DAILY GUIDE

February 2024

Confession of Sin & Words of Assurance

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.

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“The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalm 103:8–12)

Scripture Reading

  • February 1 - Psalm 24, 2 Peter 3
  • February 2 - Psalm 25, Jude
  • February 3 - (No reading)
  • February 4 - (No reading)
  • February 5 - Psalm 26, Luke 1
  • February 6 - Psalm 27, Luke 2
  • February 7 - Psalm 28, Luke 3
  • February 8 - Psalm 29, Luke 4-5
  • February 9 - Psalm 30, Luke 6
  • February 10 - (No reading)
  • February 11 - (No reading)
  • February 12 - Psalm 31, Luke 7
  • February 13 - Psalm 32, Luke 8-9
  • February 14 - Psalm 33, Luke 10
  • February 15 - Psalm 34, Luke 11
  • February 16 - Psalm 35, Luke 12-13
  • February 17 - (No reading)
  • February 18 - (No reading)
  • February 19 - Psalm 36, Luke 14
  • February 20 - Psalm 37, Luke 15
  • February 21 - Psalm 38, Luke 16-17
  • February 22 - Psalm 39, Luke 18
  • February 23 - Psalm 40, Luke 19
  • February 24 - (No reading)
  • February 25 - (No reading)
  • February 26 - Psalm 41, Luke 20-21
  • February 27 - Psalm 42, Luke 22
  • February 28 - Psalm 43, Luke 23
  • February 29 - Psalm 44, Luke 24, John 1

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Memory Verse

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” (Luke 19:10)

Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.

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Prayer

Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Resources

Luke Introduction

Author, Date, and Recipients

Luke was a physician (Col. 4:14) and a travel companion of the apostle Paul. He wrote this Gospel and its sequel, the book of Acts. The earliest possible date of Luke–Acts is immediately after the events that Luke recorded in Acts 28, which would have been c. A.D. 62. Both Luke and Acts are addressed to “Theophilus” (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1), about whom nothing more is known. Luke’s broader audience consisted primarily of Gentile Christians like Theophilus who had already “been taught” (Luke 1:4) about Jesus.

Theme

The gospel is for all, Jews and Gentiles alike, since Jesus is the promised one of God as prophesied in the OT and as seen in God’s saving activity in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. The Christian traditions Luke’s readers have received are true; by believing in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, they will receive the promised Holy Spirit whom he gives to all who follow him.

Purpose

Luke probably had several goals in writing: (1) to assure his readers of the truth of what they had been taught; (2) to help them understand how Israel’s rejection of Jesus and the Gentiles’ entrance into the kingdom of God are part of God’s plan; (3) to clarify that Jesus did not teach that his bodily return would come immediately but that there would be a period between his resurrection and his return; and (4) to emphasize that they need not fear any mere earthly power such as Rome.

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