Tuesday, 29 Tishrei 5786 / October 21, 2025
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Work
Here and Now
I am feeling tired, because I don't have enough sleep since last night that I slept late because I had a massage.
SOAP
Scriptures
Torah Parshat Noach, 3rd Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 7:17-8:14)
Joel 2
Return to the Lord
12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13 and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
and he relents over disaster.
14 Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him,
a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;
16 gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders;
gather the children, even nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
17 Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep
and say, “Spare your people, O Lord, and make not your heritage a reproach,
a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’”
English Standard Version
3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound[a] words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and[b] we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before[c] Pontius Pilate made the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.
Grace be with you.[d]
Psalm 119:73-80
English Standard Version
Yodh
73 Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
78 Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
Event
Work
Here and Now
I am feeling tired, because I don't have enough sleep since last night that I slept late because I had a massage.
SOAP
Scriptures
Torah Parshat Noach, 3rd Portion (Bereshit (Genesis) 7:17-8:14)
Genesis 7:17-8:14
English Standard Version
17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits[a] deep. 21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. 23 He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark. 24 And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.
English Standard Version
17 The flood continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits[a] deep. 21 And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. 23 He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark. 24 And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.
Genesis 8
The Flood Subsides
1 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, 3 and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had abated, 4 and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5 And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
6 At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made 7 and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. 8 Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. 9 But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. 10 He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. 11 And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. 12 Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore.
13 In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. 14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out.
The Flood Subsides
1 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, 3 and the waters receded from the earth continually. At the end of 150 days the waters had abated, 4 and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5 And the waters continued to abate until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
6 At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made 7 and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. 8 Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. 9 But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. 10 He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. 11 And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. 12 Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore.
13 In the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. 14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out.
WWCF Readings
Joel 2-4
Return to the Lord
12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13 and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
and he relents over disaster.
14 Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him,
a grain offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;
16 gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders;
gather the children, even nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.
17 Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep
and say, “Spare your people, O Lord, and make not your heritage a reproach,
a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’”
The Lord Had Pity
18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
19 The Lord answered and said to his people, “Behold, I am sending to you
grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you
a reproach among the nations.
20 “I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land,
his vanguard[b] into the eastern sea, and his rear guard[c] into the western sea;
the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.
21 “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things!
22 Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield.
23 “Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain,
the early and the latter rain, as before.
24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 I will restore[d] to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.
26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit
28 [e] “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
29 Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 32 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
Joel 3
English Standard Version
The Lord Judges the Nations
1 [a] “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, 3 and have cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it.
4 “What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. 5 For you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples.[b] 6 You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border. 7 Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your own head. 8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the Lord has spoken.”
The Glorious Future of Judah
17 “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
and strangers shall never again pass through it.
18 “And in that day
the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and the hills shall flow with milk,
and all the streambeds of Judah
shall flow with water;
and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord
and water the Valley of Shittim.
19 “Egypt shall become a desolation
and Edom a desolate wilderness,
for the violence done to the people of Judah,
because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 But Judah shall be inhabited forever,
and Jerusalem to all generations.
21 I will avenge their blood,
blood I have not avenged,[d]
for the Lord dwells in Zion.”
Amos 1
English Standard Version
1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds[a] of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years[b] before the earthquake.
Judgment on Israel's Neighbors
2 And he said:
“The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.”
3 Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break the gate-bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven,[d]
and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,”
says the Lord.
Bible in A Year
Jeremiah 46-47; 1 Timothy 6:3-21; Psalm 119:73-80
Jeremiah 46
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him. 26 I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, declares the Lord.
27 “But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel,
for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
28 Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you.
I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”
1 Timothy 6:3-2118 Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
19 The Lord answered and said to his people, “Behold, I am sending to you
grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you
a reproach among the nations.
20 “I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land,
his vanguard[b] into the eastern sea, and his rear guard[c] into the western sea;
the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.
21 “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things!
22 Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield.
23 “Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain,
the early and the latter rain, as before.
24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 I will restore[d] to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.
26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.
The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit
28 [e] “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
29 Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 32 And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
Joel 3
English Standard Version
The Lord Judges the Nations
1 [a] “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, 3 and have cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it.
4 “What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. 5 For you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples.[b] 6 You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border. 7 Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and I will return your payment on your own head. 8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the Lord has spoken.”
The Glorious Future of Judah
17 “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
and strangers shall never again pass through it.
18 “And in that day
the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and the hills shall flow with milk,
and all the streambeds of Judah
shall flow with water;
and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord
and water the Valley of Shittim.
19 “Egypt shall become a desolation
and Edom a desolate wilderness,
for the violence done to the people of Judah,
because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 But Judah shall be inhabited forever,
and Jerusalem to all generations.
21 I will avenge their blood,
blood I have not avenged,[d]
for the Lord dwells in Zion.”
Amos 1
English Standard Version
1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds[a] of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years[b] before the earthquake.
Judgment on Israel's Neighbors
2 And he said:
“The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers.”
3 Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
5 I will break the gate-bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven,[d]
and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,”
says the Lord.
Bible in A Year
Jeremiah 46-47; 1 Timothy 6:3-21; Psalm 119:73-80
Jeremiah 46
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him. 26 I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited as in the days of old, declares the Lord.
27 “But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel,
for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
28 Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you.
I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”
Jeremiah 47
Judgment on the Philistines
1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
2 “Thus says the Lord:
Behold, waters are rising out of the north, and shall become an overflowing torrent;
they shall overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it.
Men shall cry out, and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathers look not back to their children, so feeble are their hands,
4 because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines,
to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
5 Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has perished.
O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourselves?
6 Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still!
7 How can it[b] be quiet when the Lord has given it a charge?
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore he has appointed it.”
1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
2 “Thus says the Lord:
Behold, waters are rising out of the north, and shall become an overflowing torrent;
they shall overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it.
Men shall cry out, and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathers look not back to their children, so feeble are their hands,
4 because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines,
to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
5 Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has perished.
O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourselves?
6 Ah, sword of the Lord! How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard; rest and be still!
7 How can it[b] be quiet when the Lord has given it a charge?
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore he has appointed it.”
English Standard Version
3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound[a] words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and[b] we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Fight the Good Fight of Faith
11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before[c] Pontius Pilate made the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.
Grace be with you.[d]
Psalm 119:73-80
English Standard Version
Yodh
73 Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
78 Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
Observation
In Joel and Amos, GOD is proclaiming judgements through his prophets, for GOD has been patient waiting for people to repent but none of them have regard or fear of GOD who is Sovereign and LORD over the Universe. But in Timothy, Paul writes to Timothy, his fellow servant whom he regards like a son, to be content in godliness for godliness (fearing GOD and obeying HIM) with contentment is truly great gain. Godly people ought not to desire to be rich because the desire to be rich will make anyone fall into all kinds of temptations leading them to all kinds of sin. And the rich should not depend on their wealth but instead they should fear GOD is in control over all things.
Application
I will fear GOD day and night, but I will dwell also in HIS love because even though GOD is just, HE is merciful and gracious. I want to always understand what GOD wants me to do and be able to obey HIM diligently. I have been thinking to work abroad just to be able to bear proof to people who mistreat me that I am well and able to take care of myself in another country but GOD's word for me today is teaching me to keep trusting HIM even the most difficult days and to keep my eyes on HIM not on the pain, or the mistreatment, but on HIM whose love for me is perfect. I am trusting GOD to give me a good man, who will show me what being loved by JESUS feels like. I will not work for food or money, I will work for GOD who loves me, who heals me, who looks after me, who leads me.
Prayers
Dear AVI,
YOU are MY GOD O LORD YESHUA KING of the Universe!!! Blessed is YOUR HOLY NAME O MOST PRECIOUS ONE who is GREAT I AM and LORD of all, who is faithful and true and whose love for me is unfailing. Dear JESUS, please, help me live my life, each day, I feel tired in my body that I have never felt before, because I am getting older everyday but LORD renew my strength, my mind, my soul my Spirit for I am YOURS O GOD! I want to be healthy and steadfast in YOU so that I can do more things for YOU, so that I am happy so that YOU can use me and work through me O GOD forgive me for not fasting as much as I should but help me KING JESUS to fast so that I am constantly aligned to YOU. I pray O GOD, for healing upon Manuela Ugaddan, and me and my husband, all the sick O GOD, Predo Ordoyo, Raymun Cal, and all the lost O GOD, Janie Rose Gulfan, Michael Placencia and all those that need YOUR grace and salvation and deliverance. O GOD, heal us for we are sick with all kinds of body aches, forgive all our iniquities and help us to do YOUR will. I pray O GOD, take care of us. I pray O GOD, for my parents to be more gracious and merciful to me, that they would not oppress me but love me, that they would not mistreat those who are not earning as much as they want us to earn or make money. I pray O GOD that YOU would change Myra, deal with her accordingly, make her humble for she hurts me many times. I pray O GOD that YOU would heal my parents too of all the trauma and emotional pain in the past, please O GOD heal us all we are in need of YOU and take care of us O GOD, make sure to fill us with YOUR love and hope and that we are always indeed obedient to YOU. Take care of us O GOD! Lead me O GOD continually and give me strength to keep obeying YOU and following YOU. Give strength to my body O GOD Almighty! Renew a right Spirit within me, heal my heart and take care of me, let me feel YOUR love, let me always experience YOUR presence for YOU are with me, so help me to live for YOU O GOD and help the people in church to be humble and submit themselves to the leaders and to be united as one O GOD!!! Have mercy on us O GOD, take care of us O GOD!!! Please FATHER fill me with hope and YOUR SPIRIT within me revive!!! Be stronger than my flesh, my heart or my mind. Let YOUR HOLY SPIRIT rule and reign within me and my husband whom YOU are preparing for me. Thank YOU for his life and his family that loves me too. Thank YOU that YOU are so excited to perform for me all the promises YOU have for me. O GOD, thank YOU for loving me and for always being with me, please help me everyday. For YOU deserve all our best, highest, greatest, praise, devotion, love and adoration!!!
In the Name of YESHUA Amen!
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