Daily Readings for Saturday, 2 November 2013

Daily Readings for Saturday, 2 November 2013

Wisdom 3:THE HIDDEN COUNSELS OF GOD*

A. ON SUFFERING*

1 The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,a

and no torment shall touch them.

2 They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;

and their passing away was thought an affliction

3 and their going forth from us, utter destruction.

But they are in peace.b

4 For if to others, indeed, they seem punished,

yet is their hope full of immortality;

5 Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,

because God tried them

and found them worthy of himself.c

6 As gold in the furnace, he proved them,

and as sacrificial offerings* he took them to himself.d

7 In the time of their judgment* they shall shine

and dart about as sparks through stubble;e

8 They shall judge nations and rule over peoples,

and the LORD shall be their King forever.f

9 Those who trust in him shall understand truth,

and the faithful shall abide with him in love:

Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,g

and his care is with the elect.(New American Bible)

Psalm 23:A Psalm by David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd:

I shall lack nothing.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.

He leads me beside still waters.

3 He restores my soul.

He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 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 You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil.

My cup runs over.

6 Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the LORD’s house forever.(Messianic WEB)

Romans 5:5 and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 6 For while we were yet weak, at the right time Messiah died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die. 8 But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him. 10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

11 Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.(Messianic WEB)

John 6:37  All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out. 38  For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 39  This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day. 40  This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”(Messianic WEB)

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