And you prostituted with the ?Egyptians?, your neighbors ?who were sexually aroused?, and you increased your fornication to provoke me. 27 And look! I stretched out my hand against you, and I reduced your portion, and I gave you into the desire of your haters, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed because of your lewd ?conduct?. 28 And you prostituted with the ?Assyrians? on account of ?your insatiable lust?, and you prostituted with them, and still you were not satisfied. 29 And you increased your fornication to the land of traders, to Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied. 30 How hot with fever was your heart!’ declares the Lord Yahweh. ‘When you did all of these actions of a headstrong female prostitute..
+ DAILY PRAYER +
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
He will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 92:1-9
Psa 92:1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
Psa 92:2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,
Psa 92:3 to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.
Psa 92:4 For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
Psa 92:5 How great are your works, O LORD!
Your thoughts are very deep!
Psa 92:6 The stupid man cannot know;
the fool cannot understand this:
Psa 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;
Psa 92:8 but you, O LORD, are on high forever.
Psa 92:9 For behold, your enemies, O LORD,
for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.
Reading for Thursday August 6th Ezekiel 16:26-42
26 And you prostituted with the ?Egyptians?, your neighbors ?who were sexually aroused?, and you increased your fornication to provoke me. 27 And look! I stretched out my hand against you, and I reduced your portion, and I gave you into the desire of your haters, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed because of your lewd ?conduct?. 28 And you prostituted with the ?Assyrians? on account of ?your insatiable lust?, and you prostituted with them, and still you were not satisfied. 29 And you increased your fornication to the land of traders, to Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied. 30 How hot with fever was your heart!’ ?declares? the Lord Yahweh. ‘?When you did? all of these actions ?of a headstrong female prostitute?, 31 ?when you built? your mound at the head of every street and your high place you made on every street, yet you were not like a prostitute, as you were scorning your harlot’s wages. 32 O, adulterous woman! In the place of her husband she received strangers. 33 To all prostitutes they give a fee, but you, you gave your gifts to all of your lovers, and you bribed them to come to you from all around in your whorings! 34 And it was the opposite with you from the other women in your whorings; ?no one solicited you as a prostitute?. ?You gave? a harlot’s wages, and a harlot’s wages were not given to you, and so it was just the opposite.
35 “ ‘Therefore, prostitute, hear the word of Yahweh. 36 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because of the pouring out of your shame and because your nakedness was revealed in your whoring with your lovers, and on account of all of the idols of your detestable things, and according to the blood of your children whom you gave to them, 37 therefore, look! I am gathering all of your lovers ?whom you were pleased about?, and all of whom you loved in addition to all of whom you hated, and I will gather them against you from ?everywhere?, and I will uncover your nakedness to them, and they will see all of your nakedness. 38 And I will judge you with the judgment of women committing adultery and shedding blood, and I will give you the blood of rage and jealousy. 39 And I will give you into their hand, and they will demolish your mound, and they will break down your high places, and they will strip you of your clothes, and they will take ?your beautiful jewelry?, and they will leave you naked and bare. 40 And they will bring up against you a crowd, and they will stone you with stones, and they will cut you to pieces with their swords. 41 And they will burn your houses with fire, and they will execute against you judgments ?before? many women, and I will stop you from prostitution, and also a harlot’s wages you will not give again. 42 And I will satisfy my rage on you, and my jealousy will turn away from you, and I will be calm, and I will not be angry any longer.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Lord Jesus, Paul, Your apostle to the Gentiles, proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ while in prison in Rome. In our freedom to worship You rightly, give us burning hearts when we hear Moses and the Prophets expounded before us, and open our eyes in the breaking of the bread to see You as our Savior and Lord; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Concluding Prayer
Heavenly Father, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts to direct and rule us to do Your will, to comfort us in all our afflictions, to defend us from all error, and to lead us into all truth; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
