January 4, 2020 - THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS

Day 4 - (Today’s Bible readings: Isaiah 28:14-29; Psalm 4; John 2:23-3:15)

THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS

♬? On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
Eleven Pipers Piping (11 Faithful Disciples)
Ten Lords a Leaping (10 Commandments)
Nine Ladies Dancing (9 Fruits of the Spirit)
Eight Maids a-Milking (8 Beatitudes)
Seven Swans a-Swimming (7 Gifts of the Spirit)
Six Geese a Laying (Six days of Creation)
Five Golden Rings (The Pentateuch... first 5 books of the Bible)
Four Calling Birds (The 4 Gospels... Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)
Three French Hens (The Holy Trinity... Father, Son and Holy Spirit)
Two Turtle Doves (The Old and New Testaments)
A Partridge in a Pear Tree. (JESUS)

The Eleven Pipers Piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples. 
1) Simon Peter, 2) Andrew, 3) James, 4) John, 5) Philip, 6) Bartholomew, 7) Matthew, 8) Thomas, 9) James bar Alphaeus, 10) Simon the Zealot, 11) Judas bar James. The list does not include the twelfth disciple, Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus to the religious leaders and the Romans, nor does it include Matthias, the replacement for Judas. 

Dearest Lord Jesus, may I be faithful to You, just like the disciples. To this end, please give me a hunger to read and learn more from Your Word this year. Amen. 

“See” you in church tomorrow!

Pastor David Paape 

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings from the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-lcc-and-nalc-compile-three-year-schedule-of-daily-bible-readings
Then scroll down to 2019 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless your meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!