Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
OCTOBER
11
PSALMS:
11, 41, 71, 101, 131
PROVERBS:
11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
MALACHI 3:1 - 4:6
NEW
TESTAMENT:
REVELATIONS 22:1 - 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: MALACHI 3:1 - 4:6
3
1
"See,
I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then
suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the
messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,"
says the LORD Almighty.
2
But
who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears?
For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. 3
He
will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the
Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have
men who will bring offerings in righteousness, 4
and
the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD,
as in days gone by, as in former years.
5
"So
I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify
against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who
defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the
fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me,"
says the LORD Almighty.
6
"I
the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not
destroyed.
7
Ever
since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my
decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to
you,"
says the LORD Almighty.
"But
you ask, `How are we to return?'
8
"Will
a man rob God? Yet you rob me.
"But
you ask, `How do we rob you?'
"In
tithes and offerings.
9
You
are under a curse--the whole nation of you--because you are robbing
me.
10
Bring
the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my
house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see
if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so
much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
11
I
will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your
fields will not cast their fruit,"
says the LORD Almighty. 12
"Then
all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful
land,"
says the LORD Almighty.
13
"You
have said harsh things against me,"
says the LORD.
"Yet
you ask, `What have we said against you?'
14
"You
have said, `It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying
out his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD
Almighty?
15
But
now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper,
and even those who challenge God escape.'"
16
Then
those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD
listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his
presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name.
17
"They
will be mine,"
says the LORD Almighty, "in
the day when I make up my treasured possession.
A
I will spare them, just as in 13
compassion a man spares his son who serves him.
18
And
you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the
wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.
4
1
"Surely
the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and
every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set
them on fire,"
says the LORD Almighty. "Not
a root or a branch will be left to them.
2
But
for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with
healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves
released from the stall.
3
Then
you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles
of your feet on the day when I do these things,"
says the LORD Almighty.
4
"Remember
the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb
for all Israel.
5
"See,
I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day
of the LORD comes.
6
He
will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts
of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the
land with a curse."
14
NEW
TESTAMENT:
REVELATIONS 22:1 - 21
22
1
Then
the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as
crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2
down
the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river
stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its
fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of
the nations. 3
No
longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb
will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4
They
will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5
There
will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the
light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they
will reign for ever and ever.
6
The
angel said to me, "These
words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of
the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that
must soon take place."
7
"Behold,
I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy
in this book."
8
I,
John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard
and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who
had been showing them to me.
9
But
he said to me, "Do
not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the
prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"
10
Then
he told me, "Do
not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time
is near.
11
Let
him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue
to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him
who is holy continue to be holy."
12
"Behold,
I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone
according to what he has done.
13
I
am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and
the End.
14
"Blessed
are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the
tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
15
Outside
are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral,
the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices
falsehood.
16
"I,
Jesus, have sent my angel to give you A
this
testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David,
and the bright Morning Star."
17
The
Spirit and the bride say, "Come!"
And let him who hears say, "Come!"
Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take
the free gift of the water of life. 15
18
I
warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If
anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues
described in this book. 19
And
if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take
away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city,
which are described in this book.
20
He
who testifies to these things says, "Yes,
I am coming soon."
Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus.
21
The
grace of the Lord Jesus be with God's people. Amen. 16
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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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