Read To Me Daily Semester 3Sample

1KINGS 15-16:
I think that yesterday's story in 1st Kings— the one about the ‘man of God from Judah’ and the ‘old prophet from Bethel’— to be one of the most fascinating in the Bible. Prophets who lie will certainly be judged harshly by God! And we will see in 2nd Kings that the prophecy of the unnamed man of God from Judah was completely fulfilled. Also in yesterday’s reading, we heard Ahijah's prophecy against Jeroboam. We also heard of the end of the reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son. And do you think that Shishak took the ark of the covenant to Egypt?

PSALM 119:161-176:
Today we read the final portion of Psalm 119. I highlight the last two verses from yesterday’s reading:

Ps. 119:159 GNT See how I love your instructions, Lord.
Your love never changes, so save me!
160 GNT [The heart of your law is truth,
and all your righteous judgments are eternal.
//NLT The very essence of your words is truth;
all your just regulations will stand forever.]

JOHN 8b:
We return today to chapter 8 of John. The story of the woman caught in adultery shows so many things: Jesus' authority, his wisdom in defeating the Pharisees, his mercy, and that being forgiven does not give one license to continue in sin. Yesterday we also read one of Jesus' seven great ‘I am’ statements found in this Gospel: “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

Let’s pray.
Lord Jesus, because of the life-giving water that flowed from your side and that still flows in each believer’s inner being, we can truly say with the psalmist, “You are near to me, Lord.” How we love your Word, with all its instructions, commands, and teachings. As Psalm 119 also says, “Your love never changes.” Lord, we pray that you would give us each day— even each moment— the “light of life” so that we “never walk in darkness.” Lord, we praise You for how You could perfectly uphold the Law in the confrontation about the woman caught in the act of adultery, and at the same time, You convicted her accusers of their own sin and hypocrisy. Your eyes were looking down at the ground, but your Spirit convicted their hearts. And You perfectly forgave the woman’s sin, while warning her not to sin again. Today Lord, we feel your Spirit similarly convicting our hearts. We confess our sins to You and ask for the light of life and life-giving water to purify our hearts.