehonor.org). You will notice
that the program is set up so you can print it as a booklet.
3.
In prayer with God, your Father, look for and join a
Christian church or congregation where the Word of God is taught based
on the Good News,
which are the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ricardo C. Peredo Jaime © 2020
Reading and Meditation on the Word of God
Do these daily readings, and by the end of one year you will have read the
entire Bible.
January 9 Luke 9.28-62
/ Genesis 16 / Psalm 9
Luke
9.28 And
it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings,
he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
29 And as he prayed,
the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his
raiment was white and glistering.
30 And, behold,
there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
31 Who appeared
in glory, and spake of his decease
which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy
with sleep: and when
they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that
stood with him.
33 And it came to
pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three
tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for
Elias: not knowing what he said.
34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud,
and overshadowed them: and
they feared as they entered into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying,
This is my beloved Son: hear him.
36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone.
And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any
of those things which they had seen.
37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
38 And, behold,
a man of the company
cried out, saying,
Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is
mine only child.
39 And, lo, a spirit
taketh him, and he suddenly
crieth out; and it teareth
him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
41 And Jesus
answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be
with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
42 And as he was yet
a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked
the unclean spirit,
and healed the child, and delivered him again
to his father.
43 And they were all
amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be
delivered into the hands of men.
45 But they understood not this saying,
and it was hid from them, that they
perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
47 And Jesus,
perceiving the thought
of their heart,
took a child, and set him by him,
48 And said unto
them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever
shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the
same shall be great.
49 And John answered and said, Master,
we saw one casting out devils in thy
name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against
us is for us.
51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received
up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And sent messengers before
his face: and they went,
and entered into a
village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though
he would go to Jerusalem.
54 And when his
disciples James and John saw this,
they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them,
even as Elias did?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy
men's lives, but to save
them.
And they went to another
village.
57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain
man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee
whithersoever thou goest.
58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59 And he said unto another, Follow
me. But he said, Lord,
suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach
the kingdom of God.
61 And another
also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them
farewell, which are at home at my house.
62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Genesis
16 Now Sarai Abram's
wife bare him no children:
and she had an handmaid,
an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2 And Sarai said
unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained
me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid;
it may be that I may obtain
children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai Abram's
wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan,
and gave her to her husband Abram to
be his wife.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she
had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai said
unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised
in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold,
thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt
hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to
Shur.
8 And he said, Hagar,
Sarai's maid, whence
camest thou? and whither wilt thou
go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return
to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply
thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered
for multitude.
11 And the angel of
the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;
because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a
wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell
in the presence of all his brethren.
13 And she called the name of the
LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here
looked after him that seeth me?
14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Psalm
9 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy
marvellous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice
in thee: I will sing praise to thy name,
O thou most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy
presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause;
thou satest in the throne judging right.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed
the wicked, thou hast
put out their name for ever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast
destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
7 But the LORD shall endure
for ever: he hath prepared
his throne for
judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister
judgment to the people in
uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge
for the oppressed, a refuge
in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust
in thee: for thou,
LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises
to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare
among the people his doings.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:
he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy
upon me, O LORD; consider
my trouble which I suffer
of them that hate me, thou
that liftest me up from the gates of death:
14 That I may shew forth all thy praise
in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 The heathen
are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they
hid is their own foot taken.
16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Higgaion. Selah.
17 The wicked
shall be turned into hell, and all the nations
that forget God.
18 For the needy shall
not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail:
let the heathen
be judged in thy sight.
20 Put them in fear,
O LORD: that the nations
may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my
whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and
rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies
are turned back, they shall fall
and perish at thy presence.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging
right. (Psalm 9:1-4, KJV)
One of the greatest, most amazing, and
beautiful attributes of God is His justice. He is God and, therefore, He is
just. God is the Supreme Judge of all creation, and we praise
and worship Him not to flatter Him, but to thank and respond to that justice which is
magnified by His great love for us.
For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John
3:16-17, KJV)
Never forget that God loves you so much that He preferred
to give up His own Son rather than lose you.
The Bible, which is the Word of God and
cannot lie, teaches that you were dead because
of your transgressions and sins. However, because
of the love He feels for you,
God gave you life by carrying out the death sentence that weighed over you in
the very life and person of His Son, Jesus Christ.
But God, who is rich in mercy, for
his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins,
hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace
ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the
exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (Ephesians
2:4-7, KJV)
Love! Love is and will always be the keyword
and the defining
quality of everything God has
and wants for you. It has never been His desire to
condemn you or send you to hell; on the contrary, He wants you to be saved
through Jesus.
For the Son of man is not come to destroy
men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. (Luke
9:56, KJV)
The word "saved" has many beautiful
meanings: to save,
rescue, deliver, protect,
expand, heal, and to give victory to the one who was in defeat.
So, today you can reflect on these four points:
1.
God is Just.
2.
Justice was satisfied the moment the righteous punishment for your
sins—death—was paid in the person of Jesus.
3.
You are saved the moment that, through faith, by believing God and His Word, you accept this sacrifice and
recognize Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
4.
Being saved means HAVING
THE FULL RIGHT to live a life totally different from the one you had before—a
victorious life over the afflictions that come your way. Therefore, by being
more than a conqueror and despite your problems, you have the full right to
live a life in total prosperity, health, and peace.
The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
(John 10:10, KJV)
Beloved, I wish above all things
that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth. (3 John 1:2, KJV)
Having predestinated us unto the adoption
of children by Jesus Christ to
himself, according to the good pleasure of his will. (Ephesians
1:5, KJV)
This is the Word of God, His Word of Honor, and as you can see, regardless of what you have done with your life or
what you are suffering today, in Christ Jesus, it IS NOW JUST IN GOD'S EYES for
you to have a full and abundant life.
Whosoever believeth
that Jesus is the Christ
is born of God.
(1 John 5:1a, KJV)
See how very much our
heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we
really are! But the people who belong to this world don’t know God, so they don’t understand that we are his children. (1 John 3:1, NLT)
And you are not only righteous, but because
of this, you are now a Born Again Child of God—not
of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God which lives and abides forever.
If God did not abandon
you to your fate before,
living the way you lived, He
certainly will not abandon you now that you are His forever.
When my father and my mother
forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
(Psalm 27:10, KJV)
Let’s pray out loud:
Beloved heavenly Father, Your Word, the
Bible, clearly says that He who knew no sin, Christ Jesus, was made to be sin
for me, so that I might be made the righteousness of God in Him. God, I know
that You are the only just Judge and that Your sentences are eternal. So, You
have declared me righteous! Thank You, my God! Lord Jesus, because of what You
did for me on the cross, I now have the full right to be called a Child of God.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law
of sin and death. I make the determination to believe; to believe You and to
believe Your Word, the Bible. No matter what my current condition is, through
Christ Jesus, I have the right to live a full and abundant life. According to Your Will, expressed in Your
Word, I am healed! I am free! I believe, I call forth, and I receive
prosperity in all things! I believe, I call forth, and I receive health for my
body! I believe, I call forth, and I receive joy, peace, and love to live in
Your Fullness, my God! I will not fear, I will only believe! This year a
thousand shall fall at my side, and ten thousand at my right hand; but it shall
not come nigh me, for though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for You, Lord Jesus, are with me. Amen, amen, and amen.
Important Note:
How do I become a Child of God? How do I establish a relationship with the
Almighty?
Just say the following prayer
aloud, putting all your attention
and heart into what you are saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of
God. That You came into this world, born
of the virgin Mary, to pay for all my sins, and I have
been a sinner. Therefore, today I say that I accept. I accept Your
sacrifice on the cross! I accept Your precious
Blood shed to the last drop out of love for me! I open my
heart to You and invite You in
because I want, Lord Jesus, that from today and forever You be my only and sufficient Savior, my
God, my King, and my Lord.
Thank You, Almighty God, because with this
simple prayer and profession of faith I have passed from death to Life, I have been transferred from darkness
to Your marvelous Light. Today I have been Born Again! God, now I am Your
Child! Now You are my Father! I will never be alone again! I will never live
defeated again. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Three Recommendations:
What just happened by you recognizing Jesus Christ as the Lord and
Savior of your life, according
to God's Word, is that you have been Born Again. No longer
as an ordinary human being, subject to the law of sin and death, but now as a
legitimate and authentic Child of God, Born Again, exactly like Jesus Christ, who is now your Older Brother. Therefore,
I give you these three, very important, recommendations:
1.
Pray. Praying is talking with God. So, find a quiet
place where you can begin talking to Him about everything. Do it out loud, and you will notice
how God always responds to your heart.
2.
Read and meditate
on the Word of God. The Bible
is the Word of God, so
get a Bible and start reading and meditating on it. How do you begin? It’s very simple. Depending on the day,
look up the reading program “The
Bible in One Year” and do the corresponding readings. You can get this program at: Through The Bible In One Year (palabradehonor.org). You will notice
that the program is set up so you can print it as a booklet.
3.
In prayer with God, your Father, look for and join a
Christian church or congregation where the Word of God is taught based
on the Good News,
which are the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ricardo C. Peredo Jaime © 2020
Reading and Meditation on the Word of God
Do these daily readings, and by the end of one year you will have read the
entire Bible.
January 9 Luke 9.28-62
/ Genesis 16 / Psalm 9
Luke
9.28 And
it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings,
he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
29 And as he prayed,
the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his
raiment was white and glistering.
30 And, behold,
there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
31 Who appeared
in glory, and spake of his decease
which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy
with sleep: and when
they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that
stood with him.
33 And it came to
pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three
tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for
Elias: not knowing what he said.
34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud,
and overshadowed them: and
they feared as they entered into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying,
This is my beloved Son: hear him.
36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone.
And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any
of those things which they had seen.
37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
38 And, behold,
a man of the company
cried out, saying,
Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is
mine only child.
39 And, lo, a spirit
taketh him, and he suddenly
crieth out; and it teareth
him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
41 And Jesus
answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be
with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
42 And as he was yet
a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked
the unclean spirit,
and healed the child, and delivered him again
to his father.
43 And they were all
amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be
delivered into the hands of men.
45 But they understood not this saying,
and it was hid from them, that they
perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
47 And Jesus,
perceiving the thought
of their heart,
took a child, and set him by him,
48 And said unto
them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever
shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the
same shall be great.
49 And John answered and said, Master,
we saw one casting out devils in thy
name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against
us is for us.
51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received
up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And sent messengers before
his face: and they went,
and entered into a
village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though
he would go to Jerusalem.
54 And when his
disciples James and John saw this,
they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them,
even as Elias did?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy
men's lives, but to save
them.
And they went to another
village.
57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain
man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee
whithersoever thou goest.
58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59 And he said unto another, Follow
me. But he said, Lord,
suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach
the kingdom of God.
61 And another
also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them
farewell, which are at home at my house.
62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Genesis
16 Now Sarai Abram's
wife bare him no children:
and she had an handmaid,
an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2 And Sarai said
unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained
me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid;
it may be that I may obtain
children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai Abram's
wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan,
and gave her to her husband Abram to
be his wife.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she
had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai said
unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised
in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold,
thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt
hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to
Shur.
8 And he said, Hagar,
Sarai's maid, whence
camest thou? and whither wilt thou
go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return
to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply
thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered
for multitude.
11 And the angel of
the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;
because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a
wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell
in the presence of all his brethren.
13 And she called the name of the
LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here
looked after him that seeth me?
14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Psalm
9 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy
marvellous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice
in thee: I will sing praise to thy name,
O thou most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy
presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause;
thou satest in the throne judging right.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed
the wicked, thou hast
put out their name for ever and ever.
6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast
destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
7 But the LORD shall endure
for ever: he hath prepared
his throne for
judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister
judgment to the people in
uprightness.
9 The LORD also will be a refuge
for the oppressed, a refuge
in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust
in thee: for thou,
LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises
to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare
among the people his doings.
12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:
he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy
upon me, O LORD; consider
my trouble which I suffer
of them that hate me, thou
that liftest me up from the gates of death:
14 That I may shew forth all thy praise
in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 The heathen
are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they
hid is their own foot taken.
16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Higgaion. Selah.
17 The wicked
shall be turned into hell, and all the nations
that forget God.
18 For the needy shall
not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail:
let the heathen
be judged in thy sight.
20 Put them in fear,
O LORD: that the nations
may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
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