March 28   Numbers 31 Psalm 37:35-40 Proverbs 9:7-9 Luke 2:39-52 Pondering   “And He went down with them, and He continued in subjection to them, and His mother was treasuring all these things in her heart.  And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”  Luke 2:51-52 LSB   Earlier in chapter 2, when the shepherds came to visit Jesus, Luke said, “But Mary was treasuring all these things, pondering them in her heart.”  In the passage today, Luke

March 27   Numbers 29-30 Psalm 37:30-34 Proverbs 9:3-6 Luke 2:21-38 Waiting And Watching   “And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.  She was advanced in years having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four.  She never left the Temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.  And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God and continued to

March 26   Numbers 27-28 Psalm 37:23-29 Proverbs 9:1-2 Luke 2:1-20 Fit For A King   “And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the guest room.  In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.  And an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But

March 25   Numbers 26 Psalm 37:14-22 Proverbs 8:34-36 Luke 1:57-80 Under The Lord’s Care   “Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.  The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever, in times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.”  Psalm 37:16-19 NIV   “The blameless spend all the