Daily Daniel etc in 2023

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: What is the world to me, With all its vaunted pleasure When you, and you alone,  Lord Jesus, are my Treasure? You only, dearest Lord,  My soul’s Delight shall be; You are my Peace, my Rest— What is the world to me? The world is like a cloud  And like a vapor fleeting, A shadow that declines,  Swift to its end retreating. My Jesus still abides  Though all things fade and flee; My everlasting Rock— What is the world to me?                W hat is the world to me, My Jesus is my Treasure,               My Life, my Healthy, my Wealth, my Friend, my Love, my Pleasure,               My Joy, my Crown, my All, My Bliss eternally ;               Once more, then, I declare —         ...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: What is the world to me, With all its vaunted pleasure When you, and you alone,  Lord Jesus, are my Treasure? You only, dearest Lord,  My soul’s Delight shall be; You are my Peace, my Rest— What is the world to me? The world is like a cloud  And like a vapor fleeting, A shadow that declines,  Swift to its end retreating. My Jesus still abides  Though all things fade and flee; My everlasting Rock— What is the world to me?                W hat is the world to me, My Jesus is my Treasure,               My Life, my Healthy, my Wealth, my Friend, my Love, my Pleasure,               My Joy, my Crown, my All, My Bliss eternally ;               Once more, then, I declare —         ...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Stay with us, life-giving Spirit, God from all eternity! May your power never fail us; Dwell within us constantly. Then shall truth and life and light Banish all the gloom of night. Grant to us your fullest wisdom. Holy purity renew, So we ever may be seeking Only that which pleases you. Let your knowledge spread and grow, Working error's overthrow. Show us, Lord, the path of blessing; When we trespass on our way, Cast, O Lord, our sins behind your And be with us day by day. Should we stray, O Lord, recall; Work repentance when we fall. With our spirit, Lord, bear witness That we are the sons of God Who rely upon him solely When we pass beneath the rod; For we know, as children should, That the cross is for our good. Prompt us, Lord, to come before him With a childlike heart to pray; Sigh in us, O Holy Spirit, When we know not what to say. Then our prayer is not in vain, And our faith new...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Stay with us, life-giving Spirit, God from all eternity! May your power never fail us; Dwell within us constantly. Then shall truth and life and light Banish all the gloom of night. Grant to us your fullest wisdom. Holy purity renew, So we ever may be seeking Only that which pleases you. Let your knowledge spread and grow, Working error's overthrow. Show us, Lord, the path of blessing; When we trespass on our way, Cast, O Lord, our sins behind your And be with us day by day. Should we stray, O Lord, recall; Work repentance when we fall. With our spirit, Lord, bear witness That we are the sons of God Who rely upon him solely When we pass beneath the rod; For we know, as children should, That the cross is for our good. Prompt us, Lord, to come before him With a childlike heart to pray; Sigh in us, O Holy Spirit, When we know not what to say. Then our prayer is not in vain, And our faith new...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Stay with us, life-giving Spirit, God from all eternity! May your power never fail us; Dwell within us constantly. Then shall truth and life and light Banish all the gloom of night. Grant to us your fullest wisdom. Holy purity renew, So we ever may be seeking Only that which pleases you. Let your knowledge spread and grow, Working error's overthrow. Show us, Lord, the path of blessing; When we trespass on our way, Cast, O Lord, our sins behind your And be with us day by day. Should we stray, O Lord, recall; Work repentance when we fall. With our spirit, Lord, bear witness That we are the sons of God Who rely upon him solely When we pass beneath the rod; For we know, as children should, That the cross is for our good. Prompt us, Lord, to come before him With a childlike heart to pray; Sigh in us, O Holy Spirit, When we know not what to say. Then our prayer is not in vain, And our faith new...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Stay with us, life-giving Spirit, God from all eternity! May your power never fail us; Dwell within us constantly. Then shall truth and life and light Banish all the gloom of night. Grant to us your fullest wisdom. Holy purity renew, So we ever may be seeking Only that which pleases you. Let your knowledge spread and grow, Working error's overthrow. Show us, Lord, the path of blessing; When we trespass on our way, Cast, O Lord, our sins behind your And be with us day by day. Should we stray, O Lord, recall; Work repentance when we fall. With our spirit, Lord, bear witness That we are the sons of God Who rely upon Him solely When we pass beneath the rod; For we know, as children should, That the cross is for our good. Prompt us, Lord, to come before Him With a childlike heart to pray; Sigh in us, O Holy Spirit, When we know not what to say. Then our prayer is not in vain, And our faith new...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Stay with us, life-giving Spirit, God from all eternity! May your power never fail us; Dwell within us constantly. Then shall truth and life and light Banish all the gloom of night. Grant to us your fullest wisdom. Holy purity renew, So we ever may be seeking Only that which pleases you. Let your knowledge spread and grow, Working error's overthrow. Show us, Lord, the path of blessing; When we trespass on our way, Cast, O Lord, our sins behind your And be with us day by day. Should we stray, O Lord, recall; Work repentance when we fall. With our spirit, Lord, bear witness That we are the sons of God Who rely upon Him solely When we pass beneath the rod; For we know, as children should, That the cross is for our good. Prompt us, Lord, to come before Him With a childlike heart to pray; Sigh in us, O Holy Spirit, When we know not what to say. Then our prayer is not in vain, And our faith new...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Faith and truth and life bestowing Are your Scriptures, Father, God, Seed to life eternal sowing  Scattered on the wind abroad. Let not hearts, your word receiving, Like a barren field be found, Choked with thorns and unbelieving, Shallow earth or stony ground. May the Spirit’s power unceasing Bring to life the hidden grain, Daily in our hearts increasing, Bearing fruit that shall remain. So in Scripture, song and story, Savior, may your voice be heard. Till our eyes behold your glory Give us ears to hear your word. Amen.   Zechariah 14:1 –7      Look, a day belonging to the L ORD  is coming when the plunder taken from you will be divided in your presence. 2  I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be rem...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Faith and truth and life bestowing Are your Scriptures, Father, God, Seed to life eternal sowing  Scattered on the wind abroad. Let not hearts, your word receiving, Like a barren field be found, Choked with thorns and unbelieving, Shallow earth or stony ground. May the Spirit’s power unceasing Bring to life the hidden grain, Daily in our hearts increasing, Bearing fruit that shall remain. So in Scripture, song and story, Savior, may your voice be heard. Till our eyes behold your glory Give us ears to hear your word. Amen.   Zechariah 13:7 –9      "Sword, awake against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate—this is the declaration of the L ORD  of Armies. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones. 8  In the whole land—this is the L ORD 's declaration—two-thirds will be cut off and die, but a thi...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Faith and truth and life bestowing Are your Scriptures, Father, God, Seed to life eternal sowing  Scattered on the wind abroad. Let not hearts, your word receiving, Like a barren field be found, Choked with thorns and unbelieving, Shallow earth or stony ground. May the Spirit’s power unceasing Bring to life the hidden grain, Daily in our hearts increasing, Bearing fruit that shall remain. So in Scripture, song and story, Savior, may your voice be heard. Till our eyes behold your glory Give us ears to hear your word. Amen.   Zechariah 13:1 –6      "On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity. 2  On that day "—this is the declaration of the L ORD of Armies—"I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will banish the prophets and the un...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Faith and truth and life bestowing Are your Scriptures, Father, God, Seed to life eternal sowing  Scattered on the wind abroad. Let not hearts, your word receiving, Like a barren field be found, Choked with thorns and unbelieving, Shallow earth or stony ground. May the Spirit’s power unceasing Bring to life the hidden grain, Daily in our hearts increasing, Bearing fruit that shall remain. So in Scripture, song and story, Savior, may your voice be heard. Till our eyes behold your glory Give us ears to hear your word. Amen.   Zechariah 12:10 –14      "Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for him as one weeps for a firstborn. 11  On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great a...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: Faith and truth and life bestowing Are your Scriptures, Father, God, Seed to life eternal sowing  Scattered on the wind abroad. Let not hearts, your word receiving, Like a barren field be found, Choked with thorns and unbelieving, Shallow earth or stony ground. May the Spirit’s power unceasing Bring to life the hidden grain, Daily in our hearts increasing, Bearing fruit that shall remain. So in Scripture, song and story, Savior, may your voice be heard. Till our eyes behold your glory Give us ears to hear your word. Amen.   Zechariah 12:1 –9      A pronouncement: The word of the L ORD  concerning Israel. A declaration of the L ORD , who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundation of the earth, and formed the spirit of man within him. 2  "Look, I will make Jerusalem a cup that causes staggering for the peoples who surround the city. The siege against Jerusa...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: The will of God is always best and shall be done forever, And they who trust in him are blest; he will forsake them never. He helps indeed in time of need; He chastens with forebearing. They who depend on God, their Friend, Shall not be left despairing. God is my comfort and my trust, My hope and life abiding, And to his counsel, wise and just, I yield, in him confiding. The very hairs, his Word declares, upon my head he numbers. By night and day God is my stay; He never sleeps nor slumbers. Lord, this I ask; oh, hear my plea— Deny me not this favor: When Satan sorely troubles me, Then do not let me waver. Keep watch and ward, O gracious Lord; Fulfill your faithful saying: All who believe by grace receive an answer to their praying. When life’s brief course on earth is run And I this world am leaving, Grant me to say, “Your will be done,” Your faithful Word believing. My heavenly Friend, I ...

  5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: The will of God is always best and shall be done forever, And they who trust in him are blest; he will forsake them never. He helps indeed in time of need; He chastens with forebearing. They who depend on God, their Friend, Shall not be left despairing. God is my comfort and my trust, My hope and life abiding, And to his counsel, wise and just, I yield, in him confiding. The very hairs, his Word declares, upon my head he numbers. By night and day God is my stay; He never sleeps nor slumbers. Lord, this I ask; oh, hear my plea— Deny me not this favor: When Satan sorely troubles me, Then do not let me waver. Keep watch and ward, O gracious Lord; Fulfill your faithful saying: All who believe by grace receive an answer to their praying. When life’s brief course on earth is run And I this world am leaving, Grant me to say, “Your will be done,” Your faithful Word believing. My heavenly Frie...

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023 Our opening prayer for this week: The will of God is always best and shall be done forever, And they who trust in him are blest; he will forsake them never. He helps indeed in time of need; He chastens with forebearing. They who depend on God, their Friend, Shall not be left despairing. God is my comfort and my trust, My hope and life abiding, And to his counsel, wise and just, I yield, in him confiding. The very hairs, his Word declares, upon my head he numbers. By night and day God is my stay; He never sleeps nor slumbers. Lord, this I ask; oh, hear my plea— Deny me not this favor: When Satan sorely troubles me, Then do not let me waver. Keep watch and ward, O gracious Lord; Fulfill your faithful saying: All who believe by grace receive an answer to their praying. When life’s brief course on earth is run And I this world am leaving, Grant me to say, “Your will be done,” Your faithful Word believing. My heavenly Friend, I ...