Morning Readings
Division of Labour
Exodus 18:1-24
Evening Readings
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Ecclesiastes 3:14
14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
2 Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
12 The sleep of labourers is sweet,
whether they eat little or much,
but the abundance of the rich
permits them no sleep.
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. 13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
8 Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
1 Ship your grain across the sea;
after many days you may receive a return.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
6 Sow your seed in the morning,
and at evening let your hands not be idle,
for you do not know which will succeed,
whether this or that,
or whether both will do equally well.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
1 Remember your Creator
in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
and the years approach when you will say,
"I find no pleasure in them"—
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
13 Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the [duty] of every human being.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.
Song of Solomon 2:1-4
She [a]
1 I am a rose [b] of Sharon,
a lily of the valleys.
He
2 Like a lily among thorns
is my darling among the young women.
She
3 Like an apple [c] tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved among the young men.
I delight to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,
and let his banner over me be love.
Footnotes:
- Song of Solomon 2:1 Or He
- Song of Solomon 2:1 Probably a member of the crocus family
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs
Song of Solomon 2:16
16 My beloved is mine and I am his;
he browses among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 5:16
16 His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, this is my friend,
daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy [a] unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame. [b]
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of one's house for love,
it [c] would be utterly scorned.
Footnotes:
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or ardour
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the LORD
- Song of Solomon 8:7 Or he
Leaves for Plucking
Psalm 29:11
11 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
Psalm 30:5
5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favour lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
"In some way or other the Lord will provide;
It may not be my way; It may not be thy way;
And yet, in His own way, "The Lord will provide."
