October 11 Ecclesiastes 8 (ESV) Keep the King’s Command 8:1 Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed. 2 I say: [1] Keep the king’s command, because of God’s oath to him. [2] 3 Be … More October 11 Ecclesiastes 8
October 11 Jeremiah 26-29 (ESV) Jeremiah Threatened with Death 26:1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in … More October 11 Jeremiah 26-29
October 10 James 5:1-6 (ESV) Warning to the Rich 5:1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You … More October 10 James 5:1-6
October 10 John 3:22-36 (ESV) John the Baptist Exalts Christ 22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet … More October 10 John 3:22-36
October 10 Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 (ESV) 15 In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. 16 Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself? 17 Be not overly … More October 10 Ecclesiastes 7:15-29
October 10 Jeremiah 23-25 (ESV) The Righteous Branch 23:1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not … More October 10 Jeremiah 23-25
October 9 James 4:11-17 (ESV) 11 Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. [1] The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is only one lawgiver … More October 9 James 4:11-17
October 9 John 3:16-21 (ESV) For God So Loved the World 16 “For God so loved the world, [1] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world … More October 9 John 3:16-21
October 9 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 (ESV) The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, … More October 9 Ecclesiastes 7:1-14
October 9 Jeremiah 19-22 (ESV) The Broken Flask 19:1 Thus says the Lord, “Go, buy a potter’s earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests, 2 and go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there … More October 9 Jeremiah 19-22
