Twelfth Day of Advent - BIT 2016
Opening Sentence | In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3 Read | Thursday | 10 December 2015 Ps. 37:1–18; Ps. 37:19–42; Amos 9:1–10; Rev. 2:8–17; Matt. 23:13–26 Amos | Gustave Doré [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Reading | Psalm 37 - Literary type - Wisdom Psalm that teaches a doctrine of the church ( click here ). Don't fret about evil doer for they will fade; take delight in the Lord; Trust the Lord; be still and be patient for the Lord; don't be mad for it leads to evil; they will disappear; the lowly and the righteous will get it all; Amos 9 - God says I will seek justice no matter where they go; they can't hide from the Lord. Revelation 2 - Jesus is the first and the last; do not fear what you are about to suffer and be faithful to death; keep the faith; keep pure; listen to what is said (?) Matthew 23 - woe to church leaders who ar...