Today's Reading | June 5, 2025
Joel 2:1–17
Introduction Joel 2:1–17: The prophet Joel likens the swarm of locusts to an invading enemy army. He conveys the LORD’s call to the people to repent. Today’s Key Verse: Joel 2:13b Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not…
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God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 4:1–26: Today’s reading is the beginning of a lengthy discourse between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. In Jesus’s day, a Jewish man conversing with a woman in public was a violation of social convention. Jesus teaches about life-giving water and worship and reveals to her that he is the Messiah. Scripture Reading 4 The Pharisees…
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John 3:22–36
God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction John 3:22–36: The disciples of John the Baptist speak to him about those who are being baptized by Jesus and following him. John acknowledges that his own ministry must now decrease as the ministry of Jesus increases. Scripture Reading 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went to the province of Judea, where he spent some…
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John 3:1-21
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Psalm 138
God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction Psalm 138: This psalm is a prayer of thanksgiving for God’s love and care, and the writer expresses trust in God’s promises. Scripture Reading 138 I thank you, Lord, with all my heart; I sing praise to you before the gods.2 I face your holy Temple, bow down, and praise your namebecause of your constant love and faithfulness, because you have…
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Psalm 136
God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction Psalm 136: Today’s reading is a hymn of thanksgiving for God’s eternal goodness and love. Written as a litany that was probably sung by the priests during worship, the words “his love is eternal” are a congregational response at the end of each verse. Scripture Reading 136 Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love…
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Psalm 33
God’s Guiding Word: Love Introduction Psalm 33: Today’s reading opens with an exhortation to shout for joy, to praise and thank the LORD, and to sing a new song to him. Assurance of the LORD’s constant love comes from trusting in and obeying the LORD. Scripture Reading 33 All you that are righteous, shout for joy for what the Lord has done; praise him, all…
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