Readings – Strong in You, walking with Jesus

August 21, 2007

When: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:30 AM-10:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
 
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Dear Lord God, I look back at yesterday with thanksgiving and praise; for You put me where I asked, doing what I wanted – You are truly an assume God, loving, forgiving and through Jesus I see how I get to know You more. Thank You for safe travel, thank You for watching over my love ones. Lord You see my heart, You know my every thought; I seek You, to serve and worship You. I ask and pray that I will run a good race and that through Jesus Christ I will serve Your will and fulfill Your purpose powerfully and peacefully, in Jesus’ Holy name I pray and ask that You will help me see and stay strong in You, Amen.
A weak minded person is frequently diverted toward pursuing exterior happiness when the breath of popular favor accompanies his good actions. So he gives up his own personal choices, prefering to remain at the mercy of whatever he hears from others. Thus, he rejoices not so much to become but to be called blessed. Eager for praise, he gives up what he had begun to be; and so he is severed from God by the very means by which he appeared to be commendable in God.
— Pope St. Gregory the Great
11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Ba’als; 12 and they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; they went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were round about them, and bowed down to them; and they provoked the LORD to anger. 13 They forsook the LORD, and served the Ba’als and the Ash’taroth. 14 So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them; and he sold them into the power of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. 15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had warned, and as the LORD had sworn to them; and they were in sore straits. 16 Then the LORD raised up Judges, who saved them out of the power of those who plundered them. 17 And yet they did not listen to their Judges; for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed down to them; they soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the LORD, and they did not do so. 18 Whenever the LORD raised up Judges for them, the LORD was with the Judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the Judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19 But whenever the Judge died, they turned back and behaved worse than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them; they did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways.
34 They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them, 35 but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did. 36 They served their idols, which became a snare to them. 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons; 39 Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings. 40 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage; 43 Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
16 And behold, one came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?" 17 And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments." 18 He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, "You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, 19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 20 The young man said to him, "All these I have observed; what do I still lack?" 21 Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." 22 When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
 
 

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Fruit of the Spirit

August 19, 2007

Dear Lord God, my spirit cries out as my human machine with all of its stories and rackets consumes me and block off my connection to You. How do I balance? How do I know? How do I? Only You can show me, only in You will I find what I seek; without You I cannot be ripe branch and an unripe branched will not produce fruit for my image is a reflection of You and without You I have only light and there is no image. Just the empty reflection of under the sun; for under the sun there is not reflection, just a darkness that consumes rather than produce, but in You there is fullness and light that produces fruit. The fruit of the Spirit and these is what I ask and pray for now. Do not let my heart be closed and grow hard. Give me discerning heart, an understanding mind and an inspiring word. Convict us now this moment with love, the unconditional love that over comes everything including ourselves to put others first and to inspire the same. Use this coming stage, create this state! In Jesus name I ask forgiveness and seek Your hand, Amen.

 

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Prayer & Readings – The Lord, rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.

August 19, 2007

When: Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:30 AM-9:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
 
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Dear Lord God, today I think of serving You, managing my time and priorities around You. The last few months have tested me in many ways and in many areas. I see where I have grown and I see where I need to grow; the possibilities are limitless and harvest is ripe, help me to be a ripe branch. To be in the now with You, letting go of the past moment, not looking at the next, but present in the now with You. O Lord I know I cannot change the past, it is Yours to use within my purpose, I know I cannot control the future for it is Your will that will be done on earth as in heaven, but in the now through the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ I can serve You, Your will and Your purpose for me; this is my prayer today. Let the coming weeks server as testimony of my faith, hope and love. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
His Majesty, The Lord, rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.
— St. Teresa of Avila
4 Then the princes said to the king, "Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm." 5 King Zedeki’ah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you." 6 So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchi’ah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mire, and Jeremiah sank in the mire. 8 E’bed-mel’ech went from the king’s house and said to the king, 9 "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern; and he will die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city." 10 Then the king commanded E’bed-mel’ech, the Ethiopian, "Take three men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies."

Psalm 40:2-4, 18
2 He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods!
Hebrews 12:1-4
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Luke 12:49-53
49 "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! 50 I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52 for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three; 53 they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
 
 

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Prayer & Readings – The Lord, rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.

August 19, 2007

When: Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:30 AM-9:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
 
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Dear Lord God, today I think of serving You, managing my time and priorities around You. The last few months have tested me in many ways and in many areas. I see where I have grown and I see where I need to grow; the possibilities are limitless and harvest is ripe, help me to be a ripe branch. To be in the now with You, letting go of the past moment, not looking at the next, but present in the now with You. O Lord I know I cannot change the past, it is Yours to use within my purpose, I know I cannot control the future for it is Your will that will be done on earth as in heaven, but in the now through the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ I can serve You, Your will and Your purpose for me; this is my prayer today. Let the coming weeks server as testimony of my faith, hope and love. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
His Majesty, The Lord, rewards great services with trials, and there can be no better reward, for out of trials springs love for God.
— St. Teresa of Avila
4 Then the princes said to the king, "Let this man be put to death, for he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the welfare of this people, but their harm." 5 King Zedeki’ah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can do nothing against you." 6 So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchi’ah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mire, and Jeremiah sank in the mire. 8 E’bed-mel’ech went from the king’s house and said to the king, 9 "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern; and he will die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city." 10 Then the king commanded E’bed-mel’ech, the Ethiopian, "Take three men with you from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies."
2 He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. 4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after false gods!
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
49 "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! 50 I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 52 for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three; 53 they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
 
 

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Prayer & Readings – "as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD"

August 18, 2007

When: Saturday, August 18, 2007 8:30 AM-9:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
 
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Dear Lord God, how today’s reading remind me of my time under the sun, first Joshua reminds me of all my broken promises to You, the many times I promised to follow and obey, I would try to make deals; if You help me with this, I would do that. Yet knowingly I disobeyed and sinned against You and others. I put other things first and made things under the sun my god and closed my heart to You, I believed I could find want I wanted under the sun and then return to You. But through my Lord Jesus Christ I was saved and found redemption; I was awakened to the reality of my beliefs and Your presence inside me. It became clear to me that I was sacrificing myself for the ways and things under the sun; for under the sun as Solomon proclaimed all is vanity and all is temporary, the only permanence is the loss of ourselves and the experience of You. Through Jesus I was able to find forgiveness and learn to forgive, and most of all forget. One of the first verses that penetrated my heart and engulfed my spirit was Joshua 24:15 and I too proclaimed "as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD". This became and continues my vision and quest, my hope and prayer as a legacy. I now walk under the sun according to Psalm 16 I take refuge in You, I know I have no good apart from Thee, You are my chosen portion and my cup, You give me counsel and instruction, I practice Your presence, I seek Your will and pray that I will fulfill Your purpose for me. I realize as Jesus taught in Matthew 19:14 that it is only when I allow myself to be like a child that I am closet to You. Wisdom and knowledge are things we seek as we grow, but only get in the way; it is the innocence of a child that I need to seek, for it is in that state that I can be closest to You. So while I need to be capable to witness and testify the Gospel, it is the innocence and total dependence of a child that I must practice and share. O Lord God thank You, in Jesus name I ask and pray for Your continued blessings, counsel and instruction, Amen.
But I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church already moved me.
— St. Augustine, Contra epistolam Manichaei
14 "Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 And if you be unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." 16 Then the people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; 17 for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed; 18 and the LORD drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land; therefore we also will serve the LORD, for he is our God." 19 But Joshua said to the people, "You cannot serve the LORD; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after having done you good." 21 And the people said to Joshua, "Nay; but we will serve the LORD." 22 Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses." 23 He said, "Then put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel." 24 And the people said to Joshua, "The LORD our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey." 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem. 26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak in the sanctuary of the LORD. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us; therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God." 28 So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance. 29 After these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being a hundred and ten years old.

Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 11
1 Preserve me, O God, for in thee I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD, "Thou art my Lord; I have no good apart from thee." 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; thou holdest my lot. 7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 11 Thou dost show me the path of life; in thy presence there is fulness of joy, in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
Matthew 19:13-15
13 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people; 14 but Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." 15 And he laid his hands on them and went away.
 
 

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Prayer & Readings – "as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD"

August 18, 2007

When: Saturday, August 18, 2007 8:30 AM-9:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
 
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Dear Lord God, how today’s reading remind me of my time under the sun, first Joshua reminds me of all my broken promises to You, the many times I promised to follow and obey, I would try to make deals; if You help me with this, I would do that. Yet knowingly I disobeyed and sinned against You and others. I put other things first and made things under the sun my god and closed my heart to You, I believed I could find want I wanted under the sun and then return to You. But through my Lord Jesus Christ I was saved and found redemption; I was awakened to the reality of my beliefs and Your presence inside me. It became clear to me that I was sacrificing myself for the ways and things under the sun; for under the sun as Solomon proclaimed all is vanity and all is temporary, the only permanence is the loss of ourselves and the experience of You. Through Jesus I was able to find forgiveness and learn to forgive, and most of all forget. One of the first verses that penetrated my heart and engulfed my spirit was Joshua 24:15 and I too proclaimed "as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD". This became and continues my vision and quest, my hope and prayer as a legacy. I now walk under the sun according to Psalm 16 I take refuge in You, I know I have no good apart from Thee, You are my chosen portion and my cup, You give me counsel and instruction, I practice Your presence, I seek Your will and pray that I will fulfill Your purpose for me. I realize as Jesus taught in Matthew 19:14 that it is only when I allow myself to be like a child that I am closet to You. Wisdom and knowledge are things we seek as we grow, but only get in the way; it is the innocence of a child that I need to seek, for it is in that state that I can be closest to You. So while I need to be capable to witness and testify the Gospel, it is the innocence and total dependence of a child that I must practice and share. O Lord God thank You, in Jesus name I ask and pray for Your continued blessings, counsel and instruction, Amen.
But I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church already moved me.
— St. Augustine, Contra epistolam Manichaei
14 "Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 And if you be unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." 16 Then the people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; 17 for it is the LORD our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, and who did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed; 18 and the LORD drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land; therefore we also will serve the LORD, for he is our God." 19 But Joshua said to the people, "You cannot serve the LORD; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after having done you good." 21 And the people said to Joshua, "Nay; but we will serve the LORD." 22 Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses." 23 He said, "Then put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Israel." 24 And the people said to Joshua, "The LORD our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey." 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and ordinances for them at Shechem. 26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a great stone, and set it up there under the oak in the sanctuary of the LORD. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us; therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God." 28 So Joshua sent the people away, every man to his inheritance. 29 After these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being a hundred and ten years old.
1 Preserve me, O God, for in thee I take refuge. 2 I say to the LORD, "Thou art my Lord; I have no good apart from thee." 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; thou holdest my lot. 7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I keep the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 11 Thou dost show me the path of life; in thy presence there is fulness of joy, in thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
13 Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people; 14 but Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." 15 And he laid his hands on them and went away.
 
 

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Prayer & Readings – New Possibilities – With regard to doing the will of the Lord, even if someone should be scandalized by what we do, we must not let that hamper our freedom of action.

August 17, 2007

When: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:30 AM-8:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
 
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Dear Lord God, this morning I woke to the thoughts of the last few weeks, to the visions of seeing Your hand at work in my life despite all my weaknesses, hang-ups, mistakes and most of all continued focus on what I was or did rather than on what is possible with and through You. So just as the poem goes , as I look back and see one set of foot prints, I know they where Yours because You were carrying me. So I feel I must write this prayer to complete this chapter and begin the new possibilities I have created for myself; the possibility of being powerful and peaceful while creating an abundant life that is focused on You and Your will and purpose for my life. I realized this morning that while in this body that houses my being during my time under the sun, there will be many distractions and obstacles that I created and that just happen, but I can feel Your presence in the moments when it is just You and me; in the morning when I wake, at night as I close my eyes, and during the day when I allow You, I can feel Your to carrying me. These are the moments I seek to exist in, these are the moments I wish to share. So in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I give thanks and praise, letting all the glory and honor of my time, actions, words and thoughts be Yours. Amen
 
With regard to doing the will of the Lord, even if someone should be scandalized by what we do, we must not let that hamper our freedom of action.
— St. Basil the Great
1 Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `Your fathers lived of old beyond the Euphra’tes, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods. 3 Then I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac; 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave Esau the hill country of Se’ir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. 5 And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt with what I did in the midst of it; and afterwards I brought you out. 6 Then I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. 7 And when they cried to the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and made the sea come upon them and cover them; and your eyes saw what I did to Egypt; and you lived in the wilderness a long time. 8 Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan; they fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you. 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and invited Balaam the son of Be’or to curse you, 10 but I would not listen to Balaam; therefore he blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand. 11 And you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho, and the men of Jericho fought against you, and also the Amorites, the Per’izzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Gir’gashites, the Hivites, and the Jeb’usites; and I gave them into your hand. 12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was not by your sword or by your bow. 13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored, and cities which you had not built, and you dwell therein; you eat the fruit of vineyards and oliveyards which you did not plant.’

Psalm 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24
1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever. 2 O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures for ever. 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures for ever; 16 to him who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures for ever; 17 to him who smote great kings, for his steadfast love endures for ever; 18 and slew famous kings, for his steadfast love endures for ever; 21 and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures for ever; 22 a heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures for ever. 24 and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures for ever;
Matthew 19:3-12
3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?" 4 He answered, "Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, `For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh‘? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder." 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?" 8 He said to them, "For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery." 10 The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry." 11 But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."
 
 

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