And I will spread out my net on him, and he will be captured in my hunting snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die. 14 And all who are around him, his help and all of his troops I will scatter ?in every direction?, and I will draw the sword behind them. 15 And they will know that I am Yahweh ?when I scatter them? among the nations and I scatter them in the countries. 16 But I will spare from them ?a few men? from the sword, from the famine and from the plague, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations to which they will go, and they will know that I am Yahweh…
+ 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 50:1-6
Psa 50:1 The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks
and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Psa 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
Psa 50:3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence;
before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
Psa 50:4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth,
that he may judge his people:
Psa 50:5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
Psa 50:6 The heavens declare his righteousness,
for God himself is judge! Selah
Reading for Thursday July 30th Ezekiel 12:13-28
13 And I will spread out my net on him, and he will be captured in my hunting snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die. 14 And all who are around him, his help and all of his troops I will scatter ?in every direction?, and I will draw the sword behind them. 15 And they will know that I am Yahweh ?when I scatter them? among the nations and I scatter them in the countries. 16 But I will spare from them ?a few men? from the sword, from the famine and from the plague, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations to which they will go, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
17 And the word of Yahweh came to me, ?saying?, 18 “Son of man, you must eat your food with trembling, and your water with shuddering, and with anxiety you must drink. 19 And you must say to the people of the land, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the inhabitants of Jerusalem about the land of Israel: “They will eat their food with anxiety and their water they will drink with horror, because their land will be desolate from its fullness because of all the violence of ?those who are dwelling in it?. 20 And ?the inhabited cites will be desolate?, and the land will be a desolation, and you will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”
21 And the word of Yahweh came to me, ?saying?, 22 “Son of man, what is this proverb ?you people have? about the land of Israel, ?saying?, ‘?The days are prolonged?, and every vision has come to nothing.’ 23 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I will put an end to this proverb, and they will not quote it as a proverb again in Israel.” ’ But say to them, ‘The days are near, and also the word of every vision.’ 24 For there will not be any longer ?any false vision? or flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel. 25 For I, Yahweh, I will speak what I will speak as a word, and it will be done. It will not prolong itself any longer, for in your days, house of rebellion, I will speak a word and I will fulfill it!” ?declares? the Lord Yahweh. 26 And the word of Yahweh came to me, ?saying?, 27 “Son of man, look! The house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he is seeing is for many days from now, and for distant times he is prophesying.’ 28 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “None of my words will be prolonged any longer that I speak as a word, and it will be fulfilled!” ’ ” ?declares? the Lord Yahweh.
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Almighty God, heavenly Father, You gave courage to Your servant Robert Barnes to give up his life for confessing the true faith during the Reformation. May we continue steadfast in our confession of the apostolic faith and to suffer all, even death, rather than fall away from it; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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.
