Colossians 2:11-14 11  In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, 12  having been buried you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15  And having disarmed the powers Today: John 20

These words of Jesus that John records here could be classified as Jesus' last words, communicating key ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Philippians 1

Exodus 12 (NIV) CONTEXT: We began this passage yesterday in which the Israelites were commanded to protect Today: John 13

Romans 12:3-8 (NIV) 3  For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself But all people are obliged to join and unite with it, keeping the unity of the church by submitting to according to God’s Word, to separate themselves from those who do not belong to the church, in order to join And so, all who withdraw from the church or do not join it act contrary to God’s ordinance. Today: 1 Timothy 1

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 110 Q. As Jesus states in verse 13, “No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love your one true Master; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John

Genesis 17:9-14 (NIV) CONTEXT: God comes to Abraham when Abraham is 99 years old to renew His promises for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. 10 your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11   You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. 12  For Today: John 11

PSALM 110 A Psalm of David. 1 The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 19 Q&A 50 Q. And here in Psalm 110, David unpacks and reinforces the victorious promises of Psalm 2. Notice that all of the pronouns in the first 4-1/2 verses are in the second person: the LORD telling And now here today, in Psalm 110, we get an amazing extrapolation of exactly what that means!

Psalm 115 can help! It's hard to look cool when backing a boat stuck into reverse into the marina. PSALM 115 1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, . 15 May you be blessed of the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth. 16 The heavens are the heavens of the But to enjoy the blessed life that Psalm 1 points us toward, our lives must be pointed toward the proper Even when we were stuck in reverse, 12 The LORD has been mindful of us; He will bless us.

Genesis 2:15–17 (ESV) 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man Here John calls men “darkness.”

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 116 Q. to pray continually; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John 16