Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
THEINC-HIM Daily Bible Meditation
SEPTEMBER
11
PSALMS:
11, 41, 71, 101, 131
PROVERBS:
11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
DANIEL 8:1 - 27
NEW
TESTAMENT:
1 JOHN 1:1 - 10
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 Amen3
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:
DANIEL 8:1 - 27
8
1
In
the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, had a vision,
after the one that had already appeared to me. 2
In
my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of
Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal. 3
I
looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing
beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was
longer than the other but grew up later. 4
I
watched the ram as he charged toward the west and the north and the
south. No animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from
his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
5
As
I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn
between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without
touching the ground. 6
He
came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal
and charged at him in great rage. 7
I
saw him attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his
two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him; the goat
knocked him to the ground and trampled on him, and none could rescue
the ram from his power. 8
The
goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn
was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward
the four winds of heaven.
9
Out
of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in
power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land. 10
It
grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of
the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them. 11
It
set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host; it took away
the daily sacrifice from him, and the place of his sanctuary was
brought low. 12
Because
of rebellion, the host of the saints A
and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in
everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.
13
Then
I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, "How
long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled--the vision
concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation,
and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be
trampled underfoot?"
14
He
said to me, "It will
take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be
reconsecrated."
15
While
I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there
before me stood one who looked like a man. 16
And
I heard a man's voice from the Ulai calling, "Gabriel,
tell this man the meaning of the vision."
17
As
he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell
prostrate. "Son
of man,"
he said to me, "understand
that the vision concerns the time of the end."
18
While
he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the
ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
19
He
said: "I
am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath,
because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.
B
20
The
two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21
The
shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between his
eyes is the first king.
22
The
four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four
kingdoms that will emerge from his 13
nation but will not have the same power.
23
"In
the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely
wicked, a stern-faced king, a master of intrigue, will arise.
24
He
will become very strong, but not by his own power.
He
will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he
does.
He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people.
25
He
will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior.
When
they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the
Prince of princes.
Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
26
"The
vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true,
but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future."
27
I,
Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days. Then I got up and
went about the king's business. I was appalled by the vision; it was
beyond understanding. 14
NEW
TESTAMENT:
1 JOHN 1:1 - 10
1
1
That
which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen
with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have
touched--this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2
The
life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to
you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to
us.
3
We
proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may
have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and
with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4
We
write this to make our A
joy complete.
5
This
is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is
light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6
If
we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie
and do not live by the truth. 7
But
if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from
all B
sin.
8
If
we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not
in us. 9
If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our
sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10
If
we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his
word has no place in our lives. 15
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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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