Religion & Spirituality
Morning: Psalm 40:8; Isaiah 42:21; Matthew 3:15; Matthew 5:17–18; Matthew 5:20; Romans 8:3–4; Romans 10:4 “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” “I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.”—The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious.—“For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.—For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Psalm 40:8 (Listen) 8 I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” (ESV) Isaiah 42:21 (Listen) 21 The LORD was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious. (ESV) Matthew 3:15 (Listen) 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. (ESV) Matthew 5:17–18 (Listen) Christ Came to Fulfill the Law 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. (ESV) Matthew 5:20 (Listen) 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (ESV) Romans 8:3–4 (Listen) 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin,1 he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Footnotes [1] 8:3 Or and as a sin offering (ESV) Romans 10:4 (Listen) 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.1 Footnotes [1] 10:4 Or end of the law, that everyone who believes may be justified (ESV) Evening: Numbers 18:20; Psalm 16:5–6; Psalm 63:1; Psalm 63:7; Psalm 73:25–26; Psalm 119:111; Song of Solomon 2:16; Lamentations 3:24 “I am your portion and your inheritance.” Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.—The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”—Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water… for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.—My beloved is mine, and I am his. Numbers 18:20 (Listen) 20 And the LORD said to Aaron, “You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel. (ESV) Psalm 16:5–6 (Listen) 5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. (ESV) Psalm 63:1 (Listen) My Soul Thirsts for You A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. (ESV) Psalm 63:7 (Listen) 7 for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. (ESV) Psalm 73:25–26 (Listen) 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength1 of my heart and my portion forever. Footnotes [1] 73:26 Hebrew rock (ESV) Psalm 119:111 (Listen) 111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. (ESV) Song of Solomon 2:16 (Listen) 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his; he grazes1 among the lilies. Footnotes [1] 2:16 Or he pastures his flock (ESV) Lamentations 3:24 (Listen) 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (ESV)