January 2: Joshua 1:9; Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 40:3; Psalm 81:1–2; Isaiah 42:10; Acts 28:15; Romans 13:11–14; Exodus 30:1; Exodus 30:6–8; Psalm 141:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Hebrews 7:25; 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 8:4 - a podcast by Crossway

Sing to the Lord a new song.

Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.—He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”—“The joy of the Lord is your strength.”—Paul thanked God and took courage.

Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Joshua 1:9 (Listen)

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Nehemiah 8:10 (Listen)

10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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Psalm 40:3 (Listen)

3   He put a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
  Many will see and fear,
    and put their trust in the LORD.

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Psalm 81:1–2 (Listen)

Oh, That My People Would Listen to Me

To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith.¹ Of Asaph.

81   Sing aloud to God our strength;
    shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
2   Raise a song; sound the tambourine,
    the sweet lyre with the harp.

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Isaiah 42:10 (Listen)

Sing to the Lord a New Song

10   Sing to the LORD a new song,
    his praise from the end of the earth,
  you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
    the coastlands and their inhabitants.

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Acts 28:15 (Listen)

15 And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

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Romans 13:11–14 (Listen)

11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!

“You shall make an altar on which to burn incense…. And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it… And when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.”

Consequently, [Jesus] is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.—And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.

You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Pray without ceasing.

Exodus 30:1 (Listen)

The Altar of Incense

30 “You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

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Exodus 30:6–8 (Listen)

6 And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it, 8 and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations.

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Psalm 141:2 (Listen)

2   Let my prayer be counted as incense before you,
    and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!

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1 Thessalonians 5:17 (Listen)

17 pray without ceasing,

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Hebrews 7:25 (Listen)

25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost¹ those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

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1 Peter 2:5 (Listen)

5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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Revelation 8:4 (Listen)

4 and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.

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