Today's Reading | April 10, 2025
Luke 18:18–43
Introduction Luke 18:18–43: We return to Luke’s Gospel as Jesus is journeying toward Jerusalem and the cross. In today’s reading, Jesus speaks with a wealthy man, a leader, who asks him what he must do to receive eternal life. The reading concludes with Jesus speaking for a third time (in Luke’s account) about his impending death. As he continues to…
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John 12:1-11
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 12:1-11: Mary anoints Jesus with expensive perfume for which Judas criticizes her. Jesus affirms Mary’s action and rejects Judas’s interpretation. The reading concludes with the religious leaders making plans to kill Lazarus whom Jesus had raised from death.Scripture ReadingJesus Is Anointed at Bethany(Matthew 26.6-13; Mark 14.3-9)1Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, the…
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Hosea 4:11—5:15
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 4:11—5:15: The LORD condemns Israel’s pagan worship practices and idolatry, and the people are to be punished for their sinfulness. Today’s reading concludes with a claim that the people will seek the LORD after they have suffered enough.Scripture ReadingThe Lord Condemns Pagan Worship11The Lord says, “Wine, both old and new, is robbing my people…
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John 11:45-57
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 11:45-57: The raising of Lazarus causes division among the Jews, and the religious authorities make plans to arrest and kill Jesus.Scripture ReadingThe Plot against Jesus(Matthew 26.1-5; Mark 14.1,2; Luke 22.1,2)45Many of the people who had come to visit Mary saw what Jesus did, and they believed in him. 46But some of them returned to the…
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Hosea 3:1—4:10
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 3:1—4:10: Hosea is told to love his unfaithful wife, and his love for her is to demonstrate the LORD’s continuing love for unfaithful Israel. Accusations against Israel and its priests are cited.Scripture ReadingHosea and the Unfaithful Woman1The Lord said to me, “Go again and show your love for a woman who is committing adultery…
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John 11:28-44
God’s Renewing Word of HopeIntroductionJohn 11:28-44: Today’s reading concludes the story of the death and raising of Lazarus. Jesus weeps when he arrives at the tomb. After praying to the Father, Jesus calls Lazarus out of the tomb and instructs the onlookers to remove Lazarus’s burial cloths.Scripture ReadingJesus Weeps28After Martha said this, she went back and called her sister Mary…
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Hosea 2:2-23
God’s Word of Mercy and ForgivenessIntroductionHosea 2:2-23: Israel’s unfaithfulness to the LORD is compared to that of an unfaithful wife. In Hosea’s time, many of the people were honoring the Canaanite god Baal because they believed Baal fertilized the earth with rain. The chapter concludes with the LORD’s declaration of love for Israel and a promise to make the people…
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