Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family. Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. [Read more…]
Daily Reading
Morning Reading: Tue, 19 Jun – 1 Kings 14-18 ~ division, war, and idolatry leads to power encounter
Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.” [Read more…]
Morning Reading: Mon, 18 Jun – Leviticus 4-6 ~ on offerings for sin and guilt
When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects. He must lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the Lord. This is an offering for his sin. [Read more…]
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – 17 Jun – Mark 4:26-34 ~ the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed
The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens. [Read more…]
Morning Reading: Sat, 16 Jun – Ephesians 1-3 ~ God has adopted us as his own
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. [Read more…]
Morning Reading: Fri, 15 Jun – Luke 11-12 ~ On Prayer, Repentance, Hypocrisy, Possessions and Readiness
“Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.” [Read more…]
Morning Reading: Thu, 14 Jun – Ezekiel 7-12 ~ ‘The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled!’
“The end is here! Wherever you look—east, west, north, or south—your land is finished. No hope remains, for I will unleash my anger against you…. Then you will know that I am the Lord. [Read more…]
Morning Reading: Wed, 13 Jun – Proverbs 5-6 ~ Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.
The man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself. [Read more…]
