In The Word Read: 1 Kings 3-4 Solomon’s Rule Consolidated 3 Now Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.2 The people were […]
We Are To Guide People On To The Right Path
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 2 David’s Command to Solomon 2 As David’s time to die drew near, he commanded his son Solomon, saying, 2 “I am going the way of all the earth. So be strong, and prove yourself a man. 3 Do your duty to the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, […]
Our Plans Or God’s Plans
In The Word Read: 1 Kings 1 David in Old Age 1 Now King David was old, advanced in age; and they covered him with garments, but he could not keep warm. 2 So his servants said to him, “Have them search for a young virgin for my lord the king, and have her attend the […]
Pray For Leadership
In The Word Read: Psalms 72 The Reign of the Righteous King. A Psalm of Solomon. 72 Give the king Your judgments, God, And Your righteousness to the king’s son. 2 May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. 3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness. 4 May […]
All The Days Of My Life
In The Word Read: Psalms 70-71 Prayer for Help against Persecutors. For the music director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial. 70 God, hurry to save me; Lord, hurry to help me! 2 May those who seek my life Be put to shame and humiliated; May those who delight in my harm Be turned back and […]
David’s Distress
In The Word Read: Psalms 69 A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries. For the music director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. 69 Save me, God, For the waters have threatened my life. 2 I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a […]
God Is Our Strength
In The Word Read: Psalms 68:19-35 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah 20 God is to us a God of salvation; And to God the Lord belong ways of escape from death. 21 God certainly will shatter the heads of His enemies, The hairy head of one […]
Let God Arise
In The Word Read: Psalms 68:1-18 The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary. For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song. 68 May God arise, may His enemies be scattered, And may those who hate Him flee from His presence. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before […]
Glorify God
In The Word Read: Psalms 66-67 Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer. For the music director. A Song. A Psalm. 66 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; 2 Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. 3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of […]
If God Is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
In The Word Read: Psalms 64-65 Prayer for Rescue from Secret Enemies. For the music director. A Psalm of David. 64 Hear my voice, God, in my complaint; Protect my life from dread of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret discussion of evildoers, From the restlessness of the workers of injustice, 3 Who have sharpened their […]