Thursday 18 October 2007 DAILY LECTIONARY

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Thursday 18 October 2007 
DAILY LECTIONARY

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Jeremiah 38:1-13

Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of
Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was
saying to all the people, 2Thus says the Lord, Those who stay in this
city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but those who
go out to the Chaldeans shall live; they shall have their lives as a
prize of war, and live. 3Thus says the Lord, This city shall surely be
handed over to the army of the king of Babylon and be taken. 4Then the
officials said to the king, 'This man ought to be put to death, because
he is discouraging the soldiers who are left in this city, and all the
people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking the
welfare of this people, but their harm.' 5King Zedekiah said, 'Here he
is; he is in your hands; for the king is powerless against you.' 6So
they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the
king's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down
by ropes. Now there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and
Jeremiah sank in the mud. 
Jeremiah Is Rescued by Ebed-melech7 Ebed-melech the Ethiopian,* a eunuch
in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern.
The king happened to be sitting at the Benjamin Gate, 8So Ebed-melech
left the king's house and spoke to the king, 9'My lord king, these men
have acted wickedly in all they did to the prophet Jeremiah by throwing
him into the cistern to die there of hunger, for there is no bread left
in the city.' 10Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian,*
'Take three men with you from here, and pull the prophet Jeremiah up
from the cistern before he dies.' 11So Ebed-melech took the men with him
and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe of* the storehouse, and
took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to
Jeremiah in the cistern by ropes. 12Then Ebed-melech the Ethiopian* said
to Jeremiah, 'Just put the rags and clothes between your armpits and the
ropes.' Jeremiah did so. 13Then they drew Jeremiah up by the ropes and
pulled him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the
guard.
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1 Corinthians 14:26-33a,37-40

What should be done then, my friends?* When you come together, each one
has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let
all things be done for building up. 27If anyone speaks in a tongue, let
there be only two or at most three, and each in turn; and let one
interpret. 28But if there is no one to interpret, let them be silent in
church and speak to themselves and to God. 29Let two or three prophets
speak, and let the others weigh what is said. 30If a revelation is made
to someone else sitting nearby, let the first person be silent. 31For
you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be
encouraged. 32And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets,
33for God is a God not of disorder but of peace.
(As in all the churches of the saints, 
37 Anyone who claims to be a prophet, or to have spiritual powers, must
acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord.
38Anyone who does not recognize this is not to be recognized. 39So, my
friends,* be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues;
40but all things should be done decently and in order. 
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Matthew 10:34-42

'Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not
come to bring peace, but a sword. 
35For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 
36and one's foes will be members of one's own household. 
37Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and
whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38and
whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
39Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life
for my sake will find it. 
Rewards40 'Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me
welcomes the one who sent me. 41Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name
of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a
righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the
reward of the righteous; 42and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to
one of these little ones in the name of a disciple-truly I tell you,
none of these will lose their reward.' 
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Morning Psalms:  Psalm 18:1-20

Psalm 18:1-20

I love you, O Lord, my strength. 
2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
   my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
   my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 
3I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
   so I shall be saved from my enemies. 


4The cords of death encompassed me;
   the torrents of perdition assailed me; 
5the cords of Sheol entangled me;
   the snares of death confronted me. 


6In my distress I called upon the Lord;
   to my God I cried for help.
>From his temple he heard my voice,
   and my cry to him reached his ears. 


7Then the earth reeled and rocked;
   the foundations also of the mountains trembled
   and quaked, because he was angry. 
8Smoke went up from his nostrils,
   and devouring fire from his mouth;
   glowing coals flamed forth from him. 
9He bowed the heavens, and came down;
   thick darkness was under his feet. 
10He rode on a cherub, and flew;
   he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind. 
11He made darkness his covering around him,
   his canopy thick clouds dark with water. 
12Out of the brightness before him
   there broke through his clouds
   hailstones and coals of fire. 
13The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
   and the Most High uttered his voice.* 
14And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;
   he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them. 
15Then the channels of the sea were seen,
   and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your rebuke, O Lord,
   at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. 


16He reached down from on high, he took me;
   he drew me out of mighty waters. 
17He delivered me from my strong enemy,
   and from those who hated me;
   for they were too mighty for me. 
18They confronted me in the day of my calamity;
   but the Lord was my support. 
19He brought me out into a broad place;
   he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 


20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
   according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
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Evening Psalms:  Psalm 18:21-50

Psalm 18:21-50

For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
   and have not wickedly departed from my God. 
22For all his ordinances were before me,
   and his statutes I did not put away from me. 
23I was blameless before him,
   and I kept myself from guilt. 
24Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
   according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. 


25With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
   with the blameless you show yourself blameless; 
26with the pure you show yourself pure;
   and with the crooked you show yourself perverse. 
27For you deliver a humble people,
   but the haughty eyes you bring down. 
28It is you who light my lamp;
   the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. 
29By you I can crush a troop,
   and by my God I can leap over a wall. 
30This God-his way is perfect;
   the promise of the Lord proves true;
   he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 


31For who is God except the Lord?
   And who is a rock besides our God?- 
32the God who girded me with strength,
   and made my way safe. 
33He made my feet like the feet of a deer,
   and set me secure on the heights. 
34He trains my hands for war,
   so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 
35You have given me the shield of your salvation,
   and your right hand has supported me;
   your help* has made me great. 
36You gave me a wide place for my steps under me,
   and my feet did not slip. 
37I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
   and did not turn back until they were consumed. 
38I struck them down, so that they were not able to rise;
   they fell under my feet. 
39For you girded me with strength for the battle;
   you made my assailants sink under me. 
40You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
   and those who hated me I destroyed. 
41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them;
   they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them. 
42I beat them fine, like dust before the wind;
   I cast them out like the mire of the streets. 


43You delivered me from strife with the peoples;*
   you made me head of the nations;
   people whom I had not known served me. 
44As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
   foreigners came cringing to me. 
45Foreigners lost heart,
   and came trembling out of their strongholds. 


46The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock,
   and exalted be the God of my salvation, 
47the God who gave me vengeance
   and subdued peoples under me; 
48who delivered me from my enemies;
   indeed, you exalted me above my adversaries;
   you delivered me from the violent. 


49For this I will extol you, O Lord, among the nations,
   and sing praises to your name. 
50Great triumphs he gives to his king,
   and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
   to David and his descendants for ever.
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