THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: June 10

Thursday, October 22, 2009

June 10

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

JUNE 10

PSALMS: 10, 40, 70, 100, 130

PROVERBS: 10

OLD TESTAMENT

JOB 34:1 - 36:33

NEW TESTAMENT

2 CORINTHIANS 4:1 - 12

PSALMS: 10

1Why,A O LORD, do you stand far off?

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,

who are caught in the schemes he devises.

3He boasts of the cravings of his heart;

he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

4In his pride the wicked does not seek him;

in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

5His ways are always prosperous;

he is haughty and your laws are far from him;

he sneers at all his enemies.

6He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;

I'll always be happy and never have trouble."

7His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;

trouble and evil are under his tongue.

8He lies in wait near the villages;

from ambush he murders the innocent,

watching in secret for his victims.

9He lies in wait like a lion in cover;

he lies in wait to catch the helpless;

he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

10His victims are crushed, they collapse;

they fall under his strength.

11He says to himself, "God has forgotten;

he covers his face and never sees." [1]

12Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.

Do not forget the helpless.

13Why does the wicked man revile God?

Why does he say to himself,

"He won't call me to account"?

14But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;

you consider it to take it in hand.

The victim commits himself to you;

you are the helper of the fatherless.

15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;

call him to account for his wickedness

that would not be found out.

16The LORD is King for ever and ever;

the nations will perish from his land.

17You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;

you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

18defending the fatherless and the oppressed,

in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. [2]

PSALMS: 40

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1I waited patiently for the LORD;

he turned to me and heard my cry.

2He lifted me out of the slimy pit,

out of the mud and mire;

he set my feet on a rock

and gave me a firm place to stand.

3He put a new song in my mouth,

a hymn of praise to our God.

Many will see and fear

and put their trust in the LORD.

4Blessed is the man

who makes the LORD his trust,

who does not look to the proud,

to those who turn aside to false gods.A

5Many, O LORD my God,

are the wonders you have done.

The things you planned for us

no one can recount to you;

were I to speak and tell of them,

they would be too many to declare.

6Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,

but my ears you have piercedBC;

burnt offerings and sin offerings

you did not require.

7Then I said, "Here I am, I have come--

it is written about me in the scroll.D [3]

8I desire to do your will, O my God;

your law is within my heart."

9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;

I do not seal my lips,

as you know, O LORD.

10I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;

I speak of your faithfulness and salvation.

I do not conceal your love and your truth

from the great assembly.

11Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;

may your love and your truth always protect me.

12For troubles without number surround me;

my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.

They are more than the hairs of my head,

and my heart fails within me.

13Be pleased, O LORD, to save me;

O LORD, come quickly to help me.

14May all who seek to take my life

be put to shame and confusion;

may all who desire my ruin

be turned back in disgrace.

15May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"

be appalled at their own shame.

16But may all who seek you

rejoice and be glad in you;

may those who love your salvation always say,

"The LORD be exalted!"[4]

17Yet I am poor and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O my God, do not delay. [5]

PSALMS: 70

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

1Hasten, O God, to save me;

O LORD, come quickly to help me.

2May those who seek my life

be put to shame and confusion;

may all who desire my ruin

be turned back in disgrace.

3May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"

turn back because of their shame.

4But may all who seek you

rejoice and be glad in you;

may those who love your salvation always say,

"Let God be exalted!"

5Yet I am poor and needy;

come quickly to me, O God.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O LORD, do not delay. [6]

PSALMS: 100

A psalm. For giving thanks.

1Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

2Worship the LORD with gladness;

come before him with joyful songs.

3Know that the LORD is God.

It is he who made us, and we are hisA;

we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4Enter his gates with thanksgiving

and his courts with praise;

give thanks to him and praise his name.

5For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;

his faithfulness continues through all generations. [7]

PSALMS: 130

A song of ascents.

1Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;

2O Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy.

3If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,

O Lord, who could stand?

4But with you there is forgiveness;

therefore you are feared.

5I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,

and in his word I put my hope.

6My soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD,

for with the LORD is unfailing love

and with him is full redemption.

8He himself will redeem Israel

from all their sins. [8]

PROVERBS: 10

101 The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish son grief to his mother.

2Ill-gotten treasures are of no value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

4Lazy hands make a man poor,

but diligent hands bring wealth.

5He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,

but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

6Blessings crown the head of the righteous,

but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.A

7The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

8The wise in heart accept commands,

but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

9The man of integrity walks securely,

but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.

10He who winks maliciously causes grief,

and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,

but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. [9]

12Hatred stirs up dissension,

but love covers over all wrongs.

13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,

but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

14Wise men store up knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,

but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

16The wages of the righteous bring them life,

but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.

17He who heeds discipline shows the way to life,

but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

18He who conceals his hatred has lying lips,

and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

19When words are many, sin is not absent,

but he who holds his tongue is wise.

20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,

but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21The lips of the righteous nourish many,

but fools die for lack of judgment.

22The blessing of the LORD brings wealth,

and he adds no trouble to it. [10]

23A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct,

but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

24What the wicked dreads will overtake him;

what the righteous desire will be granted.

25When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,

but the righteous stand firm forever.

26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is a sluggard to those who send him.

27The fear of the LORD adds length to life,

but the years of the wicked are cut short.

28The prospect of the righteous is joy,

but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

29The way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous,

but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

30The righteous will never be uprooted,

but the wicked will not remain in the land.

31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,

but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,

but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. [11]

OLD TESTAMENT

JOB 34:1 - 36:33

341Then Elihu said:

2"Hear my words, you wise men;

listen to me, you men of learning.

3For the ear tests words

as the tongue tastes food.

4Let us discern for ourselves what is right;

let us learn together what is good.

5"Job says, `I am innocent,

but God denies me justice.

6Although I am right,

I am considered a liar;

although I am guiltless,

his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.'

7What man is like Job,

who drinks scorn like water?

8He keeps company with evildoers;

he associates with wicked men.

9For he says, `It profits a man nothing

when he tries to please God.'

10"So listen to me, you men of understanding.

Far be it from God to do evil,

from the Almighty to do wrong.

11He repays a man for what he has done;

he brings upon him what his conduct deserves.

12It is unthinkable that God would do wrong, [12]

that the Almighty would pervert justice.

13Who appointed him over the earth?

Who put him in charge of the whole world?

14If it were his intention

and he withdrew his spiritA and breath,

15all mankind would perish together

and man would return to the dust.

16"If you have understanding, hear this;

listen to what I say.

17Can he who hates justice govern?

Will you condemn the just and mighty One?

18Is he not the One who says to kings, `You are worthless,'

and to nobles, `You are wicked,'

19who shows no partiality to princes

and does not favor the rich over the poor,

for they are all the work of his hands?

20They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;

the people are shaken and they pass away;

the mighty are removed without human hand.

21"His eyes are on the ways of men;

he sees their every step.

22There is no dark place, no deep shadow,

where evildoers can hide.

23God has no need to examine men further, [13]

that they should come before him for judgment.

24Without inquiry he shatters the mighty

and sets up others in their place.

25Because he takes note of their deeds,

he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.

26He punishes them for their wickedness

where everyone can see them,

27because they turned from following him

and had no regard for any of his ways.

28They caused the cry of the poor to come before him,

so that he heard the cry of the needy.

29But if he remains silent, who can condemn him?

If he hides his face, who can see him?

Yet he is over man and nation alike,

30to keep a godless man from ruling,

from laying snares for the people.

31"Suppose a man says to God,

`I am guilty but will offend no more.

32Teach me what I cannot see;

if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.'

33Should God then reward you on your terms,

when you refuse to repent?

You must decide, not I;

so tell me what you know. [14]

34"Men of understanding declare,

wise men who hear me say to me,

35`Job speaks without knowledge;

his words lack insight.'

36Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost

for answering like a wicked man!

37To his sin he adds rebellion;

scornfully he claps his hands among us

and multiplies his words against God."

351Then Elihu said:

2"Do you think this is just?

You say, `I will be cleared by God.A'

3Yet you ask him, `What profit is it to me,B

and what do I gain by not sinning?'

4"I would like to reply to you

and to your friends with you.

5Look up at the heavens and see;

gaze at the clouds so high above you.

6If you sin, how does that affect him?

If your sins are many, what does that do to him? [15]

7If you are righteous, what do you give to him,

or what does he receive from your hand?

8Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself,

and your righteousness only the sons of men.

9"Men cry out under a load of oppression;

they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.

10But no one says, `Where is God my Maker,

who gives songs in the night,

11who teaches more to us than toC the beasts of the earth

and makes us wiser thanD the birds of the air?'

12He does not answer when men cry out

because of the arrogance of the wicked.

13Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea;

the Almighty pays no attention to it.

14How much less, then, will he listen

when you say that you do not see him,

that your case is before him

and you must wait for him,

15and further, that his anger never punishes

and he does not take the least notice of wickedness.E

16So Job opens his mouth with empty talk;

without knowledge he multiplies words." [16]

361Elihu continued:

2"Bear with me a little longer and I will show you

that there is more to be said in God's behalf.

3I get my knowledge from afar;

I will ascribe justice to my Maker.

4Be assured that my words are not false;

one perfect in knowledge is with you.

5"God is mighty, but does not despise men;

he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.

6He does not keep the wicked alive

but gives the afflicted their rights.

7He does not take his eyes off the righteous;

he enthrones them with kings

and exalts them forever.

8But if men are bound in chains,

held fast by cords of affliction,

9he tells them what they have done--

that they have sinned arrogantly.

10He makes them listen to correction

and commands them to repent of their evil.

11If they obey and serve him,

they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity

and their years in contentment.

12But if they do not listen,

they will perish by the swordA [17]

and die without knowledge.

13"The godless in heart harbor resentment;

even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.

14They die in their youth,

among male prostitutes of the shrines.

15But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering;

he speaks to them in their affliction.

16"He is wooing you from the jaws of distress

to a spacious place free from restriction,

to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.

17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;

judgment and justice have taken hold of you.

18Be careful that no one entices you by riches;

do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

19Would your wealth

or even all your mighty efforts

sustain you so you would not be in distress?

20Do not long for the night,

to drag people away from their homes.B

21Beware of turning to evil,

which you seem to prefer to affliction.

22"God is exalted in his power.

Who is a teacher like him? [18]

23Who has prescribed his ways for him,

or said to him, `You have done wrong'?

24Remember to extol his work,

which men have praised in song.

25All mankind has seen it;

men gaze on it from afar.

26How great is God--beyond our understanding!

The number of his years is past finding out.

27"He draws up the drops of water,

which distill as rain to the streamsC;

28the clouds pour down their moisture

and abundant showers fall on mankind.

29Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,

how he thunders from his pavilion?

30See how he scatters his lightning about him,

bathing the depths of the sea.

31This is the way he governsD the nations

and provides food in abundance.

32He fills his hands with lightning

and commands it to strike its mark.

33His thunder announces the coming storm;

even the cattle make known its approach.E [19]

NEW TESTAMENT

2 CORINTHIANS 4:1 - 12

41 Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"A made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. 12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. [20]

^{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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