Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
APRIL
10
PSALMS:
10, 40, 70, 100, 130
PROVERBS:
10
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 KINGS 17:1 - 18:12
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ACTS 20:1 - 38
PSALMS:
10
1
Why,
A
O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why
do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2
In
his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who
are caught in the schemes he devises.
3
He
boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he
blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4
In
his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in
all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5
His
ways are always prosperous;
he
is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he
sneers at all his enemies.
6
He
says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;
I'll
always be happy and never have trouble."
7
His
mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble
and evil are under his tongue.
8
He
lies in wait near the villages;
from
ambush he murders the innocent,
watching
in secret for his victims.
9
He
lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he
lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he
catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10
His
victims are crushed, they collapse;
they
fall under his strength.
11
He
says to himself, "God has forgotten;
he
covers his face and never sees." 1
12
Arise,
LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do
not forget the helpless.
13
Why
does the wicked man revile God?
Why
does he say to himself,
"He
won't call me to account"?
14
But
you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you
consider it to take it in hand.
The
victim commits himself to you;
you
are the helper of the fatherless.
15
Break
the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call
him to account for his wickedness
that
would not be found out.
16
The
LORD is King for ever and ever;
the
nations will perish from his land.
17
You
hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you
encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18
defending
the fatherless and the oppressed,
in
order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more. 2
PSALMS:
40
For
the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1
I
waited patiently for the LORD;
he
turned to me and heard my cry.
2
He
lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out
of the mud and mire;
he
set my feet on a rock
and
gave me a firm place to stand.
3
He
put a new song in my mouth,
a
hymn of praise to our God.
Many
will see and fear
and
put their trust in the LORD.
4
Blessed
is the man
who
makes the LORD his trust,
who
does not look to the proud,
to
those who turn aside to false gods. A
5
Many,
O LORD my God,
are
the wonders you have done.
The
things you planned for us
no
one can recount to you;
were
I to speak and tell of them,
they
would be too many to declare.
6
Sacrifice
and offering you did not desire,
but
my ears you have pierced BC;
burnt
offerings and sin offerings
you
did not require.
7
Then
I said, "Here I am, I have come--
8
I
desire to do your will, O my God;
your
law is within my heart."
9
I
proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
I
do not seal my lips,
as
you know, O LORD.
10
I
do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I
speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I
do not conceal your love and your truth
from
the great assembly.
11
Do
not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may
your love and your truth always protect me.
12
For
troubles without number surround me;
my
sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They
are more than the hairs of my head,
and
my heart fails within me.
13
Be
pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
14
May
all who seek to take my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
15
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
be
appalled at their own shame.
16
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"The
LORD be exalted!" 4
17
Yet
I am poor and needy;
may
the Lord think of me.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
my God, do not delay. 5
PSALMS:
70
For
the director of music. Of David. A petition.
1
Hasten,
O God, to save me;
O
LORD, come quickly to help me.
2
May
those who seek my life
be
put to shame and confusion;
may
all who desire my ruin
be
turned back in disgrace.
3
May
those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!"
turn
back because of their shame.
4
But
may all who seek you
rejoice
and be glad in you;
may
those who love your salvation always say,
"Let
God be exalted!"
5
Yet
I am poor and needy;
come
quickly to me, O God.
You
are my help and my deliverer;
O
LORD, do not delay. 6
PSALMS:
100
A
psalm. For giving thanks.
1
Shout
for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2
Worship
the LORD with gladness;
come
before him with joyful songs.
3
Know
that the LORD is God.
It
is he who made us, and we are his A;
we
are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4
Enter
his gates with thanksgiving
and
his courts with praise;
give
thanks to him and praise his name.
5
For
the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his
faithfulness continues through all generations. 7
PSALMS:
130
A
song of ascents.
1
Out
of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
2
O
Lord, hear my voice.
Let
your ears be attentive
to
my cry for mercy.
3
If
you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,
O
Lord, who could stand?
4
But
with you there is forgiveness;
therefore
you are feared.
5
I
wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and
in his word I put my hope.
6
My
soul waits for the Lord
more
than watchmen wait for the morning,
more
than watchmen wait for the morning.
7
O
Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for
with the LORD is unfailing love
and
with him is full redemption.
8
He
himself will redeem Israel
from
all their sins. 8
PROVERBS:
10
10
1
The
proverbs of Solomon:
A
wise son brings joy to his father,
but
a foolish son grief to his mother.
2
Ill-gotten
treasures are of no value,
but
righteousness delivers from death.
3
The
LORD does not let the righteous go hungry
but
he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
4
Lazy
hands make a man poor,
but
diligent hands bring wealth.
5
He
who gathers crops in summer is a wise son,
but
he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
6
Blessings
crown the head of the righteous,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. A
7
The
memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but
the name of the wicked will rot.
8
The
wise in heart accept commands,
but
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
9
The
man of integrity walks securely,
but
he who takes crooked paths will be found out.
10
He
who winks maliciously causes grief,
and
a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11
The
mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but
violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. 9
12
Hatred
stirs up dissension,
but
love covers over all wrongs.
13
Wisdom
is found on the lips of the discerning,
but
a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14
Wise
men store up knowledge,
but
the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
15
The
wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but
poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16
The
wages of the righteous bring them life,
but
the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
17
He
who heeds discipline shows the way to life,
but
whoever ignores correction leads others astray.
18
He
who conceals his hatred has lying lips,
and
whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19
When
words are many, sin is not absent,
but
he who holds his tongue is wise.
20
The
tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but
the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21
The
lips of the righteous nourish many,
but
fools die for lack of judgment.
22
The
blessing of the LORD brings wealth,
and
he adds no trouble to it. 10
23
A
fool finds pleasure in evil conduct,
but
a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
24
What
the wicked dreads will overtake him;
what
the righteous desire will be granted.
25
When
the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but
the righteous stand firm forever.
26
As
vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so
is a sluggard to those who send him.
27
The
fear of the LORD adds length to life,
but
the years of the wicked are cut short.
28
The
prospect of the righteous is joy,
but
the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29
The
way of the LORD is a refuge for the righteous,
but
it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30
The
righteous will never be uprooted,
but
the wicked will not remain in the land.
31
The
mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but
a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32
The
lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but
the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. 11
OLD
TESTAMENT:
2 KINGS 17:1 - 18:12
17
1
In
the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became
king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. 2
He
did evil in the eyes of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel
who preceded him.
3
Shalmaneser
king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been Shalmaneser's
vassal and had paid him tribute. 4
But
the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had
sent envoys to So A
king of Egypt, and he no longer paid tribute to the king of Assyria,
as he had done year by year. Therefore Shalmaneser seized him and put
him in prison. 5
The
king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and
laid siege to it for three years. 6
In
the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and
deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in
Gozan on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes.
7
All
this took place because the Israelites had sinned against the LORD
their God, who had brought them up out of Egypt from under the power
of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods 8
and
followed the practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before
them, as well as the practices that the kings of Israel had
introduced.
9
The
Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were
not right. From watchtower to fortified city they built themselves
high places in all their towns.
10
They
set up sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under
every spreading tree. 11
At
every high place they burned incense, as the nations whom the LORD
had driven out before them had done. They did wicked things that
provoked the LORD to anger. 12
They
12
worshiped idols, though the LORD had said, "You
shall not do this."
B
13
The
LORD warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers:
"Turn
from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance
with the entire Law that I commanded your fathers to obey and that I
delivered to you through my servants the prophets."
14
But
they would not listen and were as stiff-necked as their fathers, who
did not trust in the LORD their God. 15
They
rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their fathers
and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and
themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them
although the LORD had ordered them, "Do
not do as they do,"
and they did the things the LORD had forbidden them to do.
16
They
forsook all the commands of the LORD their God and made for
themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah
pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped
Baal. 17
They
sacrificed their sons and daughters in C
the fire. They practiced divination and sorcery and sold themselves
to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, provoking him to anger.
18
So
the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from his
presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left, 19
and
even Judah did not keep the commands of the LORD their God. They
followed the practices Israel had introduced. 20
Therefore
the LORD rejected all the people of Israel; he afflicted them and
gave them 13
into the hands of plunderers, until he thrust them from his presence.
21
When
he tore Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son
of Nebat their king. Jeroboam enticed Israel away from following the
LORD and caused them to commit a great sin. 22
The
Israelites persisted in all the sins of Jeroboam and did not turn
away from them 23
until
the LORD removed them from his presence, as he had warned through all
his servants the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken from
their homeland into exile in Assyria, and they are still there.
24
The
king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and
Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the
Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived in its towns. 25
When
they first lived there, they did not worship the LORD; so he sent
lions among them and they killed some of the people. 26
It
was reported to the king of Assyria: "The people you deported
and resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know what the god of
that country requires. He has sent lions among them, which are
killing them off, because the people do not know what he requires."
27
Then
the king of Assyria gave this order: "Have one of the priests
you took captive from Samaria go back to live there and teach the
people what the god of the land requires."
28
So
one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria came to live in
Bethel and taught them how to worship the LORD. 14
29
Nevertheless,
each national group made its own gods in the several towns where they
settled, and set them up in the shrines the people of Samaria had
made at the high places. 30
The
men from Babylon made Succoth Benoth, the men from Cuthah made
Nergal, and the men from Hamath made Ashima; 31
the
Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their
children in the fire as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the
gods of Sepharvaim. 32
They
worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed all sorts of their own
people to officiate for them as priests in the shrines at the high
places. 33
They
worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods in accordance
with the customs of the nations from which they had been brought.
34
To
this day they persist in their former practices. They neither worship
the LORD nor adhere to the decrees and ordinances, the laws and
commands that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he named
Israel. 35
When
the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites, he commanded them: "Do
not worship any other gods or bow down to them, serve them or
sacrifice to them.
36
But
the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt with mighty power and
outstretched arm, is the one you must worship.
To
him you shall bow down and to him offer sacrifices.
37
You
must always be careful to keep the decrees and ordinances, the laws
and commands he wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.
38
Do
not forget the covenant I have made with you, and do not worship
other gods.
39
Rather,
worship the LORD your God;
it
is he who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies."
15
40
They
would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices.
41
Even
while these people were worshiping the LORD, they were serving their
idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as
their fathers did.
18
1
In
the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of
Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2
He
was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in
Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah A
daughter of Zechariah.
3
He
did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David
had done. 4
He
removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the
Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made,
for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it.
(It was called B
Nehushtan. C)
5
Hezekiah
trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him
among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. 6
He
held fast to the LORD and did not cease to follow him; he kept the
commands the LORD had given Moses. 7
And
the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He
rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. 8
From
watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as
Gaza and its territory.
9
In
King Hezekiah's fourth year, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son
of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against
Samaria and laid siege to it.
10
At
the end of three 16
years the Assyrians took it. So Samaria was captured in Hezekiah's
sixth year, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. 11
The
king of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah,
in Gozan on the Habor River and in towns of the Medes. 12
This
happened because they had not obeyed the LORD their God, but had
violated his covenant--all that Moses the servant of the LORD
commanded. They neither listened to the commands nor carried them
out. 17
NEW
TESTAMENT:
ACTS 20:1 - 38
20
1
When
the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after
encouraging them, said good-by and set out for Macedonia. 2
He
traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to
the people, and finally arrived in Greece, 3
where
he stayed three months. Because the Jews made a plot against him just
as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through
Macedonia. 4
He
was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and
Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and
Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
5
These
men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas. 6
But
we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five
days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
7
On
the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke
to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on
talking until midnight.
8
There
were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. 9
Seated
in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a
deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he
fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. 10
Paul
went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around
him. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "He's alive!"
11
Then
he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until
daylight, he left. 12
The
people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
13
We
went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going
to take Paul aboard. He had made this
arrangement
18
because he was going there on foot. 14
When
he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene. 15
The
next day we set sail from there and arrived off Kios. The day after
that we crossed over to Samos, and on the following day arrived at
Miletus. 16
Paul
had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the
province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if
possible, by the day of Pentecost.
17
From
Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. 18
When
they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived the whole
time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of
Asia. 19
I
served the Lord with great humility and with tears, although I was
severely tested by the plots of the Jews. 20
You
know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be
helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.
21
I
have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in
repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
22
"And
now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing
what will happen to me there. 23
I
only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and
hardships are facing me. 24
However,
I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race
and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of
testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
25
"Now
I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the
kingdom will ever see me again.
26
Therefore,
I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27
For
I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. 19
28
Keep
watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has
made you overseers. A
Be shepherds of the church of God, B
which he bought with his own blood. 29
I
know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and
will not spare the flock. 30
Even
from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to
draw away disciples after them. 31
So
be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped
warning each of you night and day with tears.
32
"Now
I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you
up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33
I
have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing. 34
You
yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs
and the needs of my companions. 35
In
everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must
help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: `It
is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
36
When
he had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. 37
They
all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. 38
What
grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his
face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship. 20
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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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