May 16 Psalm 109 (ESV) Help Me, O Lord My God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 109:1 Be not silent, O God of my praise! 2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. 3 They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. 4 In return for my … More May 16 Psalm 109
May 16 2 Samuel 5-7 (ESV) David Anointed King of Israel 5:1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ‘You shall … More May 16 2 Samuel 5-7
2 Corinthians 12:11-21 is our reading for today. Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. I will most gladly … More “I seek not what is yours but you.”
And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the … More How much do we value Jesus?
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! Psalm 108:3-5 Spurgeon on verse … More Your mercy is great above the heavens
2 Samuel 3-4 is the passage in our Bible reading plan today. David’s waiting on the Lord seems to have paid off. After seven and a half years, God sovereignly brings about events leading to David being crowned king of all Israel. Some practical advice comes from a statement made by Abner that we can … More “Now then do it”
May 15 2 Corinthians 12:11-21 (ESV) Concern for the Corinthian Church 11 I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing. 12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with … More May 15 2 Corinthians 12:11-21
May 15 Mark 14:1-11 (ESV) The Plot to Kill Jesus 14:1 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2 for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the … More May 15 Mark 14:1-11
May 15 Psalm 108 (ESV) With God We Shall Do Valiantly A Song. A Psalm of David. 108:1 My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! [1] 2 Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! 3 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will … More May 15 Psalm 108
May 15 2 Samuel 3-4 (ESV) Abner Joins David 3:1 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker. 2 And sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel; 3 and … More May 15 2 Samuel 3-4
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