Read To Me Daily Semester 3Намуна

1CHRONICLES 19-20:
Yesterday in Chronicles we heard about one of David’s greatest hours, and I think David would rank this as better than the killing of Goliath. It was the time when he wanted to build a house for God, and instead God promised to build his house— making for him an everlasting dynasty. Then we heard of his leading in even more amazing military victories.

PROVERBS 20a:
Here is today’s highlighted verse from Proverbs:

Pro. 20:3 GNT Any fool can start arguments;
the honorable thing is to stay out of them.

TITUS 1:
Today we begin reading Paul’s letter to Titus. Commentators say that Paul wrote this letter around the year 66, and evidence from chapter 3:12 reveals that Paul may have written this in Nicopolis in Epirus, where he spent the winter. The letter has much  in common with 1 Timothy which was written around the same time. Paul had given Titus a difficult pastoral assignment, and this letter includes advice that has been so helpful to many pastors.  And personally and to my own shame, I always remember this epistle as the location of my worst argument with one of my translation consultants. Recently in Proverbs 18 we read a proverb that applies to that situation, it is this:

Pro. 18:19 NLT An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

Let’s pray.
Lord Jesus, come soon! We want to meet You in the air! While we wait, help us to not get too comfortable in this world so that we become of no heavenly use. May we be children of the light and be aware of the signs of your coming. May our hearts be protected against spiritual attack because we fully believe in You and love You as we should. As a result of that love, may we also lavishly show love to others, especially fellow believers. May our hope of complete salvation at your appearing be like our war helmet. Lord, it would bring such joy to our pastors and church elders if we would respect them as Paul told us to do. And Lord, keep us from putting out the Holy Spirit’s fire— which is restraining the work of the Holy Spirit among us. As we are living right now in the end times, Holy Spirit inspired messages will certainly become more and more vital to us. Help us not to be misled by messages that claim the Spirit’s inspiration, but are really fake and evil, and especially those that conflict with what your Word tells us. And finally, we ask that you will keep on making us more holy in spirit, soul, and body, that we may be ready to meet You. Help us to understand what it means for your grace to be with us!