1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous.Praise befits the upright.2 Praise the LORD with the lyre;make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.3 Sing to him a new song;play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For the word of the LORD is upright,and all his work is done in faithfulness.5…
Author: theministryofsimplekindness
The Word of God: Luke 7:18-35 – October 7, 2020
18The disciples of John reported all these things to him. So John summoned two of his disciples 19and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” 20When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us…
The Word of God: Acts 23:23-35 – October 7, 2020
23Then he summoned two of the centurions and said, “Get ready to leave by nine o’clock tonight for Caesarea with two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen. 24Also provide mounts for Paul to ride, and take him safely to Felix the governor.” 25He wrote a letter to this effect: 26″Claudius Lysias to his…
The Word of God: Hosea 8:1-14 – October 7, 2020
1Set the trumpet to your lips! One like a vulture is over the house of the LORD, because they have broken my covenant, and transgressed my law. 2Israel cries to me, “My God, we – Israel – know you!” 3Israel has spurned the good; the enemy shall pursue him. 4They made kings, but not through…
Psalm of the Day – October 6, 2020 (Psalm 133)
1 How very good and pleasant it iswhen kindred live together in unity!2 It is like the precious oil on the head,running down upon the beard,on the beard of Aaron,running down over the collar of his robes.3 It is like the dew of Hermon,which falls on the mountains of Zion.For there the LORD ordained his…
The Word of God: Luke 7:1-17 – October 6, 2020
1After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. 3When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. 4When…
The Word of God: Acts 23:12-24 – October 6, 2020
12In the morning the Jews joined in a conspiracy and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13There were more than forty who joined in this conspiracy. 14They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste…
The Word of God: Hosea 7:8-16 – October 6, 2020
8Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 9Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, but he does not know it. 10Israel’s pride testifies against him; yet they do not return to the LORD their God, or seek him, for all this….
Psalm of the Day – October 5, 2020 (Psalm 82)
1 God has taken his place in the divine council;in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:2 “How long will you judge unjustlyand show partiality to the wicked? 3 Give justice to the weak and the orphan;maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.4 Rescue the weak and the needy;deliver them from the…
The Word of God: Luke 6:39-49 – October 5, 2020
39He also told them a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? 40A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher. 41Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log…
