Read To Me Daily Semester 3Намуна

1KINGS 1:
Like 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings and 1 & 2 Chronicles were originally each one book instead of two. The books of Kings and Chronicles have many similarities. One difference is that the books of Kings seem a bit more secular in their outlook, whereas Chronicles seems to have been written by a priest. Henrietta Mears says that both pairs of books have these things in common: 1. They begin with King David and end with the king of Babylon. 2. They open with the building of the Temple and end with the burning of the Temple. 3. They open with David’s first successor to the throne, Solomon, and end with David’s last successor, Jehoiachin, released from captivity by the king of Babylon.

Mears also gives these three rather odd meta messages in these books. I think they might be interesting to look for as we go through:

1. God does not show favoritism. (As also seen in Acts 10:34.)
2. When our all is on the altar, God never keeps us waiting for the fire.
3. The final captivity was because of disobedience to God. This was clearly prophesied long before. 

PSALM 119:33-48:
We return again today to Psalm 119. God is telling us how important His Word is! A favorite verse from yesterday’s reading is verse 18: “Open my eyes, so that I may see the wonderful truths in your law.”

JOHN 4b:
Today we’ll read the second half of John 4. When I have opportunities to pray a blessing over people in Indonesia, I often have prayed John 4:14 for them. I ask God to do what Jesus promised with these words: “Those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” 

Let’s pray:
Our heavenly Father, we agree with the psalmist who prayed, “Open my eyes, so that I may see the wonderful truths in your law.” Your Word, O Lord, is full of precious truths, but we are so blinded by our “worries about this life, the love for riches, and all other kinds of desires.” We pray that none of these thorns would choke out the messages you have for us every day in your Word. Lord Jesus, today we ask that you give us abundantly from the living water that you give. This is living water that transforms us from within. It is spiritual water that completely satisfies us, so that we are not thirsty for the water of this world. Let it continually bubble up from within us. Let it overflow, Lord! May the Holy Spirit do these things in us! May others see the difference in us. And your water gives eternal life! Thank you for your offer to give us this water even though we come with all our faults— just like the Samaritan woman who believed in Jesus.