Read To Me DAILYSample

GENESIS 46:
In yesterday’s two chapters of Genesis, Joseph's brothers went back to Egypt with Joseph's younger brother, Benjamin. Joseph contrived a creative way to reveal his identity. When Pharaoh heard about Joseph's brothers, he helped provide for Jacob's family to come to Egypt.

JOB 28:
Today’s chapter in Job and part of the previous chapter are assigned to Zophar in the GNT. NLT goes strictly with the assignments of speakers as in the Hebrew, where all of this is assigned to Job. Starting in 27:13, NLT, therefore, makes it clear that Job’s words— which sound mighty like what his opponents have said, are Job sarcastically repeating their arguments.

1PETER 1:22—2:
Peter addressed his letter to “To God's chosen people who live as [refugees/foreigners] scattered throughout” various provinces. But it is clear that Peter also has a spiritual meaning in mind. As the song says, “This world is not my home.” In chapter 2, Peter again comforts us and gives wonderful descriptions of our identity because of being joined to Christ. The first verse of chapter 2 starts with ‘then/So’, so let’s start out by reviewing the last verses of chapter 1, starting at v22.

In my prayers in these audio devotionals, you will notice that I do not finish with an Amen. I do this intentionally because I hope that some of you will pause the playback and continue to pray. And I also hope that we can continue in a spirit of prayer as we listen to God’s Word.

Please join me in prayer:
Our glorious heavenly Father and the One who provided a ransom for us from before the world was created: We are amazed at the scope of our salvation, and the preciousness. And the fact that we, yes we who are listening to or reading this prayer today, were included before the foundation of the world. And we have this precious gift because we fully believe in Christ Jesus. Peter highlights for us that there will be trials and suffering that we will endure. But since we see that Christ suffered and then was glorified, we now have a hope of glory that is for certain. So, Lord, encourage me and my listener with Peter’s words, in whatever suffering we have now or will face.