Tuesday in Lent

1Verse 1. But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen. 2Verse 2. This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3Verse 3. For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring. 4Verse 4. They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams. 5Verse 5. One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.” 6Verse 6. Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me. 7Verse 7. Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. 8Verse 8. Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”

14Verse 14. Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words. 15Verse 15. These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day! 16Verse 16. No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17Verse 17. ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 18Verse 18. Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19Verse 19. I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20Verse 20. The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. 21Verse 21. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ 22Verse 22. Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. 23Verse 23. He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. 24Verse 24. But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.