THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: March 11

Saturday, October 24, 2009

March 11

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

MARCH 11

PSALMS: 11, 41, 71, 101, 131

PROVERBS: 11

OLD TESTAMENT

2 SAMUEL 17:1 - 29

NEW TESTAMENT

JOHN 19:23 - 42

PSALMS: 11

For the director of music. Of David.

1In the LORD I take refuge.

How then can you say to me:

"Flee like a bird to your mountain.

2For look, the wicked bend their bows;

they set their arrows against the strings

to shoot from the shadows

at the upright in heart.

3When the foundations are being destroyed,

what can the righteous doA?"

4The LORD is in his holy temple;

the LORD is on his heavenly throne.

He observes the sons of men;

his eyes examine them.

5The LORD examines the righteous,

but the wickedB and those who love violence

his soul hates.

6On the wicked he will rain

fiery coals and burning sulfur;

a scorching wind will be their lot.

7For the LORD is righteous,

he loves justice;

upright men will see his face. [1]

PSALMS: 41

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1Blessed is he who has regard for the weak;

the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.

2The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;

he will bless him in the land

and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.

3The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed

and restore him from his bed of illness.

4I said, "O LORD, have mercy on me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you."

5My enemies say of me in malice,

"When will he die and his name perish?"

6Whenever one comes to see me,

he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;

then he goes out and spreads it abroad.

7All my enemies whisper together against me;

they imagine the worst for me, saying,

8"A vile disease has beset him;

he will never get up from the place where he lies."

9Even my close friend, whom I trusted,

he who shared my bread,

has lifted up his heel against me. [2]

10But you, O LORD, have mercy on me;

raise me up, that I may repay them.

11I know that you are pleased with me,

for my enemy does not triumph over me.

12In my integrity you uphold me

and set me in your presence forever.

13Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting.

Amen and Amen [3]

PSALMS: 71

1In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;

let me never be put to shame.

2Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness;

turn your ear to me and save me.

3Be my rock of refuge,

to which I can always go;

give the command to save me,

for you are my rock and my fortress.

4Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,

from the grasp of evil and cruel men.

5For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,

my confidence since my youth.

6From birth I have relied on you;

you brought me forth from my mother's womb.

I will ever praise you.

7I have become like a portent to many,

but you are my strong refuge.

8My mouth is filled with your praise,

declaring your splendor all day long.

9Do not cast me away when I am old;

do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

10For my enemies speak against me;

those who wait to kill me conspire together.

11They say, "God has forsaken him;

pursue him and seize him,

for no one will rescue him."

12Be not far from me, O God;

come quickly, O my God, to help me.

13May my accusers perish in shame;

may those who want to harm me

be covered with scorn and disgrace.[4]

14But as for me, I will always have hope;

I will praise you more and more.

15My mouth will tell of your righteousness,

of your salvation all day long,

though I know not its measure.

16I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;

I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.

17Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,

and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

18Even when I am old and gray,

do not forsake me, O God,

till I declare your power to the next generation,

your might to all who are to come.

19Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,

you who have done great things.

Who, O God, is like you?

20Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,

you will restore my life again;

from the depths of the earth

you will again bring me up.

21You will increase my honor

and comfort me once again.

22I will praise you with the harp

for your faithfulness, O my God;

I will sing praise to you with the lyre,

O Holy One of Israel.

23My lips will shout for joy

when I sing praise to you--

I, whom you have redeemed.

24My tongue will tell of your righteous acts [5]

all day long,

for those who wanted to harm me

have been put to shame and confusion. [6]

PSALMS: 101

Of David. A psalm.

1I will sing of your love and justice;

to you, O LORD, I will sing praise.

2I will be careful to lead a blameless life--

when will you come to me?

I will walk in my house

with blameless heart.

3I will set before my eyes

no vile thing.

The deeds of faithless men I hate;

they will not cling to me.

4Men of perverse heart shall be far from me;

I will have nothing to do with evil.

5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,

him will I put to silence;

whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,

him will I not endure.

6My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he whose walk is blameless

will minister to me.[7]

7No one who practices deceit

will dwell in my house;

no one who speaks falsely

will stand in my presence.

8Every morning I will put to silence

all the wicked in the land;

I will cut off every evildoer

from the city of the LORD. [8]

PSALMS: 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

1My heart is not proud, O LORD,

my eyes are not haughty;

I do not concern myself with great matters

or things too wonderful for me.

2But I have stilled and quieted my soul;

like a weaned child with its mother,

like a weaned child is my soul within me.

3O Israel, put your hope in the LORD

both now and forevermore. [9]

PROVERBS: 11

111 The LORD abhors dishonest scales,

but accurate weights are his delight.

2When pride comes, then comes disgrace,

but with humility comes wisdom.

3The integrity of the upright guides them,

but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath,

but righteousness delivers from death.

5The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them,

but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

6The righteousness of the upright delivers them,

but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

7When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;

all he expected from his power comes to nothing.

8The righteous man is rescued from trouble,

and it comes on the wicked instead.

9With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,

but through knowledge the righteous escape.

10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;

when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,

but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.[10]

12A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,

but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

13A gossip betrays a confidence,

but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

14For lack of guidance a nation falls,

but many advisers make victory sure.

15He who puts up security for another will surely suffer,

but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.

16A kindhearted woman gains respect,

but ruthless men gain only wealth.

17A kind man benefits himself,

but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

18The wicked man earns deceptive wages,

but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

19The truly righteous man attains life,

but he who pursues evil goes to his death.

20The LORD detests men of perverse heart

but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,

but those who are righteous will go free.[11]

22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout

is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24One man gives freely, yet gains even more;

another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25A generous man will prosper;

he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

26People curse the man who hoards grain,

but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

27He who seeks good finds goodwill,

but evil comes to him who searches for it.

28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

29He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,

and the fool will be servant to the wise.

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,

and he who wins souls is wise.

31If the righteous receive their due on earth,

how much more the ungodly and the sinner! [12]

OLD TESTAMENT

2 SAMUEL 17:1 - 29

171Ahithophel said to Absalom, "I wouldA choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. 2I wouldB attack him while he is weary and weak. I wouldC strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I wouldD strike down only the king 3and bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed." 4This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.

5But Absalom said, "Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so we can hear what he has to say." 6When Hushai came to him, Absalom said, "Ahithophel has given this advice. Should we do what he says? If not, give us your opinion."

7Hushai replied to Absalom, "The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time. 8You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops. 9Even now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place. If he should attack your troops first,E whoever hears about it will say, `There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.' 10Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.

11"So I advise you: Let all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba--as numerous as the sand on the seashore--be gathered to you, with you yourself leading them into battle. 12Then we will attack him [13]wherever he may be found, and we will fall on him as dew settles on the ground. Neither he nor any of his men will be left alive. 13If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a piece of it can be found."

14Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel." For the LORD had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

15Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, "Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do such and such, but I have advised them to do so and so. 16Now send a message immediately and tell David, `Do not spend the night at the fords in the desert; cross over without fail, or the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.' "

17Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel. A servant girl was to go and inform them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they could not risk being seen entering the city. 18But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So the two of them left quickly and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. 19His wife took a covering and spread it out over the opening of the well and scattered grain over it. No one knew anything about it.

20When Absalom's men came to the woman at the house, they asked, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?"

The woman answered them, "They crossed over the brook."F [14]The men searched but found no one, so they returned to Jerusalem.

21After the men had gone, the two climbed out of the well and went to inform King David. They said to him, "Set out and cross the river at once; Ahithophel has advised such and such against you." 22So David and all the people with him set out and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, no one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.

23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father's tomb.

24David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. 25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether,G an IsraeliteH who had married Abigail,I the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. 26The Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim 28brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,J 29honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows' milk for David and his people to eat. For they said, "The people have become hungry and tired and thirsty in the desert."[15]

NEW TESTAMENT

JOHN 19:23 - 42

23When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

24"Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it."

This happened that the scripture might be fulfilled which said,

"They divided my garments among them

and cast lots for my clothing."A

So this is what the soldiers did.

25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

28Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." 29A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. [16]31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken,"B 37and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."C

38Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. 39He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.D 40Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. 41At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. 42Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.[17]

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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