Sunday, November 19, 2023
1 Chronicles 22:6–19
6Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him
to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. 7David said to
Solomon: "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the Name of
the LORD my God. 8But this word of the LORD came to me: 'You have
shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my
Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. 9But
you will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him
rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon, and I will
grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 10He is the one who
will build a house for my Name. He will be my son, and I will be his father.
And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.'
11"Now, my son, the LORD be with you, and may you
have success and build the house of the LORD your God, as he said you would. 12May
the LORD give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over
Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God. 13Then
you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that
the LORD gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or
discouraged.
14"I have taken great pains to provide for the
temple of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of
silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and
stone. And you may add to them. 15You have many workmen: stonecutters,
masons and carpenters, as well as men skilled in every kind of work 16in
gold and silver, bronze and iron--craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work,
and the LORD be with you."
17Then David ordered all the leaders of Israel to help
his son Solomon. 18He said to them, "Is not the LORD your God
with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has handed the
inhabitants of the land over to me, and the land is subject to the LORD and to
his people. 19Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD
your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring
the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the sacred articles belonging to God
into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD."
Psalm
119:97–104
97Oh, how I
love your law! I meditate on it all day long. 98Your commands make
me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. 99I have more
insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. 100I
have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts. 101I
have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word. 102I
have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. 103How
sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 104I
gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
1
Corinthians 7:1–16
1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for
a man not to marry. 2But since there is so much immorality, each man
should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3The
husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to
her husband. 4The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also
to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him
alone but also to his wife. 5Do not deprive each other except by
mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer.
Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack
of self-control. 6I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7I
wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has
this gift, another has that.
8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is
good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9But if they cannot
control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn
with passion.
10To the married I give this command (not I, but the
Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11But if she does,
she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband
must not divorce his wife.
12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any
brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him,
he must not divorce her. 13And if a woman has a husband who is not a
believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14For
the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the
unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise
your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A
believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to
live in peace. 16How do you know, wife, whether you will save your
husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
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