Jeremiah 33:14-16

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The Lord's Eternal Covenant with David

¹⁴^(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when ^(B)I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. ¹⁵In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous ^(C)Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. ¹⁶In those days Judah will be saved, ^(D)and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ^(E)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

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Psalm 25:1-10

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Teach Me Your Paths

^[a] Of David.

25 To you, O Lord, I ^(A)lift up my soul.
²O my God, in you I ^(B)trust;
    ^(C)let me not be put to shame;
    ^(D)let not my enemies exult over me.
³Indeed, ^(E)none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
    they shall be ashamed who are ^(F)wantonly ^(G)treacherous.

⁴^(H)Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
    teach me your paths.
⁵Lead me in your ^(I)truth and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all the day long.

⁶Remember your ^(J)mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
    ^(K)for they have been from of old.
⁷Remember not ^(L)the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
    according to your ^(M)steadfast love remember me,
    for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

⁸^(N)Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he ^(O)instructs sinners in the way.
⁹He leads the humble in what is right,
    and teaches the humble his way.
¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are ^(P)steadfast love and faithfulness,
    for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

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Footnotes

Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

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⁹For ^(A)what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, ¹⁰as we pray most earnestly ^(B)night and day ^(C)that we may see you face to face and ^(D)supply what is lacking in your faith?

¹¹Now may ^(E)our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, ^(F)direct our way to you, ¹²and may the Lord ^(G)make you increase and abound in love ^(H)for one another and for all, as we do for you, ¹³so that he may ^(I)establish your hearts blameless in holiness before ^(J)our God and Father, at ^(K)the coming of our Lord Jesus ^(L)with all his saints.

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Luke 21:25-36

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The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵“And ^(A)there will be signs in sun and moon ^(B)and stars, and on the earth ^(C)distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, ²⁶people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For ^(D)the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷And then they will see ^(E)the Son of Man coming in a cloud ^(F)with power and great glory. ²⁸Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and ^(G)raise your heads, because ^(H)your redemption is drawing near.”

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. ³⁰As soon as they come out in leaf, you see ^(I)for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. ³¹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. ³²^(J)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. ³³^(K)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(L)my words will not pass away.

Watch Yourselves

³⁴“But watch yourselves ^(M)lest ^(N)your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and ^(O)cares of this life, and ^(P)that day come upon you suddenly ^(Q)like a trap. ³⁵For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶But ^(R)stay awake at all times, ^(S)praying that you may ^(T)have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and ^(U)to stand before the Son of Man.”