Bible Reading
MONDAY:
Jeremiah 32:38 and Deuteronomy 6:5 (NLT)
32:38 They will be my people, and I will be their God.
6:5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
TUESDAY:
1 Samuel 8:11-18 (NLT)
11 “This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said. “The king will draft your sons and
assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots. 12 Some
will be generals and captains in his army,[a] some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest
his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment. 13 The king will take your
daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him. 14 He will
take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own
officials. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his
officers and attendants. 16 He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of
your cattle[b] and donkeys for his own use. 17 He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you
will be his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are
demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.”
WEDNESDAY:
Isaiah 66:1-2 (NLT)
This is what the Lord says:
“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?
Could you build me such a resting place?
2 My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.
THURSDAY:
Jeremiah 29:4-14 (NLT)
4 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has
exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: 5 “Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the
food they produce. 6 Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! 7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will
determine your welfare.” 8 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let your prophets and fortune-tellers who are with you in the land of Babylon trick you. Do not listen to their dreams, 9 because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,” says the Lord. 10 This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
FRIDAY:
Ezekiel 33:27-29 (NLT)
27 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the
ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields.
Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of disease. 28 I will completely destroy the land and
demolish her pride. Her arrogant power will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so
desolate that no one will even travel through them. 29 When I have completely destroyed the
land because of their detestable sins, then they will know that I am the Lord.’
Jeremiah 32:38 and Deuteronomy 6:5 (NLT)
32:38 They will be my people, and I will be their God.
6:5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
TUESDAY:
1 Samuel 8:11-18 (NLT)
11 “This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said. “The king will draft your sons and
assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots. 12 Some
will be generals and captains in his army,[a] some will be forced to plow in his fields and harvest
his crops, and some will make his weapons and chariot equipment. 13 The king will take your
daughters from you and force them to cook and bake and make perfumes for him. 14 He will
take away the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his own
officials. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his
officers and attendants. 16 He will take your male and female slaves and demand the finest of
your cattle[b] and donkeys for his own use. 17 He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you
will be his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will beg for relief from this king you are
demanding, but then the Lord will not help you.”
WEDNESDAY:
Isaiah 66:1-2 (NLT)
This is what the Lord says:
“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?
Could you build me such a resting place?
2 My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.
THURSDAY:
Jeremiah 29:4-14 (NLT)
4 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives he has
exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem: 5 “Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the
food they produce. 6 Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! 7 And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will
determine your welfare.” 8 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let your prophets and fortune-tellers who are with you in the land of Babylon trick you. Do not listen to their dreams, 9 because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,” says the Lord. 10 This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”
FRIDAY:
Ezekiel 33:27-29 (NLT)
27 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, those living in the
ruins will die by the sword. And I will send wild animals to eat those living in the open fields.
Those hiding in the forts and caves will die of disease. 28 I will completely destroy the land and
demolish her pride. Her arrogant power will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so
desolate that no one will even travel through them. 29 When I have completely destroyed the
land because of their detestable sins, then they will know that I am the Lord.’