Morning Readings
Wonderful Deliverance
Exodus 14:19-31
19 Then the angel of God, who had been travelling in front of Israel's army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea. 24 During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. 25 He jammed [a] the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, "Let's get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt."
26 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen." 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward [b] it, and the LORD swept them into the sea. 28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. 30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 And when the Israelites saw the great power the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
Footnotes:
- Exodus 14:25 See Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text removed
- Exodus 14:27 Or from
Stop the Leak!
Proverbs 16:1
1 To human beings belong the plans of the heart,
but from the LORD comes the proper answer of the tongue.
Proverbs 16:3
3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do,
and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:8-9
8 Better a little with righteousness
than much gain with injustice.
9 In their hearts human beings plan their course,
but the LORD establishes their steps.
Proverbs 16:18
18 Pride goes before destruction,
a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:31-32
31 Gray hair is a crown of splendour;
it is attained in the way of righteousness.
32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
those with self-control than those who take a city.
Proverbs 17:9
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:13-14
13 Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil for good.
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
Proverbs 17:17
17 A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Proverbs 18:8-10
8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work
is a close relative of one who destroys.
10 The name of the LORD is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
Proverbs 18:14
14 The human spirit can endure in sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?
Proverbs 18:21
21 The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:24
24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 19:9
9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and whoever pours out lies will perish.
Proverbs 19:17
17 Those who are kind to the poor lend to the LORD,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
Leaves for Plucking
Jeremiah 2:17
17 Have you not brought this on yourselves
by forsaking the LORD your God
when he led you in the way?
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
"Just as I am, Thy love unknown.
Hath broken every barrier down;
Now, to be Thine, yea, Thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come"
