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Journey to Bethlehem Day 26

Thursday, December 24 Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 25

Wednesday, December 23 Romans 16:25-27 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26 but has now been disclosed and through the...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 24

Tuesday, December 22 Psalm 132: 1-7 1 Remember, O Lord, in David's favor, all the hardships he endured, 2 how he swore to the Lord and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, 3 “I will not enter my house or get into my bed, 4 I will not giv...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 23

Monday, December 21 2 Samuel 11b-17 Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I w...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 21

Saturday, December 19 John 3:23-30 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison). 25 Now a discussion arose between some of ...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 22

Sunday, December 20 2 Samuel 7:1-11a 1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a t...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 20

Friday, December 18 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you,...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 19

Thursday, December 17 Psalm 126:4-6 4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negeb! 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! 6 He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. The Songs of Ascent, Pss. 120-134, are sometimes called the Pilgrim Psalms. ...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 18

Wednesday, December 16 Psalm 126:1-3 1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord ha...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 17

Tuesday, December 15 Isaiah 65:23-25 23 They shall not labor in vain or bear children for calamity, for they shall be the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their descendants with them. 24 Before they call I will answer; while th...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 16

Monday, December 14 Isaiah 65:19-22 19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress. 20 No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 15

Sunday, December 13 Isaiah 65:17-18 17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness. It is Christmas Eve. The lights are dimmed. Hearts ar...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 14

Saturday, December 12 Mark 1:1-8 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, 3 the voice of one cryi...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 13

Friday, December 11 2 Peter 3:14-18 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. 15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul al...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 12

Thursday, December 10 2 Peter 3:8-18 8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient t...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 11

Wednesday, December 9 Psalm 85:8-13 8 Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may ...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 10

Tuesday, December 8 Psalm 85:1-7 1 Lord, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2 You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. Selah 3 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned f...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 9

Monday, December 7 Isaiah 40:9-11 9 Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold you...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 8

Sunday, December 6 Isaiah 40:1-8 1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand ...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 7

Saturday, December 5 Mark 13:32-37 32 “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 6

Friday, December 4 Mark 13:24-31 24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And ...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 5

Thursday, December 3 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 4

Wednesday, December 2 Psalm 80:8-19 8You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. 9 You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land. 10 The mountains were covered with its shade, the ...

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Journey to Bethlehem Day 3

Tuesday, December 1 Psalm 80:1-7 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might and come to sa...

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