Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
SEPTEMBER
24
PSALMS:
24, 54, 84, 114, 144
PROVERBS:
24
OLD
TESTAMENT:
JONAH 1:1 - 4:11
NEW
TESTAMENT:
REVELATION 5:1 - 14
PSALMS:
24
Of
David. A psalm.
1
The
earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the
world, and all who live in it;
2
for
he founded it upon the seas
and
established it upon the waters.
3
Who
may ascend the hill of the LORD?
Who
may stand in his holy place?
4
He
who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who
does not lift up his soul to an idol
or
swear by what is false. A
5
He
will receive blessing from the LORD
and
vindication from God his Savior.
6
Such
is the generation of those who seek him,
who
seek your face, O God of Jacob. B
Selah
7
Lift
up your heads, O you gates;
be
lifted up, you ancient doors,
that
the King of glory may come in.
8
Who
is this King of glory?
The
LORD strong and mighty,
the
LORD mighty in battle.
9
Lift
up your heads, O you gates;
lift
them up, you ancient doors,
that
the King of glory may come in.
10
Who
is he, this King of glory?
The
LORD Almighty--
he
is the King of glory. 1
Selah
2
PSALMS:
54
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil
A
of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, "Is not
David hiding among us?"
1
Save
me, O God, by your name;
vindicate
me by your might.
2
Hear
my prayer, O God;
listen
to the words of my mouth.
3
Strangers
are attacking me;
ruthless
men seek my life--
men
without regard for God.
Selah
4
Surely
God is my help;
the
Lord is the one who sustains me.
5
Let
evil recoil on those who slander me;
in
your faithfulness destroy them.
6
I
will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;
I
will praise your name, O LORD,
for
it is good.
7
For
he has delivered me from all my troubles,
and
my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes. 3
PSALMS:
84
For
the director of music. According to gittith.
A
Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1
How
lovely is your dwelling place,
O
LORD Almighty!
2
My
soul yearns, even faints,
for
the courts of the LORD;
my
heart and my flesh cry out
for
the living God.
3
Even
the sparrow has found a home,
and
the swallow a nest for herself,
where
she may have her young--
a
place near your altar,
O
LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4
Blessed
are those who dwell in your house;
they
are ever praising you.
Selah
5
Blessed
are those whose strength is in you,
who
have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
6
As
they pass through the Valley of Baca,
they
make it a place of springs;
the
autumn rains also cover it with pools. B
7
They
go from strength to strength,
till
each appears before God in Zion.
8
Hear
my prayer, O LORD God Almighty;
listen
to me, O God of Jacob.
Selah
9
Look
upon our shield, C
O God;
look
with favor on your anointed one. 4
10
Better
is one day in your courts
than
a thousand elsewhere;
I
would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than
dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11
For
the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the
LORD bestows favor and honor;
no
good thing does he withhold
from
those whose walk is blameless.
12
O
LORD Almighty,
blessed
is the man who trusts in you. 5
PSALMS:
114
1
When
Israel came out of Egypt,
the
house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
2
Judah
became God's sanctuary,
Israel
his dominion.
3
The
sea looked and fled,
the
Jordan turned back;
4
the
mountains skipped like rams,
the
hills like lambs.
5
Why
was it, O sea, that you fled,
O
Jordan, that you turned back,
6
you
mountains, that you skipped like rams,
you
hills, like lambs?
7
Tremble,
O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at
the presence of the God of Jacob,
8
who
turned the rock into a pool,
the
hard rock into springs of water. 6
PSALMS:
144
Of
David.
1
Praise
be to the LORD my Rock,
who
trains my hands for war,
my
fingers for battle.
2
He
is my loving God and my fortress,
my
stronghold and my deliverer,
my
shield, in whom I take refuge,
who
subdues peoples A
under me.
3
O
LORD, what is man that you care for him,
the
son of man that you think of him?
4
Man
is like a breath;
his
days are like a fleeting shadow.
5
Part
your heavens, O LORD, and come down;
touch
the mountains, so that they smoke.
6
Send
forth lightning and scatter the enemies;
shoot
your arrows and rout them.
7
Reach
down your hand from on high;
deliver
me and rescue me
from
the mighty waters,
from
the hands of foreigners
8
whose
mouths are full of lies,
whose
right hands are deceitful.
9
I
will sing a new song to you, O God;
on
the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
10
to
the One who gives victory to kings,
who
delivers his servant David from the deadly sword. 7
11
Deliver
me and rescue me
from
the hands of foreigners
whose
mouths are full of lies,
whose
right hands are deceitful.
12
Then
our sons in their youth
will
be like well-nurtured plants,
and
our daughters will be like pillars
carved
to adorn a palace.
13
Our
barns will be filled
with
every kind of provision.
Our
sheep will increase by thousands,
by
tens of thousands in our fields;
14
our
oxen will draw heavy loads. B
There
will be no breaching of walls,
no
going into captivity,
no
cry of distress in our streets.
15
Blessed
are the people of whom this is true;
blessed
are the people whose God is the LORD. 8
PROVERBS:
24
24
1
Do not envy wicked men,
do
not desire their company;
2
for
their hearts plot violence,
and
their lips talk about making trouble.
3
By
wisdom a house is built,
and
through understanding it is established;
4
through
knowledge its rooms are filled
with
rare and beautiful treasures.
5
A
wise man has great power,
and
a man of knowledge increases strength;
6
for
waging war you need guidance,
and
for victory many advisers.
7
Wisdom
is too high for a fool;
in
the assembly at the gate he has nothing to say.
8
He
who plots evil
will
be known as a schemer.
9
The
schemes of folly are sin,
and
men detest a mocker.
10
If
you falter in times of trouble,
how
small is your strength!
11
Rescue
those being led away to death;
hold
back those staggering toward slaughter.
12
If
you say, "But we knew nothing about this,"
does
not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does
not he who guards your life know it?
Will
he not repay each person according to what he has done? 9
13
Eat
honey, my son, for it is good;
honey
from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14
Know
also that wisdom is sweet to your soul;
if
you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and
your hope will not be cut off.
15
Do
not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man's house,
do
not raid his dwelling place;
16
for
though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again,
but
the wicked are brought down by calamity.
17
Do
not gloat when your enemy falls;
when
he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice,
18
or
the LORD will see and disapprove
and
turn his wrath away from him.
19
Do
not fret because of evil men
or
be envious of the wicked,
20
for
the evil man has no future hope,
and
the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21
Fear
the LORD and the king, my son,
and
do not join with the rebellious,
22
for
those two will send sudden destruction upon them,
and
who knows what calamities they can bring?
23
These
also are sayings of the wise:
To
show partiality in judging is not good:
24
Whoever
says to the guilty, "You are innocent"--
peoples
will curse him and nations denounce him.
25
But
it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and
rich blessing will come upon them. 10
26
An
honest answer
is
like a kiss on the lips.
27
Finish
your outdoor work
and
get your fields ready;
after
that, build your house.
28
Do
not testify against your neighbor without cause,
or
use your lips to deceive.
29
Do
not say, "I'll do to him as he has done to me;
I'll
pay that man back for what he did."
30
I
went past the field of the sluggard,
past
the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
31
thorns
had come up everywhere,
the
ground was covered with weeds,
and
the stone wall was in ruins.
32
I
applied my heart to what I observed
and
learned a lesson from what I saw:
33
A
little sleep, a little slumber,
a
little folding of the hands to rest--
34
and
poverty will come on you like a bandit
OLD
TESTAMENT:
JONAH 1:1 - 4:11
1
1
The
word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2
"Go
to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its
wickedness has come up before me."
3
But
Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to
Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the
fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.
4
Then
the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose
that the ship threatened to break up. 5
All
the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they
threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.
But
Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep
sleep. 6
The
captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and
call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not
perish."
7
Then
the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find
out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and
the lot fell on Jonah.
8
So
they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this
trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your
country? From what people are you?"
9
He
answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of
heaven, who made the sea and the land."
10
This
terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They
knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told
them so.)
11
The
sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What
should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"
12
"Pick
me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will
become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has
come upon you."
13
Instead,
the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for
the sea grew even wilder than before. 14
Then
they cried to the LORD, "O LORD, please do not let us die for
taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an
innocent man, for you, O LORD, have done as you pleased." 15
Then
they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew
calm. 16
At
this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to
the LORD and made vows to him.
17But
the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside
the fish three days and three nights.
"In
my distress I called to the LORD,
and
he answered me.
From
the depths of the grave A
I called for help,
and
you listened to my cry.
3
You
hurled me into the deep,
into
the very heart of the seas,
and
the currents swirled about me;
all
your waves and breakers
swept
over me.
4
I
said, `I have been banished
from
your sight;
yet
I will look again
toward
your holy temple.'
5
The
engulfing waters threatened me, B
the
deep surrounded me;
seaweed
was wrapped around my head.
6
To
the roots of the mountains I sank down;
the
earth beneath barred me in forever.
But
you brought my life up from the pit,
O
LORD my God.
7
"When
my life was ebbing away,
I
remembered you, LORD,
and
my prayer rose to you,
to
your holy temple.
8
"Those
who cling to worthless idols
forfeit
the grace that could be theirs. 13
9
But
I, with a song of thanksgiving,
will
sacrifice to you.
What
I have vowed I will make good.
Salvation
comes from the LORD."
10
And
the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
3
1
Then
the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2
"Go
to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give
you."
3
Jonah
obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a
very important city--a visit required three days. 4
On
the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: "Forty
more days and Nineveh will be overturned."
5
The
Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from
the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
6
When
the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took
off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in
the dust. 7
Then
he issued a proclamation in Nineveh:
"By
the decree of the king and his nobles:
Do
not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let
them eat or drink.
8
But
let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call
urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.
9
Who
knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce
anger so that we will not perish."
10
When
God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he
had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had
threatened.14
4
1
But
Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. 2
He
prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was
still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew
that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and
abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. 3
Now,
O LORD, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to
live."
4
But
the LORD replied, "Have
you any right to be angry?"
5
Jonah
went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made
himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would
happen to the city. 6
Then
the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give
shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy
about the vine. 7
But
at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so
that it withered. 8
When
the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed
on Jonah's head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said,
"It would be better for me to die than to live."
9
But
God said to Jonah, "Do
you have a right to be angry about the vine?"
"I
do," he said. "I am angry enough to die."
10
But
the LORD said, "You
have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or
make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight.
11
But
Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot
tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well.
Should I not be concerned about that great city?"
15
NEW
TESTAMENT:
REVELATION 5:1 - 14
5
1
Then
I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with
writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2
And
I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who
is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?"
3
But
no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll
or even look inside it. 4
I
wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the
scroll or look inside. 5
Then
one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the
tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open
the scroll and its seven seals."
6
Then
I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center
of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders.
He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits A
of God sent out into all the earth. 7
He
came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the
throne. 8
And
when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four
elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were
holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the
saints. 9
And
they sang a new song:
"You
are worthy to take the scroll
and
to open its seals,
because
you were slain,
and
with your blood you purchased men for God
from
every tribe and language and people and nation.
10
You
have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and
they will reign on the earth."
11
Then
I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon
thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the
throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12
In
a loud voice they sang:
"Worthy
is the Lamb, who was slain,
to
receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and
honor and glory and praise!"
13
Then
I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and
on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: 16
"To
him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be
praise and honor and glory and power,
for
ever and ever!"
14
The
four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell
down and worshiped. 17
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John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H
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