Read To Me Daily Semester 4Sample

DANIEL 5-6:
Yesterday in the book of Daniel we heard two stories: That of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue of gold and the exciting way God delivered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. And the second story was Nebuchadnezzar himself sharing about his dream and how he was later humbled.

ISAIAH 25:
Yesterday’s reading in Isaiah contained prophecies about the destruction of the whole earth, but here again as typical in Isaiah, the sun was allowed to break through the clouds. We look forward to a city where God himself will outshine the sun.

2CORINTHIANS 5:14—6:13:
Let me remind you what we heard in our last reading from 2nd Corinthians about the earthly tents/bodies we all have, and heavenly bodies we will one day have:

2Cor. 5:6 GNT So we are always full of courage. We know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord's home.
7 For our life is a matter of [believing//faith], not of [seeing//sight].
8 We are full of courage and would much prefer to leave our home in the body and be at home with the Lord.
9 More than anything else, however, we want to please him, whether in our home here or there.

In today’s reading Paul returns to his theme about the apostolic ministry that God has given to him and his companions, and especially their commission to share the message about being reconciled with God.

Let’s pray.
Dear Lord Jesus, may we so become joined as one with you that our hearts and minds are transformed. As we face our own bodies changing, decaying, and increasingly limited and in pain, may we not give in to discouragement. Lord, renew us inwardly day after day. Thank you for the Holy Spirit living in us that gives us a firm hope and the assurance (even a guarantee) of all of the wonderful things You have in store for us, including perfect and eternal bodies. So let us live our lives here with an astonishing abandon. Let us truly feel that we share your death, Jesus. May this idea transform us, so that we no longer live just for ourselves.