Read To Me Daily Semester 2Sample

JUDGES 16-17:
Yesterday in the book of Judges, we heard of Samson's disastrous marriage, and his first major victory over the Philistines. Ways in which Samson disobeyed God's Laws are that he touched and even ate from a carcass, he murdered people when not at war, and he associated with pagans and even married one of them. In spite of this, God used him as a tool.

PSALM 86:
In today’s psalm, chapter 86, David models effective prayer. Let’s follow his example!

1TIMOTHY 2:
Yesterday we started Paul’s first letter to Timothy. As I said yesterday, this is a personal letter to Timothy, and it is one of the group of letters called the Pastoral Epistles, or sometimes called the 5 T’s. Central to the Pastoral Epistles is Paul’s concern for true teaching in the church, and he especially stressed avoiding the controversies that at that time came from Jewish background believers. These pastoral letters often include a listing of various things, and one example is the list of the types of lawlessness in chapter one. Paul frequently mentions how important it is for believers to keep a clear conscience. And chapter one also contained one of several Pastoral ‘trustworthy sayings’. A more unique point for chapter one is that Paul called himself the ‘chief of sinners’. 

Let’s pray.
Lord Jesus, we pray that You would use your Word in our lives to purify our beliefs. Lead us to follow the true teaching found in your Word, and away from useless religious controversies. Help us to build our lives on the sure foundation of the Gospel about Christ. Lord, if my listener is one who cannot believe that You could have mercy on him/her, I pray that You would help him/her to realize that Paul considered himself the worst of sinners, yet You had mercy and patience with him. In our daily spiritual warfare, Lord, help us to live before You with a clear conscience. So today, we confess our sins to You now. Thank You for your love and forgiveness of us.