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5Take me by the hand;Lead me down the path of truth.You are my Savior, aren’t you?
7Forget that I sowed wild oats;Mark me with your sign of love.Plan only the best for me, God!
11Keep up your reputation, God;Forgive my bad life;It’s been a very bad life.
9,10Jesus said, "Today is salvation day in this home! Here he is: Zacchaeus, son of Abraham! For the Son of Man came to find and restore the lost."
20,21"The next servant said, ‘Master, here’s your money safe and sound. I kept it hidden in the cellar. To tell you the truth, I was a little afraid. I know you have high standards and hate sloppiness, and don’t suffer fools gladly.’
35,36They brought the colt to Jesus. Then, throwing their coats on its back, they helped Jesus get on. As he rode, the people gave him a grand welcome, throwing their coats on the street.
6"‘And you, Pashur, you and everyone in your family will be taken prisoner into exile—that’s right, exile in Babylon. You’ll die and be buried there, you and all your cronies to whom you preached your lies.’"* * *
11But God, a most fierce warrior, is at my side.Those who are after me will be sent sprawling—Slapstick buffoons falling all over themselves,a spectacle of humiliation no one will ever forget.
13Sing to God! All praise to God!He saves the weak from the grip of the wicked.* * *
41-48Let your love, God, shape my lifewith salvation, exactly as you promised;Then I’ll be able to stand up to mockerybecause I trusted your Word.Don’t ever deprive me of truth, not ever—your commandments are what I depend on.Oh, I’ll guard with my life what you’ve revealed to me,guard it now, guard it ever;And I’ll stride freely through wide open spacesas I look for your truth and your wisdom;Then I’ll tell the world what I find,speak out boldly in public, unembarrassed.I cherish your commandments—oh, how I love them!—relishing every fragment of your counsel.* * *
145-152I call out at the top of my lungs,"God! Answer! I’ll do whatever you say."I called to you, "Save meso I can carry out all your instructions."I was up before sunrise,crying for help, hoping for a word from you.I stayed awake all night,prayerfully pondering your promise.In your love, listen to me;in your justice, God, keep me alive.As those out to get me come closer and closer,they go farther and farther from the truth you reveal;But you’re the closest of all to me, God,and all your judgments true.I’ve known all along from the evidence of your wordsthat you meant them to last forever.* * *
153-160Take a good look at my trouble, and help me—I haven’t forgotten your revelation.Take my side and get me out of this;give me back my life, just as you promised."Salvation" is only gibberish to the wickedbecause they’ve never looked it up in your dictionary.Your mercies, God, run into the billions;following your guidelines, revive me.My antagonists are too many to count,but I don’t swerve from the directions you gave.I took one look at the quitters and was filled with loathing;they walked away from your promises so casually!Take note of how I love what you tell me;out of your life of love, prolong my life.Your words all add up to the sum total: Truth.Your righteous decisions are eternal.* * *
9,10Guide slaves into being loyal workers, a bonus to their masters—no back talk, no petty thievery. Then their good character will shine through their actions, adding luster to the teaching of our Savior God.
11-14God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s available for everyone! We’re being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.
1-6It wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief, and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, all of us doing what we felt like doing, when we felt like doing it, all of us in the same boat. It’s a wonder God didn’t lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us! Then he picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah.
7-10Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role. If we did, we’d probably go around bragging that we’d done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.
11-13But don’t take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God’s ways had no idea of any of this, didn’t know the first thing about the way God works, hadn’t the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God’s covenants and promises in Israel, hadn’t a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ—dying that death, shedding that blood—you who were once out of it altogether are in on everything.
16-19O Master, these are the conditions in which people live,and yes, in these very conditions my spirit is still alive—fully recovered with a fresh infusion of life!It seems it was good for meto go through all those troubles.Throughout them all you held tight to my lifeline.You never let me tumble over the edge into nothing.But my sins you let go of,threw them over your shoulder—good riddance!The dead don’t thank you,and choirs don’t sing praises from the morgue.Those buried six feet underdon’t witness to your faithful ways.It’s the living—live men, live women—who thank you,just as I’m doing right now.Parents give their childrenfull reports on your faithful ways.* * *
20God saves and will save me.As fiddles and mandolins strike up the tunes,We’ll sing, oh we’ll sing, sing,for the rest of our lives in the Sanctuary of God.
21,22Isaiah had said, "Prepare a poultice of figs and put it on the boil so he may recover."Hezekiah had said, "What is my cue that it’s all right to enter again the Sanctuary of God?"
1Who believes what we’ve heard and seen?Who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?
2-6The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling,a scrubby plant in a parched field.There was nothing attractive about him,nothing to cause us to take a second look.He was looked down on and passed over,a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand.One look at him and people turned away.We looked down on him, thought he was scum.But the fact is, it was our pains he carried—our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us.We thought he brought it on himself,that God was punishing him for his own failures.But it was our sins that did that to him,that ripped and tore and crushed him—our sins!He took the punishment, and that made us whole.Through his bruises we get healed.We’re all like sheep who’ve wandered off and gotten lost.We’ve all done our own thing, gone our own way.And God has piled all our sins, everything we’ve done wrong,on him, on him.
11,12Out of that terrible travail of soul,he’ll see that it’s worth it and be glad he did it.Through what he experienced, my righteous one, my servant,will make many "righteous ones,"as he himself carries the burden of their sins.Therefore I’ll reward him extravagantly—the best of everything, the highest honors—Because he looked death in the face and didn’t flinch,because he embraced the company of the lowest.He took on his own shoulders the sin of the many,he took up the cause of all the black sheep.
1Listen to this, Israel. God is calling you to account—and I mean all of you, everyone connected with the family that he delivered out of Egypt. Listen!
8The lion has roared—who isn’t frightened?God has spoken—what prophet can keep quiet?* * *
12God’s Message:"In the same way that a shepherdtrying to save a lamb from a lionManages to recoverjust a pair of legs or the scrap of an ear,So will little be saved of the Israeliteswho live in Samaria—A couple of old chairs at most,the broken leg of a table.
7Practice God’s law—get a reputation for wisdom;hang out with a loose crowd—embarrass your family.
13You can’t whitewash your sins and get by with it;you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.
18Walk straight—live well and be saved;a devious life is a doomed life.
1-4It’s crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we’ve heard so that we don’t drift off. If the old message delivered by the angels was valid and nobody got away with anything, do you think we can risk neglecting this latest message, this magnificent salvation? First of all, it was delivered in person by the Master, then accurately passed on to us by those who heard it from him. All the while God was validating it with gifts through the Holy Spirit, all sorts of signs and miracles, as he saw fit.
10-13It makes good sense that the God who got everything started and keeps everything going now completes the work by making the Salvation Pioneer perfect through suffering as he leads all these people to glory. Since the One who saves and those who are saved have a common origin, Jesus doesn’t hesitate to treat them as family, saying,I’ll tell my good friends, my brothers and sisters, all I knowabout you;I’ll join them in worship and praise to you.Again, he puts himself in the same family circle when he says,Even I live by placing my trust in God.And yet again,I’m here with the children God gave me.
14,15Since the children are made of flesh and blood, it’s logical that the Savior took on flesh and blood in order to rescue them by his death. By embracing death, taking it into himself, he destroyed the Devil’s hold on death and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death.
8-19Thank God! Call out his Name!Tell the whole world who he is and what he’s done!Sing to him! Play songs for him!Broadcast all his wonders!Revel in his holy Name,God-seekers, be jubilant!Study God and his strength,seek his presence day and night;Remember all the wonders he performed,the miracles and judgments that came out of his mouth.Seed of Israel his servant!Children of Jacob, his first choice!He is God, our God;wherever you go you come on his judgments and decisions.He keeps his commitments across thousandsof generations, the covenant he commanded,The same one he made with Abraham,the very one he swore to Isaac;He posted it in big block letters to Jacob,this eternal covenant with Israel:"I give you the land of Canaan,this is your inheritance;Even though you’re not much to look at,a few straggling strangers."
28,29Shout Bravo! to God, families of the peoples,in awe of the Glory, in awe of the Strength: Bravo!Shout Bravo! to his famous Name,lift high an offering and enter his presence!Stand resplendent in his robes of holiness!
34-36Give thanks to God—he is goodand his love never quits.Say, "Save us, Savior God,round us up and get us out of these godless places,So we can give thanks to your holy Name,and bask in your life of praise."Blessed be God, the God of Israel,from everlasting to everlasting.Then everybody said, "Yes! Amen!" and "Praise God!"* * *
21He replied, "My mother and brothers are the ones who hear and do God’s Word. Obedience is thicker than blood."
22-24One day he and his disciples got in a boat. "Let’s cross the lake," he said. And off they went. It was smooth sailing, and he fell asleep. A terrific storm came up suddenly on the lake. Water poured in, and they were about to capsize. They woke Jesus: "Master, Master, we’re going to drown!"Getting to his feet, he told the wind, "Silence!" and the waves, "Quiet down!" They did it. The lake became smooth as glass.
48Jesus said, "Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!"
3-5What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.
8,9You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don’t see him, yet you trust him—with laughter and singing. Because you kept on believing, you’ll get what you’re looking forward to: total salvation.
18-21Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb. And this was no afterthought. Even though it has only lately—at the end of the ages—become public knowledge, God always knew he was going to do this for you. It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God.
7,8"But blessed is the man who trusts me, God,the woman who sticks with God.They’re like trees replanted in Eden,putting down roots near the rivers—Never a worry through the hottest of summers,never dropping a leaf,Serene and calm through droughts,bearing fresh fruit every season.* * *
12,13From early on your Sanctuary was set high,a throne of glory, exalted!O God, you’re the hope of Israel.All who leave you end up as fools,Deserters with nothing to show for their lives,who walk off from God, fountain of living waters—and wind up dead!* * *
14-18God, pick up the pieces.Put me back together again.You are my praise!Listen to how they talk about me:"So where’s this ‘Word of God’?We’d like to see something happen!"But it wasn’t my idea to call for Doomsday.I never wanted trouble.You know what I’ve said.It’s all out in the open before you.Don’t add to my troubles.Give me some relief!Let those who harass me be harassed, not me.Let them be disgraced, not me.Bring down upon them the day of doom.Lower the boom. Boom!
1,2I, Jude, am a slave to Jesus Christ and brother to James, writing to those loved by God the Father, called and kept safe by Jesus Christ. Relax, everything’s going to be all right; rest, everything’s coming together; open your hearts, love is on the way!
3,4Dear friends, I’ve dropped everything to write you about this life of salvation that we have in common. I have to write insisting—begging!—that you fight with everything you have in you for this faith entrusted to us as a gift to guard and cherish. What has happened is that some people have infiltrated our ranks (our Scriptures warned us this would happen), who beneath their pious skin are shameless scoundrels. Their design is to replace the sheer grace of our God with sheer license—which means doing away with Jesus Christ, our one and only Master.
24,25And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating—to our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and now, and to the end of all time. Yes.
8-10So don’t be embarrassed to speak up for our Master or for me, his prisoner. Take your share of suffering for the Message along with the rest of us. We can only keep on going, after all, by the power of God, who first saved us and then called us to this holy work. We had nothing to do with it. It was all his idea, a gift prepared for us in Jesus long before we knew anything about it. But we know it now. Since the appearance of our Savior, nothing could be plainer: death defeated, life vindicated in a steady blaze of light, all through the work of Jesus.
11,12This is the Message I’ve been set apart to proclaim as preacher, emissary, and teacher. It’s also the cause of all this trouble I’m in. But I have no regrets. I couldn’t be more sure of my ground—the One I’ve trusted in can take care of what he’s trusted me to do right to the end.
13,14So keep at your work, this faith and love rooted in Christ, exactly as I set it out for you. It’s as sound as the day you first heard it from me. Guard this precious thing placed in your custody by the Holy Spirit who works in us.
8-12Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing.Whoever wants to embrace lifeand see the day fill up with good,Here’s what you do:Say nothing evil or hurtful;Snub evil and cultivate good;run after peace for all you’re worth.God looks on all this with approval,listening and responding well to what he’s asked;But he turns his backon those who do evil things.
13-18If with heart and soul you’re doing good, do you think you can be stopped? Even if you suffer for it, you’re still better off. Don’t give the opposition a second thought. Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ, your Master. Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you’re living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy. Keep a clear conscience before God so that when people throw mud at you, none of it will stick. They’ll end up realizing that they’re the ones who need a bath. It’s better to suffer for doing good, if that’s what God wants, than to be punished for doing bad. That’s what Christ did definitively: suffered because of others’ sins, the Righteous One for the unrighteous ones. He went through it all—was put to death and then made alive—to bring us to God.
19-22He went and proclaimed God’s salvation to earlier generations who ended up in the prison of judgment because they wouldn’t listen. You know, even though God waited patiently all the days that Noah built his ship, only a few were saved then, eight to be exact—saved from the water by the water. The waters of baptism do that for you, not by washing away dirt from your skin but by presenting you through Jesus’ resurrection before God with a clear conscience. Jesus has the last word on everything and everyone, from angels to armies. He’s standing right alongside God, and what he says goes.
3-6How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
7-10Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we’re a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.
13,14It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit. This down payment from God is the first installment on what’s coming, a reminder that we’ll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.
1-7So, my son, throw yourself into this work for Christ. Pass on what you heard from me—the whole congregation saying Amen!—to reliable leaders who are competent to teach others. When the going gets rough, take it on the chin with the rest of us, the way Jesus did. A soldier on duty doesn’t get caught up in making deals at the marketplace. He concentrates on carrying out orders. An athlete who refuses to play by the rules will never get anywhere. It’s the diligent farmer who gets the produce. Think it over. God will make it all plain.
8-13Fix this picture firmly in your mind: Jesus, descended from the line of David, raised from the dead. It’s what you’ve heard from me all along. It’s what I’m sitting in jail for right now—but God’s Word isn’t in jail! That’s why I stick it out here—so that everyone God calls will get in on the salvation of Christ in all its glory. This is a sure thing:If we die with him, we’ll live with him;If we stick it out with him, we’ll rule with him;If we turn our backs on him, he’ll turn his back on us;If we give up on him, he does not give up—for there’s no way he can be false to himself.
22-26Run away from childish indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God’s servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to escape the Devil’s trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced to run his errands.