THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: April 15

Saturday, October 24, 2009

April 15

Genesis 1:1 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

APRIL 15

PSALMS: 15, 45, 75,105, 135

PROVERBS: 15

OLD TESTAMENT

1 CHRONICLES 1:1 - 2:17

NEW TESTAMENT

ACTS 23:11 - 25

PSALMS: 15

A psalm of David.

1LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?

Who may live on your holy hill?

2He whose walk is blameless

and who does what is righteous,

who speaks the truth from his heart

3and has no slander on his tongue,

who does his neighbor no wrong

and casts no slur on his fellowman,

4who despises a vile man

but honors those who fear the LORD,

who keeps his oath

even when it hurts,

5who lends his money without usury

and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things

will never be shaken. [1]

PSALMS: 45

For the director of music. To the tune of "Lilies." Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.A A wedding song.

1My heart is stirred by a noble theme

as I recite my verses for the king;

my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

2You are the most excellent of men

and your lips have been anointed with grace,

since God has blessed you forever.

3Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one;

clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.

4In your majesty ride forth victoriously

in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness;

let your right hand display awesome deeds.

5Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies;

let the nations fall beneath your feet.

6Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;

a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

7You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions

by anointing you with the oil of joy.

8All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia;

from palaces adorned with ivory

the music of the strings makes you glad.

9Daughters of kings are among your honored women;

at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.

10Listen, O daughter, consider and give ear:

Forget your people and your father's house. [2]

11The king is enthralled by your beauty;

honor him, for he is your lord.

12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift,B

men of wealth will seek your favor.

13All glorious is the princess within her chamber;

her gown is interwoven with gold.

14In embroidered garments she is led to the king;

her virgin companions follow her

and are brought to you.

15They are led in with joy and gladness;

they enter the palace of the king.

16Your sons will take the place of your fathers;

you will make them princes throughout the land.

17I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;

therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever. [3]

PSALMS: 75

For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A psalm of Asaph. A song.

1We give thanks to you, O God,

we give thanks, for your Name is near;

men tell of your wonderful deeds.

2You say, "I choose the appointed time;

it is I who judge uprightly.

3When the earth and all its people quake,

it is I who hold its pillars firm.

Selah

4To the arrogant I say, `Boast no more,'

and to the wicked, `Do not lift up your horns.

5Do not lift your horns against heaven;

do not speak with outstretched neck.' "

6No one from the east or the west

or from the desert can exalt a man.

7But it is God who judges:

He brings one down, he exalts another.

8In the hand of the LORD is a cup

full of foaming wine mixed with spices;

he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth

drink it down to its very dregs.

9As for me, I will declare this forever;

I will sing praise to the God of Jacob.

10I will cut off the horns of all the wicked,

but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up. [4]

PSALMS: 105

1Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;

make known among the nations what he has done.

2Sing to him, sing praise to him;

tell of all his wonderful acts.

3Glory in his holy name;

let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4Look to the LORD and his strength;

seek his face always.

5Remember the wonders he has done,

his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,

6O descendants of Abraham his servant,

O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

7He is the LORD our God;

his judgments are in all the earth.

8He remembers his covenant forever,

the word he commanded, for a thousand generations,

9the covenant he made with Abraham,

the oath he swore to Isaac.

10He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,

to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

11"To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the portion you will inherit."

12When they were but few in number,

few indeed, and strangers in it,

13they wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

14He allowed no one to oppress them;

for their sake he rebuked kings:

15"Do not touch my anointed ones;

do my prophets no harm." [5]

16He called down famine on the land

and destroyed all their supplies of food;

17and he sent a man before them--

Joseph, sold as a slave.

18They bruised his feet with shackles,

his neck was put in irons,

19till what he foretold came to pass,

till the word of the LORD proved him true.

20The king sent and released him,

the ruler of peoples set him free.

21He made him master of his household,

ruler over all he possessed,

22to instruct his princes as he pleased

and teach his elders wisdom.

23Then Israel entered Egypt;

Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

24The LORD made his people very fruitful;

he made them too numerous for their foes,

25whose hearts he turned to hate his people,

to conspire against his servants.

26He sent Moses his servant,

and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

27They performed his miraculous signs among them,

his wonders in the land of Ham.

28He sent darkness and made the land dark--

for had they not rebelled against his words?

29He turned their waters into blood,

causing their fish to die.

30Their land teemed with frogs,

which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.

31He spoke, and there came swarms of flies,

and gnats throughout their country.

32He turned their rain into hail,

with lightning throughout their land; [6]

33he struck down their vines and fig trees

and shattered the trees of their country.

34He spoke, and the locusts came,

grasshoppers without number;

35they ate up every green thing in their land,

ate up the produce of their soil.

36Then he struck down all the firstborn in their land,

the firstfruits of all their manhood.

37He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,

and from among their tribes no one faltered.

38Egypt was glad when they left,

because dread of Israel had fallen on them.

39He spread out a cloud as a covering,

and a fire to give light at night.

40They asked, and he brought them quail

and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41He opened the rock, and water gushed out;

like a river it flowed in the desert.

42For he remembered his holy promise

given to his servant Abraham.

43He brought out his people with rejoicing,

his chosen ones with shouts of joy;

44he gave them the lands of the nations,

and they fell heir to what others had toiled for--

45that they might keep his precepts

and observe his laws.

Praise the LORD.A [7]

PSALMS: 135

1Praise the LORD.A

Praise the name of the LORD;

praise him, you servants of the LORD,

2you who minister in the house of the LORD,

in the courts of the house of our God.

3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.

4For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own,

Israel to be his treasured possession.

5I know that the LORD is great,

that our Lord is greater than all gods.

6The LORD does whatever pleases him,

in the heavens and on the earth,

in the seas and all their depths.

7He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;

he sends lightning with the rain

and brings out the wind from his storehouses.

8He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

the firstborn of men and animals.

9He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt,

against Pharaoh and all his servants.

10He struck down many nations

and killed mighty kings--

11Sihon king of the Amorites,

Og king of Bashan

and all the kings of Canaan--

12and he gave their land as an inheritance,

an inheritance to his people Israel. [8]

13Your name, O LORD, endures forever,

your renown, O LORD, through all generations.

14For the LORD will vindicate his people

and have compassion on his servants.

15The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

made by the hands of men.

16They have mouths, but cannot speak,

eyes, but they cannot see;

17they have ears, but cannot hear,

nor is there breath in their mouths.

18Those who make them will be like them,

and so will all who trust in them.

19O house of Israel, praise the LORD;

O house of Aaron, praise the LORD;

20O house of Levi, praise the LORD;

you who fear him, praise the LORD.

21Praise be to the LORD from Zion,

to him who dwells in Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD. [9]

PROVERBS: 15

151 A gentle answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.

2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

3The eyes of the LORD are everywhere,

keeping watch on the wicked and the good.

4The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,

but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

5A fool spurns his father's discipline,

but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

6The house of the righteous contains great treasure,

but the income of the wicked brings them trouble.

7The lips of the wise spread knowledge;

not so the hearts of fools.

8The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,

but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

9The LORD detests the way of the wicked

but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

10Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path;

he who hates correction will die.

11Death and DestructionA lie open before the LORD--

how much more the hearts of men! [10]

12A mocker resents correction;

he will not consult the wise.

13A happy heart makes the face cheerful,

but heartache crushes the spirit.

14The discerning heart seeks knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

15All the days of the oppressed are wretched,

but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

16Better a little with the fear of the LORD

than great wealth with turmoil.

17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love

than a fattened calf with hatred.

18A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,

but a patient man calms a quarrel.

19The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,

but the path of the upright is a highway.

20A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

21Folly delights a man who lacks judgment,

but a man of understanding keeps a straight course.

22Plans fail for lack of counsel,

but with many advisers they succeed. [11]

23A man finds joy in giving an apt reply--

and how good is a timely word!

24The path of life leads upward for the wise

to keep him from going down to the grave.B

25The LORD tears down the proud man's house

but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.

26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked,

but those of the pure are pleasing to him.

27A greedy man brings trouble to his family,

but he who hates bribes will live.

28The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,

but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

29The LORD is far from the wicked

but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

30A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,

and good news gives health to the bones.

31He who listens to a life-giving rebuke

will be at home among the wise.

32He who ignores discipline despises himself,

but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. [12]

33The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom,C

and humility comes before honor. [13] [14]

OLD TESTAMENT

1 CHRONICLES 1:1 - 2:17

11 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

4The sons of Noah:A

Shem, Ham and Japheth.

5The sonsB of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

6The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, RiphathC and Togarmah.

7The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim and the Rodanim.

8The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim,D Put and Canaan.

9The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush was the fatherE of

Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on earth.

11Mizraim was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,F and of the Hittites, 14

Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites [15]and Hamathites.

17The sons of Shem:

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of AramG:

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

19Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,H because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

20Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal,I Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

24Shem, Arphaxad,J Shelah,

25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26Serug, Nahor, Terah

27and Abram (that is, Abraham).

28The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

29These were their descendants: [16]

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

32The sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

33The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah.

All these were descendants of Keturah.

34Abraham was the father of Isaac.

The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.

35The sons of Esau:

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

36The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,K Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.L

37The sons of Reuel:

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

38The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

39The sons of Lotan: [17]

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan's sister.

40The sons of Shobal:

Alvan,M Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.

41The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,N Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

42The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.O

The sons of DishanP:

Uz and Aran.

43These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reignedQ:

Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.

46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

47When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

48When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the riverR succeeded him as king. [18]

49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor succeeded him as king.

50When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,S and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51Hadad also died.

The chiefs of Edom were:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

21These were the sons of Israel:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

3The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD's sight; so the LORD put him to death. 4Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

5The sons of Perez:

Hezron and Hamul.

6The sons of Zerah:

Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and DardaA--five in all. [19]

7The son of Carmi:

Achar,B who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.C

8The son of Ethan:

Azariah.

9The sons born to Hezron were:

Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.D

10Ram was the father of

Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah. 11Nahshon was the father of Salmon,E Salmon the father of Boaz, 12Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.

13Jesse was the father of

Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, 14the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai, 15the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. 16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel. 17Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. [20]

NEW TESTAMENT

ACTS 23:11 - 35

11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

12The next morning the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13More than forty men were involved in this plot. 14They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. 15Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here."

16But when the son of Paul's sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

17Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him." 18So he took him to the commander.

The centurion said, "Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you."

19The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, "What is it you want to tell me?"

20He said: "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him. 21Don't give in to them, because [21]more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request."

22The commander dismissed the young man and cautioned him, "Don't tell anyone that you have reported this to me."

23Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, "Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmenB to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. 24Provide mounts for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix."

25He wrote a letter as follows: [22]

26Claudius Lysias,

To His Excellency, Governor Felix:

Greetings.

27This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen. 28I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin. 29I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment. 30When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers to present to you their case against him.

31So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris. 32The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks. 33When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him. 34The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, 35he said, "I will hear your case when your accusers get here." Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod's palace.[23]

^{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. ¹⁷For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. ¹⁸Whoever 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 ¹⁹This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. ²⁰Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. ²¹But 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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