The Lord is Risen!
By Riqui Ricón*
And it came to pass, as they were
much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men
stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down
their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He
is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when
he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
(Luke 24:4-7, KJV)
Regardless of the circumstances you are facing
today, it is of vital importance
that you fully understand the meaning of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, for
this understanding is the beginning of your Victory.
First
of all, you must be very clear that through His death and resurrection, Jesus destroyed him that had the power
of death, that is, the devil; And deliver
them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews
2:14-15, KJV)
Jesus Himself teaches
you in the Bible (which
is the Word of God and does not
lie), that if you remain in the Word, believing
God and believing His Word, you
will know the Truth and only the Truth can set you free.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If
ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free. (John 8:31-32, KJV)
You don’t need to reflect
much to realize
that everyone who fears death
lives
their entire life tied to that fear. They are, therefore, slaves to death.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans
6:23, KJV)
The Truth is that Jesus Christ, with His
death and resurrection, conquered sin and destroyed the devil and his sting, which is death. Therefore, now, in Jesus Christ, YOU ARE FREE from the
servitude or slavery that the fear of death produced in you.
The Bible teaches it this way!
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sign; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (2
Corinthians 5:21, KJV)
According to the scripture, Jesus not only
died for your sins but also made Himself sin for the love of you, and in this way, you were granted the gift of being made righteous and given the full
right to ETERNAL LIFE.
This right to Eternal Life can only be exercised
by a legitimate Child of God.
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. (John 3:16,
KJV)
God loves you so much that He preferred to give up His own Son rather
than lose you!
Even though in John 3:16 God guarantees that ALL who believe in Jesus do not
perish but HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, it is amazing how some believers ignore or
overlook what the words ETERNAL LIFE mean: This means living forever! In other
words, not dying!
For this corruptible must put on
incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible
shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying that
is written, Death
is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where
is thy sting? O grave, where
is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:53-57, KJV)
When Jesus rose, that which was corruptible
in Him (for He became a human being identical to you in every way) was clothed
with incorruption; that which
was mortal in Him became immortal. In this way, Jesus Christ became THE
FIRST BORN-AGAIN CHILD
OF GOD, which
leads us to the second
meaning of the resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
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)
When Jesus dies on the cross, He pays the
just punishment for your sins with His Blood, and by rising, He gives you free
and total access to Eternal Life. But not just any type of life—not as creatures, nor as angels—but as a LEGITIMATE Child of the living and true
God.
Behold, what manner of love the
Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should
be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth
us not, because it knew him not. (1
John 3:1, KJV)
Only because
of His Love for you!
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)
An authentic and legitimate Child of God
cannot be—and is not, in any way— the same sinful
person they were before, subject
to their old passions, failures, and defeats.
That is why Jesus assured
Nicodemus: it is NECESSARY for you to be Born Again
if you want to see and enter the Kingdom of God.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his
Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Romans
8:29, KJV)
Now, I have excellent news for you:
according to the Word of God, because you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are now a Born-Again Child of God. You are
like Jesus, and through His death and resurrection, you have victory over
death.
Herein is our love made perfect,
that we may have boldness
in the day of judgment:
because as he is, so are we in this world. (1 John
4:17, KJV)
Now, because of that Love the Father feels
for you, you have been made a Born-Again Child of God and you can only be (I don’t
say you have to be, but
that you already are) holy, righteous, immortal, and incorruptible.
Whosoever believeth
that Jesus is the Christ
is born of God. (1 John 5:1, KJV)
Through your faith in Jesus,
you have been Born Again!
You have been Born of God!
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness
and true holiness. (Ephesians 4:24, KJV)
Now, in Jesus
Christ, you have been created
in the righteousness and holiness of the Truth.
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of
God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (1 Peter
1:23, KJV)
The seed that gave you origin as a
Born-Again Child of God IS NOT a seed that can
be corrupted, but it IS the incorruptible seed of the Word of God that lives
and remains forever.
It
is, therefore, thanks to the resurrection of Jesus that death has nothing in
you, for you have not received
the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
If you live under the New Covenant in the
Blood of Jesus, then you have received Eternal Life and a New Nature!
You are, without
a doubt, a Born-
Again Child of God!
Hallelujah, the Lord is risen!
Let’s pray out loud:
Beloved heavenly
Father, how beautiful
it is to know and believe what You did out of Love for me. Thank You for not
sparing Your own Son Jesus, but giving Him up for me. Lord Jesus, thank You very much because, being in
the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself
of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness
of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Thank
You because, with Your death and resurrection, You destroyed through death him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and thus, You have set me free;
for I, through the fear of death, was all my life subject to bondage. Because
You died, my old nature, my old self, died with You! Because
You live, I live too! The
Eternal Life that You have is the same one You acquired for me! I can stop
fearing death! Death no longer rules over me! Thank You! Thank You very much,
Lord Jesus! Now I can, with all certainty, declare that: I am healed! I am
free! I am prosperous! I am more than a conqueror! I can do all things through
Christ! And, by the Blood of Jesus, I am blessed to live a full and abundant
life. Thank You very much, Lord Jesus. Thank You for this New Life in Fullness
that I now have. Thank You for my healing. Thank You for my health. Thank You
for my prosperity. Thank You for the Love, peace, and joy that I now enjoy.
Thank You for my Victory over death! In the name of Jesus. 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.
By Riqui Ricón*
And it came to pass, as they were
much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men
stood by them in shining garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down
their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? He
is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when
he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
(Luke 24:4-7, KJV)
Regardless of the circumstances you are facing
today, it is of vital importance
that you fully understand the meaning of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, for
this understanding is the beginning of your Victory.
First
of all, you must be very clear that through His death and resurrection, Jesus destroyed him that had the power
of death, that is, the devil; And deliver
them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews
2:14-15, KJV)
Jesus Himself teaches
you in the Bible (which
is the Word of God and does not
lie), that if you remain in the Word, believing
God and believing His Word, you
will know the Truth and only the Truth can set you free.
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If
ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free. (John 8:31-32, KJV)
You don’t need to reflect
much to realize
that everyone who fears death
lives
their entire life tied to that fear. They are, therefore, slaves to death.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans
6:23, KJV)
The Truth is that Jesus Christ, with His
death and resurrection, conquered sin and destroyed the devil and his sting, which is death. Therefore, now, in Jesus Christ, YOU ARE FREE from the
servitude or slavery that the fear of death produced in you.
The Bible teaches it this way!
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sign; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. (2
Corinthians 5:21, KJV)
According to the scripture, Jesus not only
died for your sins but also made Himself sin for the love of you, and in this way, you were granted the gift of being made righteous and given the full
right to ETERNAL LIFE.
This right to Eternal Life can only be exercised
by a legitimate Child of God.
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. (John 3:16,
KJV)
God loves you so much that He preferred to give up His own Son rather
than lose you!
Even though in John 3:16 God guarantees that ALL who believe in Jesus do not
perish but HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, it is amazing how some believers ignore or
overlook what the words ETERNAL LIFE mean: This means living forever! In other
words, not dying!
For this corruptible must put on
incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible
shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying that
is written, Death
is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where
is thy sting? O grave, where
is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:53-57, KJV)
When Jesus rose, that which was corruptible
in Him (for He became a human being identical to you in every way) was clothed
with incorruption; that which
was mortal in Him became immortal. In this way, Jesus Christ became THE
FIRST BORN-AGAIN CHILD
OF GOD, which
leads us to the second
meaning of the resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
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)
When Jesus dies on the cross, He pays the
just punishment for your sins with His Blood, and by rising, He gives you free
and total access to Eternal Life. But not just any type of life—not as creatures, nor as angels—but as a LEGITIMATE Child of the living and true
God.
Behold, what manner of love the
Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should
be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth
us not, because it knew him not. (1
John 3:1, KJV)
Only because
of His Love for you!
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)
An authentic and legitimate Child of God
cannot be—and is not, in any way— the same sinful
person they were before, subject
to their old passions, failures, and defeats.
That is why Jesus assured
Nicodemus: it is NECESSARY for you to be Born Again
if you want to see and enter the Kingdom of God.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his
Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Romans
8:29, KJV)
Now, I have excellent news for you:
according to the Word of God, because you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you are now a Born-Again Child of God. You are
like Jesus, and through His death and resurrection, you have victory over
death.
Herein is our love made perfect,
that we may have boldness
in the day of judgment:
because as he is, so are we in this world. (1 John
4:17, KJV)
Now, because of that Love the Father feels
for you, you have been made a Born-Again Child of God and you can only be (I don’t
say you have to be, but
that you already are) holy, righteous, immortal, and incorruptible.
Whosoever believeth
that Jesus is the Christ
is born of God. (1 John 5:1, KJV)
Through your faith in Jesus,
you have been Born Again!
You have been Born of God!
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness
and true holiness. (Ephesians 4:24, KJV)
Now, in Jesus
Christ, you have been created
in the righteousness and holiness of the Truth.
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of
God, which liveth and abideth for ever. (1 Peter
1:23, KJV)
The seed that gave you origin as a
Born-Again Child of God IS NOT a seed that can
be corrupted, but it IS the incorruptible seed of the Word of God that lives
and remains forever.
It
is, therefore, thanks to the resurrection of Jesus that death has nothing in
you, for you have not received
the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
If you live under the New Covenant in the
Blood of Jesus, then you have received Eternal Life and a New Nature!
You are, without
a doubt, a Born-
Again Child of God!
Hallelujah, the Lord is risen!
Let’s pray out loud:
Beloved heavenly
Father, how beautiful
it is to know and believe what You did out of Love for me. Thank You for not
sparing Your own Son Jesus, but giving Him up for me. Lord Jesus, thank You very much because, being in
the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself
of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness
of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Thank
You because, with Your death and resurrection, You destroyed through death him
who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and thus, You have set me free;
for I, through the fear of death, was all my life subject to bondage. Because
You died, my old nature, my old self, died with You! Because
You live, I live too! The
Eternal Life that You have is the same one You acquired for me! I can stop
fearing death! Death no longer rules over me! Thank You! Thank You very much,
Lord Jesus! Now I can, with all certainty, declare that: I am healed! I am
free! I am prosperous! I am more than a conqueror! I can do all things through
Christ! And, by the Blood of Jesus, I am blessed to live a full and abundant
life. Thank You very much, Lord Jesus. Thank You for this New Life in Fullness
that I now have. Thank You for my healing. Thank You for my health. Thank You
for my prosperity. Thank You for the Love, peace, and joy that I now enjoy.
Thank You for my Victory over death! In the name of Jesus. 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
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.
February
3 Luke 24.1-12
/ Genesis 43 / Psalm 34
Luke
24 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came
unto the sepulchre, bringing
the spices which
they had prepared, and certain others
with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled
away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces
to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living
among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember
how he spake unto you when he was
yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered
into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and the
third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned
from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven,
and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary
Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them,
which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their
words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he
beheld the linen clothes laid by
themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to
pass.
Genesis
43 And the famine
was sore in the land.
2 And it came to
pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt,
their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
3 And Judah spake unto him, saying,
The man did solemnly protest
unto us, saying, Ye shall not
see my face, except your brother be with you.
4 If thou wilt send our brother
with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your
brother be with you.
6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether
ye had yet a brother?
7 And they said,
The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your
father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would
say, Bring your brother down?
8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not
die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
9 I will be surety
for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not
unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
10 For except
we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11 And their father
Israel said unto them, If it must be so now,
do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels,
and carry down the man a present,
a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12 And take double
money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
13
Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If
I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
15 And the men took
that present, and they took double money in their hand and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house,
Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
18 And the men were
afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because
of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first
time are we brought
in; that he may seek occasion against
us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our
asses.
19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house,
and they communed with him at the door of the
house,
20
And said, O sir, we came indeed
down at the first time to buy food:
21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened
our sacks, and, behold, every
man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our
money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
22 And other money have we brought
down in our hands to buy food: we
cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in
your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
24 And the man brought
the men into Joseph's house,
and gave them water,
and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
25 And they made ready the present
against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread
there.
26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present
which was in their hand into the house, and bowed
themselves to him to the earth.
27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old
man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
28
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive.
And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother
Benjamin, his mother's
son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me?
And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
30 And Joseph made haste;
for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he
sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained
himself, and said, Set
on bread.
32 And they set on for him by himself,
and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33 And they sat before
him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the
youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
34 And he took and
sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of their's.
And they drank, and were merry
with him.
Psalm
34 I will bless the LORD at all times:
his praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify
the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought
the LORD, and he heard
me, and delivered
me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and
delivereth them.
8 O taste
and see that the LORD is good: blessed
is the man that trusteth
in him.
9
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:
but they that seek the LORD shall not want
any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken
unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is he that desireth
life, and loveth
many days, that he may see
good?
Do these daily readings, and by the end of one year you will have read the
entire Bible.
February
3 Luke 24.1-12
/ Genesis 43 / Psalm 34
Luke
24 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came
unto the sepulchre, bringing
the spices which
they had prepared, and certain others
with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled
away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces
to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living
among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember
how he spake unto you when he was
yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered
into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and the
third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned
from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven,
and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary
Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them,
which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their
words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he
beheld the linen clothes laid by
themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to
pass.
Genesis
43 And the famine
was sore in the land.
2 And it came to
pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt,
their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
3 And Judah spake unto him, saying,
The man did solemnly protest
unto us, saying, Ye shall not
see my face, except your brother be with you.
4 If thou wilt send our brother
with us, we will go down and buy thee food:
5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your
brother be with you.
6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether
ye had yet a brother?
7 And they said,
The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your
father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would
say, Bring your brother down?
8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not
die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones.
9 I will be surety
for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not
unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
10 For except
we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.
11 And their father
Israel said unto them, If it must be so now,
do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels,
and carry down the man a present,
a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
12 And take double
money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight:
13
Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If
I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
15 And the men took
that present, and they took double money in their hand and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.
16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house,
Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.
17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
18 And the men were
afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because
of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first
time are we brought
in; that he may seek occasion against
us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our
asses.
19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house,
and they communed with him at the door of the
house,
20
And said, O sir, we came indeed
down at the first time to buy food:
21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened
our sacks, and, behold, every
man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our
money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
22 And other money have we brought
down in our hands to buy food: we
cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in
your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
24 And the man brought
the men into Joseph's house,
and gave them water,
and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
25 And they made ready the present
against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread
there.
26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present
which was in their hand into the house, and bowed
themselves to him to the earth.
27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old
man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?
28
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive.
And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother
Benjamin, his mother's
son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me?
And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
30 And Joseph made haste;
for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he
sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained
himself, and said, Set
on bread.
32 And they set on for him by himself,
and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33 And they sat before
him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the
youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
34 And he took and
sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of their's.
And they drank, and were merry
with him.
Psalm
34 I will bless the LORD at all times:
his praise shall
continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify
the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought
the LORD, and he heard
me, and delivered
me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and
delivereth them.
8 O taste
and see that the LORD is good: blessed
is the man that trusteth
in him.
9
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:
but they that seek the LORD shall not want
any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken
unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is he that desireth
life, and loveth
many days, that he may see
good?
13
Keep thy tongue
from evil, and thy lips from speaking
guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue
it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto
their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the
remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous
cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of
them all.
20
He keepeth all his bones:
not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants:
and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
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