Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
JUNE
3
PSALMS: 3,
33, 63, 93, 123
PROVERBS: 3
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOB 8:1 - 11:20
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 -
28
PSALMS:
3
A
psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.
1
O
LORD, how many are my foes!
How
many rise up against me!
2
Many
are saying of me,
"God
will not deliver him."
Selah
A
3
But
you are a shield around me, O LORD;
you
bestow glory on me and lift B up my head.
4
To
the LORD I cry aloud,
and
he answers me from his holy hill.
Selah
5
I
lie down and sleep;
I
wake again, because the LORD sustains me.
6
I
will not fear the tens of thousands
drawn
up against me on every side.
7
Arise,
O LORD!
Deliver
me, O my God!
Strike
all my enemies on the jaw;
break
the teeth of the wicked.
8
From
the LORD comes deliverance.
May
your blessing be on your people.
Selah [1]
PSALMS: 33
1
Sing
joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
it
is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2
Praise
the LORD with the harp;
make
music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3
Sing
to him a new song;
play
skillfully, and shout for joy.
4
For
the word of the LORD is right and true;
he
is faithful in all he does.
5
The
LORD loves righteousness and justice;
the
earth is full of his unfailing love.
6
By
the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their
starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7
He
gathers the waters of the sea into jars A;
he
puts the deep into storehouses.
8
Let
all the earth fear the LORD;
let
all the people of the world revere him.
9
For
he spoke, and it came to be;
he
commanded, and it stood firm.
10
The
LORD foils the plans of the nations;
he
thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11
But
the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
the
purposes of his heart through all generations.
12
Blessed
is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the
people he chose for his inheritance.
13
From
heaven the LORD looks down
and
sees all mankind;
14
from
his dwelling place he watches
all
who live on earth--
15
he
who forms the hearts of all,
who
considers everything they do.
16
No
king is saved by the size of his army;
no
warrior escapes by his great strength. [2]
17
A
horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite
all its great strength it cannot save.
18
But
the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
on
those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19
to
deliver them from death
and
keep them alive in famine.
20
We
wait in hope for the LORD;
he
is our help and our shield.
21
In
him our hearts rejoice,
for
we trust in his holy name.
22
May
your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even
as we put our hope in you. [3]
PSALMS: 63
A
psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah.
1
O
God, you are my God,
earnestly
I seek you;
my
soul thirsts for you,
my
body longs for you,
in
a dry and weary land
where
there is no water.
2
I
have seen you in the sanctuary
and
beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because
your love is better than life,
my
lips will glorify you.
4
I
will praise you as long as I live,
and
in your name I will lift up my hands.
5
My
soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with
singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6
On
my bed I remember you;
I
think of you through the watches of the night.
7
Because
you are my help,
I
sing in the shadow of your wings.
8
My
soul clings to you;
your
right hand upholds me.
9
They
who seek my life will be destroyed;
they
will go down to the depths of the earth.
10
They
will be given over to the sword
and
become food for jackals.[4]
11
But
the king will rejoice in God;
all
who swear by God's name will praise him,
while
the mouths of liars will be silenced. [5]
PSALMS: 93
1
The
LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty;
the
LORD is robed in majesty
and
is armed with strength.
The
world is firmly established;
it
cannot be moved.
2
Your
throne was established long ago;
you
are from all eternity.
3
The
seas have lifted up, O LORD,
the
seas have lifted up their voice;
the
seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
4
Mightier
than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier
than the breakers of the sea--
the
LORD on high is mighty.
5
Your
statutes stand firm;
holiness
adorns your house
for
endless days, O LORD. [6]
PSALMS: 123
A
song of ascents.
1
I
lift up my eyes to you,
to
you whose throne is in heaven.
2
As
the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as
the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress,
so
our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till
he shows us his mercy.
3
Have
mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us,
for
we have endured much contempt.
4
We
have endured much ridicule from the proud,
much
contempt from the arrogant. [7]
PROVERBS: 3
3
1
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but
keep my commands in your heart,
2
for
they will prolong your life many years
and
bring you prosperity.
3
Let
love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind
them around your neck,
write
them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Then
you will win favor and a good name
in
the sight of God and man.
5
Trust
in the LORD with all your heart
and
lean not on your own understanding;
6
in
all your ways acknowledge him,
and
he will make your paths straight. A
7
Do
not be wise in your own eyes;
fear
the LORD and shun evil.
8
This
will bring health to your body
and
nourishment to your bones.
9
Honor
the LORD with your wealth,
with
the firstfruits of all your crops;
10
then
your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and
your vats will brim over with new wine.
11
My
son, do not despise the LORD's discipline
and
do not resent his rebuke,
12
because
the LORD disciplines those he loves,
as
a father B the son he delights in. [8]
13
Blessed
is the man who finds wisdom,
the
man who gains understanding,
14
for
she is more profitable than silver
and
yields better returns than gold.
15
She
is more precious than rubies;
nothing
you desire can compare with her.
16
Long
life is in her right hand;
in
her left hand are riches and honor.
17
Her
ways are pleasant ways,
and
all her paths are peace.
18
She
is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
those
who lay hold of her will be blessed.
19
By
wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations,
by
understanding he set the heavens in place;
20
by
his knowledge the deeps were divided,
and
the clouds let drop the dew.
21
My
son, preserve sound judgment and discernment,
do
not let them out of your sight;
22
they
will be life for you,
an
ornament to grace your neck.
23
Then
you will go on your way in safety,
and
your foot will not stumble;
24
when
you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when
you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25
Have
no fear of sudden disaster
or
of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26
for
the LORD will be your confidence
and
will keep your foot from being snared.
27
Do
not withhold good from those who deserve it,
when
it is in your power to act. [9]
28
Do
not say to your neighbor,
"Come
back later; I'll give it tomorrow"--
when
you now have it with you.
29
Do
not plot harm against your neighbor,
who
lives trustfully near you.
30
Do
not accuse a man for no reason--
when
he has done you no harm.
31Do
not envy a violent man
or
choose any of his ways,
32
for
the LORD detests a perverse man
but
takes the upright into his confidence.
33
The
LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked,
but
he blesses the home of the righteous.
34
He
mocks proud mockers
but
gives grace to the humble.
35
The
wise inherit honor,
but
fools he holds up to shame.
OLD
TESTAMENT: JOB 8:1 - 11:20
8
1
Then
Bildad the Shuhite replied:
2
"How
long will you say such things?
Your
words are a blustering wind.
3
Does
God pervert justice?
Does
the Almighty pervert what is right?
4
When
your children sinned against him,
he
gave them over to the penalty of their sin.
5
But
if you will look to God
and
plead with the Almighty,
6
if
you are pure and upright,
even
now he will rouse himself on your behalf
and
restore you to your rightful place.
7
Your
beginnings will seem humble,
so
prosperous will your future be.
8
"Ask
the former generations
and
find out what their fathers learned,
9
for
we were born only yesterday and know nothing,
and
our days on earth are but a shadow.
10
Will
they not instruct you and tell you?
Will
they not bring forth words from their understanding?
11
Can
papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?
Can
reeds thrive without water?
12
While
still growing and uncut,
they
wither more quickly than grass. [10]
13
Such
is the destiny of all who forget God;
so
perishes the hope of the godless.
14
What
he trusts in is fragile A;
what
he relies on is a spider's web.
15
He
leans on his web, but it gives way;
he
clings to it, but it does not hold.
16
He
is like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading
its shoots over the garden;
17
it
entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and
looks for a place among the stones.
18
But
when it is torn from its spot,
that
place disowns it and says, `I never saw you.'
19
Surely
its life withers away,
and
B from the soil other plants grow.
20
"Surely
God does not reject a blameless man
or
strengthen the hands of evildoers.
21
He
will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and
your lips with shouts of joy.
22
Your
enemies will be clothed in shame,
and
the tents of the wicked will be no more."
9
1
Then
Job replied:
2
"Indeed,
I know that this is true. [11]
But
how can a mortal be righteous before God?
3
Though
one wished to dispute with him,
he
could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
4
His
wisdom is profound, his power is vast.
Who
has resisted him and come out unscathed?
5
He
moves mountains without their knowing it
and
overturns them in his anger.
6
He
shakes the earth from its place
and
makes its pillars tremble.
7
He
speaks to the sun and it does not shine;
he
seals off the light of the stars.
8
He
alone stretches out the heavens
and
treads on the waves of the sea.
9
He
is the Maker of the Bear and Orion,
the
Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
10
He
performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,
miracles
that cannot be counted.
11
When
he passes me, I cannot see him;
when
he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
12
If
he snatches away, who can stop him?
Who
can say to him, `What are you doing?'
13
God
does not restrain his anger;
even
the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet. [12]
14
"How
then can I dispute with him?
How
can I find words to argue with him?
15
Though
I were innocent, I could not answer him;
I
could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
16
Even
if I summoned him and he responded,
I
do not believe he would give me a hearing.
17
He
would crush me with a storm
and
multiply my wounds for no reason.
18
He
would not let me regain my breath
but
would overwhelm me with misery.
19
If
it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!
And
if it is a matter of justice, who will summon him A?
20
Even
if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if
I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
21
"Although
I am blameless,
I
have no concern for myself;
I
despise my own life.
22
It
is all the same; that is why I say,
`He
destroys both the blameless and the wicked.'
23
When
a scourge brings sudden death,
he
mocks the despair of the innocent.
24
When
a land falls into the hands of the wicked,
he
blindfolds its judges.
If
it is not he, then who is it? [13]
25
"My
days are swifter than a runner;
they
fly away without a glimpse of joy.
26
They
skim past like boats of papyrus,
like
eagles swooping down on their prey.
27
If
I say, `I will forget my complaint,
I
will change my expression, and smile,'
28
I
still dread all my sufferings,
for
I know you will not hold me innocent.
29
Since
I am already found guilty,
why
should I struggle in vain?
30
Even
if I washed myself with soap B
and
my hands with washing soda,
31
you
would plunge me into a slime pit
so
that even my clothes would detest me.
32
"He
is not a man like me that I might answer him,
that
we might confront each other in court.
33
If
only there were someone to arbitrate between us,
to
lay his hand upon us both,
34
someone
to remove God's rod from me,
so
that his terror would frighten me no more.
35
Then
I would speak up without fear of him,
but
as it now stands with me, I cannot. [14]
10
1
“I loathe my very life;
therefore
I will give free rein to my complaint
and
speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
2
I
will say to God: Do not condemn me,
but
tell me what charges you have against me.
3
Does
it please you to oppress me,
to
spurn the work of your hands,
while
you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
4
Do
you have eyes of flesh?
Do
you see as a mortal sees?
5
Are
your days like those of a mortal
or
your years like those of a man,
6
that
you must search out my faults
and
probe after my sin--
7
though
you know that I am not guilty
and
that no one can rescue me from your hand?
8
"Your
hands shaped me and made me.
Will
you now turn and destroy me?
9
Remember
that you molded me like clay.
Will
you now turn me to dust again?
10
Did
you not pour me out like milk
and
curdle me like cheese,
11
clothe
me with skin and flesh [15]
and
knit me together with bones and sinews?
12
You
gave me life and showed me kindness,
and
in your providence watched over my spirit.
13
"But
this is what you concealed in your heart,
and
I know that this was in your mind:
14
If
I sinned, you would be watching me
and
would not let my offense go unpunished.
15
If
I am guilty--woe to me!
Even
if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,
for
I am full of shame
and
drowned in A my affliction.
16
If
I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion
and
again display your awesome power against me.
17
You
bring new witnesses against me
and
increase your anger toward me;
your
forces come against me wave upon wave.
18
"Why
then did you bring me out of the womb?
I
wish I had died before any eye saw me.
19
If
only I had never come into being,
or
had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!
20
Are
not my few days almost over?
Turn
away from me so I can have a moment's joy
21
before
I go to the place of no return,
to
the land of gloom and deep shadow, B [16]
22
to
the land of deepest night,
of
deep shadow and disorder,
where
even the light is like darkness."
11
1
Then
Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2
"Are
all these words to go unanswered?
Is
this talker to be vindicated?
3
Will
your idle talk reduce men to silence?
Will
no one rebuke you when you mock?
4
You
say to God, `My beliefs are flawless
and
I am pure in your sight.'
5
Oh,
how I wish that God would speak,
that
he would open his lips against you
6
and
disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,
for
true wisdom has two sides.
Know
this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
7
"Can
you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can
you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8
They
are higher than the heavens--what can you do?
They
are deeper than the depths of the grave A--what can you know?
9
Their
measure is longer than the earth
and
wider than the sea. [17]
10
"If
he comes along and confines you in prison
and
convenes a court, who can oppose him?
11
Surely
he recognizes deceitful men;
and
when he sees evil, does he not take note?
12
But
a witless man can no more become wise
than
a wild donkey's colt can be born a man. B
13
"Yet
if you devote your heart to him
and
stretch out your hands to him,
14
if
you put away the sin that is in your hand
and
allow no evil to dwell in your tent,
15
then
you will lift up your face without shame;
you
will stand firm and without fear.
16
You
will surely forget your trouble,
recalling
it only as waters gone by.
17
Life
will be brighter than noonday,
and
darkness will become like morning.
18
You
will be secure, because there is hope;
you
will look about you and take your rest in safety.
19
You
will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,
and
many will court your favor.
20
But
the eyes of the wicked will fail,
and
escape will elude them;
their
hope will become a dying gasp." [18]
NEW
TESTAMENT: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 -
28
15
1
Now,
brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you
received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you
are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have
believed in vain.
3
For
what I received I passed on to you as of first importance A: that
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was
buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Peter,
B and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to
more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still
living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James,
then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also,
as to one abnormally born.
9
For
I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle,
because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I
am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder
than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11
Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what
you believed.
12
But
if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you
say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no
resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your
faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses
about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.
But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For
if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in
your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are
lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be
pitied more than all men.
20
But
Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have
fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the
resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam
all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own
turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the
Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26
The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he "has put
everything under his feet." C Now when it says that "everything" has
been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put
everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son
himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God
may be all in all. [19]
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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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