Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
OCTOBER
25
PSALMS:
25, 55, 85, 115, 145
PROVERBS:
25
OLD
TESTAMENT:
GENESIS 30:1 - 31:16
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 10:1 - 23
PSALMS:
25
Of
David.
1
To
A
you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2
in
you I trust, O my God.
Do
not let me be put to shame,
nor
let my enemies triumph over me.
3
No
one whose hope is in you
will
ever be put to shame,
but
they will be put to shame
who
are treacherous without excuse.
4
Show
me your ways, O LORD,
teach
me your paths;
5
guide
me in your truth and teach me,
for
you are God my Savior,
and
my hope is in you all day long.
6
Remember,
O LORD, your great mercy and love,
for
they are from of old.
7
Remember
not the sins of my youth
and
my rebellious ways;
according
to your love remember me,
for
you are good, O LORD.
8
Good
and upright is the LORD;
therefore
he instructs sinners in his ways.
9
He
guides the humble in what is right
and
teaches them his way.
10
All
the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
for
those who keep the demands of his covenant.
11
For
the sake of your name, O LORD,
forgive
my iniquity, though it is great.
12
Who,
then, is the man that fears the LORD? 1
He
will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
13
He
will spend his days in prosperity,
and
his descendants will inherit the land.
14
The
LORD confides in those who fear him;
he
makes his covenant known to them.
15
My
eyes are ever on the LORD,
for
only he will release my feet from the snare.
16
Turn
to me and be gracious to me,
for
I am lonely and afflicted.
17
The
troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free
me from my anguish.
18
Look
upon my affliction and my distress
and
take away all my sins.
19
See
how my enemies have increased
and
how fiercely they hate me!
20
Guard
my life and rescue me;
let
me not be put to shame,
for
I take refuge in you.
21
May
integrity and uprightness protect me,
because
my hope is in you.
22
Redeem
Israel, O God,
from
all their troubles! 2
PSALMS:
55
For
the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil
A
of David.
1
Listen
to my prayer, O God,
do
not ignore my plea;
2
hear
me and answer me.
My
thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3
at
the voice of the enemy,
at
the stares of the wicked;
for
they bring down suffering upon me
and
revile me in their anger.
4
My
heart is in anguish within me;
the
terrors of death assail me.
5
Fear
and trembling have beset me;
horror
has overwhelmed me.
6
I
said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I
would fly away and be at rest--
7
I
would flee far away
and
stay in the desert;
Selah
8
I
would hurry to my place of shelter,
far
from the tempest and storm."
9
Confuse
the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech,
for
I see violence and strife in the city.
10
Day
and night they prowl about on its walls;
malice
and abuse are within it.
11
Destructive
forces are at work in the city;
threats
and lies never leave its streets. 3
12
If
an enemy were insulting me,
I
could endure it;
if
a foe were raising himself against me,
I
could hide from him.
13
But
it is you, a man like myself,
my
companion, my close friend,
14
with
whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
as
we walked with the throng at the house of God.
15
Let
death take my enemies by surprise;
let
them go down alive to the grave, B
for
evil finds lodging among them.
16
But
I call to God,
and
the LORD saves me.
17
Evening,
morning and noon
I
cry out in distress,
and
he hears my voice.
18
He
ransoms me unharmed
from
the battle waged against me,
even
though many oppose me.
19
God,
who is enthroned forever,
will
hear them and afflict them--
Selah
men
who never change their ways
and
have no fear of God.
20
My
companion attacks his friends;
he
violates his covenant.
21
His
speech is smooth as butter,
yet
war is in his heart;
his
words are more soothing than oil, 4
yet
they are drawn swords.
22
Cast
your cares on the LORD
and
he will sustain you;
he
will never let the righteous fall.
23
But
you, O God, will bring down the wicked
into
the pit of corruption;
bloodthirsty
and deceitful men
will
not live out half their days.
But
as for me, I trust in you. 5
PSALMS:
85
For
the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1
You
showed favor to your land, O LORD;
you
restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2
You
forgave the iniquity of your people
and
covered all their sins.
Selah
3
You
set aside all your wrath
and
turned from your fierce anger.
4
Restore
us again, O God our Savior,
and
put away your displeasure toward us.
5
Will
you be angry with us forever?
Will
you prolong your anger through all generations?
6
Will
you not revive us again,
that
your people may rejoice in you?
7
Show
us your unfailing love, O LORD,
and
grant us your salvation.
8
I
will listen to what God the LORD will say;
he
promises peace to his people, his saints--
but
let them not return to folly.
9
Surely
his salvation is near those who fear him,
that
his glory may dwell in our land.
10
Love
and faithfulness meet together;
righteousness
and peace kiss each other.
11
Faithfulness
springs forth from the earth,
and
righteousness looks down from heaven.
12
The
LORD will indeed give what is good,
and
our land will yield its harvest.
13
Righteousness
goes before him 6
and
prepares the way for his steps. 7
PSALMS:
115
1
Not
to us, O LORD, not to us
but
to your name be the glory,
because
of your love and faithfulness.
2
Why
do the nations say,
"Where
is their God?"
3
Our
God is in heaven;
he
does whatever pleases him.
4
But
their idols are silver and gold,
made
by the hands of men.
5
They
have mouths, but cannot speak,
eyes,
but they cannot see;
6
they
have ears, but cannot hear,
noses,
but they cannot smell;
7
they
have hands, but cannot feel,
feet,
but they cannot walk;
nor
can they utter a sound with their throats.
8
Those
who make them will be like them,
and
so will all who trust in them.
9
O
house of Israel, trust in the LORD--
he
is their help and shield.
10
O
house of Aaron, trust in the LORD--
he
is their help and shield.
11
You
who fear him, trust in the LORD--
he
is their help and shield.
12
The
LORD remembers us and will bless us:
He
will bless the house of Israel,
he
will bless the house of Aaron,
13
he
will bless those who fear the LORD--
small
and great alike. 8
14
May
the LORD make you increase,
both
you and your children.
15
May
you be blessed by the LORD,
the
Maker of heaven and earth.
16
The
highest heavens belong to the LORD,
but
the earth he has given to man.
17
It
is not the dead who praise the LORD,
those
who go down to silence;
18
it
is we who extol the LORD,
both
now and forevermore.
PSALMS:
145
A
psalm of praise. Of David.
1
I
A
will exalt you, my God the King;
I
will praise your name for ever and ever.
2
Every
day I will praise you
and
extol your name for ever and ever.
3
Great
is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his
greatness no one can fathom.
4
One
generation will commend your works to another;
they
will tell of your mighty acts.
5
They
will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and
I will meditate on your wonderful works. B
6
They
will tell of the power of your awesome works,
and
I will proclaim your great deeds.
7
They
will celebrate your abundant goodness
and
joyfully sing of your righteousness.
8
The
LORD is gracious and compassionate,
slow
to anger and rich in love.
9
The
LORD is good to all;
he
has compassion on all he has made.
10
All
you have made will praise you, O LORD;
your
saints will extol you.
11
They
will tell of the glory of your kingdom
and
speak of your might,
12
so
that all men may know of your mighty acts
and
the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13
Your
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and
your dominion endures through all generations. 10
The
LORD is faithful to all his promises
and
loving toward all he has made. C
14
The
LORD upholds all those who fall
and
lifts up all who are bowed down.
15
The
eyes of all look to you,
and
you give them their food at the proper time.
16
You
open your hand
and
satisfy the desires of every living thing.
17
The
LORD is righteous in all his ways
and
loving toward all he has made.
18
The
LORD is near to all who call on him,
to
all who call on him in truth.
19
He
fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he
hears their cry and saves them.
20
The
LORD watches over all who love him,
but
all the wicked he will destroy.
21
My
mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.
Let
every creature praise his holy name
for
ever and ever. 11
PROVERBS:
25
25
1
These
are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah king of
Judah:
2
It
is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
to
search out a matter is the glory of kings.
3
As
the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
so
the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
4
Remove
the dross from the silver,
and
out comes material for A
the silversmith;
5
remove
the wicked from the king's presence,
and
his throne will be established through righteousness.
6
Do
not exalt yourself in the king's presence,
and
do not claim a place among great men;
7
it
is better for him to say to you, "Come up here,"
than
for him to humiliate you before a nobleman.
What
you have seen with your eyes
8
do not bring B
hastily to court,
for
what will you do in the end
if
your neighbor puts you to shame?
9
If
you argue your case with a neighbor,
do
not betray another man's confidence,
10
or
he who hears it may shame you
and
you will never lose your bad reputation.
11
A
word aptly spoken
is
like apples of gold in settings of silver.
12
Like
an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold
is
a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear. 12
13
Like
the coolness of snow at harvest time
is
a trustworthy messenger to those who send him;
he
refreshes the spirit of his masters.
14
Like
clouds and wind without rain
is
a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.
15
Through
patience a ruler can be persuaded,
and
a gentle tongue can break a bone.
16
If
you find honey, eat just enough--
too
much of it, and you will vomit.
17
Seldom
set foot in your neighbor's house--
too
much of you, and he will hate you.
18
Like
a club or a sword or a sharp arrow
is
the man who gives false testimony against his neighbor.
19
Like
a bad tooth or a lame foot
is
reliance on the unfaithful in times of trouble.
20
Like
one who takes away a garment on a cold day,
or
like vinegar poured on soda,
is
one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
21
If
your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if
he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22
In
doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head,
and
the LORD will reward you.
23
As
a north wind brings rain,
so
a sly tongue brings angry looks. 13
24
Better
to live on a corner of the roof
than
share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
25
Like
cold water to a weary soul
is
good news from a distant land.
26
Like
a muddied spring or a polluted well
is
a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
27
It
is not good to eat too much honey,
nor
is it honorable to seek one's own honor.
28
Like
a city whose walls are broken down
is
a man who lacks self-control. 14
OLD
TESTAMENT:
GENESIS 30:1 - 31:16
30
1
When
Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became
jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, "Give me children,
or I'll die!"
2
Jacob
became angry with her and said, "Am I in the place of God, who
has kept you from having children?"
3
Then
she said, "Here is Bilhah, my maidservant. Sleep with her so
that she can bear children for me and that through her I too can
build a family."
4
So
she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife. Jacob slept with her, 5
and
she became pregnant and bore him a son. 6
Then
Rachel said, "God has vindicated me; he has listened to my plea
and given me a son." Because of this she named him Dan. A
7
Rachel's
servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8
Then
Rachel said, "I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I
have won." So she named him Naphtali. B
9
When
Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her
maidservant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10
Leah's
servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
11
Then
Leah said, "What good fortune!" C
So she named him Gad. D
12
Leah's
servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13
Then
Leah said, "How happy I am! The women will call me happy."
So she named him Asher. E
14
During
wheat harvest, Reuben went out into the fields and found some
mandrake plants, which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to
Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes."
15
But
she said to her, "Wasn't it enough that you took away my
husband? Will you take my son's mandrakes too?"
"Very
well," Rachel said, "he can sleep with you tonight in
return for your son's mandrakes."
16
So
when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to
meet him. "You must sleep with me," she said. "I have
hired you with my son's mandrakes." So he slept with her that
night.
17
God
listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son.
18
Then
Leah said, "God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my
husband." So she named him Issachar. F
19
Leah
conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20
Then
Leah said, "God has presented me with a precious gift. This time
my husband will treat me with honor, because I have borne him six
sons." So she named him Zebulun. G
21
Some
time later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
22
Then
God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb. 23
She
became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, "God has taken
away my disgrace." 24
She
named him Joseph, H
and said, "May the LORD add to me another son."
25
After
Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me on my
way so I can go back to my own homeland. 26
Give
me my wives 15
and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way.
You know how much work I've done for you."
27
But
Laban said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, please
stay. I have learned by divination that I
the LORD has blessed me because of you." 28
He
added, "Name your wages, and I will pay them."
29
Jacob
said to him, "You know how I have worked for you and how your
livestock has fared under my care. 30
The
little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the LORD has
blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when may I do something
for my own household?"
31
"What
shall I give you?" he asked.
"Don't
give me anything," Jacob replied. "But if you will do this
one thing for me, I will go on tending your flocks and watching over
them: 32
Let
me go through all your flocks today and remove from them every
speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb and every spotted
or speckled goat. They will be my wages. 33
And
my honesty will testify for me in the future, whenever you check on
the wages you have paid me. Any goat in my possession that is not
speckled or spotted, or any lamb that is not dark-colored, will be
considered stolen."
34
"Agreed,"
said Laban. "Let it be as you have said." 35
That
same day he removed all the male goats that were streaked or spotted,
and all the speckled or spotted female goats (all that had white on
them) and all the dark-colored lambs, and he placed them in the care
of his sons. 36
Then
he put a three-day journey between himself and Jacob, while Jacob
continued to tend the rest of Laban's flocks.
37
Jacob,
however, took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond and plane trees
and made white stripes on them by peeling the bark and exposing the
white inner wood of the branches. 38
Then
he placed the peeled branches in all the watering troughs, so that
they would be directly in front of the flocks when they came to
drink. When the flocks were in heat and came to drink, 39
they
mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were
streaked or speckled or spotted. 40
Jacob
set apart the young of the flock by themselves, but made the rest
face the streaked and dark-colored animals that belonged to Laban.
Thus he made separate flocks for himself and did not put them with
Laban's animals. 41
Whenever
the stronger females were in heat, Jacob would place the branches in
the troughs in front of the animals so they would mate near the
branches, 42
but
if the animals were weak, he would not place them there. So the weak
animals went to Laban and the strong ones to Jacob. 43
In
this way the man grew exceedingly prosperous and came to own large
flocks, and maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys. 16
31
1
Jacob
heard that Laban's sons were saying, "Jacob has taken everything
our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to
our father." 2
And
Jacob noticed that Laban's attitude toward him was not what it had
been.
3
Then
the LORD said to Jacob, "Go back
to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with
you."
4
So
Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to come out to the fields where
his flocks were.
5
He
said to them, "I see that your father's attitude toward me is
not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. 6
You
know that I've worked for your father with all my strength, 7
yet
your father has cheated me by changing my wages ten times. However,
God has not allowed him to harm me. 8
If
he said, `The
speckled ones will be your wages,'
then all the flocks gave birth to speckled young; and if he said,
`The
streaked ones will be your wages,'
then all the flocks bore streaked young. 9
So
God has taken away your father's livestock and has given them to me.
10
"In
breeding season I once had a dream in which I looked up and saw that
the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled or
spotted. 11
The
angel of God said to me in the dream, `Jacob.'
I answered, `Here I am.' 12
And
he said, `Look
up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are
streaked, speckled or spotted, for I have seen all that Laban has
been doing to you.
13
I
am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made
a vow to me. Now leave this land at once and go back to your native
land.'"
14
Then
Rachel and Leah replied, "Do we still have any share in the
inheritance of our father's estate? 15
Does
he not regard us as foreigners? Not only has he sold us, but he has
used up what was paid for us. 16
Surely
all the wealth that God took away from our father belongs to us and
our children. So do whatever God has told you." 17
NEW
TESTAMENT:
MATTHEW 10:1 - 23
10
1
He
called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive
out evil A
spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
2
These
are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called
Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother
John; 3
Philip
and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of
Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4
Simon
the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5
These
twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do
not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
6
Go
rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
7
As
you go, preach this message: `The kingdom of heaven is near.'
8
Heal
the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy,
B
drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
9
Do
not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts;
10
take
no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for
the worker is worth his keep.
11
"Whatever
town or village you enter, search for some worthy person there and
stay at his house until you leave.
12
As
you enter the home, give it your greeting.
13
If
the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let
your peace return to you.
14
If
anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust
off your feet when you leave that home or town.
15
I
tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah
on the day of judgment than for that town.
16
I
am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as
snakes and as innocent as doves.
17
"Be
on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local
councils and flog you in their synagogues.
18
On
my account you will be brought before governors and kings as
witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19
But
when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say
it. At that time you will be given what to say,
20
for
it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking
through you.
21
"Brother
will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will
rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
22
All
men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end
will be saved.
23
When
you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the
truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before
the Son of Man comes.
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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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