Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In His days Judah shall be saved, and …

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In thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. – Genesis 22:18 When God blesses a poor sinful man, I say, when He blesses, must not every curse vanish; must not all sin be forgiven, death becomes …

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I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her Seed; It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel. – Genesis 3:15 Adam and Eve had been brought into death by the …

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Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation. – Zechariah 9:9 This is a word of prophecy written at a time when the Savior had …

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Daily Devotion Subscribe Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace. —Psalm 37:37 The indicting Law of God condemns the entire world of sinners saying: “There is none righteous, no, not one; there …

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Such as be blessed of Him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of Him shall be cut off.  – Psalm 37:22 In the Lord’s vast domain, which extends over all, there are such as are “blessed of Him,” …

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Daily Devotion Subscribe O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, because His mercy endureth forever. —Psalm 118:1 Luther says in his explanation of the Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer:  “God gives daily bread, indeed, without our prayer, …

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Daily Devotion Subscribe / Unsubscribe The wicked plotteth against the just and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.  The Lord shall laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.  – Psalm 37:12-13 The righteous man who walks …

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Psalm 73:1-17 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the foolish, …

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Thine eyes shall see thy teachers; and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying: “This is the way, walk ye in it.”  – Isaiah 30:20-21 It is a most gracious favor of God for a congregation to have …

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