June 20

Luke 8:25 ESV
He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”

Luke 8:16-18 ESV
“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.  For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.  Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

Psalms 128:2 ESV
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.

1Chronicles 11:20-21 ESV
Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty. And he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them and won a name beside the three. He was the most renowned of the thirty and became their commander, but he did not attain to the three.

June 16

Psalms 125:3 ESV
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.

June 13

Psalm 121 ESV

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?   My help comes from the Lord , who made heaven and earth.  He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.  Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.  The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.   The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.  The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.  The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

One of my favorite Psalms.

June 12

Luke 6:38 ESV
give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.

Psalm120:2 ESV
Deliver me, O Lord , from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

May 28

Psalms 119:67, 71 ESV

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.  It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.

May 25

Psalms 119:43-47 ESV
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.  I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,  and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.  I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,  for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.

1Kings 9:8-9 ESV
And this house will become a heap of ruins. Everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss, and they will say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ Then they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore the Lord has brought all this disaster on them.’”

May 15

Galatians 4:1, 3, 8, 16 ESV
I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Psalms 114:6-8 ESV
O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?   Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,  who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.

2 Samuel 16:10-12 ESV
But the king said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who then shall say, ‘Why have you done so?’” And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Leave him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.”

May 4

2 Corinthians 11:5, 7-8 ESV

Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles. Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached God’s gospel to you free of charge? I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you.

Psalms 106:7-8, 13-14 ESV

Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.  Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power.  But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.  But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;

1 Samuel 26:19 ESV

Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord , for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in the heritage of the Lord , saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

1 Samuel 27:10-12 ESV

When Achish asked, “Where have you made a raid today?” David would say, “Against the Negeb of Judah,” or, “Against the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites,” or, “Against the Negeb of the Kenites.” And David would leave neither man nor woman alive to bring news to Gath, thinking, “lest they should tell about us and say, ‘So David has done.’” Such was his custom all the while he lived in the country of the Philistines. And Achish trusted David, thinking, “He has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel; therefore he shall always be my servant.”

Verses from My Daily Reading

I thought it might be interesting to occasionally share these.

I'd like to see some of yours,  too.

MRK 10:32 ESV

And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,

2CO 2:17 ESV

For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

PSA 97:3-5, 8-9, 11 ESV

Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.  His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.  The mountains melt like wax before the Lord , before the Lord of all the earth.  Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord .  For you, O Lord , are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.   Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Psalm 103

Nine: It is amazing how good the Lord is to us. His anger subsidies quickly. He is the all powerful, all righteous God. We should worship Him.

Twelve: It shows that God will forgive our sins. We should take from this passage that God will forgive us no matter what we do.

Forty-seven: I can't think of how I could say what this Psalm says any better than how it is already written. I am amazed and thankful that we worship such a wonderful God. 

Psalm 51

Nine: David doesn't deserve to be forgiven of his sins, but God will forgive him because God is an all merciful God. I shall confess my sins and God will forgive me.

Twelve: David is rejoicing to God that God has forgiven him even though he didn't deserve it. You should admit your sins to God and He will forgive you.

Forty-seven: Yes Lord! Purge me with hyssop and wash me whiter than snow. 

Psalm 23

Nine: The writer was right. God will not let any evil take us. He will deliver us from evil.

Twelve: God loves us and He will protect us Satan. We may die but we go to heaven if we believe in Him.

Forty-seven: We are assured that bad things will happen to us, but we are also assured that God is with us no matter what. AMEN!