daily reading 29.3 (Zechariah 13:1–6)
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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 LORD 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 unclean spirit from the land.
- 3 "If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him: You cannot remain alive because you have spoken a lie in the name of the LORD. When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.
- 4 "On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies; they will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive. 5 He will say: I am not a prophet; I work the land, for a man purchased me as a servant since my youth.
- 6 "If someone asks him: What are these wounds on your chest?—then he will answer: I received the wounds in the house of my friends.
Helpful notes on Zechariah 13:1–6
For yourself pray:
- That God banishes all idols from your heart
For others pray:
- That Jesus soon reappears and all false prophets disappear
A psalm to listen to, as time allows:
- Psalm 89 (YouTube, soloist with piano)
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