Just then a woman
who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding
came up behind him.
She touched the fringe of his robe,
for she thought,
“If I can just touch his robe,
I will be healed.”
Jesus turned around,
and when he saw her he said,
“Daughter,
be encouraged!
Your faith has made you well.”
And the woman was healed at that moment.
(Galveston, TX)
This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
beside the sea,
beyond the Jordan River,
in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light.
And for those who lived in the land
where death casts its shadow,
a light has shined.”
“Get out of here, Satan,”
Jesus told him.
“For the Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the LORD your God
and serve only him.’”
Then the devil went away,
and angels came and took care of Jesus.
But Jesus told him,
“No!
The Scriptures say,
‘People do not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes
from the mouth of God.’”
…ancestors of Jesus the Messiah…
Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar)…
Boaz (whose mother was Rahab)…
Obed (whose mother was Ruth)…
King David…
Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba,
the widow of Uriah)…
Jacob was the father of Joseph,
the husband of Mary.
Mary gave birth to Jesus,
who is called the Messiah.
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,
“The day of judgment is coming,
burning like a furnace.
On that day the arrogant and the wicked
will be burned up like straw.
They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.
But for you who fear my name,
the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.
And you will go free,
leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
Then those who feared the LORD spoke with each other,
and the LORD listened to what they said.
In his presence,
a scroll of remembrance was written
to record the names of those who feared him
and always thought about the honor of his name.
“They will be my people,”
says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
On the day when I act in judgment,
they will be my own special treasure.
I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.
“I am the LORD,
and I do not change…
Now return to me,
and I will return to you,”
says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
(Monument Valley)
On that day
life-giving waters will flow out from Jerusalem,
half toward the Dead Sea
and half toward the Mediterranean,
flowing continuously in both summer and winter.
And the LORD will be king over all the earth.
On that day
there will be one LORD—
his name alone will be worshiped.
“But one-third will be left in the land.
I will bring that group through the fire
and make them pure.
I will refine them like silver
and purify them like gold.
They will call on my name,
and I will answer them.
I will say,
‘These are my people,’
and they will say,
‘The LORD is our God.’”
Blessings of the One who wrote the future
