Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 24 Q. hovering over the waters of the deep as God the Father begins to speak the world into existence (Gen. 1:2) ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 22

Galatians 5:22-26 (NIV) 22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness , faithfulness, 23  gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24  Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25  Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26  Today: Luke 21

“And I will heal them.” 20  But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. 21  “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 23: The Justification of Sinners

In eight words, the Bible obliterates the world's wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:27-30 (NIV) 27  But God things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 22 - Our Justification Through Faith this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are (v27-28

Acts 13:26-41 (NIV) CONTEXT: Earlier this year we read about how "the whole city" showed up to hear spoke in the same place a week earlier, containing the announcement that got everybody's attention. 26 of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent. 27 Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. 28   Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. 29

Matthew 1:20-21 (NIV) CONTEXT: Mary has just informed Joseph that she is pregnant through the Holy Spirit , and Joseph understandably is dubious and plans to quietly send Mary away. 20  But after he had considered be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 21: The Atonement We believe that The closing part of Belgic Confession Article 21 takes up this verse, stating: “This is also why the

John 1:29 (NIV) The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 21: The Atonement We believe that

righteousness ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Galatians 2

Romans 3:21-26 (NIV) 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. As Hebrews 9:22 puts it, without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Acts 2