Today's Reading | September 11, 2024
Proverbs 15:1-33
Introduction Proverbs 15:1–33: Today’s reading begins with verses that recount the benefits of gentle answers and kind words and concludes with affirming the importance of having reverence for the LORD. Today’s Key Verse: Proverbs 15:33 Reverence for the LORD is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors. Reading 15 A gentle answer quiets anger,…
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September 11, 2024
Proverbs 15:1-33
Introduction Proverbs 15:1–33: Today’s reading begins with verses that recount the benefits of gentle answers and kind words and concludes with affirming the importance of having reverence for the LORD. Today’s Key Verse: Proverbs 15:33 Reverence for the LORD is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors. Reading 15 A gentle answer quiets anger,…
READ MORESeptember 10, 2024
Psalm 49
Introduction Psalm 49: Writing in the wisdom tradition, the author urges his audience not to put much emphasis on wealth. While all people die—both wise and foolish, both rich and poor—the writer attests that God’s power is greater than the power of death. Today’s Key Verse: Psalm 49:7–8a We can never redeem ourselves; we cannot pay God the price for…
READ MORESeptember 9, 2024
Psalm 19
Introduction Psalm 19: This famous psalm connects the wonders of God’s creation and the goodness of God’s law. It describes how the orderly creation reveals God’s glory. Just as God’s law gives shape to his creation, so, too, does it give new life to his people. God’s teachings help people to live rightly. Today’s Key Verse: Psalm 19:8a The laws…
READ MORESeptember 8, 2024
1 Kings 3:16-28
Introduction 1 Kings 3:16–28: Immediately after God promises to give King Solomon wisdom comes the account of two prostitutes who approach Solomon seeking his judgment. Each woman had given birth to a child, but one child died. Both women claim to be the rightful mother of the living child. Today’s Key Verse: 1 Kings 3:28 When the people of Israel…
READ MORESeptember 7, 2024
1 Kings 3:1-15
Introduction 1 Kings 3:1–15: The LORD appears to King Solomon in a dream and asks what he would like God to give him. God is pleased with Solomon’s response and promises also to give Solomon that for which he did not ask (wealth and honor). When Solomon awakens, he brings offerings to the LORD and gives a feast for all…
READ MORESeptember 6, 2024
Mark 7:14-23
Introduction Mark 7:14–23: Today’s reading is Mark’s account of the second extended speech of Jesus (see Mark 4:1–34, the readings from September 1, 2, and 3). Jesus emphasizes that impurity comes from one’s heart and not by improper observance of ritual practices. Today’s Key Verse: Mark 7:15b [Jesus said:] “It is what comes out of you that makes you unclean.”…
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