Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Romans 9:1-5]-August 3, 2017

Jesus and mother, brothers, and sisters

Scripture Reading(s) Romans 9:1-5 9:1 I am speaking the truth in Christ–I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit– 9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 9:3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Genesis 32:22-31]-August 2, 2017

jacob-wrestles-an-angel

Scripture Reading(s) Genesis 32:22-31 32:22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 32:23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. 32:24 Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43]-August 1, 2017

Pearl

Scripture Reading(s) Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 13:31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 13:32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [James 3:13-18]-July 31, 2017

True Wisdom Come from God

Scripture Reading(s) James 3:13-18 Two Kinds of Wisdom 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.15 Such “wisdom” … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Genesis 30:25-36]-July 30, 2017

Pietro da Cortona - The Alliance of Jacob and Laban

Scripture Reading(s) Genesis 30:25-36 25 After Rachel gave birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can go back to my own homeland. 26 Give me my wives and children, for whom I have served you, and I will be on my way. You know how much work I’ve done for … Read more

Daily Bible Reading Devotional [Matthew 12:38-42]-July 29, 2017

Menologion of Basil

Scripture Reading(s) Matthew 12:38-42 38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” 39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three … Read more