Bible Verses About Select Readings

For it is the pagans who set their hearts on all these things. Your heavenly Father knows you need them all.

But seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Don't wor y about tomorrow -- tomorrow will worry about itself! Today has enough tsuris already!

"Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, only those who do what my Father in heaven wants.

On that Day, many will say to me, `Lord, Lord! Didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we expel demons in your name? Didn't we perform many miracles in your name?'

Then I will tell them to their faces, `I never knew you! Get away from me, you workers of lawlessness!'

"So, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on bedrock.

The rain fell, the rivers flooded, the winds blew and beat against that house, but it didn't collapse, because its foundation was on rock.

But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand.

The rain fell, the rivers flooded, the wind blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed -- and its collapse was horrendous!"

Then Miryam said, "My soul magnifies ADONAI;

and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior,

who has taken notice of his servant-girl in her humble position.b For -- imagine it! -- from now on, all generations will call me blessed!

"The Mighty One has done great things for me! Indeed, his name is holy;

and in every generation he has mercy on those who fear him.c

"He has performed mighty deeds with his arm, routed the secretly proud,

brought down rulers from their thrones, raised up the humble,

filled the hungry with good things, but sent the rich away empty.

"He has taken the part of his servant Isra'el, mindful of the mercy

which he promised to our fathers, to Avraham and his seed forever."

Miryam stayed with Elisheva for about three months and then returned home.

His father Z'kharyah was filled with the Ruach HaKodesh and spoke this prophecy:

"Praised be ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, because he has visited and made a ransom to liberate his people

by raising up for us a mighty Deliverer who is a descendant of his servant David.

It is just as he has spoken through the mouth of the prophets from the very beginning --