For our scheduled reading today please read 1 Kings 9 through 11. And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that …
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Conspiracy In The Kingdom
Please read for today 2 Samuel chapters 14 through 15. And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a …
Be Silent… Before the LORD…
"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be My people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the …
Rejoice With Jerusalem
We are reminded in the Psalms to pray for Jerusalem. In today's reading we see to "Rejoice with Jerusalem." Today's scheduled reading is Isaiah 64 through 66. Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at His word; "Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for My name's sake, said, 'Let the …
Whose Fire Is In Zion
Our apologies for missing the past two days. Today's reading is Isaiah 31 through 33. Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, …
The Life of Vanity
Reading today was Proverbs 31 through Ecclesiastes 2. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: …
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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Why Do You Transgress the Commandments of the LORD?
The reading for today is 2 Chronicles 22 through 24. Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah …
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The Victory of a King
Reading today in 2 Chronicles 19 through 21. ...And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in …
Seeking the LORD In the Due Order
Reading today in 1 Chronicles 13 through 15. And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, "None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry …
The City of David
David, the "Sweet psalmist of Israel" was the conqueror of Jebus [Jerusalem]. Read about some of this in our reading for today, 1 Chronicles 10 through 12. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, …
When Saul Came to Jerusalem
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that …
The LORD has spoken
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by …
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