Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
AUGUST
2
PSALMS:
2, 32, 62, 92, 122
PROVERBS:
2
OLD
TESTAMENT:
JEREMIAH 39:1 - 41:18
NEW
TESTAMENT:
2 TIMOTHY 1:1 - 18
PSALMS:
2
1
Why
do the nations conspire A
and
the peoples plot in vain?
2
The
kings of the earth take their stand
and
the rulers gather together
against
the LORD
and
against his Anointed One. B
3
"Let
us break their chains," they say,
"and
throw off their fetters."
4
The
One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the
Lord scoffs at them.
5
Then
he rebukes them in his anger
and
terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6
"I
have installed my King C
on
Zion, my holy hill."
7
I
will proclaim the decree of the LORD:
He
said to me, "You
are my Son D;
today
I have become your Father.
E
8
Ask
of me,
and
I will make the nations your inheritance,
the
ends of the earth your possession.
9
You
will rule them with an iron scepter F;
you
will dash them to pieces like pottery."
10
Therefore,
you kings, be wise;
be
warned, you rulers of the earth.
11
Serve
the LORD with fear
and
rejoice with trembling.
12
Kiss
the Son, lest he be angry
and
you be destroyed in your way,
for
his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed
are all who take refuge in him. 1
PSALMS:
32
Of
David. A maskil.
A
1
Blessed
is he
whose
transgressions are forgiven,
whose
sins are covered.
2
Blessed
is the man
whose
sin the LORD does not count against him
and
in whose spirit is no deceit.
3
When
I kept silent,
my
bones wasted away
through
my groaning all day long.
4
For
day and night
your
hand was heavy upon me;
my
strength was sapped
as
in the heat of summer.
Selah
5
Then
I acknowledged my sin to you
and
did not cover up my iniquity.
I
said, "I will confess
my
transgressions to the LORD"--
and
you forgave
the
guilt of my sin.
Selah
6
Therefore
let everyone who is godly pray to you
while
you may be found;
surely
when the mighty waters rise,
they
will not reach him.
you
will protect me from trouble
and
surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
8
I
will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I
will counsel you and watch over you.
9
Do
not be like the horse or the mule,
which
have no understanding
but
must be controlled by bit and bridle
or
they will not come to you.
10
Many
are the woes of the wicked,
but
the LORD's unfailing love
surrounds
the man who trusts in him.
11
Rejoice
in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing,
all you who are upright in heart! 3
PSALMS:
62
For
the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1
My
soul finds rest in God alone;
my
salvation comes from him.
2
He
alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3
How
long will you assault a man?
Would
all of you throw him down--
this
leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4
They
fully intend to topple him
from
his lofty place;
they
take delight in lies.
With
their mouths they bless,
but
in their hearts they curse.
Selah
5
Find
rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my
hope comes from him.
6
He
alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7
My
salvation and my honor depend on God A;
he
is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8
Trust
in him at all times, O people;
pour
out your hearts to him,
for
God is our refuge.
Selah
the
highborn are but a lie;
if
weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together
they are only a breath.
10
Do
not trust in extortion
or
take pride in stolen goods;
though
your riches increase,
do
not set your heart on them.
11
One
thing God has spoken,
two
things have I heard:
that
you, O God, are strong,
12
and
that you, O Lord, are loving.
Surely
you will reward each person
according
to what he has done. 5
PSALMS:
92
A
psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1
It
is good to praise the LORD
and
make music to your name, O Most High,
2
to
proclaim your love in the morning
and
your faithfulness at night,
3
to
the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and
the melody of the harp.
4
For
you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I
sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5
How
great are your works, O LORD,
how
profound your thoughts!
6
The
senseless man does not know,
fools
do not understand,
7
that
though the wicked spring up like grass
and
all evildoers flourish,
they
will be forever destroyed.
8
But
you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
9
For
surely your enemies, O LORD,
surely
your enemies will perish;
all
evildoers will be scattered.
10
You
have exalted my horn A
like that of a wild ox;
fine
oils have been poured upon me.
11
My
eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my
ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12
The
righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they
will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
14
They
will still bear fruit in old age,
they
will stay fresh and green,
15
proclaiming,
"The LORD is upright;
he
is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him." 7
PSALMS:
122
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
I
rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let
us go to the house of the LORD."
2
Our
feet are standing
in
your gates, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem
is built like a city
that
is closely compacted together.
4
That
is where the tribes go up,
the
tribes of the LORD,
to
praise the name of the LORD
according
to the statute given to Israel.
5
There
the thrones for judgment stand,
the
thrones of the house of David.
6
Pray
for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May
those who love you be secure.
7
May
there be peace within your walls
and
security within your citadels."
8
For
the sake of my brothers and friends,
I
will say,
"Peace
be within you."
9
For
the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I
will seek your prosperity. 8
PROVERBS:
2
2
1
My son, if you accept my words
and
store up my commands within you,
2
turning
your ear to wisdom
and
applying your heart to understanding,
3
and
if you call out for insight
and
cry aloud for understanding,
4
and
if you look for it as for silver
and
search for it as for hidden treasure,
5
then
you will understand the fear of the LORD
and
find the knowledge of God.
6
For
the LORD gives wisdom,
and
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7
He
holds victory in store for the upright,
he
is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8
for
he guards the course of the just
and
protects the way of his faithful ones.
9
Then
you will understand what is right and just
and
fair--every good path.
10
For
wisdom will enter your heart,
and
knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11
Discretion
will protect you,
and
understanding will guard you.
12
Wisdom
will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from
men whose words are perverse,
13
who
leave the straight paths
to
walk in dark ways,
14
who
delight in doing wrong
and
rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15
whose
paths are crooked
and
who are devious in their ways.
16
It
will save you also from the adulteress,
from
the wayward wife with her seductive words 9
17
who
has left the partner of her youth
and
ignored the covenant she made before God. A
18
For
her house leads down to death
and
her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19
None
who go to her return
or
attain the paths of life.
20
Thus
you will walk in the ways of good men
and
keep to the paths of the righteous.
21
For
the upright will live in the land,
and
the blameless will remain in it;
22
but
the wicked will be cut off from the land,
OLD
TESTAMENT:
JEREMIAH 39:1 - 41:18
39
1
In
the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month,
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his
whole army and laid siege to it.
2
And
on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year, the
city wall was broken through. 3
Then
all the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the
Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim A
a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other
officials of the king of Babylon. 4
When
Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled; they
left the city at night by way of the king's garden, through the gate
between the two walls, and headed toward the Arabah. B
5
But
the Babylonian C
army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho.
They captured him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at
Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him. 6
There
at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before
his eyes and also killed all the nobles of Judah. 7
Then
he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take
him to Babylon.
8
The
Babylonians D
set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke
down the walls of Jerusalem. 9
Nebuzaradan
commander of the imperial guard carried into exile to Babylon the
people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over
to him, and the rest of the people. 10
But
Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of
Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he
gave them vineyards and fields.
11
Now
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given these orders about Jeremiah
through Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard: 12
"Take
him and look after him; don't harm him but do for him whatever he
asks." 13
So
Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard, Nebushazban a chief officer,
Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officers of the
king of Babylon 14
sent
and had Jeremiah taken out of the courtyard of the guard. They turned
him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him
back to his home. So he remained among his own people.
15
While
Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of
the LORD came to him: 16
"Go
and tell Ebed-Melech the Cushite,
`This
is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to
fulfill my words against this city through disaster, not prosperity.
At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
17
But
I will rescue you on that day, declares the LORD; you will not be
handed over to those you fear.
18
I
will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with
your life, because you trust in me, declares the LORD.'"
11
40
1
The
word came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan commander of
the imperial guard had released him at Ramah. He had found Jeremiah
bound in chains among all the captives from Jerusalem and Judah who
were being carried into exile to Babylon. 2
When
the commander of the guard found Jeremiah, he said to him, "The
LORD your God decreed this disaster for this place.
3
And
now the LORD has brought it about; he has done just as he said he
would. All this happened because you people sinned against the LORD
and did not obey him.
4
But
today I am freeing you from the chains on your wrists. Come with me
to Babylon, if you like, and I will look after you;
but if you do not want to, then don't come. Look, the whole country
lies before you;
go wherever you please."
5
However,
before Jeremiah turned to go, A
Nebuzaradan added, "Go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son
of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the towns of
Judah, and live with him among the people, or go anywhere else you
please."
Then
the commander gave him provisions and a present and let him go. 6
So
Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him
among the people who were left behind in the land.
7
When
all the army officers and their men who were still in the open
country heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of
Ahikam as governor over the land and had put him in charge of the
men, women and children who were the poorest in the land and who had
not been carried into exile to Babylon, 8
they
came to Gedaliah at Mizpah--Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and
Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of
Ephai the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah B
the son of the Maacathite, and their men. 9
Gedaliah
son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to reassure them and
their men. "Do not be afraid to serve the Babylonians, C"
he said. "Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon,
and it will go well with you.
10
I
myself will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians
who come to us, but you are to harvest the wine, summer fruit and
oil, and put them in your storage jars, and live in the towns you
have taken over."
11
When
all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom and all the other countries heard
that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had
appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor
over them, 12
they
all came back to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, from all
the countries where they had been scattered. And they harvested an
abundance of wine and summer fruit.
13
Johanan
son of Kareah and all the army officers still in the open country
came to Gedaliah at Mizpah 14
and
said to him, "Don't you know that Baalis king of the Ammonites
has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?" But
Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.
15
Then
Johanan son of Kareah said privately to Gedaliah in Mizpah, "Let
me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why
should he take your life and cause all the Jews who are gathered
around you to be scattered and the remnant of Judah to perish?"
16
But
Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, "Don't do
such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is not true." 12
41
1
In
the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who
was of royal blood and had been one of the king's officers, came with
ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah. While they were eating
together there, 2
Ishmael
son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck
down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword,
killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed as governor
over the land. 3
Ishmael
also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as
the Babylonian A
soldiers who were there.
4
The
day after Gedaliah's assassination, before anyone knew about it, 5
eighty
men who had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes and cut
themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria, bringing grain
offerings and incense with them to the house of the LORD. 6
Ishmael
son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he
went. When he met them, he said, "Come to Gedaliah son of
Ahikam." 7
When
they went into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who
were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern. 8
But
ten of them said to Ishmael, "Don't kill us! We have wheat and
barley, oil and honey, hidden in a field." So he let them alone
and did not kill them with the others. 9
Now
the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed
along with Gedaliah was the one King Asa had made as part of his
defense against Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah
filled it with the dead.
10
Ishmael
made captives of all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah--the
king's daughters along with all the others who were left there, over
whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had appointed
Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive
and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.
11
When
Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him
heard about all the crimes Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed, 12
they
took all their men and went to fight Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They
caught up with him near the great pool in Gibeon. 13
When
all the people Ishmael had with him saw Johanan son of Kareah and the
army officers who were with him, they were glad. 14
All
the people Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over
to Johanan son of Kareah.
15
But
Ishmael son of Nethaniah and eight of his men escaped from Johanan
and fled to the Ammonites.
16
Then
Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him led
away all the survivors from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael
son of Nethaniah after he had assassinated Gedaliah son of Ahikam:
the soldiers, women, children and court officials he had brought from
Gibeon. 17
And
they went on, stopping at Geruth Kimham near Bethlehem on their way
to Egypt 18
to
escape the Babylonians. B
They were afraid of them because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed as
governor over the land. 13
NEW
TESTAMENT:
2 TIMOTHY 1:1 - 18
1
1
Paul,
an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the
promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
2
To
Timothy, my dear son:
Grace,
mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3
I
thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear
conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
4
Recalling
your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. 5
I
have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your
grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now
lives in you also. 6
For
this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is
in you through the laying on of my hands. 7
For
God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of
love and of self-discipline.
8
So
do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his
prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power
of God, 14
9
who
has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we
have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was
given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10
but
it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ
Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality
to light through the gospel.
11
And
of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.
12
That
is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know
whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what
I have entrusted to him for that day.
13
What
you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith
and love in Christ Jesus. 14
Guard
the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of
the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
15
You
know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including
Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16
May
the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often
refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17
On
the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he
found me. 18
May
the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You
know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus. 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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