The scheduled Bible reading today is still in the book of Job, chapters 29 through 32. After Job finishes speaking a young man by the name of Elihu speaks his opinion. So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the …
Month: May 2023
Wisdom and Understanding
Our reading of scripture today is Job 25 through 28. After his friend Bildad's short comment we have Job's final discourse and thoughts of wisdom and understanding. But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the …
The Faith of Job
We pray you have taken time to spend with God this Memorial Day, to hear Him speak in His word, and to thank Him for the liberty we have in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior who died on the cross for our sins, was buried, and He rose again. Also be sure and thank …
My Friends
Job had friends who cared for him when they first saw him, when they first came and saw him from a distance. They sat with him in silence, grieving with him for seven days and nights. They should have just went back to their homes. Now Job feels that his friends are scorning him, accusing …
In Grief and Tears
Reading Job should be very encouraging to all of us. To know that here was a man who had a good life, with a great family, joy, wealth, and best of all a relationship with the Almighty. The reading for today is Job 9 through 12. And Job answered and said, "No doubt but ye …
Friends
Friends are an important part of a persons life. They can be an encouragement, and sometimes be a disappointment, as well as someone who shows no pity in our trials. Job experienced the joy and the pain of friends. Read Job 5 through 8 for today's reading. To him that is afflicted pity should be …
Mourning with a Friend
Reading of Scripture for today is Job 1 through 4. Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn …
GOD Exalts His People
We pray that you are joining in the reading of the scriptures whether you are following our schedule or not. Our schedule for today is Esther 8 through 10. And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. And all the acts of his power and of …
Remembering Israel
The reading of Scripture for today is Esther 5 through 7. In Esther the name of God is not mentioned; however His sovereignty is clearly seen. On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it …
…He read in the book of the law of God
Reading the word of the LORD is important for knowing and doing the will of God, and doing it. Join with us in our daily reading which, for today is Nehemiah 6 through 8. And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the …
Armed and Building
Today's scheduled reading is a blessing and encouragement for all who are the children of God. The reading is Nehemiah 2 through 5. Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. And …
Without the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ We Cannot Stand Before GOD
The Bible tells us about GOD, His holiness, righteousness, and justice; and it declares our sinfulness and our need of cleansing and forgiveness. Through this we learn of God's provision of grace through the gift of the life of Jesus Christ God's only begotten Son. Our reading for today is a prayer of Ezra. Ezra …
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The Sovereign GOD Reigns In All The Earth, In All Things
For today's Bible reading Ezra 6 through 8. Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was …
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“The LORD charged me to build Him a house…”
Our scheduled reading today is 2 Chronicles 35 through Ezra 1. The heart of every king and ruler of the world is in the hands of the Almighty, and He will carry out every word He has spoken. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by …
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A Godly King
Today's reading is a reading of three different kings of Judah, Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Josiah. Manasseh, did evil before the LORD was judged and repented. For our daily reading read 2 Chronicles 32 through 34. Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. And the king went up into …
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