Daily Bible Reading Plan

• Job 17 (1:05)

Job 17 1 "My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished, The grave is ready for me. 2 "Surely mockers are with me, And my eye gazes on their provocation. 3 "Lay down, now, a pledge for me with Yourself; Who is there that will be my guarantor ? 4 "For You have kept their heart from understanding, Therefore You will not exalt them. 5 "He who informs against friends for a share of the spoil, The eyes of his children also will languish. 6 "But He has made me a byword of the people, And I am one at whom men spit. 7 "My eye has also grown dim because of grief, And all my members are as a shadow. 8 "The upright will be appalled at this, And the innocent will stir up himself against the godless. 9 "Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger. 10 "But come again all of you now, For I do not find a wise man among you. 11 "My days are past, my plans are torn apart, Even the wishes of my heart. 12 "They make night into day, saying, 'The light is near,' in the presence of darkness. 13 "If I look for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness ; 14 If I call to the pit, 'You are my father '; To the worm, 'my mother and my sister '; 15 Where now is my hope ? And who regards my hope ? 16 "Will it go down with me to Sheol ? Shall we together go down into the dust ?" [[slnc 10000]]

• Job 18 (1:18)

Job 18 1 Then Bildad the Shuhite responded , 2 "How long will you hunt for words ? Show understanding and then we can talk. 3 "Why are we regarded as beasts, As stupid in your eyes ? 4 "O you who tear yourself in your anger - For your sake is the earth to be abandoned, Or the rock to be moved from its place ? 5 "Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light. 6 "The light in his tent is darkened, And his lamp goes out above him. 7 "His vigorous stride is shortened, And his own scheme brings him down. 8 "For he is thrown into the net by his own feet, And he steps on the webbing. 9 "A snare seizes him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him. 10 "A noose for him is hidden in the ground, And a trap for him on the path. 11 "All around terrors frighten him, And harry him at every step. 12 "His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side. 13 "His skin is devoured by disease, The firstborn of death devours his limbs. 14 "He is torn from the security of his tent, And they march him before the king of terrors. 15 "There dwells in his tent nothing of his; Brimstone is scattered on his habitation. 16 "His roots are dried below , And his branch is cut off above . 17 "Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name abroad . 18 "He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world. 19 "He has no offspring or posterity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned. 20 "Those in the west are appalled at his fate, And those in the east are seized with horror. 21 "Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God." [[slnc 10000]]

• 1 Peter 5 (1:19)

1 Peter 5 1 Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, 2 shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God ; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness ; 3 nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. 5 You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders ; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. 10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. 11 To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen. 12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother (for so I regard him), I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it! 13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ. [[slnc 10000]]

• Romans 5 (1:57)

Romans 5 1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand ; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance ; 4 and perseverance, proven character ; and proven character, hope ; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man ; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 12 Therefore , just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned - 13 for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. 16 The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned ; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. 17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. 18 So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. 19 For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. 20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase ; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. [[slnc 10000]]