+ DAILY PRAYER +
Bildad’s Third Speech Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and ?said?, 2 “Domination and dread are with him who makes peace in his high heavens. 3 Is there a number to his troops? And upon whom does his light not rise?
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 119:9-16
Psa 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
Psa 119:10 With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
Psa 119:11 I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
Psa 119:12 Blessed are you, O LORD;
teach me your statutes!
Psa 119:13 With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth.
Psa 119:14 In the way of your testimonies
I delight as much as in all riches.
Psa 119:15 I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
Psa 119:16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
Reading for Thursday October 3rd Job 25-26
Bildad’s Third Speech
25 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and ?said?,
2 “Domination and dread are with him
who makes peace in his high heavens.
3 Is there a number to his troops?
And upon whom does his light not rise?
4 “Indeed, how can a human being be righteous before God?
And how will he who is born of a woman be pure?
5 Look, even the moon ?is not bright?,
and the stars are not pure in his sight.
6 ?How much less? for a human being who is a maggot,
and ?a human? who is a worm?”
Job’s Ninth Speech: A Response to Bildad
26 Then Job answered and said,
2 “How you have helped ?one who has no power?!
How you have assisted the arm ?that has no strength?!
3 How you have advised ?one who has no wisdom?!
And what sound wisdom you have made known ?in abundance?!
4 ?With whose help? have you uttered words,
and whose breath has come forth from you?
5 “The spirits of the dead tremble
below the waters and their inhabitants.
6 Sheol is naked before him,
and there is no covering for Abaddon.
7 He stretches out the north over emptiness;
he hangs the earth ?over nothing?.
8 He ties up the water in its clouds,
and the cloud is not torn open beneath it.
9 He covers the face of the full moon;
he spreads his cloud over it.
10 ?He has described a circle? on the face of the water
?between light and darkness?.
11 “The pillars of heaven tremble,
and they are astounded at his rebuke.
12 By his power he stilled the sea,
and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
13 By his breath ?the heavens were made clear?;
his hand pierced the fleeing snake.
14 Look, these are the outer fringes of his ways,
and ?how faint is the word? that we hear of him!
But who can understand the thunder of his power?”
Lord’s Prayer
Daily Prayer
Lord of all power and might, author and giver of all good things, instill in our hearts the love of Your name, impress on our minds the teachings of Your Word, and increase in our lives all that is holy and just; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You 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.
