Lent

Wednesday in Lent

Wednesday, February 24, 2027

FIRST READING

Jeremiah 30:12-22

Verse 12. For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. Verse 13. There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. Verse 14. All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. Verse 15. Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you. Verse 16. Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries— every one of them— will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided. Verse 17. But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.” Verse 18. This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place. Verse 19. Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled. Verse 20. Their children will be as in days of old, and their congregation will be established before Me; and I will punish all their oppressors. Verse 21. Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” Verse 22. “And you will be My people, and I will be your God.”

PSALM

Psalm 105:1-11, 37-45

Verse 1. Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Verse 2. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.
Verse 3. Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Verse 4. Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Verse 5. Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Verse 6. O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
Verse 7. He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
Verse 8. He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
Verse 9. the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Verse 10. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
Verse 11. “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
Verse 37. He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.
Verse 38. Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
Verse 39. He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
Verse 40. They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Verse 41. He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.
Verse 42. For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
Verse 43. He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
Verse 44. He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
Verse 45. that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

SECOND READING

John 12:36-43

Verse 36. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them. Verse 37. Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. Verse 38. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Verse 39. For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: Verse 40. “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” Verse 41. Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. Verse 42. Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. Verse 43. For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.