Daily Bible Reading Plan

• Job 39 (1:58)

Job 39 1 "Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth ? Do you observe the calving of the deer ? 2 "Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth ? 3 "They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains. 4 "Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field ; They leave and do not return to them. 5 "Who sent out the wild donkey free ? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, 6 To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place ? 7 "He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear. 8 "He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing. 9 "Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger ? 10 "Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you? 11 "Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? 12 "Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor ? 13 "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, 14 For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, 15 And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. 16 "She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned ; 17 Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. 18 "When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. 19 "Do you give the horse his might ? Do you clothe his neck with a mane ? 20 "Do you make him leap like the locust ? His majestic snorting is terrible. 21 "He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength ; He goes out to meet the weapons. 22 "He laughs at fear and is not dismayed ; And he does not turn back from the sword. 23 "The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. 24 "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. 25 "As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha !' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry. 26 "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south ? 27 "Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high ? 28 "On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place. 29 "From there he spies out food ; His eyes see it from afar. 30 "His young ones also suck up blood ; And where the slain are, there is he." [[slnc 10000]]

• Job 40 (1:33)

Job 40 1 Then the LORD said to Job, 2 "Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty ? Let him who reproves God answer it." 3 Then Job answered the LORD and said, 4 "Behold, I am insignificant ; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. 5 "Once I have spoken, and I will not answer ; Even twice, and I will add nothing more." God Questions Job 6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said, 7 "Now gird up your loins like a man ; I will ask you, and you instruct Me. 8 "Will you really annul My judgment ? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified ? 9 "Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His? 10 "Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty. 11 "Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low. 12 "Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand. 13 "Hide them in the dust together ; Bind them in the hidden place. 14 "Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you. God's Power Shown in Creatures 15 "Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox. 16 "Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly. 17 "He bends his tail like a cedar ; The sinews of his thighs are knit together. 18 "His bones are tubes of bronze ; His limbs are like bars of iron. 19 "He is the first of the ways of God ; Let his maker bring near his sword. 20 "Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there. 21 "Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh. 22 "The lotus plants cover him with shade ; The willows of the brook surround him. 23 "If a river rages, he is not alarmed ; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth. 24 "Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose ? [[slnc 10000]]

• Jude 1 (2:37)

Jude 1 1 Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ : 2 May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you. 3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints. 4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. 5 Now I desire to remind you, though you know all things once for all, that the Lord, after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, He has kept in eternal bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day, 7 just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. 8 Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties. 9 But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" 10 But these men revile the things which they do not understand ; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. 12 These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves ; clouds without water, carried along by winds ; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted ; 13 wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam ; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever. 14 It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones, 15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." 16 These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts ; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage. Keep Yourselves in the Love of God 17 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, "In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts." 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 22 And have mercy on some, who are doubting ; 23 save others, snatching them out of the fire ; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh. 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. [[slnc 10000]]

• Romans 16 (2:12)

Romans 16 1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea ; 2 that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well. 3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles ; 5 also greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from Asia. 6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 10 Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. 12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, a choice man in the Lord, also his mother and mine. 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brethren with them. 15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. 17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. 18 For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites ; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. 19 For the report of your obedience has reached to all ; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. 21 Timothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22 I, Tertius, who write this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother. 24 [The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.] 25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, 26 but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith ; 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen. [[slnc 10000]]