Read To Me Daily Semester 2نموونە

JOSHUA 22-23:
Yesterday in our reading in Joshua, we heard the detailed list of the cities of refuge— the cities set apart for anyone who happened to kill someone accidentally. Following that was the list of the towns that were given to the priests and Levites.

PSALM 77:
Today’s psalm, Psalm 77, was written by Asaph and dedicated to Jeduthun— whose name means ‘praise giver’. Asaph worries about this: Has God changed? Why doesn’t He help us like He helped the Israelites in the past? Most translations of this psalm make it seem like Asaph shifted from talking about God to praying to God. The Hebrew does not have to be understood in that way. That is why I like the CEV for this psalm, as that version makes it clear that this whole poem can be understood as a prayer to God.

ACTS 27:
Yesterday in our reading in Acts, we heard Paul's defense before King Agrippa. Paul didn't hesitate to speak convicting ideas to his own judges. Instead of listening, they stood up and left. They admitted that Paul was innocent, but quite frankly, it undoubtedly was more politically expedient to get rid of Paul by sending him away to Caesar— in accordance with Paul's own request.

Let’s pray together.
Lord Jesus, I thank You that You have given us a glorious hope— the expectation of sharing your glory in heaven. Lord, the brightness of your glory exceeds the sun at midday. It would blind us if we could see you now. Lord, please receive our worship to You now as if we were bowing before You with our faces to the ground. I ask you Lord to send us out like you did Paul. Commission us as you did him— to open the eyes of the blind, and turn people from the darkness to the light, from bondage to the power of Satan to the freedom that You give. And the key given in Paul’s speech is this: That through believing in Jesus our sins are forgiven. So now, no matter if we are ethnically Jewish or foreigners to all of God’s promises, we all receive a place among God’s chosen people. If only we could understand our position in union with You, Lord, we could be fearless in the face of human judgment as Paul was. So Lord, we will rejoice in any situation in which we find ourselves in today, and give you glory in it.