Monday, November 29, 2021
Nehemiah 6:15-19
15So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of
Elul, in fifty-two days. 16When all our enemies heard about this,
all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because
they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.
17Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending
many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them. 18For
many in Judah were under oath to him, since he was son-in-law to Shecaniah son
of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of
Berekiah. 19Moreover, they kept reporting to me his good deeds and
then telling him what I said. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
Nehemiah
7:1-4
1After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the
doors in place, the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
2I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah
the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God
more than most men do. 3I said to them, "The gates of Jerusalem
are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on
duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of
Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses."
4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were
few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
Psalm
120
1A song of
ascents. I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. 2Save
me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. 3What will
he do to you, and what more besides, O deceitful tongue? 4He will
punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom tree.
5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of
Kedar! 6Too long have I lived among those who hate peace. 7I
am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Revelation
2:1–7
1"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:
These are the words
of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven
golden lampstands: 2I know your deeds, your hard work and your
perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested
those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3You
have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown
weary.
4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your
first love. 5Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent
and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you
and remove your lampstand from its place. 6But you have this in your
favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says
to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the
tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
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