Daily Readings for Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Daily Readings for Wednesday, 26 February 2014

James 4: 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.” 14 Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away. 15 For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.” 16 But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil. 17 To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

Psalms 49: 2     both low and high,

    rich and poor together.

3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom.

    My heart shall utter understanding.

6 Those who trust in their wealth,

    and boast in the multitude of their riches—

7     none of them can by any means redeem his brother,

    nor give God a ransom for him.

8 For the redemption of their life is costly,

    no payment is ever enough,

9     That he should live on forever,

    that he should not see corruption.

10 For he sees that wise men die;

    likewise the fool and the senseless perish,

    and leave their wealth to others.

11 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever,

    and their dwelling places to all generations.

    They name their lands after themselves.

Mark 9: 38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

39 But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. 40 For whoever is not against us is on our side.

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