Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
FEBRUARY
11
PSALMS: 11, 41, 71, 101,
131
PROVERBS: 11
OLD
TESTAMENT: JUDGES 17:1 - 18:31
NEW
TESTAMENT: JOHN 3:1 - 21
PSALMS: 11
For
the director of music. Of David.
1
In
the LORD I take refuge.
How
then can you say to me:
"Flee like a bird to your
mountain.
2 For
look, the wicked bend their bows;
they
set their arrows against the strings
to
shoot from the shadows
at
the upright in heart.
3 When
the foundations are being destroyed,
what
can the righteous do A?"
4
The
LORD is in his holy temple;
the
LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He
observes the sons of men;
his
eyes examine them.
5
The
LORD examines the righteous,
but
the wicked B and those who love violence
his
soul hates.
6
On
the wicked he will rain
fiery
coals and burning sulfur;
a
scorching wind will be their lot.
7
For
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.
1
Blessed
is he who has regard for the weak;
the
LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
2
The
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.
3
The
LORD will sustain him on his sickbed
and
restore him from his bed of illness.
4
I
said, "O LORD, have mercy on me;
heal
me, for I have sinned against you."
5
My
enemies say of me in malice,
"When
will he die and his name perish?"
6
Whenever
one comes to see me,
he
speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then
he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7
All
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."
9
Even
my close friend, whom I trusted,
he
who shared my bread,
has
lifted up his heel against me. [2]
10
But
you, O LORD, have mercy on me;
raise
me up, that I may repay them.
11
I
know that you are pleased with me,
for
my enemy does not triumph over me.
12
In
my integrity you uphold me
and
set me in your presence forever.
13
Praise
be to the LORD, the God of Israel,
from
everlasting to everlasting.
Amen
and Amen [3]
PSALMS: 71
1
In
you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
let
me never be put to shame.
2
Rescue
me and deliver me in your righteousness;
turn
your ear to me and save me.
3
Be
my rock of refuge,
to
which I can always go;
give
the command to save me,
for
you are my rock and my fortress.
4
Deliver
me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from
the grasp of evil and cruel men.
5
For
you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my
confidence since my youth.
6
From
birth I have relied on you;
you
brought me forth from my mother's womb.
I
will ever praise you.
7
I
have become like a portent to many,
but
you are my strong refuge.
8
My
mouth is filled with your praise,
declaring
your splendor all day long.
9
Do
not cast me away when I am old;
do
not forsake me when my strength is gone.
10
For
my enemies speak against me;
those
who wait to kill me conspire together.
11
They
say, "God has forsaken him;
pursue
him and seize him,
for
no one will rescue him."
12
Be
not far from me, O God;
come
quickly, O my God, to help me.
13
May
my accusers perish in shame;
may
those who want to harm me
be
covered with scorn and disgrace.[4]
14
But
as for me, I will always have hope;
I
will praise you more and more.
15
My
mouth will tell of your righteousness,
of
your salvation all day long,
though
I know not its measure.
16
I
will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;
I
will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.
17
Since
my youth, O God, you have taught me,
and
to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
18
Even
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.
19
Your
righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,
you
who have done great things.
Who,
O God, is like you?
20
Though
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.
21
You
will increase my honor
and
comfort me once again.
22
I
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.
23
My
lips will shout for joy
when
I sing praise to you--
I,
whom you have redeemed.
24
My
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.
1
I
will sing of your love and justice;
to
you, O LORD, I will sing praise.
2
I
will be careful to lead a blameless life--
when
will you come to me?
I
will walk in my house
with
blameless heart.
3
I
will set before my eyes
no
vile thing.
The
deeds of faithless men I hate;
they
will not cling to me.
4
Men
of perverse heart shall be far from me;
I
will have nothing to do with evil.
5
Whoever
slanders his neighbor in secret,
him
will I put to silence;
whoever
has haughty eyes and a proud heart,
him
will I not endure.
6
My
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]
7
No
one who practices deceit
will
dwell in my house;
no
one who speaks falsely
will
stand in my presence.
8
Every
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.
1
My
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.
2
But
I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like
a weaned child with its mother,
like
a weaned child is my soul within me.
3
O
Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both
now and forevermore. [9]
PROVERBS: 11
11
1
The LORD abhors dishonest scales,
but
accurate weights are his delight.
2
When
pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but
with humility comes wisdom.
3
The
integrity of the upright guides them,
but
the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4
Wealth
is worthless in the day of wrath,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
5
The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for
them,
but
the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6
The
righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but
the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7
When
a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
all
he expected from his power comes to nothing.
8
The
righteous man is rescued from trouble,
and
it comes on the wicked instead.
9
With
his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
but
through knowledge the righteous escape.
10
When
the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when
the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11
Through
the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but
by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. [10]
12
A
man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but
a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13
A
gossip betrays a confidence,
but
a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
14
For
lack of guidance a nation falls,
but
many advisers make victory sure.
15
He
who puts up security for another will surely suffer,
but
whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
16
A
kindhearted woman gains respect,
but
ruthless men gain only wealth.
17
A
kind man benefits himself,
but
a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
18
The
wicked man earns deceptive wages,
but
he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19
The
truly righteous man attains life,
but
he who pursues evil goes to his death.
20
The
LORD detests men of perverse heart
but
he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
21
Be
sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,
but
those who are righteous will go free.[11]
22
Like
a gold ring in a pig's snout
is
a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
23
The
desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but
the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
24
One
man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another
withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25
A
generous man will prosper;
he
who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26
People
curse the man who hoards grain,
but
blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
27
He
who seeks good finds goodwill,
but
evil comes to him who searches for it.
28
Whoever
trusts in his riches will fall,
but
the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29
He
who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind,
and
the fool will be servant to the wise.
30
The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and
he who wins souls is wise.
31
If
the righteous receive their due on earth,
how
much more the ungodly and the sinner! [12]
OLD
TESTAMENT: JUDGES 17:1 - 18:31
17
1
Now
a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim 2 said to his
mother, "The eleven hundred shekels A of silver that were taken from
you and about which I heard you utter a curse--I have that silver with me; I
took it."
Then
his mother said, "The LORD bless you, my son!"
3
When
he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, "I
solemnly consecrate my silver to the LORD for my son to make a carved image and
a cast idol. I will give it back to you."
4
So
he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels
B of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into the
image and the idol. And they were put in Micah's house.
5
Now
this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some idols and installed
one of his sons as his priest. 6 In those days Israel had no king;
everyone did as he saw fit.
7
A
young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of
Judah, 8 left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his
way C he came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9
Micah
asked him, "Where are you from?"
"I'm
a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah," he said, "and I'm looking for a place to
stay."
10
Then
Micah said to him, "Live with me and be my father and priest, and I'll give you
ten shekels D of silver a year, your clothes [13]
and your food." 11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the
young man was to him like one of his sons. 12 Then Micah installed
the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house. 13
And Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this
Levite has become my priest."
18
1
In
those days Israel had no king.
And
in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where
they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the
tribes of Israel. 2 So the Danites sent five warriors from Zorah and
Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all their
clans. They told them, "Go, explore the land."
The
men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where
they spent the night. 3 When they were near Micah's house, they
recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they turned in there and asked him,
"Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?"
4
He
told them what Micah had done for him, and said, "He has hired me and I am his
priest."
5
Then
they said to him, "Please inquire of God to learn whether our journey will be
successful."
6
The
priest answered them, "Go in peace. Your journey has the LORD's approval."
7
So
the five men left and came to Laish, where they saw that the [14]
people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, unsuspecting and secure. And
since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous. A Also, they
lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no relationship with anyone else.
B
8
When
they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, "How did you find
things?"
9
They
answered, "Come on, let's attack them! We have seen that the land is very good.
Aren't you going to do something? Don't hesitate to go there and take it over.
10 When you get there, you will find an unsuspecting people and a
spacious land that God has put into your hands, a land that lacks nothing
whatever."
11
Then
six hundred men from the clan of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from
Zorah and Eshtaol. 12 On their way they set up camp near Kiriath
Jearim in Judah. This is why the place west of Kiriath Jearim is called Mahaneh
Dan C to this day. 13 From there they went on to the hill
country of Ephraim and came to Micah's house.
14
Then
the five men who had spied out the land of Laish said to their brothers, "Do you
know that one of these houses has an ephod, other household gods, a carved image
and a cast idol? Now you know what to do." 15 So they turned in there
and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah's place and greeted him.
16 The six hundred Danites, armed for battle, stood at the entrance
to the gate. 17 The five men who had spied out the land went inside
and took the carved image, the ephod, the other household gods and the cast idol
while the priest and the six hundred armed men stood at the entrance [15]
to the gate.
18
When
these men went into Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the
other household gods and the cast idol, the priest said to them, "What are you
doing?"
19
They
answered him, "Be quiet! Don't say a word. Come with us, and be our father and
priest. Isn't it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest
rather than just one man's household?" 20 Then the priest was glad.
He took the ephod, the other household gods and the carved image and went along
with the people. 21 Putting their little children, their livestock
and their possessions in front of them, they turned away and left.
22
When
they had gone some distance from Micah's house, the men who lived near Micah
were called together and overtook the Danites. 23 As they shouted
after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, "What's the matter with you
that you called out your men to fight?"
24
He
replied, "You took the gods I made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I
have? How can you ask, `What's the matter with you?' "
25
The
Danites answered, "Don't argue with us, or some hot-tempered men will attack
you, and you and your family will lose your lives." 26 So the Danites
went their way, and Micah, seeing that they were too strong for him, turned
around and went back home. [16]
27 Then they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and went on to
Laish, against a peaceful and unsuspecting people. They attacked them with the
sword and burned down their city.
28
There
was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon and had no
relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob.
The
Danites rebuilt the city and settled there. 29 They named it Dan
after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel--though the city used to be
called Laish.
30
There
the Danites set up for themselves the idols, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the
son of Moses, D and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until
the time of the captivity of the land. 31 They continued to use the
idols Micah had made, all the time the house of God was in Shiloh. [17]
NEW
TESTAMENT: JOHN 3:1 - 21
3
1
Now
there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling
council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you
are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous
signs you are doing if God were not with him."
3
In
reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one
can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. A"
4
"How
can a man be born when he is old?"
Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to
be born!"
5
Jesus
answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the
kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but
the Spirit B gives birth to spirit.
7 You should not be surprised at my
saying, `You C must be born again.'
8 The wind blows wherever it
pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it
is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
9
"How
can this be?" Nicodemus asked.
10
"You are Israel's teacher," said Jesus, "and do you not understand these things?
11 I tell you the truth, we speak of
what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not
accept our testimony. 12 I have
spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you
believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came
from heaven--the Son of Man. D
14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man
must be lifted up,
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 [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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