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Day 66, 7 March 2026



1) Numbers 30, Numbers 31



NUMBERS 30



The Law About Vows



1 (Nu 7:2) And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children

of Israel, saying: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded.

2 (Job 22:27; Ps 22:25) If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears

an oath to bind himself with a bond, he will not break his word.

He will do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

3 If a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by a bond,

while in her father's house in her youth,

4 and her father hears her vow and her bond with which she has bound

herself, and her father is silent to her, then all her vows will stand,

and every bond with which she has bound herself will stand.

5 But if her father restrains her in the day he hears, none of her vows

or her bonds with which she has bound herself will stand,

and the Lord will forgive her, because her father restrained her.

6 (Ps 56:12) If she had a husband when she vowed, or uttered anything

out of her lips with which she bound herself,

7 and her husband heard it and was silent to her in the day that he heard it,

then her vows will stand, and her bonds with which she bound herself will stand.

8 (Ge 3:16) But if her husband restrains her on the day that he heard it,

then he will make her vow which she vowed and that which she uttered

with her lips, with which she bound herself, of no effect,

and the Lord will forgive her.

9 But every vow of a widow and of her that is divorced,

with which she has bound herself, will stand against her.

10 If she vowed in her husband's house, or bound herself by a bond

with an oath,

11 and her husband heard it and was silent to her and did not restrain her,

then all her vows will stand, and every bond with

which she bound herself will stand.

12 (Nu 30:8) But if her husband has clearly voided them on the day

he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows,

or concerning the bond of herself, will not stand. Her husband

has voided them, and the Lord will forgive her.

13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict her soul,

her husband may establish, or her husband may nullify.

14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day,

then he confirms all her vows, or all her pledges, which bind her.

He confirms them because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard them.

15 (Lev 5:1) But if he clearly makes them void after he has heard them,

then he will bear her iniquity.

16 These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses,

between a man and his wife, and between the father and his daughter,

while she is still young and in her father's house.



Numbers 30

[1] And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of

Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.

[2] If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with

a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that

proceedeth out of his mouth.

[3] If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond,

being in her father's house in her youth;

[4] And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her

soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall

stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

[5] But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of

her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand:

and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.

[6] And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out

of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

[7] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he

heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her

soul shall stand.

[8] But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he

shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her

lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall

forgive her.

[9] But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they

have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

[10] And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond

with an oath;

[11] And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her

not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her

soul shall stand.

[12] But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard

them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or

concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them

void; and the LORD shall forgive her.

[13] Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may

establish it, or her husband may make it void.

[14] But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day;

then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he

confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard

them.

[15] But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them;

then he shall bear her iniquity.

[16] These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man

and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in

her father's house.



NUMBERS 31



Vengeance on the Midianites



1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 (Nu 27:13) "Avenge the children of Israel on the Midianites.

Afterward you will be gathered to your people."

3 (Lev 26:25) Moses spoke to the people, saying,

"Arm some of your men for war, and let them go against the Midianites

to give the vengeance of the Lord against Midian.

4 A thousand from each tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel,

you will send to the war."

5 So there were delivered from the thousands of Israel

1000 of each tribe, 12000 armed for war.

6 (Nu 14:44; 10:8-9) Moses sent them to the war, a thousand from each tribe,

with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, with the holy vessels

and the trumpets to sound the alarm in his hand.

7 (Jdg 21:11; 1Ki 11:15-16) They waged war against the Midianites,

as the Lord commanded Moses, and they killed every male.

8 (Nu 25:15; Jos 13:21-22) They killed the kings of Midian,

in addition to the rest of those who were killed:

Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba,

five kings of Midian. Balaam the son of Beor they also killed with the sword.

9 The children of Israel returned with the women of Midian and their children

and took their livestock, and all their flocks,

and all their wealth for plunder.

10 They burned with fire all their cities in which

they lived and all their camps.

11 (Dt 20:14; Jos 8:2) They took all the plunder and all the prey

of men and of beasts.

12 (Nu 22:1) They brought the captives, the prey, and the plunder to Moses,

to Eleazar the priest, to the assembly of the children of Israel,

and to the camp on the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan across from Jericho.

13 Moses and Eleazar the priest and all the leaders of the assembly went

to meet them outside the camp.

14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, with the captains

over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.

15 (1Sa 15:3) Moses said to them, "Have you saved all the women alive?

16 (2Pe 2:15; Rev 2:14) These caused the children of Israel, through

the word of Balaam, to act unfaithfully against the Lord concerning

the thing of Peor, and there was a plague among the assembly of the Lord.

17 (Jdg 21:11-12) So now kill every male among the little ones,

and kill every woman who has known a man by lying with him.

18 (Dt 21:10-14) But keep alive for yourselves all the young girls

who have not known a man by lying with him.

19 (Nu 5:2; 19:11-22) "And you stay outside the camp seven days.

Whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain,

purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day

and on the seventh day.

20 Purify all your clothes, and all that is made of skins,

and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood."

21 Eleazar the priest said to the fighting men of Israel who went

to the battle, "This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord

commanded Moses:

22 Only the gold, and the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin,

and the lead,

23 (Nu 19:9; 19:17) everything that can go through the fire,

you will make it go through the fire, and it will be clean,

but some of it will be purified with the water of purification,

and all that cannot pass through the fire you will make go through the water.

24 (Lev 11:25) You will wash your clothes on the seventh day,

and you will be clean, and afterward you will come into the camp."



[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

[2] Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be

gathered unto thy people.

[3] And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the

war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

[4] Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye

send to the war.

[5] So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of

every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

[6] And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and

Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy

instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.

[7] And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and

they slew all the males.

[8] And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were

slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of

Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

[9] And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and

their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their

flocks, and all their goods.

[10] And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their

goodly castles, with fire.

[11] And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of

beasts.

[12] And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses,

and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel,

unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

[13] And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the

congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

[14] And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains

over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

[15] And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?

[16] Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of

Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there

was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

[17] Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every

woman that hath known man by lying with him.

[18] But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with

him, keep alive for yourselves.

[19] And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any

person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and

your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.

[20] And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all

work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.

[21] And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the

battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses;

[22] Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the

lead,

[23] Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the

fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the

water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go

through the water.

[24] And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be

clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

To implement Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) on FreeBSD using OpenSSL 3.5+, you are moving into the realm of Hybrid Key Exchange. This uses a combination of classical algorithms (like X25519) and PQ algorithms (like ML-KEM/Kyber) to ensure security even if one of the methods is later compromised.1. Generating Post-Quantum CertificatesOpenSSL 3.5/3.6 supports the OQS (Open Quantum Safe) provider logic. We will generate a ML-KEM (formerly Kyber) certificate.Bash# 1. Generate a Post-Quantum Private Key (using ML-KEM-768)

openssl genpkey -algorithm mlkem768 -out pq_server.key



# 2. Generate a CSR

openssl req -new -key pq_server.key -out pq_server.csr -subj "/CN=wayfinders.coop"



# 3. Sign the certificate (Self-signed for this example)

openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in pq_server.csr -signkey pq_server.key -out pq_server.crt

Note: Ensure your OpenSSL build has the oqs provider enabled in openssl.cnf.2. Nginx "Dual-Stack" ConfigurationNginx supports multiple certificate files. Browsers that support PQC (like Chromium 124+) will negotiate the PQ handshake, while older clients will fallback to the RSA/ECDSA certificate.Edit your Nginx site config:Nginxserver {

listen 443 ssl;

server_name wayfinders.coop;



# Classical Certificate (ECC)

ssl_certificate /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/classical.crt;

ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/classical.key;



# Post-Quantum Certificate (ML-KEM)

ssl_certificate /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/pq_server.crt;

ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/etc/nginx/ssl/pq_server.key;



# High-Priority Hybrid Groups

# X25519_MLKEM768 is the standard for 2025/2026

ssl_conf_command Groups x25519_mlkem768:x25519:secp384r1;



ssl_protocols TLSv1.3;

ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;

}

3. Service Configurations for FreeBSDMost services in FreeBSD rely on the system-wide OpenSSL. If OpenSSL 3.5+ is the base, they will inherit PQ capabilities, but you must explicitly point to the certificates.OpenSSH (/etc/ssh/sshd_config)OpenSSH 9.5+ already prefers hybrid key exchange (s2n-pq, mlkem).Code snippet# Support for Hybrid Key Exchange

KexAlgorithms s2n-pq-obsolete-v1,mlkem768x25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256

HostKey /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key

HostKey /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_host_mlkem768_key

Exim (/usr/local/etc/exim/configure)Exim handles dual-stack by using a colon-separated list for certificates.Code snippettls_certificate = /etc/ssl/classical.crt : /etc/ssl/pq_server.crt

tls_privatekey = /etc/ssl/classical.key : /etc/ssl/pq_server.key

# Force hybrid groups

tls_require_ciphers = TLS13-AES-256-GCM-SHA384

openssl_options = +no_sslv2 +no_sslv3

BIND (/usr/local/etc/namedb/named.conf)For DNS-over-TLS (DoT):DNS Zone filetls my-pq-tls {

cert-file "/etc/ssl/pq_server.crt";

key-file "/etc/ssl/pq_server.key";

# Dual stack is handled via multiple listeners or key-files if BIND version supports it

};

Dovecot (/usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf)Dovecot supports multiple ssl_cert entries similarly to Nginx.Code snippetssl = yes

ssl_cert = < /etc/ssl/classical.crt

ssl_key = < /etc/ssl/classical.key

ssl_cert = < /etc/ssl/pq_server.crt

ssl_key = < /etc/ssl/pq_server.key



ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2

ssl_prefer_server_ciphers = yes

ProFTPD (/usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf)ProFTPD's mod_tls is more limited. You usually have to choose one or rely on the OpenSSL provider to handle the hybrid negotiation.Apache

TLSEngine on

TLSLog /var/log/proftpd/tls.log

TLSProtocol TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3

# Use the PQ Cert as primary if clients support it

TLSRSACertificateFile /etc/ssl/pq_server.crt

TLSRSACertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/pq_server.key



Summary of Algorithm ChoicesLevelClassicalPQ HybridSecurity 128-bitX25519X25519 + ML-KEM-768Security 256-bitSecp384r1P384 + ML-KEM-1024Final VerificationAfter restarting Nginx, verify your hybrid handshake from a FreeBSD shell using:Bashopenssl s_client -connect localhost:443 -groups x25519_mlkem768

Look for Server Temp Key: ML-KEM-768 in the output.

Day 43, 12 Feb 2026



1) Exodus 39 , Exodus 40





EXODUS 39



Making the Priestly Garments



1 (Ex 31:10; 35:19; 35:23) Now from the blue, purple, and scarlet

they made woven garments for serving in the holy place and made

the holy garments for Aaron, just as the Lord commanded Moses.





[1] And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service,

to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as

the LORD commanded Moses.



Making the Ephod

Ex 28:6-14



2 (Ex 28:6-12 ) He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet,

and fine twisted linen.

3 Then they hammered the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads

to work them into the blue, the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen,

with skillful work.

4 They made shoulder pieces for it, in order to attach it together.

It was joined by the two edges together.

5 The skillfully woven waistband of his ephod that was on it was like it,

of the same material, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet,

and fine twisted linen, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

6 (Ex 28:9) They set the onyx stones enclosed in gold filigree settings;

they were engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names

of the children of Israel.

7 (Ex 28:12; Jos 4:7) And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod,

to be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.



[2] And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine

twined linen.

[3] And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to

work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine

linen, with cunning work.

[4] They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges

was it coupled together.

[5] And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same,

according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and

fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.

[6] And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as

signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.

[7] And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be

stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded

Moses.



Making the Breastplate

Ex 28:15-28



8 He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman,

like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet,

and fine twisted linen.

9 It was square. They made the breastplate folded double, a span

(About 9 inches, or 23 centimeters.)

long and a span wide when doubled.

10 They set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz,

and carbuncle was the first row;

11 the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

12 the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.

14 (Rev 21:12) The stones were corresponding to

the names of the children of Israel, twelve,

corresponding to their names,

like the engravings of a signet,

each with its name,

corresponding to the twelve tribes.

(Reminders and Memorials)

15 They made on the breastplate braided chains like cords of pure gold.

16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings

and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

17 They put the two braided chains of gold in

the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

18 The other two ends of the two braided chains they fastened

in the two filigree settings and put them on the shoulder pieces

of the ephod at the front of it.

19 They made two rings of gold and put them on

the two ends of the breastplate,

on the edge of it which was on the inner side of the ephod.

20 They made two other golden rings and put them on the two sides

of the ephod underneath, toward the front of it,

over against where it joined,

above the waistband of the ephod.

21 They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod

with a blue cord, so that it might be above the waistband of the ephod,

and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.



[8] And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod;

of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

[9] It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the

length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.

[10] And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a

topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

[11] And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

[12] And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

[13] And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed

in ouches of gold in their inclosings.

[14] And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel,

twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one

with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

[15] And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work

of pure gold.

[16] And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two

rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

[17] And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the

ends of the breastplate.

[18] And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two

ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.

[19] And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the

breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod

inward.

[20] And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of

the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other

coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

[21] And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the

ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the

ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the

LORD commanded Moses.



Making Other Priestly Garments

Ex 28:31 - 43



22 Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

23 There was an opening in the middle of the robe,

like the opening of a coat of mail,

with a band all around the opening so that it should not be torn.

24 They made on the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple,

and scarlet, and twisted linen.

25 They made bells of pure gold and put the bells between

the pomegranates all around on the hem of the robe.

26 There was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate,

all around about the hem of the robe to be used in service,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.

27 (Eze 44:18) They made tunics of finely woven linen

for Aaron and his sons,

28 (Ex 28:4) and the turban of fine linen,

and the decorated caps of fine linen,

and linen breeches of fine twisted linen.

29 The sash was of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet,

the work of an embroiderer, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold

and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet:

HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

31 They attached to it a blue cord, to fasten it to the turban above,

just as the Lord commanded Moses.



[22] And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.

[23] And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an

habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

[24] And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and

purple, and scarlet, and twined linen.

[25] And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the

pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;

[26] A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem

of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.

[27] And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his

sons,

[28] And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen

breeches of fine twined linen,

[29] And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet,

of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.

[30] And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon

it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

[31] And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the

mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.



The Work Completed

Ex 35:10-19



32 (Ex 39:42-43; 25:40) Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent

of meeting was finished, and the children of Israel did according to all

that the Lord commanded Moses - so they did.

33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings:

its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets;

34 and the covering of rams' skins dyed red,

and the covering of porpoise skins, and the screening veil;

35 the ark of the testimony and its poles and the mercy seat;

36 the table, and all its utensils, and the showbread;

37 the pure gold lampstand, with its arrangement of lamps,

and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

38 (Ex 30:7) and the gold altar, and the anointing oil,

and the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

39 the bronze altar, and its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils,

the basin and its stand;

40 the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars, and its sockets,

and the curtain for the courtyard gate, its cords, and its pegs,

and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle,

for the tent of meeting;

41 the woven garments of service to do service in the holy place,

and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and his sons' garments,

to minister as priests.

42 (Ex 35:10) The children of Israel did all the work according

to all that the Lord commanded Moses.

43 (Lev 9:22 - 23; Nu 6:23 - 27) Moses looked over all the work,

and indeed they had done it; as the Lord had commanded,

so they had done. Then Moses blessed them.

[15] And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work;

after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of

purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

[16] Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length

thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

[17] And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones:

the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be

the first row.

[18] And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

[19] And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

[20] And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be

set in gold in their inclosings.

[21] And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel,

twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one

with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.

[22] And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen

work of pure gold.

[23] And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt

put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

[24] And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings

which are on the ends of the breastplate.

[25] And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in

the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.

[26] And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the

two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of

the ephod inward.

[27] And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the

two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against

the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

[28] And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings

of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of

the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.

[29] And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the

breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy

place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.

[30] And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the

Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the

LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his

heart before the LORD continually.



Other Priestly Garments



Ex 39:22-31



31 You shall make the robe of the ephod completely blue.

32 There shall be a hole at the top of it, in the middle of it.

Around its opening it shall have a binding of woven work,

like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.

33 You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue,

and of purple, and of scarlet, all around its hem,

and bells of gold between them all around:

34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate,

all around on the hem of the robe.

35 It shall be on Aaron when he ministers.

And its sound shall be heard when he goes

into the holy place before the Lord,

and when he comes out, so that he does not die.

36 (Zec 14:20; Lev 8:9) You shall make a plate of pure gold

and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet,

HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

37 You shall put it on a blue cord, so that it may be upon the turban.

It is to be on the front of the turban.

38 (Lev 10:17; Nu 18:1) It shall be on Aaron's forehead,

so that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things

which the children of Israel shall consecrate in regard

to all their holy gifts. And it shall always be on his forehead,

so that they may be accepted before the Lord.

39 You shall embroider the tunic of fine linen,

and you shall make the turban of fine linen,

and you shall make the sash, the work of an embroiderer.

40 (Ex 39:41; 28:4) For Aaron's sons you shall make tunics.

You shall make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them,

for glory and for beauty.

41 (Ex 29:7; 29:9; 40:15) You shall put them on Aaron your brother,

and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them,

and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

42 (Lev 6:10; 16:4) You shall make linen undergarments for them to

cover their naked skin. They shall reach from the waist to the thighs.

43 (Ex 27:21; 20:26) They shall be on Aaron and on his sons

when they come into the tent of meeting or when they come

near to the altar to minister in the holy place,

so that they may not bear iniquity and die.

It shall be a perpetual statute to him and his descendants after him.



[31] And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

[32] And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it

shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were

the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

[33] And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue,

and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of

gold between them round about:

[34] A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon

the hem of the robe round about.

[35] And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard

when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh

out, that he die not.

[36] And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the

engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

[37] And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre;

upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.

[38] And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity

of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their

holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be

accepted before the LORD.

[39] And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make

the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework.

[40] And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for

them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for

beauty.

[41] And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him;

and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may

minister unto me in the priest's office.

[42] And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from

the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

[43] And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto

the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to

minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall

be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.



EXODUS 29



Consecration of the Priests



Lev 8:1-36



1 Now this is the thing that you shall do to them to consecrate them,

to minister as priests to Me:

Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,

2 (Nu 6:15) and unleavened bread, and unleavened cakes mixed with oil,

and unleavened wafers anointed with oil - you shall make them of wheat flour.

3 You shall put them into one basket and bring them in the basket

with the bull and the two rams.

4 (Ex 40:12; Heb 10:22) Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door

of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

5 You shall take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic

and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastplate,

and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

6 (Lev 8:9) And you shall put the turban on his head

and put the holy crown on the turban.

7 (Lev 21:10; Nu 35:25) Then shall you take the anointing oil

and pour it on his head and anoint him.

8 (Lev 8:13; Ex 28:40) You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

9 (Nu 18:7; Lev 8:22-28) You shall gird them with sashes,

Aaron and his sons, and put the headbands on them,

and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute.

Thus you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

10 (Lev 1:4; 8:14) Then you shall bring a bull before the tent of meeting,

and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.

11 You shall kill the bull before the Lord

by the door of the tent of meeting.

12 (Ex 27:2; Lev 8:15) You shall take of the blood of the bull,

and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger,

and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

13 (Lev 3:3-4) You shall take all the fat that covers the entrails,

and the lobe that is above the liver, and the two kidneys,

and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.

14 (Lev 4:11-12; 4:21) But the flesh of the bull, its skin,

and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside the camp.

It is a sin offering.

15 (Ex 29:19) You shall also take one ram, and Aaron

and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

16 You shall slay the ram, and you shall take its blood

and sprinkle it around on the altar.

17 Then you shall cut the ram in pieces,

and wash its entrails and its legs,

and put them with its pieces and its head.

18 (Ge 8:21) You shall burn the whole ram

on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord.

It is a soothing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.

19 (Ex 29:3) Then you shall take the other ram,

and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands

on the head of the ram.

20 You shall kill the ram and take some of its blood

and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron,

and on the tip of the right ear of his sons,

and on the thumb of their right hand,

and on the great toe of their right foot,

and sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

21 (Ex 29:1; 29:7) You shall take some of the blood

that is on the altar and some of the anointing

oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his garments,

and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him.

So he and his garments shall be consecrated,

along with his sons and his sons' garments with him.

22 (Ex 29:13) Also you shall take the fat and the rump of the ram,

and the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe above the liver,

and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them

and the right shoulder (for it is a ram of consecration),

23 (Ex 29:2-3) and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread,

and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread

that is before the Lord.

24 (Lev 7:30; 8:27) And you shall put all of these in the hands of Aaron

and in the hands of his sons, and shall wave them for a wave offering

before the Lord.

25 (Lev 8:28; Ex 29:41) Then you shall take them from their hands

and burn them on the altar for a burnt offering, for a soothing aroma

before the Lord. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord.

26 (Lev 8:29) You shall take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration,

and wave it as a wave offering before the Lord,

and it shall be your portion.

Day 39, 8 February 2026



Today at Calvary Community Church

, Pastor NAthan Zieber spoke on Called into the Light



1 Peter 2:9-10



9 (Dt 7:6; 10:15) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy

nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the

goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

10 (Hos 1:9-10; 2:23) In times past, you were not a people, but now you are

the people of God. You had not received mercy, but now you have received

mercy.



[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a

peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath

called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

[10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God:

which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.



1 Peter 2:10 a



10 (Hos 1:9-10; 2:23) In times past, you were not a people, but now you are

the people of God.

[10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God:

.



1 Peter 2:10 b



10 (Hos 1:9-10; 2:23) You had not received mercy, but now you have received

mercy.

[10] which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.



Ephesians 2:8a,9b



8 (Eph 2:5; Mk 16:16) For by grace you have been saved through faith,



9 (2Ti 1:9; Ro 3:20)... so that no one should boast.



[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith;...

[9] lest any man should boast.



1 Peter 2:9a



9 (Dt 7:6; 10:15) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy

nation, a people for God’s own possession,



[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a

peculiar people;



1 Peter 2:9b



so that you may declare the

goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.



that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath

called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:



1) Exodus 28, Exodos 29



EXODUS 28



The Priestly Garments



1 (Nu 18:7; Ex 6:23) And bring near to yourself Aaron, your brother,

and his sons with him from among the children of Israel,

so that they may minister to Me as priests - Aaron,

Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

2 (Ex 31:10; Lev 8:30) You shall make holy garments

for your brother Aaron, for glory and for beauty.

3 (Isa 11:2; 1Co 12:7-11) You shall speak to all

who are specially skilled, whom I have filled

with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make

Aaron's garments to consecrate him,

that he may minister to Me as a priest.

4 (Ex 28:39-40) These are the garments

which they shall make: a breastplate,

and an ephod, and a robe,

and an embroidered coat,

a turban, and a sash.

They shall make holy garments for Aaron

your brother and his sons,

that he may minister to Me as priest.

5 They shall take the gold, the blue,

the purple, and the scarlet, and fine linen.



[1] And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from

among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's

office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

[2] And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and

for beauty.

[3] And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled

with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate

him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

[4] And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an

ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they

shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may

minister unto me in the priest's office.

[5] And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine

linen.



The Ephod



Ex 39:2-7



6 They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue,

and of purple, of scarlet,

and fine twined linen,

the work of a skilled workman.

7 It shall have the two shoulder pieces attached

to its two corners, so it shall be joined together.

8 (Ex 28:27-28; 29:5) The skillfully woven waistband

of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship,

of the same material: of gold, of blue and purple,

and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.

9 You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names

of the children of Israel,

10 six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest

on the other stone, according to their birth.

11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet,

you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.

You shall set them in filigree of gold.

12 (Ex 28:29; Jos 4:7) You shall put the two stones on the shoulders

of the ephod as stones of memorial for the children of Israel,

and Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders

as a memorial.

13 You shall make filigree settings of gold,

14 and two chains of pure gold. You shall make them of twisted cord

and fasten the braided chains to the filigree settings.



[6] And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of

scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

[7] It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges

thereof; and so it shall be joined together.

[8] And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the

same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and

scarlet, and fine twined linen.

[9] And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the

children of Israel:

[10] Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on

the other stone, according to their birth.

[11] With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet,

shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel:

thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

[12] And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for

stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their

names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

[13] And thou shalt make ouches of gold;

[14] And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou

make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.



The Breastplate



Ex 39:8-21



15 You shall make the breastplate of judgment,

the work of a skillful workman.

You shall make it in the same manner as the ephod.

Of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet,

and of fine twisted linen you shall make it.

16 It is to be square when doubled: a span (About 9 inches,

or 23 centimeters.) in length and a span in width.

17 (Eze 28:13) You shall set in it four rows of stones.

The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle;

18 the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

19 the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20 and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.

They shall be set in gold filigree.

21 (Rev 7:4-8; 21:12) The stones shall be according to the names

of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names,

each like the engravings of a signet,

every one according to his name for the twelve tribes.

22 You shall make for the breastplate braided chains of pure gold.

23 You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold and shall

put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24 You shall put the two braided chains of gold on the two rings

which are on the ends of the breastplate.

25 You shall fasten the other two ends of the two braided chains

in the two filigree settings and put them

on the front of the shoulder pieces of the ephod.

26 You shall make two rings of gold and shall put them

on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it

which is toward the inner side of the ephod.

27 You shall make two other rings of gold and shall put them

on the two shoulder pieces of the ephod underneath toward the front,

close to the place where it is joined above the skillfully woven

waistband of the ephod.

28 (Nu 15:38) They shall bind the breastplate by its rings to the rings

of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it may be above the skillfully

woven waistband of the ephod, and so that the breastplate will not

come loose from the ephod.

29 (Ex 28:12; 28:30) Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel

on the breastplate of judgment over his heart when he goes into

the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually.

30 (Lev 8:8; Nu 27:21) You shall put the Urim and the Thummim

in the breastplate of judgment, and they shall be over Aaron's heart

when he goes in before the Lord. And Aaron shall bear the judgment

of the children of Israel over his heart before the Lord continually.

15 "Look now at the behemoth (a dinosaur)

which I made along with you;

he eats grass like an ox.

16 See now his strength is in his hips,

and his power is in the muscles of his belly.

17 He moves his tail like a cedar;

the sinews of his thighs are wrapped together.

18 His bones are like strong pieces of brass;

his bones are like bars of iron.

19 He is the first of the works of God;

He who made him can bring near His sword.

20 Surely the mountains bring forth food for him,

where all the beasts of the field play.

21 He lies under the shady trees,

in the thicket of the reed and marsh.

22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow;

the willows of the brook surround him.

23 Look, the river rages, but he is not alarmed;

he trusts that he can draw up the Jordan into his mouth.

24 Can anyone catch it by its eyes,

or pierce its nose with a snare?



15 Behold now behemoth,

Which I made with thee;

He eateth grass as an ox.

16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins,

And his force is in the navel of his belly.

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar:

The sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass;

His bones are like bars of iron.

19 He is the chief of the ways of God:

He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food,

Where all the beasts of the field play.

21 He lieth under the shady trees,

In the covert of the reed, and fens.

22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow;

The willows of the brook compass him about.

23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not:

He trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

24 He taketh it with his eyes:

His nose pierceth through snares.



Job 41

1 "Can you draw out Leviathan

(sea monster like the legendary Loch Ness Monster)

with a hook

or snare his tongue with a line which you let down?

2 Can you put a cord into his nose,

or pierce his jaw with a hook?

3 Will he make many supplications to you?

Will he speak soft words to you?

4 Will he make a covenant with you?

Will you take him for a servant forever?

5 Will you play with him as with a bird?

Or will you put him on a leash for your maidens?

6 Will your companions make a banquet of him?

Will they divide him among the merchants?

7 Can you fill his skin with harpoons

or his head with fishing spears?

8 Lay your hand on him;

remember the battle - you will do it no more.

9 Notice, any hope of overcoming him is in vain;

shall not one be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

10 No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.

Who then is able to stand before Me?

11 Who has preceded Me that I should repay him?

Everything under heaven is Mine.

12 "I will not conceal his limbs,

nor his power, nor his graceful proportions.

13 Who can remove his outer garment?

Or who can approach him with a double bridle?

14 Who can open the jaws of his face?

His teeth are terrible all around.

15 His scales are his pride,

shut up tightly as with a seal.

16 One is so near to another

that no air can come between them.

17 They are joined to each other;

they stick together that they cannot be separated.

18 His sneezing flashes forth light,

and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

19 Out of his mouth go burning lights,

and sparks of fire leap out.

20 Out of his nostrils goes smoke

as out of a seething pot or cauldron.

21 His breath kindles coals,

and a flame goes out of his mouth.

22 In his neck remains strength,

and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

23 The folds of his flesh are joined together;

they are firm on him; they cannot be moved.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone,

yes, as hard as a piece of the lower millstone.

25 When he raises up himself even the gods are afraid;

because of his crashings they are beside themselves.

26 The sword that reaches him cannot avail,

nor does the spear, the arrow, or the javelin.

27 He counts iron as straw,

and brass as rotten wood.

28 The arrow cannot make him flee;

slingstones are turned into stubble by him.

29 Arrows are counted as straw;

he laughs at the shaking of a spear.

30 Sharp stones are his underside;

he leaves a mark in the mire like a sharp threshing sledge.

31 He makes the deep to boil like a pot;

he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

32 He leaves a shining wake behind him;

one would think the deep had white hair.

33 On earth there is nothing like him,

a creature made without fear.

34 He beholds all high things;

he is a king over all the children of pride."



Job 41

1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook?

Or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose?

Or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

3 Will he make many supplications unto thee?

Will he speak soft words unto thee?

4 Will he make a covenant with thee?

Wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird?

Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him?

Shall they part him among the merchants?

7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons?

Or his head with fish spears?

8 Lay thine hand upon him,

Remember the battle, do no more.

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain:

Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up:

Who then is able to stand before me?

11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him?

Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

12 I will not conceal his parts,

Nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

13 Who can discover the face of his garment?

Or who can come to him with his double bridle?

14 Who can open the doors of his face?

His teeth are terrible round about.

15 His scales are his pride,

Shut up together as with a close seal.

16 One is so near to another,

That no air can come between them.

17 They are joined one to another,

They stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

18 By his neesings a light doth shine,

And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps,

And sparks of fire leap out.

20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke,

As out of a seething pot or caldron.

21 His breath kindleth coals,

And a flame goeth out of his mouth.

22 In his neck remaineth strength,

And sorrow is turned into joy before him.

23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together:

They are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone;

Yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid:

By reason of breakings they purify themselves.

26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold:

The spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

27 He esteemeth iron as straw,

And brass as rotten wood.

28 The arrow cannot make him flee:

Slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

29 Darts are counted as stubble:

He laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

30 Sharp stones are under him:

He spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot:

He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

32 He maketh a path to shine after him;

One would think the deep to be hoary.

33 Upon earth there is not his like,

Who is made without fear.

34 He beholdeth all high things:

He is a king over all the children of pride.



2) Our Daily Bread for 12 January 2026 Titled

A Knowing Eye by Matt Lucas



Psalm 32:1-5,9-11



PSALMS 32

A Psalm of David. A Contemplative Maskil.

1 Blessed is he

whose transgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Blessed is the man

against whom the Lord does not count iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) When I kept silent,

my bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) For day and night

Your hand was heavy on me;

my strength was changed

into the drought of summer. Selah

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I acknowledged my sin to You,

and my iniquity I did not conceal.

I said, "I will confess

my transgressions to the Lord,"

and You forgave

the iniquity of my sin. Selah



9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Do not be as the horse or as the mule

that are without understanding,

that must be restrained with bit and bridle,

or they will not come near you.

10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Many sorrows come to the wicked,

but lovingkindness will surround

the man who trusts in the Lord.

11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous one;

and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!



Psalm 32

[1] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

[2] Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in

whose spirit there is no guile.

[3] When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day

long.

[4] For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into

the drought of summer. Selah.

[5] I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I

said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the

iniquity of my sin. Selah.



[9] Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:

whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto

thee.

[10] Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD,

mercy shall compass him about.

[11] Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all

ye that are upright in heart.



Jason and Pierre had worked together for a decade putting siding on houses.

They were good friends, but neither was talkative. As they worked, they said

hardly a word. Yet they knew each other so well that this was seldom a

problem. The two could rely on the mere nod of a head or glance of the

eyes to communicate. Small gestures spoke volumes.



Psalm 32 evokes this level of familiarity between God and the psalmist. One

version renders verse 8 this way: "I will guide you with my eye" (nkjv). God

isn't looking from afar; He's a loving Father working in partnership with His

child. While the psalm begins with confession of sin (vv. 1-5), the focus is

not on punishment but on loving redirection as God teaches His child the right

path (vv. 6-7).



The other option is to be like the horse or the mule, which "must be

controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you" (v. 9). The picture

is of willful defiance and ignorance of God's way. As believers in Jesus, we

are to develop a deep intimacy with God so we're in tune with His gentle

gestures. One way we develop this intimacy is through reading the Scriptures.

This helps us "keep in step with the Spirit" (Galatians 5:25) so we'll love

what God loves. Then we can "rejoice in the Lord and be glad" (Psalm 32:11).



Reflect & Pray



In what ways has your spiritual life perhaps become mere ritual?

How do you develop intimacy with God as you read and reflect on the Scriptures?



Dear Father, thank You for not only knowing me intimately but also asking me

to partner with You as You advance Your kingdom.

Learn more about the gift of confession

by reading here.

Day 12, 12 January 2026



1) Job 39, Job 40, Job 41



Job 39

1 "Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats produce offspring?

Or can you observe when the deer gives birth?

2 Can you number the months that they fulfill,

or do you know the time when they bring forth?

3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones,

they get rid of their labor pains.

4 Their young ones are healthy, they grow strong with grain;

they go forth and do not return to them.

5 "Who has sent out the wild donkey free?

Or who has loosed the bands of the wild donkey,

6 whose home I have made the wilderness,

and the barren land his dwelling?

7 He scorns the multitude in the city

and does not regard the shouts of the driver.

8The range of the mountains is his pasture,

and he searches after every green thing.

9 "Will the wild ox be willing to serve you

or spend the night by your manger?

10 Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?

Or will he plow the valleys behind you?

11 Will you trust him because his strength is great?

Or will you leave your labor to him?

12 Will you trust him to bring home your grain

and gather it into your barn?

13 "Did you give the beautiful wings to the peacocks?

Or wings and feathers to the ostrich,

14 who leaves her eggs in the earth,

and warms them in dust,

15 and forgets that a foot may crush them,

or that the wild beast may break them?

16 She is hardened against her young ones,

as though they were not hers;

her labor is in vain, without concern,

17 because God has deprived her of wisdom,

nor has He imparted understanding to her.

18 When she lifts up herself on high,

she scorns the horse and his rider.

19 "Have you given the horse strength?

Have you clothed his neck with thunder?

20 Can you make him afraid like a grasshopper?

The glory of his nostrils is awesome.

21 He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength;

he goes on to meet the armed men.

22 He mocks at fear and is not frightened,

nor does he turn back from the sword.

23 The quiver rattles against him,

the glittering spear and the shield.

24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage,

and he does not stand still at the sound of the trumpet.

25 At the sound of the trumpet he says, 'Aha';

he smells the battle afar off,

the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

26 "Does the hawk fly by your wisdom,

and stretch her wings toward the south?

27 Does the eagle mount up at your command

and make her nest on high?

28 She dwells and remains on the rock,

upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

29 From there she seeks the prey,

and her eyes see it from afar.

30 Her young ones also suck up blood,

and where the slain are, there she is."



Job 39

1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?

Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil?

Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones,

They cast out their sorrows.

4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn;

They go forth, and return not unto them.

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free?

Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

6 Whose house I have made the wilderness,

And the barren land his dwellings.

7 He scorneth the multitude of the city,

Neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searcheth after every green thing.

9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee,

Or abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?

Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?

Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed,

And gather it into thy barn?

13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks?

Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth,

And warmeth them in dust,

15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,

Or that the wild beast may break them.

16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's:

Her labour is in vain without fear;

17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom,

Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

18 What time she lifteth up herself on high,

She scorneth the horse and his rider.

19 Hast thou given the horse strength?

Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper?

The glory of his nostrils is terrible.

21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:

He goeth on to meet the armed men.

22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted;

Neither turneth he back from the sword.

23 The quiver rattleth against him,

The glittering spear and the shield.

24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:

Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha;

And he smelleth the battle afar off,

The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom,

And stretch her wings toward the south?

27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command,

And make her nest on high?

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock,

Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

29 From thence she seeketh the prey,

And her eyes behold afar off.

30 Her young ones also suck up blood:

And where the slain are, there is she.



(The Lord created everything and knows all)



Job 40

1 Moreover, the Lord answered Job and said:

2 "Will he who argues with the Almighty instruct Him?

He who rebukes God, let him answer it."



Job Replies to the Lord



3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4 "Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer You?

I will lay my hand over my mouth.

5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer;

yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."



The Lord Challenges Job



6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

7 "Prepare yourself now like a man;

I will question you,

and you will answer Me.

8 "Will you indeed annul My judgment?

Will you condemn Me, that you may be righteous?

9 Have you an arm like God?

Or can you thunder with a voice like Him?

10 Adorn yourself now with majesty and excellence,

and array yourself with glory and beauty.

11 Let loose the rage of your wrath,

and look on every one who is proud and abase him;

12 look on every one who is proud and bring him low,

and tread down the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together,

and imprison them in the hidden place of the grave.

14 Then I will also confess to you

that your own right hand can save you.



Job 40



1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him?

He that reproveth God, let him answer it.



Job's Reply



3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee?

I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer:

Yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.



6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

7 "Prepare yourself now like a man;

I will question you,

and you will answer Me.

8 "Will you indeed annul My judgment?

Will you condemn Me, that you may be righteous?

9 Have you an arm like God?

Or can you thunder with a voice like Him?

10 Adorn yourself now with majesty and excellence,

and array yourself with glory and beauty.

11 Let loose the rage of your wrath,

and look on every one who is proud and abase him;

12 look on every one who is proud and bring him low,

and tread down the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together,

and imprison them in the hidden place of the grave.

14 Then I will also confess to you

that your own right hand can save you.



( No man can emulate the Lord)

Job 38



The Lord Speaks to Job

1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

2 "Who is this who darkens counsel

by words without knowledge?

3 Prepare yourself like a man;

for I will question you,

and you shall answer Me.

4 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Declare, if you have understanding.

5 Who has determined its measurements, if you know?

Or who has stretched the line upon it?

6 To what are its foundations fastened?

Or who laid its cornerstone

7 when the morning stars sang together,

and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors

when it broke forth and went out of the womb?

9When I made the cloud its garment,

and thick darkness its swaddling band,

10 and broke up for it My decreed place,

and set bars and doors,

11 and said, 'This far you will come but no farther,

and here your proud waves will be stopped'?

12 "Have you commanded the morning in your days,

and caused the dawn to know its place,

13 that it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

14It is turned like clay by the seal,

and it stands out as a garment.

15 From the wicked their light is withheld,

and the high arm will be broken.

16 "Have you entered into the springs of the sea?

Or have you walked in search of the depths?

17 Have the gates of death been opened to you?

Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

18 Have you perceived the breadth of the earth?

Declare, if you know it all.

19 "Where is the path where light dwells?

And as for darkness, where is its place,

20 that you should take it to its boundary,

and that you should know the paths to its house?

21 Do you know it because you were born then,

or because the number of your days is many?

22 "Have you entered the treasuries of the snow?

Or have you seen the treasuries of the hail,

23 which I have reserved against the time of trouble,

against the day of battle and war?

24 By what way is the light diffused,

or the east wind scattered upon the earth?

25 Who has divided a channel for the overflowing waters,

or a path for the thunderbolt,

26 to cause it to rain on the earth where no man is,

on the wilderness in which there are no people,

27 to satisfy the desolate waste,

and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Does the rain have a father?

Or who has produced the drops of dew?

29 From whose womb came the ice?

And the frost of heaven, who gives it birth?

30 The waters harden like stone,

and the surface of the deep is frozen.

31 "Can you tie the cords to the Pleiades

or loosen the belt of Orion?

32 Can you bring out the constellation in its season?

Or can you guide the Bear with its cubs?

33 Do you know the ordinances of heaven?

Can you set their dominion over the earth?

34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,

that abundance of waters may cover you?

35 Can you send lightning that they may go forth

and say to you, 'Here we are' ?

36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts,

or who has given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?

Or who can empty out the bottles of heaven,

38 when the dust turns into hard clumps

and the clods stick together?

39 "Will you hunt the prey for the lion?

Or fill the appetite of the young lions,

40 when they crouch in their dens

and lie in the thicket to wait in ambush?

41 Who provides for the raven his food

when his young ones cry unto God,

and they wander about for lack of food?



Job 38

The LORD Answered Job

1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel

By words without knowledge?

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man;

For I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Declare, if thou hast understanding.

5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?

Or who hath stretched the line upon it?

6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?

Or who laid the corner stone thereof;

7 When the morning stars sang together,

And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors,

When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof,

And thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

10 And brake up for it my decreed place,

And set bars and doors,

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:

And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days;

And caused the dayspring to know his place;

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

That the wicked might be shaken out of it?

14 It is turned as clay to the seal;

And they stand as a garment.

15 And from the wicked their light is withholden,

And the high arm shall be broken.

16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea?

Or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?

Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth?

Declare if thou knowest it all.

19 Where is the way where light dwelleth?

And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof,

And that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born?

Or because the number of thy days is great?

22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?

Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,

Against the day of battle and war?

24 By what way is the light parted,

Which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters,

Or a way for the lightning of thunder;

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is;

On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground;

And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

28 Hath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

29 Out of whose womb came the ice?

And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

30 The waters are hid as with a stone,

And the face of the deep is frozen.

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades,

Or loose the bands of Orion?

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?

Or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven?

Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds,

That abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go,

And say unto thee, Here we are?

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?

Or who hath given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom?

Or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust groweth into hardness,

And the clods cleave fast together?

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion?

Or fill the appetite of the young lions,

40 When they couch in their dens,

And abide in the covert to lie in wait?

41 Who provideth for the raven his food?

When his young ones cry unto God,

They wander for lack of meat.



(Similar to Jesus's sermon about Mammon

and do not put the Lord your God to the Test)



2) Our Daily Bread for 11 January 2026 Titled

Thank God for His Gifts by Karen Huang



Numbers 11:1-2, 4-11



1 (Lev 10:2; Nu 16:35) Now when the people complained openly before the Lord,

the Lord heard, and His anger burned. Then the fire of the Lord burned among

them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

2 (Nu 21:7; 16:45-48) And the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed

to the Lord, and the fire was quenched.

4 (Ex 12:38; 1Co 10:6) The mixed multitude that was among them lusted,

and the children of Israel wept again and said,

"Who will give us meat to eat?

5 (Ex 16:3) We remember the fish, which we ate in Egypt for free,

the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic.

6 (Nu 21:5) But now our life is dried up. There is nothing at all except

this manna before our eyes."

7 (Ex 16:31; Ge 2:12) The manna was as coriander seed,

and it looked like bdellium.

8 (Ex 16:16-18; 16:31) The people went about and gathered it,

and ground it in mills or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in pots,

and made cakes of it, and the taste of

it was like the taste of cakes baked in oil.

9 (Ex 16:13-14) When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna fell on it.

10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in

the opening of his tent, and the anger of the Lord burned greatly.

Moses was also displeased.

11 (Dt 1:12) Moses said to the Lord, "Why have You hurt Your servant?

And why have I not found favor in Your eyes, that You lay the burden

of all this people on me?



[1] And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD

heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among

them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

[2] And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD,

the fire was quenched.

[4] And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the

children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to

eat?

[5] We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers,

and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

[6] But our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna,

before our eyes.

[7] And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the

colour of bdellium.

[8] And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or

beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the

taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

[9] And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon

it.

[10] Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man

in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly;

Moses also was displeased.

[11] And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy

servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou

layest the burden of all this people upon me?



The elderly man was taking a long time looking at the children's backpacks in

the store. He told me, "It's my granddaughter's birthday. I hope she likes my

gift." At the checkout, he clutched a pink backpack with a cartoon character

design. He looked excited.



Later in a restaurant, I saw him again with a little girl and her parents.

When the child opened her gift, she said, "I don't like this character! And I

hate pink!" Her parents made her apologise, but she still complained. My heart

broke for her grandpa.



I was reminded of how I sometimes respond to God's gifts. I complain because I

want something different, failing to see the miracle before me - that God

Himself has lovingly given something for me. The Israelites behaved similarly.

God had kept His promise to them: "I will rain down bread from heaven for you"

(Exodus 16:4). God's faithful provision in the wilderness was sure:

"When the dew settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down"

(Numbers 11:9).



But instead of being thankful, the Israelites complained about God's

expression of loving provision: "We never see anything but this manna!"

(v. 6). Instead of humbly requesting other food from God,

they wailed over His gift.



I still remember the hurt look in the grandfather's eyes that day. It made me

think of how our heavenly Father must feel when we complain.

Let's be grateful for the gifts He's given us.



Reflect & Pray



What blessings have you complained about?

How can you thank God for them?



Dear Father, please forgive me for the times I've complained.

Day 10, 10 January 2026



1) Job 31, Job 32, Job 33, Job 34



Job 31

1 (1Jn 2:16) "I made a covenant with my eyes;

why then should I look upon a young woman?

2 (Job 20:29) For what portion of God is there from above?

And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 (Job 21:30) Does not destruction belong to the wicked,

and calamity to the workers of iniquity?

4 (2Ch 16:9; Job 14:16) Does He not see my ways,

and count all my steps?

5 "If I have walked in vanity,

or if my foot has hurried after deceit,

6 (Da 5:27) let me be weighed in an even balance

that God may know my integrity.

7 (Nu 15:39; Ecc 11:9) If my step has turned out of the path,

and my heart has gone after my eyes,

and if any spot has clung to my hands,

8 (Lev 26:16; Mic 6:15) then let me sow, but let another eat;

yes, let my offspring be rooted out.

9 "If my heart has been deceived by a woman,

or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door,

10 (Jer 8:10; Isa 47:2) then let my wife grind for another,

and let others bow down over her.

11 (Lev 20:10; Job 31:28) For this is a heinous crime;

yes, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.( sin as described in the 10 Commandments)

12 (Pr 6:27) For it is a fire that consumes to destruction

and would root out all my increase.

13 "If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant

when they complained against me,

14 what then will I do when God rises up?

And when He visits, what will I answer Him?

15 (Job 34:19; Pr 14:31) Did not He who made me in the womb make him?

And did not the same One fashion us in the womb?

16 "If I have kept the poor from their desire,

or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

17 or have eaten my morsel by myself,

so that the fatherless could not eat of it

18 (but from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,

and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb);

19 (Job 22:6) if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,

or any poor without covering;

20 (Dt 24:13) if his body has not blessed me,

and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

21 (Job 22:9; 29:12) if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,

when I saw I had help in the gate;

22 then let my arm fall from my shoulder blade,

and my arm be broken from the bone.

23 (Job 13:11) For destruction from God is a terror to me,

and because of His highness I cannot endure.

24 "If I have made gold my hope,

or have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence';

25 (Ps 62:10) if I rejoiced because my wealth was great,

and because my hand had gained much;

26 (Eze 8:16; Dt 4:19) if I saw the sun when it shined,

or the moon moving in brightness;

27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,

or my mouth has kissed my hand;

28 (Dt 17:2-7; Job 31:11) this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judge,

for I would have denied the God who is above.

29 (Pr 17:5; 24:17-18) "If I rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,

or lifted up myself when disaster found him

30 (Ro 12:14) (nor have I allowed my mouth to sin

by wishing for a curse on his soul);

31 if the men of my tent have not said,

'Who is there who has not been satisfied with his meat?'

32 (Ge 19:2-3; Jdg 19:20-21) (the stranger has not lodged in the street,

but I opened my doors to the traveler); - Hospitality

33 (Pr 28:13; Hos 6:7) if I covered my transgressions as any man,

by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

34 (Ex 23:2) did I fear a great multitude,

or did the contempt of families terrify me,

so that I kept silence, and did not go out of the door?

35 "Oh, that one would hear me!

Behold, my desire is that the Almighty would answer me,

and that the One who contends against me had written a book!

36 (Isa 22:22) Surely I would carry it on my shoulder

and bind it on me like a crown.

37 I would declare to Him the number of my steps;

like a prince I would approach Him.

38 "If my land cries out against me,

and its furrows also weep together;

39 (1Ki 21:19; Jas 5:4) if I have eaten its fruit without money,

or have caused its owners to lose their life;

40 let thistles grow instead of wheat,

and weeds instead of barley."

The words of Job are ended.



Job 31

1 I made a covenant with mine eyes;

Why then should I think upon a maid?

2 For what portion of God is there from above?

And what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 Is not destruction to the wicked?

And a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

4 Doth not he see my ways, And count all my steps?

5 If I have walked with vanity, Or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

6 Let me be weighed in an even balance,

That God may know mine integrity.

7 If my step hath turned out of the way,

And mine heart walked after mine eyes,

And if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

8 Then let me sow, and let another eat;

Yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman,

Or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

10 Then let my wife grind unto another,

And let others bow down upon her.

11 For this is an heinous crime;

Yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction,

And would root out all mine increase.

13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant,

When they contended with me;

14 What then shall I do when God riseth up?

And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire,

Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone,

And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father,

And I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,

Or any poor without covering;

20 If his loins have not blessed me,

And if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,

When I saw my help in the gate:

22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade,

And mine arm be broken from the bone.

23 For destruction from God was a terror to me,

And by reason of his highness I could not endure.

24 If I have made gold my hope,

Or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great,

And because mine hand had gotten much;

26 If I beheld the sun when it shined,

Or the moon walking in brightness;

27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed,

Or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge:

For I should have denied the God that is above.

29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me,

Or lifted up myself when evil found him:

30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin

By wishing a curse to his soul.

31 If the men of my tabernacle said not,

Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

32 The stranger did not lodge in the street:

But I opened my doors to the traveller.

33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam,

By hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

34 Did I fear a great multitude,

Or did the contempt of families terrify me,

That I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

35 Oh that one would hear me!

Behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me,

And that mine adversary had written a book.

36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder,

And bind it as a crown to me.

37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps;

As a prince would I go near unto him.

38 If my land cry against me,

Or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money,

Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat,

And cockle instead of barley.

The words of Job are ended.



Job 32



Elihu Speaks: Job's Three Friends Rebuked

1 So these three men ceased answering Job,

because he was righteous in his own eyes.

2 Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite,

of the family of Ram, was aroused;

his wrath was aroused against Job because he justified himself rather than God.

3 His wrath was aroused also against his three friends

because they had found no answer and yet had condemned Job.

4 Now Elihu had waited until Job had spoken because they were older than he.

5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer

in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was aroused.

6 Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite answered:

"I am young,

and you are very old;

therefore I was afraid

and dared not show you my opinion.

7 I said, 'Age should speak,

and multitude of years should teach wisdom.'

8 But there is a spirit in man,

and the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

9 Great men are not always wise,

nor do the aged always understand judgment.

10 "Therefore I say,

'Listen to me; I will also declare my opinion.'

11 Indeed, I waited for your words;

I listened to your reasons,

while you searched out what to say.

12 Yes, I paid attention to you;

and surely none of you convinced Job

or answered his words.

13 Lest you say, 'We have found wisdom';

God will subdue him, not man.

14 Now he has not directed his words against me,

so I will not answer him with your speeches.

15 "They are amazed; they answer no more;

they cease speaking.

16 And I have waited,

(for they did not speak, but stood still and answered no more).

17 I said, 'I also will answer my part;

I too will show my opinion.'

18 For I am full of words;

the spirit within me compels me.

19 See, my belly is like wine that has no vent;

it is ready to burst like new wineskins.

20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed;

I will open my lips and answer.

21 Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone,

nor let me give flattering titles to man.

22 For I do not know how to give flattering titles;

in so doing my Maker would soon take me away.

2) Our Daily Bread for 19 December 2025

Resting in God by Leslie Koh



Acts 12:5-11



5 (2Co 1:11) So Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed to God

without ceasing for him.

6 (Ac 21:33) The very night when Herod would have brought him out,

Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains.

And the guards before the door were securing the prison.

7 (Ac 16:26; 5:19) And suddenly an angel of the Lord approached him,

and a light shone in the prison. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up,

saying, "Rise up, quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.

8 Then the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put your sandals on."

And he did so. Then he said to him,

"Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."

9 (Ps 126:1) He went out and followed him, and did not know that what

was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

10 (Ac 5:19; 16:26) When they had passed the first and the second guards,

they came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened to them

by itself. And they went out and went forward one street.

And immediately the angel left him.

11 (Da 3:28; 6:22) When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I certainly

know that the Lord has sent His angel and delivered me from the hand of Herod

and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."



[5] Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing

of the church unto God for him.

6] And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was

sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before

the door kept the prison.

[7] And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in

the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise

up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

[8] And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And

so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow

me.

[9] And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which

was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

[10] When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the

iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own

accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith

the angel departed from him.

[11] And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety,

that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of

Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.



My neighbour Sam returned home one night without his car. "It was stolen," he

told his wife, then added, "I'm going to sleep. I'll sort it out tomorrow."

His wife was flabbergasted. She couldn't understand how Sam could be so calm,

but he explained, "What else can I do? Panicking won't make any difference."



My ever-sensible neighbour could see there was no point worrying. He trusted

that the authorities would be able to find his missing car later - which they

did.



Did the apostle Peter feel likewise after being thrown into

prison (Acts 12:4)? He was likely to face execution, yet the usually impulsive

disciple "was sleeping between two soldiers" (v. 6). The angel had

to "[strike] Peter on the side" to wake him up (v. 7) - suggesting that he was

completely calm and at peace. Was it because he knew his life was in God's

hands? Verses 9 and 11 suggest that it wouldn't have mattered whether he was

rescued or not; perhaps he recalled the assurance of salvation

and glory that Jesus had given him (Matthew 19:28), as well as Christ's call

to simply "follow me" and not worry about what would happen

to him (John 21:22).



No matter what we're facing today, we can trust that God holds our future - both

on earth and in heaven - in His mighty hands. Perhaps then we can sleep

in peace more easily.



Reflect & Pray



What worries keep you awake at night?

How can you learn to surrender them to God and hold on to His promises?



Dear God, I know that my life and future

are in Your loving and mighty hands. Please help me to keep trusting You.



For further study, read Putting Worry to Work.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 6 Reconciliation



2 Cor 5:18-19



18 All this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ

and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,

19 that is, that God was

in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins

against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.



18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus

Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,

not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us

the word of reconciliation.



When Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:17 that we become a "new creation" in Christ

Jesus, the story does not end there. The verses following give us direction

for tht new life in Christ. "All This", Paul says, referring to the miracle of

new life in Christ, "is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ

and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."

Reconciliation means to bring back together what was once separated. Man was

separated from God by sin, and God took the initiative to reconcile man to

himself. Our "ministry of reconciliation" as Christians is twofold: to draw

others to the Lord and to work for reconciliation between individuals.

Reconciliation is the ultimate goal of forgiveness. God, through his grace ,

extends forgiveness to us when we are still sinners, unrepentant,

undeserving. When we respond, we come into reconciliation with him

and are brought back into oneness. Likewise, when we extend the grace

of forgiveness to another, we are set free by the act of forgiving, but we

hope that the ultimate outcome will be reconciliation.

God shows us the pattern: he is the wronged party, yet he does not wait for

the offender to come to him, hat in hand. He takes a bold initiative, offering

forgiveness freely with out regard to merit. The pattern applies to us;

as the new life in Christ takes hold of us, we must reach out, and reach,

and keep on reaching, breaking down the barriers, taking the risk of

rejection so that we may come to reconciliation.



Application



a) What barriers stand between me and reconciliation with another person?



b) How can I take a risk and reach out to offer forgiveness and

reconciliation to them?



c) What kind of attitude do I need to be a "minister of reconciliation"?



4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland



Deut 28:11



11 (Dt 28:4; 30:9) The Lord will make you overflow in prosperity,

in the offspring of your body, in the offspring of your livestock,

and in the produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore

to your fathers to give you.



11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body,

and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land

which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are lonely



1 John 4:16b-18



God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 (1Jn 2:5; 2:28) In this way God's love is perfected in us,

so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is,

so are we in this world.

18 (Ro 8:15; 2Ti 1:7) There is no fear in love,

but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.

Whoever fears is not perfect in love.



God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness

in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:

because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.





Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

"How do we provice resources for the questions young adults are asking -

espically when they feel the church doesn't allow them to search - and how do

we parent our adult children when they're making decisions we don't agree

with?"



Think of the Prodigal Son

Stages of Parenting



During Childhood - parent from autohrity

During the teen year - parent from relationship

The during adulthood - parent through influence.



Deuteronomy 6:4-9



4 (Jn 17:3; Isa 42:8) Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God. The Lord is one!

5 (Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30) And you shall love the Lord your God with all

your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

6 (Dt 11:18; 32:46) These words, which I am commanding you today,

shall be in your heart.

7 (Dt 11:19; Eph 6:4) You shall teach them diligently to your children

and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk

by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8 (Ex 13:9; Dt 11:18) You shall bind them as a sign on your hand,

and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9 (Dt 11:20; Isa 57:8) You shall write them on the doorposts

of your house and on your gates.



[4] Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

[5] And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all

thy soul, and with all thy might.

[6] And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

[7] And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk

of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way,

and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

[8] And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be

as frontlets between thine eyes.

[9] And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.



"How do we understnad or support an older child, lie a university-aged son,

who is very closed off, doesn't share much, and doesn't have friends?"



Be intentional. Be curious . Pray for them.



G) Mental Health questions.



"How do we protect children from mental health issues - especially as

a full-time working mom who feels guilty for missing important time with her

kids?"



Really hard questions



Mental health is a complex interplay of genetic, biological, psychological,

and environmental factors.



A key role in a parnet is to help child develop resilience.



Encourage questions, stay curious .



H) Extended Family Issues



"How do we nagivate extended family - dysfunctional ways of relating,

comparison of grandchildren and favoritism?"



Godly boundaries are good, and often necessary.



2 Timothy 3:1-5



1 (Eze 38:16; 2Pe 3:3) Know this: In the last days perilous times will come.

2 (Php 2:21; Jude 1:16) Men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,

boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 (Ro 1:31; 1Ti 3:11) without natural affection, trucebreakers, slanderers,

unrestrained, fierce, despisers of those who are good,

4 (1Ti 3:6) traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasures

more than lovers of God,

5 (1Ti 5:8; Mt 7:15) having a form of godliness,

but denying its power. Turn away from such people.



[1] This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

[2] For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,

blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

[3] Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent,

fierce, despisers of those that are good,

[4] Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of

God;

[5] Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such

turn away.



Galatians 3:13



13 (Dt 21:23; Gal 4:5) Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law

by being made a curse for us-as it is written, "Cursed is everyone

who hangs on a tree"(Dt 21:23.)-



[13] Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse

for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:



Get on the same page as a couple to agree on the values that you intend

to live out as a family - reflecting the Person and character

of JEsus Christ. And then teach your children.



1) Hebrews 7,8,9,10



Hebrews 7



The Priestly Order of Melchizedek



1 (Ge 14:18-20; Mk 5:7) For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest

of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings

and blessed him.

2 To him Abraham also gave a tenth part of everything. In the first place,

his name is translated "king of righteousness," and then also he is king

of Salem, which means "king of peace."

3 (Heb 7:6) Without father, without mother, without descent,

having neither beginning of days nor end of life,

but made like the Son of God, he continually remains a priest.

4 (Ac 2:29; Ge 14:20) Now consider how great this man was, to whom even

the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

5 Surely the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have

a command to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is,

from their brothers, though they also come from the seed of Abraham.

6 (Ro 4:13; Ge 14:19-20) But this man, whose descent is not numbered among

them, received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

7 Without question, the inferior is blessed by the superior.

8 (Heb 5:6; 6:20) In the one case mortal men receive tithes, but in the other

he of whom it is witnessed that he is alive receives them.

9 One might say that Levi also, who receives tithes,

paid tithes through Abraham,

10 for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met Abraham.

11 (Heb 8:7; Gal 2:21) If perfection were attained through the Levitical

priesthood (for through it the people received the law), what further need

was there that another priest should rise in the order of Melchizedek,

rather than established in the order of Aaron?

12 For a change in the priesthood necessitates a change in the law.

13 For the One concerning whom these things are spoken pertains to another

tribe, from which no man served at the altar.

14 (Isa 11:1; Mic 5:2; Lk 3:33) For it is evident that our Lord descended

from Judah, a tribe concerning which Moses said nothing about priests.

15 This is far more evident when another priest arises in the likeness

of Melchizedek,

16 who becomes a priest not by a law pertaining to ancestry,

but by the power of an endless life.

17 (Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6) For He testifies:

"You are a priest forever,

in the order of Melchizedek."(Ps 110:4.)

18 (Ro 8:3; Gal 4:9) For there is then an annulling of the previous

commandment due to its weakness and uselessness.

19 (Ac 13:39; Heb 4:16) For the law made nothing perfect, but now

a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

20 And He was not made a priest without an oath.

21 (Ps 110:4; Heb 7:17) (Other priests were made without an oath,

but this One with an oath by the One who said to Him:

"The Lord has sworn

and will not relent,

'You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.' " (Nu 23:19;

1Sa 15:29; Ps 110:4.))

22 Through this oath Jesus became the guarantor of a better covenant.

23 And the former priests were numerous because they were hindered

from serving because of death.

24 (Heb 7:28; Jn 12:34) But He, because He lives forever,

has an everlasting priesthood.

25 (Ro 8:34; Heb 7:19; Jn 14:6) Therefore He is able to save to the uttermost

those who come to God through Him, because He at all times lives to make

intercession for them.

26 (Heb 8:1; 2Co 5:21) For such a High Priest was fitting for us,

for He is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners,

and is higher than the heavens.

27 (Heb 9:28; 5:3; 9:12) Unlike those high priests, He does not need to

offer daily sacrifices-first for His own sins and then for the people's,

for He did this once for all when He offered up Himself.

28 (Heb 2:10; 1:2) For the law appoints men who are weak as high priests,

but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints a Son who is

made perfect forever.



[1] For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who

met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

[2] To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by

interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem,

which is, King of peace;

[3] Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither

beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God;

abideth a priest continually.

[4] Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch

Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

[5] And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of

the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to

the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of

Abraham:

[6] But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of

Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

[7] And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

[8] And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of

whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

[9] And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in

Abraham.

[10] For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

[11] If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it

the people received the law,) what further need was there that another

priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after

the order of Aaron?

[12] For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change

also of the law.

[13] For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of

which no man gave attendance at the altar.

[14] For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe

Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

[15] And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of

Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

[16] Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the

power of an endless life.

[17] For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of

Melchisedec.

[18] For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for

the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

[19] For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope

did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

[20] And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

[21] (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by

him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a

priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

[22] By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

[23] And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to

continue by reason of death:

[24] But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable

priesthood.

[25] Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto

God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

[26] For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,

separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

[27] Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice,

first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once,

when he offered up himself.

[28] For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word

of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for

evermore.

1 Timothy 6



1 (Titus 2:5; Isa 52:5) Let as many servants as are under the yoke of slavery

count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and His

doctrine may not be slandered.

2 (1Ti 4:11) Let those who have believing masters not despise them, because

they are brothers. Instead, let them serve as slaves, because those who

receive their service are faithful and beloved.



[1] Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters

worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not

blasphemed.

[2] And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because

they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and

beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.



False Teaching and True Wealth



Teach and command these things.

3 (1Ti 1:3; 1:10) Anyone who teaches otherwise and does not consent

to wholesome words, to the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to godly

doctrine

4 (1Ti 1:4; 3:6) is conceited and knows nothing. He has a morbid

disposition for controversy and verbal disputes, from which come envy,

strife, blasphemies, evil speculations,

5 (2Ti 3:8; Titus 1:11) constant disputes by men of corrupt minds, being

destitute of the truth, and supposing that financial gain is godliness.

Withdraw yourself from such men.

6 (1Ti 4:8; Heb 13:5) But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 (Job 1:21; Ps 49:17) For we brought nothing into this world,

and it is certain that we can carry nothing out.

8 (Ge 28:20) If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with

these things.

9 (Pr 15:27; 1Ti 3:7) But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation

and a snare and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men

in ruin and destruction.

10 (Dt 16:19) For the love of money is the root of all evil.

While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith

and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.



[3] If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the

words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to

godliness;

[4] He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of

words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

[5] Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth,

supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

[6] But godliness with contentment is great gain.

[7] For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry

nothing out.

[8] And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

[9] But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into

many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and

perdition.

[10] For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted

after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with

many sorrows.



The Good Fight of Faith



11 (2Ti 2:22; 3:17) But you, O man of God, escape these things, and follow

after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

12 (1Ti 1:18; 1Co 9:25-66) Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold

on eternal life, to which you are called and have professed

a good profession before many witnesses.

13 (1Ti 5:21; Mt 27:11) I command you, in the sight of God, who gives

life to all things, and in the sight of Christ Jesus, who testified

a good confession before Pontius Pilate,

14 to keep this commandment without blemish, blameless

until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 (1Ti 1:11; Rev 17:14) which He, who is the blessed and only Ruler,

the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the proper time.

16 (1Ti 1:17; Jn 1:18; Ps 104:2) He alone has immortality, living in

unapproachable light, whom no one has seen, nor can see.

To Him be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that

they not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,

who richly gives us all things to enjoy.

18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich in good

works, generous, willing to share,

19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good

foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.

20 (Col 2:8; 2Ti 2:16) O Timothy, guard that which is committed to your trust.

Avoid profane babblings and opposing views from so-called knowledge.

21 (2Ti 2:18; Col 4:18) By professing it, some have erred concerning

the faith.

Grace be with you. Amen.



[11] But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after

righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

[12] Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou

art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

[13] I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and

before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

[14] That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the

appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

[15] Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only

Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

[16] Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can

approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and

power everlasting. Amen.

[17] Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,

nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly

all things to enjoy;

[18] That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to

distribute, willing to communicate;

[19] Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to

come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

[20] O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane

and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

[21] Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with

thee. Amen.



2) Our Daily Bread for 10 December 2025 Titled

Unforgettable Lessons by

Arthur Jackson



Proverbs 3:1-12



The Rewards of Wisdom



1 (Pr 4:5; Dt 8:1) My son, do not forget my teaching,

but let your heart keep my commandments;

2 (Pr 4:10; Ps 91:16) for length of days and long life

and peace will they add to you.

3 (Pr 7:3; 6:21; 2Co 3:3) Do not let mercy and truth forsake you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart,

4 (Ps 111:10; 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52) so you will find favor and good understanding

in the sight of God and man.

5 (Ps 37:3; 37:5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and lean not on your own understanding;

6 (1Ch 28:9; Pr 16:3; Jer 10:23) in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will direct your paths.

7 (Job 1:1; Ro 12:16) Do not be wise in your own eyes;

fear the Lord and depart from evil.

8 (Job 21:24; Pr 4:22) It will be health to your body,

and strength to your bones.

9 (Ex 23:19; 22:29) Honor the Lord with your substance,

and with the first fruits of all your increase;

10 (Dt 28:8) so your barns will be filled with plenty,

and your presses will burst out with new wine.

11 (Job 5:17) My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,

nor be weary of His correction;

12 (Dt 8:5) for whom the Lord loves He corrects,

even as a father the son in whom he delights.



1 My son, forget not my law;

But let thine heart keep my commandments:

2 For length of days, and long life,

And peace, shall they add to thee.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee:

Bind them about thy neck;

Write them upon the table of thine heart:

4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding

In the sight of God and man.

5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart;

And lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,

And he shall direct thy paths.

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:

Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

8 It shall be health to thy navel,

And marrow to thy bones.

9 Honour the LORD with thy substance,

And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,

And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;

Neither be weary of his correction:

12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth;

Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.



Corey Brooks - "The Rooftop Pastor" - spent 343 days living on the rooftop of

his church on Chicago's south side to inspire community transformation.

Online, Brooks posted a "shout-out" to his elementary school teacher Joe

Stokes, who taught him four unforgettable lessons: the power of perseverance,

the importance of integrity, the value of community engagement,

and the impact of education.



By embracing Solomon's wisdom in Proverbs 3, we likewise can strive to live in

ways that have community impact. Solomon taught four lessons that are just

right for those who trust in God and are called to be a positive force:

"Trust in the Lord" (v. 5); "fear the Lord and shun evil" (v. 7); "honour the

Lord with your wealth" (v. 9); "do not despise the Lord’s discipline" (v. 11).

Such wisdom compels us to be God-focused, but there are people-touching

dimensions to our faith too.



In Matthew 5:3-12, Jesus, the ultimate embodiment of wisdom, eloquently

described the internal disposition of believers in Jesus. Furthermore,

He reminded them that they were high-impact people. "You are the salt

of the earth" (v. 13). "You are the light of the world" (v. 14). As such, we

are honoured to "Let [our] light shine . . . that they may see [our]

good deeds and glorify [our] Father in heaven" (v. 16).



Reflect & Pray



Who compels you to honor God in ways that also touch people?

How can you reengage with lessons from the Bible you may have forgotten?



Heavenly Father, please forgive me for my failure

to honour You fully. Renew my heart through Your words today.



For further study, read At the City Gates.

Acts 21



[1] And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had

launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following

unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:

[2] And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set

forth.

[3] Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and

sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her

burden.

[4] And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul

through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

[5] And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way;

and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were

out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

[6] And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they

returned home again.

[7] And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and

saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

[8] And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto

Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was

one of the seven; and abode with him.

[9] And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

[10] And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a

certain prophet, named Agabus.

[11] And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own

hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at

Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into

the hands of the Gentiles.

[12] And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place,

besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

[13] Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I

am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of

the Lord Jesus.

[14] And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the

Lord be done.

[15] And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to

Jerusalem.

[16] There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and

brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should

lodge.



Paul Visits James



17 (Ac 15:4) When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

18 (Ac 11:30; 15:13) On the next day Paul went with us to James, and all

the elders were present.

19 (Ac 1:17; 14:27) He greeted them and recounted one by one what God

had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

20 (Ac 22:3; Ro 10:2) When they heard this, they glorified the Lord.

Then they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews

there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law.

21 (Ac 21:28) They have been informed concerning you that you teach

all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them

not to circumcise their children nor to observe the customs.

22 What then shall be done? The assembly will certainly meet, for they

will hear that you have come.

23 (Ac 18:18) Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have

taken a vow.

24 (Ac 21:26; 24:18) Take these men and be purified with them, and pay

their expenses so that they may have their heads shaved. Then all will

know that what they were told concerning you is nothing, but that you

yourself live in observance of the law.

25 (Ac 15:29) As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and

concluded that they should observe no such thing, except that they abstain

from food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from strangled

animals, and from blood."

26 (Ac 24:18; Nu 6:13-20) Then on the next day, Paul took the men

and purified himself with them. And he went into the temple, announcing

when the days of purification would be complete and an offering would

be given for each one of them.



[17] And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

[18] And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the

elders were present.

[19] And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God

had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

[20] And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him,

Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and

they are all zealous of the law:

[21] And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which

are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to

circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

[22] What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they

will hear that thou art come.

[23] Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a

vow on them;

[24] Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them,

that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof

they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also

walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

[25] As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded

that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from

things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from

fornication.

[26] Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them

entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of

purifcation, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.



Paul Arrested in the Temple



27 (Ac 24:18; 26:21) When the seven days were nearly concluded, the Jews

from Asia saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people,

and laid hands on him,

28 (Ac 24:5-6; 21:21) crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man

teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place.

He even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place."

29 (Ac 20:4) For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the

city with him, whom they supposed Paul had brought into the temple.

30 (Ac 26:21) Then the whole city was provoked, and the people ran

together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple.

And immediately the doors were shut.

31 While they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commander

(Gk. chiliarch, a battalion commander

with the rank of lieutenant colonel over 1,000 soldiers.)

of the battalion of soldiers that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

32 (Ac 23:27) He at once took soldiers and centurions, and ran down

to them. When they saw the commander and the soldiers,

they stopped beating Paul.

33 (Ac 12:6; 20:23) Then the commander came and arrested him, and ordered

that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was

and what he had done.

34 (Ac 19:32; 23:10) Some in the crowd shouted one thing, some another.

As he could not learn the truth because of the uproar,

he commanded that he be brought into the barracks.

35 When he came onto the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers

because of the violence of the people.

36 (Lk 23:18; Jn 19:15) For the mob of people followed, crying out,

"Away with him!"



[27] And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia,

when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands

on him,

[28] Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men

every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further

brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

[29] (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian,

whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

[30] And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took

Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

[31] And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain

of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

[32] Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them:

and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of

Paul.

[33] Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be

bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

[34] And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when

he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be

carried into the castle.

[35] And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the

soldiers for the violence of the people.

[36] For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

Paul Defends Himself



37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,

he said to the commander, "May I speak to you?"

He replied, "Do you know how to speak Greek?

38 (Mt 24:26A) Are you not the Egyptian who in past days caused an uproar

and led the four thousand men of the Sicarii (Or men of the Assassins.)

out into the wilderness?"

39 (Ac 9:11; 22:3) Paul said, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus of Cilicia, a

citizen of no common city. I beg of you, permit me to speak to the people."

40 (Ac 12:17; Jn 5:2) When he had given him permission, Paul stood on the

stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was great

silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying,



[37] And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief

captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

[38] Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar,

and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

[39] But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia,

a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the

people.

[40] And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and

beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great

silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,



Acts 22



1 (Ac 7:2) "Brothers and fathers, hear my defense which I now make to you."

2 (Ac 21:40) When they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew

language, they became even more quiet.

Then he said,

3 (Ac 9:11; 5:34; 21:20) "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but

brought up in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was trained in the

strict tradition of the law of the fathers, being zealous toward God as

you all are today.

4 (Ac 22:19-20; 26:9-11) I persecuted this Way to the death,

arresting and imprisoning both men and women,

5 (Lk 22:66; Ac 9:1-2) as even the high priest and the council of elders

bear witness of me. From them I received letters to the brothers in

Damascus, where I went to take even those who were there and lead them in

chains to Jerusalem to be punished.

Day 338, 4 December 2025 - 12th Day of Advent



1) Acts 20:7-38, Acts 21, Acts 22, Acts 23



Paul's Farewell Visit to Troas



7 (Ac 20:11; 1Co 16:2; Rev 1:10) On the first day of the week,

when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to leave

the next day, preached to them and continued his message until midnight.

8 (Ac 1:13) There were many lamps in the upper room where they were

assembled.

9 A young man named Eutychus sat in the window, falling into a deep sleep

as Paul spoke for a longer time. Being overcome by sleep, he fell down

from the third floor and was taken up dead.

10 (Mk 5:39; Mt 9:23-24) Paul went down and leaned over him, and embracing

him said, "Do not be troubled, for he is alive."

11 (Ac 20:7) When he had gone up and had broken bread and eaten,

he conversed for a long while until dawn and departed.

12 They took the lad in alive and were greatly comforted.



[7] And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to

break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and

continued his speech until midnight.

[8] And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were

gathered together.

[9] And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being

fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with

sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

[10] And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble

not yourselves; for his life is in him.

[11] When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten,

and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

[12] And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.



The Voyage From Troas to Miletus



13 We went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take

Paul on board there. For he had arranged this, intending to go on foot.

14 When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.

15 (Ac 20:17; 2Ti 4:20) The day after sailing from there we arrived off

Chios. And the next day we crossed over to Samos and stayed at Trogyllium,

and the following day we came to Miletus.

16 (Ac 2:1; 19:21) Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, to avoid spending

time in Asia. For he was hurrying so he could be in Jerusalem, if

possible, on the day of Pentecost.



[13] And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to

take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.

[14] And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

[15] And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the

next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we

came to Miletus.

[16] For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend

the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at

Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.



Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders



17 (Ac 11:30; 14:23) From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders

of the church.

18 (Ac 18:19; 19:1) When they came to him, he said to them,

"You know how I always lived among you from the first day that

I came to Asia,

19 (Ac 20:3; 20:31) serving the Lord with all humility

and with many tears and trials which befell me through

the plots of the Jews.

20 (Ac 20:27; 20:31) I did not keep from declaring what was beneficial

to you, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,

21 (Ac 2:38; 11:18; 20:24) testifying to both Jews and Greeks

of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 "Now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing

what shall befall me there,

23 (Ac 9:16; 21:4) except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every

city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.

24 (Ac 21:13; 2Co 4:1) But none of these things deter me. Nor do I count

my life of value to myself, so that I may joyfully finish my course

and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify

to the gospel of the grace of God.

25 (Ac 28:31; Mt 4:23) "Now I know that all you, among whom I went

proclaiming the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

26 (Ac 18:6) Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent

of the blood of all men.

27 (Ac 20:20; Lk 7:30) For I did not keep from declaring to you

the whole counsel of God.

28 (1Co 10:32; Isa 40:11) Therefore take heed to yourselves

and to the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you

overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased

with His own blood.

29 (Mt 7:15; Jn 10:12) For I know that after my departure,

dreadful wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.

30 (1Ti 1:19-20; 1Jn 2:19) Even from among you men will arise

speaking perverse things, to draw the disciples away after them.

31 (Ac 19:10; 19:8) Therefore watch, remembering that for three years

night and day I did not cease to warn everyone with tears.

32 (Ac 14:23; 26:18) "Now, brothers, I commend you to God and to the word

of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance

among all who are sanctified.

33 (1Co 9:12; 2Co 11:9) I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or

clothing.

34 (Ac 18:3) Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided

for my necessities and for those who were with me.

35 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:8) In all things I have shown you how, working like

this, you must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus,

how He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

36 (Lk 22:41; Ac 21:5) Having said these things, he knelt down with all

of them and prayed.

37 (Lk 15:20; 2Ti 1:4) They all wept much and embraced Paul's neck

and kissed him,

38 (Ac 15:3; 20:25) grieving most over the words he spoke, that they were

to see his face no more. Then they escorted him to the ship.



[17] And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the

church.

[18] And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the

first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at

all seasons,

[19] Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and

temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

[20] And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have

shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

[21] Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward

God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

[22] And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing

the things that shall befall me there:

[23] Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds

and afflictions abide me.

[24] But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto

myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I

have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

[25] And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching

the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

[26] Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood

of all men.

[27] For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

[28] Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the

which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God,

which he hath purchased with his own blood.

[29] For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in

among you, not sparing the flock.

[30] Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to

draw away disciples after them.

[31] Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I

ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

[32] And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,

which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them

which are sanctified.

[33] I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

[34] Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my

necessities, and to them that were with me.

[35] I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support

the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is

more blessed to give than to receive.

[36] And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

[37] And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

[38] Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should

see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.



Acts 21



Paul's Journey to Jerusalem



1 When we had withdrawn from them and set sail, we went on a straight

course to Cos, the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

2 We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and set sail.

3 (Mt 4:24; Ac 4:36) Having come in sight of Cyprus, we passed to the

south of it and sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship's

cargo was to be unloaded.

4 When we found the disciples, we remained there

seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

5 (Ac 20:36; 9:40) But when our days were over, we parted and traveled on.

Everyone, with wives and children, escorted us until we were outside

the city. And we knelt on the shore and prayed.

6 (Jn 19:27) After bidding farewell to one another, we boarded the ship,

and they returned home.

7 We finished the voyage from Tyre when we landed at Ptolemais,

where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.

8 (Ac 6:5; Eph 4:11; 2Ti 4:5) The next day we who were Paul's companions

departed, and arrived at Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip

the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

9 (Ac 2:17; Lk 2:36) He had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

10 (Ac 11:28) While we stayed there many days, a prophet named Agabus

came down from Judea.

11 (Ac 21:33; Jer 13:1-11; 1Sa 15:27-28) When he had arrived, he took

Paul's belt and bound his own hands and feet, saying, "The Holy Spirit

says, 'In this manner the Jews at Jerusalem shall bind the man who owns

this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.' "

12 (Mt 16:21-23) When we heard these things, both we and the residents

implored him not to go up to Jerusalem.

13 (Ac 20:24; Php 2:17) Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping

and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned, but also

to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

14 (Mt 6:10; Lk 22:42) When he would not be persuaded, we kept silent

and said, "Let the will of the Lord be done."

15 After those days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.

16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought

with them Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

Day 327, 23 November 2025



1) Today at Calvary Community Church

, Pastor NAthan Zeiber spoke on God's Blueprint for Parenting - Loved into

Maturity



Hebrews 12:5-7



5 (Pr 3:11-12) And you have forgotten the exhortation addressed

to you as sons:

"My son, do not despise the discipline from the Lord,

nor grow weary when you are rebuked by Him;

6 (Rev 3:19; Ps 119:75; Pr 3:12) for whom the Lord loves He disciplines,

and scourges every son whom He receives."

7 (Pr 13:24; 19:18) Endure discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons.

For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?



[5] And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto

children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint

when thou art rebuked of him:

[6] For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he

receiveth.

[7] If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son

is he whom the father chasteneth not?



Hebrews 12:8



8 If you are without discipline, of which everyone has partaken,

then you are illegitimate children and not sons.



[8] But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are

ye bastards, and not sons.



Proverbs 13:24



24 (Pr 19:18; 22:15; 29:15) He who spares his rod hates his son,

but he who loves him disciplines him early.



24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son:

But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.



Psalms 23

A Psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside still waters.

3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He restores my soul;

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name's sake.

4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

they comfort me.

5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup runs over.

6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.



Psalm 23

[1] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

[2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the

still waters.

[3] He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for

his name's sake.

[4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will

fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

[5] Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou

anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

[6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I

will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.



Hebrews 12:9-13



9 (Nu 16:22; 27:16) Furthermore, we have had human fathers,

and they corrected us, and we gave them reverence.

Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?

10 (2Pe 1:4) For they indeed disciplined us for a short time according

to their own judgment, but He does so for our profit, that we may partake

of His holiness.

11 (Isa 32:17; Jas 3:17-18) Now no discipline seems to be joyful at the time,

but grievous. Yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness

in those who have been trained by it.

12 (Isa 35:3; Job 4:3-4) Therefore lift up your tired hands,

and strengthen your weak knees.

13 (Gal 6:1; Pr 4:26-27) Make straight paths for your feet,

lest that which is lame go out of joint, but rather be healed.



[9] Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we

gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the

Father of spirits, and live?

[10] For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure;

but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

[11] Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:

nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto

them which are exercised thereby.

[12] Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

[13] And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be

turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.



1) 1 Corinthians 9 , 1 Corinthians 10 , 1 Corinthians 11



1 Corinthians 9



The Rights of an Apostle



1 (1Co 3:6; Ac 9:3) Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen

Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet indeed I am to you.

For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

3 This is my answer to those who examine me.

4 (1Th 2:6; 2Th 3:8-9) Do we have no right to eat and to drink?

5 (Mt 8:14; Jn 1:42) Do we not have the right to take along a believing

wife as do other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

6 (Ac 4:36) Or is it only Barnabas

and I who have no right to refrain from working?

7 (Dt 20:6; Pr 27:18) Who goes to war at any time at his own expense?

Who plants a vineyard, but does not eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock,

but does not drink of the flock's milk?

8 Do I say these things as a man? Or does the law not say the same thing also?

9 (Dt 25:4; 1Ti 5:18) For it is written in the Law of Moses,

"You shall not muzzle the mouth of the ox

while it treads out the grain." (Dt 25:4.) Is God concerned about oxen?

10 (2Ti 2:6) Or does He say it completely for our sake? For our sake,

no doubt, this is written so that he who plows should plow in hope,

and that he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.

11 (Ro 15:27; Gal 6:6) If we have sown for you spiritual things, is it

a great thing if we shall reap your material things?

12 (1Co 9:18; 2Co 11:12) If others partake of this right over you,

should not we instead?

Nevertheless, we have not used this right, but suffer all things,

lest we might hinder the gospel of Christ.

13 (Lev 6:26; Nu 18:8-20) Do you not know that those who minister

unto holy things live from the things of the temple?

And do you not know that those who wait at the altar partake of the altar?

14 (Mt 10:10; 1Co 9:4) In the same way, the Lord has ordained that those

who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

15 (Ac 18:3; 1Co 9:12) But I have used none of these rights,

nor have I written these things that it should be so done to me.

For it would be better for me to die than allow anyone

to make my boasting void.

16 (Ro 1:14; Ac 9:15) Though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of,

for the requirement is laid upon me. Yes, woe unto me

if I do not preach the gospel!

17 (Gal 2:7; 1Co 3:8) So if I do this willingly, I have a reward,

but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a commission.

18 (1Co 7:31) What is my reward then? Truly that when I preach the gospel,

I may present the gospel of Christ without charge,

so that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

19 (Mt 18:15; 1Co 9:1) For though I am free from all men, I have made myself

servant to all, that I might win even more.

20 (Ac 16:3; 21:20-26) To the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might win

the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might

win those who are under the law;

21 (Ro 2:12; 2:14) to those who are outside the law, as outside the law

(being not without God's law, but under Christ's law) that I might win

those who are outside the law.

22 (Ro 11:14; 1Co 10:33) To the weak, I became as weak, that I might win

the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means

save some.

23 (This I do for the gospel's sake, that I might partake of it with you.

24 (Gal 2:2; Heb 12:1) Do you not know that all those who run in a race run,

but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain it.

25 (Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10; 1Ti 6:12) Everyone who strives for the prize

exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to obtain

a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible one.

26 So, therefore, I run, not with uncertainty. So I fight, not as one who

beats the air.

27 (Ro 8:13; Jer 6:30) But I bring and keep my body under subjection,

lest when preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.



[1] Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our

Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

[2] If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the

seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

[3] Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

[4] Have we not power to eat and to drink?

[5] Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other

apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

[6] Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a

vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and

eateth not of the milk of the flock?

[8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

[9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth

of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

[10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this

is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that

thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

[11] If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we

shall reap your carnal things?

[12] If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather?

Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we

should hinder the gospel of Christ.

[13] Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the

things of the temple? and they which wait at the alter are partakers with

the alter?

[14] Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should

live of the gospel.

[15] But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these

things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die,

than that any man should make my glorying void.

[16] For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for

necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

[17] For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my

will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

[18] What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may

make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the

gospel.

[19] For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto

all, that I might gain the more.

[20] And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to

them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that

are under the law;

[21] To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to

God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without

law.

[22] To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all

things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

[23] And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof

with you.

[24] Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth

the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

[25] And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.

Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

[26] I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that

beateth the air:

[27] But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by

any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.



1 Corinthians 10

Warning Against Idolatry



1 (Ex 14:29; Ps 66:6) I would not want you to be unaware that all our fathers

were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 (Ex 16:35; Dt 8:3) all ate the same spiritual food;

4 (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11) and all drank the same spiritual drink,

for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them,

and that Rock was Christ.

5 (Heb 3:17; Jude 1:5) But with many of them God was not well pleased,

and they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6 (Nu 11:4; 1Co 10:11) Now these things were our examples to the intent

that we should not lust after evil things as they lusted.

7 (Ex 32:19; 32:4) Neither be idolaters as were some of them.

As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to revel."

(Ex 32:6.)

8 (Nu 25:1-9; 1Co 6:18) Neither let us commit sexual immorality

as some of them committed, when twenty-three thousand fell in one day.

9 (Nu 21:5-6; Ex 17:2) Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also

tempted and were destroyed by serpents.

10 (Ex 12:23; Nu 16:41) Neither murmur, as some of them also murmured

and were destroyed by the destroyer.

11 (Ro 13:11) Now all these things happened to them for examples.

They are written as an admonition to us, upon whom the end of the ages

has come.

12 (Ro 11:20) Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed, lest he fall.

13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken you except what is common

to man. God is faithful, and He will not permit you to be tempted

above what you can endure, but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.

14 (1Co 10:7; 1Jn 5:21) So, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 (1Co 8:1; 1Th 5:21) I speak as to wise men.

Judge for yourselves what I say.

16 (Mt 26:26-28; Ac 2:42) The cup of blessing which we bless,

is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break,

is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 (Ro 12:5; 1Co 12:12) For we, being many, are one bread and one body,

for we are all partakers of that one bread.

18 (Ro 4:1) Consider Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat

of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19 (1Co 8:4) What am I saying then, that the idol is anything

or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?

20 (Rev 9:20) But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice,

they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. I do not want you to have

fellowship with demons.

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons.

You cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of demons.

22 (Dt 32:21; 32:16) Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy?

Are we stronger than He?



[1] Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all

our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

[2] And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

[3] And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

[4] And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that

spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

[5] But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown

in the wilderness.

[6] Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust

after evil things, as they also lusted.

[7] Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The

people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

[8] Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell

in one day three and twenty thousand.

[9] Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were

destroyed of serpents.

[10] Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of

the destroyer.

[11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are

written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

[12] Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

[13] There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but

God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are

able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be

able to bear it.

[14] Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

[15] I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

[16] The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the

blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the

body of Christ?

[17] For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers

of that one bread.

[18] Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices

partakers of the alter?

[19] What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered

in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

[20] But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice

to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship

with devils.

[21] Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot

be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

[22] Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?



Do All to the Glory of God



23 (1Co 6:12; 8:9) "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are

helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things edify.

24 (1Co 10:33; 13:5) Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's

well-being.

25 (1Co 8:7) Eat whatever is sold in the meat market,

asking no question for the sake of conscience,

26 (Ps 24:1; 50:12) for "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."

(Ps 24:1.)

27 If any of those who do not believe invite you to a feast,

and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you,

asking no question for the sake of conscience.

28 But if anyone says to you, "This was offered in sacrifice to idols,"

do not eat it for the sake of him that mentioned it and for the sake

of conscience, for "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." (Ps 24:1.)

29 (1Co 9:19) Conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other.

For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?

30 (Ro 14:6; 1Ti 4:3-4) If I partake with thankfulness,

why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?

31 (Col 3:17; 1Pe 4:11) Therefore, whether you eat, or drink,

or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

32 (Ac 20:28; 1Co 8:13; Ro 14:13) Give no offense, neither to the Jews,

nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God,

33 (1Co 10:24) just as I try to please all men in all things,

not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.



[23] All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all

things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

[24] Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

[25] Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for

conscience sake:

[26] For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

[27] If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed

to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience

sake.

[28] But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols,

eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth

is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

[29] Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my

liberty judged of another man's conscience?

[30] For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for

which I give thanks?

[31] Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the

glory of God.

[32] Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the

church of God:

[33] Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit,

but the profit of many, that they may be saved.



1 Corinthians 11



1 (1Co 4:16; Php 3:17) Follow me as I follow Christ.



[1] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.



Covering the Head in Worship



2 (2Th 2:15; 1Co 4:17; 11:17) I praise you, brothers, that you remember me

in all things and keep the traditions as I delivered them to you.

3 (Ge 3:16; 1Co 3:23; Eph 4:15) But I would have you know that the head

of the woman is the man, the head of every man is Christ,

and the head of Christ is God.

4 Every man praying or prophesying having

his head covered dishonors his head,

5 (Dt 21:12; Ac 21:9) but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head

uncovered dishonors her head, for that is the same as if she were shaved.

6 For if the woman is not covered, let her also cut off her hair.

But if it is a shame for a woman to have her hair cut off or shaved,

let her be covered.

7 (Jas 3:9; Ge 5:1) For a man indeed ought not to cover his head,

because he is the image and glory of God.

But the woman is the glory of the man.

8 (1Ti 2:13; Ge 2:21-23) The man is not from the woman,

but the woman from the man.

9 (Ge 2:18) The man was not created for the woman,

but the woman for the man.

10 For this reason the woman ought to have a veil of authority over her head,

because of the angels.

11 (Gal 3:28) Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman,

nor the woman without the man in the Lord.

12 (Ro 11:36) For just as the woman came from the man,

so the man comes through the woman, but all things come from God.

13 (Lk 12:57) Judge for yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray

to God uncovered?

14 Does even nature itself not teach you that if a man has long hair it is

a shame to him?

15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given

her for a covering.

16 (1Co 7:17; 1Th 2:14) But if anyone seems to be contentious,

we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.



[2] Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep

the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

[3] But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the

head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

[4] Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth

his head.

[5] But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered

dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

[6] For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a

shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

[7] For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the

image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

[8] For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

[9] Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

[10] For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the

angels.

[11] Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman

without the man, in the Lord.

[12] For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman;

but all things of god.

[13] Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

[14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair,

it is a shame unto him?

[15] But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is

given her for a covering.

[16] But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither

the churches of God.



Abuses at the Lord's Supper



17 (1Co 11:2; 11:22) Now in what I have to say to you, I do not praise you.

You have come together not for the better, but for the worse.

18 (1Co 3:3; 1:10-12) First of all, when you come together as the church,

I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19 (1Jn 2:19; Dt 13:3) For there must also be factions among you so that

those who are genuine may become evident among you.

20 Therefore when you come together into one place,

it is not to eat the Lord's Supper.

21 (Jude 1:12; 2Pe 2:13) For in eating, each one eats his own supper

ahead of others. One goes hungry, and another becomes drunk.

22 (1Co 10:32; Pr 17:5) What? Do you not have houses to eat and to drink in?

Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing?

What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.



[17] Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come

together not for the better, but for the worse.

[18] For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that

there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

[19] For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved

may be made manifest among you.

[20] When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the

Lord's supper.

[21] For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is

hungry, and another is drunken.

[22] What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the

church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall

I praise you in this? I praise you not.



The Lord's Supper

Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25; Lk 22:14-20



23 (1Co 15:3; Mt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24) I have received of the Lord that

which I delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which

He was betrayed, took bread.

24 When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take and eat.

This is My body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me."

(Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22; Lk 22:19.)

25 (Lk 22:20; 2Co 3:6) In the same manner He took the cup after He had

supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

(Mt 26:27-28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20.)

26 (Jn 21:22; 1Co 4:5) As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,

you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.



[23] For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,

That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

[24] And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is

my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

[25] After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying,

This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink

it, in remembrance of me.

[26] For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the

Lord's death till he come.



Partaking of the Supper Unworthily



27 (Nu 9:10; 9:13) Therefore whoever eats this bread and drinks this cup

of the Lord unworthily will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 (2Co 13:5; Gal 6:4) Let a man examine himself,

and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

29 For he who eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation

to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

30 For this reason many are weak and unhealthy among you, and many die.

31 (1Jn 1:9) If we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord,

so that we would not be condemned with the world.

33 So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

34 (1Co 4:19; 11:21-22) If anyone hungers, let him eat at home,

so that you may not come together into condemnation.

I will set the rest in order when I come.



[27] Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the

Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

[28] But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and

drink of that cup.

[29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh

damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

[30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

[31] For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

[32] But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should

not be condemned with the world.

[33] Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for

another.

[34] And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together

unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.



2) Our Daily Bread for 23 November 2025 titled

Our Worth in Christ

by Mike Wittmer



Mark 5:1-6, 12-13, 18-20



The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniac

Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39



1 (Mt 8:28-34; Lk 8:26-39) They went to the other side of the sea

to the region of the Gadarenes.

2 (Mk 1:23) When He had come out of the boat, immediately a man

with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him.

3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could constrain him,

not even with chains,

4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains.

But he had pulled the chains apart and broken the shackles to pieces.

And no one could subdue him.

5 Always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs,

crying out and cutting himself with stones.

6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran up and kneeled before Him,



12 All the demons pleaded with Him, asking, "Send us to the swine,

so that we may enter them."

13 At once, Jesus gave them leave. Then the unclean spirits came out

and entered the swine. And the herd, numbering about two thousand,

ran wildly down a steep hill into the sea and were drowned in the sea.



18 (Lk 8:38-39) When He entered the boat, he who had been possessed

with the demons prayed Him that he might be with Him.

19 (Ps 66:16) Jesus did not let him, but said to him,

"Go home to your friends and tell them what great things the Lord

has done for you and how He has had compassion on you."

20 (Mt 4:25; Mk 7:31) So he departed and began to proclaim in the Decapolis

[The Ten Cities.] what great things Jesus had done for him.

And everyone was amazed.



[1] And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of

the Gadarenes.

[2] And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of

the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

[3] Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not

with chains:

[4] Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the

chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces:

neither could any man tame him.

[5] And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs,

crying, and cutting himself with stones.

[6] But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,



[12] And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that

we may enter into them.

[13] And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out,

and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place

into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.



[18] And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with

the

devil prayed him that he might be with him.

[19] Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy

friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and

hath had compassion on thee.

[20] And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things

Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.



Mario was a twenty-eight-year-old crack and alcohol addict who was imprisoned

for burglary. At his sentencing the judge said he was "a waste of a human

life." Mario sadly agreed. Midway through his jail time he saw an

advertisement for a journalism contest. It piqued Mario's interest, and he

enrolled in a nearby university. He was hooked. Mario loved working on news

stories, and after his release he finished his master's degree in journalism

and now writes for The New York Times. He's a waste no more!



The life of the demon-possessed man living in the tombs seemed a waste to

anyone who knew him. His neighbours bound him with chains for their protection

and his, but "he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet"

(Mark 5:4). He ran back to the tombs where "night and day . . . he would

cry out and cut himself with stones" (v. 5). Then he was changed forever.



Jesus cast out the man's demons and returned him to normal society. The town

was amazed to find him "sitting there, dressed and in his right mind" (v. 15).

The grateful man wanted to sail away with Christ, but He said no. "Go home

to your own people," said Jesus, "and tell them how much the Lord has done

for you, and how he has had mercy on you" (v. 19).



This man's mission is our mission. Let's tell others about Christ.

Because of Him, no one's life is a waste.



Reflect & Pray



What has Jesus saved you from? Where would you be without Him?



Dear Father, thank You for the immeasurable worth I have in You.





For further study, watch You're a Fixer Upper.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back



Eph 1:7



7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace



[7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of his grace;



In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a

struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters

a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come

to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own

instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably

be back again.

In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through

His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."

We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped

his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the

world's system and the Enemy of our souls.

But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable

currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.

He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth

such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls

of the people he created and loved.

Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious

jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have

to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we

had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no

deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.

We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?



b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me

from that sin?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



Newfoundland & Labrador



Total population 527000

Muslim population (est.) 2065



As of Autumn 2014, St. John's does not have a local CNMM network. Pray with us

for God's people to come together in prayer

and cooperative efforts to reach Muslims with the Good News.



St. John's has one mosque and 2 more musallas , or prayer locations, which

may grow into mosques of their own. The mosque is called Masjid an Noor,

The Mosque of the Light, and mosque historical documents record a trip in 1986

to Saudi Arabia to raise funds for the land purchase and construction costs.

A small number of Muslim families had come prior to 1964, but moved on to

other places after a short time. After this date, a small community began

to remain and grow , reaching about 25 families in the 1980s. A number

of international students also join the community annually

ranging from 25 to 60.



In 2014 the mosque website reports the community is made up of some 200

families and many university students attending Memorial University. A

small number of native Newfoundlanders have also converted to the Islamic

faith, one saying of this religion in Newfoundland, "Islam is a growing face".

With the growth of the community, the current challenge is lack of space

in the mosque, which they are now looking at expanding.



Pray for



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



Day 23 of the Month



a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those

who have committed crimes.



b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ

across Canada.



(



John 13:34-35



34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,

even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,

if you have love for one another."



34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;

as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,

if ye have love one to another.



Rom 12:10



10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour



10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;

in honour preferring one another;



Heb 10:24



24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.



24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:



1 Peter 3:8



8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,

and be kind.



8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,

love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:



1 John 3:23



23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name

of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.



23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name

of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.



)



FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Being Lovers of Christ



Luke 1:1-4



Advent has begun! We suddenly realize we are not ready for

Christmas, and we fret about decorations, cards, presents

or food. However, this year let's approach Christmas spiritually,

in order to prepare our hearts, minds and wills for the Christ

Child's coming.

A

In our lead text Luke declares that he has done all the research

and that he wants Theophilus to know the truth about all he

has learned concerning Jesus, so he has decided to write an

"orderly account. " We will meditate on this narrative during

Advent this year for one major purpose: that we might all

become more richly like Theophilus(Theophila) or "God

Lover".

Was Theophilus a real man, or did Luke use that name to

signify everyone reading his report? Unquestionably, the name

indicates our goal this Advent: That each of us might love God

more because of all he did for us in sending his Son, Jesus.



Prayer



God , help us to love you more abundantly this Advent. Amen.



Mark 13:35-37





35 (Mt 24:42) "Watch therefore-for you do not know when the master

of the house is coming, in the evening, or at midnight,

or at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning-

36 (Mk 14:40) lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping.

37 (Mk 13:35) What I say to you I say to all: Watch!"





The AH-HAs of Advent by Rich Bimler



FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT



AH-HA! Ambassadors pf Health, Hope and Anticipation





We begin another Advent season very appropriately-we me waiting,

waiting, waiting! We are waiting to see when gas prices will drop again

... waiting to see the economy turn around .. waiting to see what kind

of weather December will bring .. waiting to see who sends us the first

Christmas Card (already!?)... waiting ... waiting... waiting ...

Advent is about anticipation. It is like waiting for the ketchup to ooze out

of its bottle's long neck We wait ... and wait ... and wait.

And finally It comes.

The Gospel for this week reminds us that no one knows when the Lord

will return to earth And so we can anticipate his Second Coming with

great Joy, not fear because he has already prepared us for life as well as

for death. Isn't it ironic that as we anticipate-as we prepare for his coming

In Bethlehem during this season-the Lord has already prepared us for

his Second Coming through his own death and resurrection?

So. ready or not, here he comes! Anticipate a joy-filled Advent season,

as ambassadors of health. hope and anticipation! And anticipate the

Lord at work In you today!



Lord we are preparing for your coming at Christmas, Thank you

for preparing us for your return-both today and on the Last Day

We celebrate your presence with great anticipation

In Jesus' name. Amen ... and AH-HA!

Read Matthew 24:36-44.



The Unknown Day and Hour



Mk 13:32-37; Lk 17:26-30, 34-36



36 (Ac 1:7; Mt 25:13; Mk 13:32) "Concerning that day and hour no one knows,

not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

37 (Lk 17:26-27) As were the days of Noah, so will be

the coming of the Son of Man.

38 (Mt 22:30) For as in the days before the flood, they were eating

and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah

entered the ark,

39 (Mt 24:37) and did not know until the flood came

and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

40 Two will be in the field; one will be taken, and the other left.

41 (Ex 11:5; Isa 47:2) Two women will be grinding at the mill;

one will be taken, and the other left.

42 (Mt 25:13; 24:44) "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour

your Lord will come.

43 (Lk 12:39) But know this, that if the owner of the house had known

what hour the thief would come, he would have watched

and not have let his house be broken into.

44 (Mt 25:10; 25:13) Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour

when you least expect, the Son of Man is coming.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord to be discipled into maturity.



Pray to the Lord and pray to live honourably for the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, thank You

for the immeasurable worth I have in You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know we have redemption in Jesus Christ.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithful in all you do.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be helpful in Community.



Pray for in Newfoundland and Labrador



- The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims

in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.

- Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding

Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.

- for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim

students on the university, college and trade school campuses.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those

who have committed crimes.



Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ

across Canada.



Pray Lord, give us a new appreciation of the Grand Miracle, your

coming to Earth, this Advent season. Amen.



Lord we are preparing for your coming at Christmas, Thank you

for preparing us for your return-both today and on the Last Day

We celebrate your presence with great anticipation

In Jesus' name.



God , help us to love you more abundantly this Advent. Amen.



Pray that digital access to God's Word will thrive

among Omanis, who are not allowed to purchase Bibles.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.