Read To Me Daily Semester 4Sample

1CHRONICLES 29:
Yesterday in 1st Chronicles we heard of the military commanders and officials under David, and the leaders of 13 tribes. Then we heard David’s instructions to Solomon. And it is always amazing to me the detail with which David planned for the temple, and also his generosity.

PROVERBS 22b:
Halfway through this chapter 22 of Proverbs, we begin a section where more of the proverbs are arranged in short paragraphs. That section begins at verse 17, just three verses after we begin today’s reading. Verse 20 introduces 30 sayings that follow.

MATTHEW 3:
Yesterday in Matthew’s Gospel we heard of the coming of the learned men from the east. While they brought three symbolic gifts, it didn’t say that there were just three men who came.  And prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus being taken to Egypt, then at the family’s return, they moved to Nazareth.

Let’s pray.
Our heavenly Father, what wisdom You have shown us in all that happened to prepare for our Messiah King to come. You even wrote the event in the stars. The men Herod called together could answer his question, because of the prophecies. The astrologers from the East had it right when they saw Jesus! They knelt down and worshiped Him. They would not have done this if they thought that Jesus was just going to be an exceptional child. This was God coming to earth! Herod believed in the prophecies enough to send murderers to the right place. But not enough to make any difference in his life in other ways. Yesterday’s proverb fits his history: “If you plant the seeds of injustice, disaster will spring up, and your oppression of others will end.” Lord, You tell us to pray for our kings and rulers and for all having authority over us. So now we will pray for them, for elections, and for You to halt injustice. Lord, we pray for more time to share the Good News about Christ, and pray that events in our world will cause people to seek the truth.