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There shall come forth a shoot
from the stump of Jesse:
and a branch shall grow out of its roots,
and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him:
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might:
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see:
or decide by what his ears hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor:
and decide with equity
for the meek of the earth.
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb:
and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
and the calf and the lion cub together:
and a little child shall lead them.
They shall not hurt or destroy
in all my holy mountain:
for the earth shall be full
of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
New Testament Reading - The image of the invisible God
11We are praying, too, that you will be filled with his mighty, glorious strength so that you can keep going no matter what happens — always full of the joy of the Lord, 12and always thankful to the Father who has made us fit to share all the wonderful things that belong to those who live in the Kingdom of light. 13For he has rescued us out of the darkness and gloom of Satan’s kingdom and brought us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14who bought our freedom with his blood and forgave us all our sins.
15 Christ is the exact likeness of the unseen God. He existed before God made anything at all,a and, in fact, 16Christ himself is the Creator who made everything in heaven and earth, the things we can see and the things we can’t; the spirit world with its kings and kingdoms, its rulers and authorities; all were made by Christ for his own use and glory. 17He was before all else began and it is his power that holds everything together. 18He is the Head of the body made up of his people — that is, his Church — which he began; and he is the Leader of all those who arise from the dead,b so that he is first in everything; 19for God wanted all of himself to be in his Son.
20It was through what his Son did that God cleared a path for everything to come to him — all things in heaven and on earth — for Christ’s death on the cross has made peace with God for all by his blood.
. . . . . Colossians 1:11-20- Literally, “He is the firstborn of all creation.”
- Literally, “he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead.”
Intercession
Pray for 5 people on your heart ending with the prayer below.
Have mercy, O Lord, upon us,
as we have hoped in you
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Give justice to the orphan and the oppressed
and break the power of wickedness and evil.
Christ, have mercy. E te Karaiti, kia aroha mai.
Lord, hear our prayer
and answer us in your righteousness.
Lord, have mercy. E te Ariki, kia aroha mai.
Amen.
