Daily Scripture Reading for the
Liturgical Calendar Year
(beginning the 1st Sunday of Advent)

August 14, 2008

Text taken from the
Third Millennium Bible^® (TMB^®)
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The Lectionary According to the Christian Seasons

Ezekiel 12:1-12

1 The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, 2 "Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see and see not; they have ears to hear and hear not, for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee supplies for departure, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight. It may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house. 4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy goods by day in their sight, as supplies for removing; and thou shalt go forth at evening in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out through it. 6 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders and carry it forth in the twilight. Thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground; for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel." 7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my goods by day, as supplies for captivity, and in the evening I dug through the wall with mine hand. I brought them forth in the twilight, and I bore them upon my shoulder in their sight.

8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 9 "Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, `What doest thou?' 10 Say thou unto them, `Thus saith the Lord GOD: This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel that are among them.' 11 Say, `I am your sign: as I have done, so shall it be done unto them. They shall remove and go into captivity.' 12 And the prince who is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth; they shall dig through the wall to carry out through it. He shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

Psalm 78:56-72

56 Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God 
and kept not His testimonies, 
57 but turned back and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers; 
they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 
58 For they provoked Him to anger with their high places, 
and moved Him to jealousy with their graven images. 
59 When God heard this, He was wroth 
and greatly abhorred Israel, 
60 so that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, 
the tent which He had placed among men, 
61 and delivered His strength into captivity, 
and His glory into the enemy's hand. 
62 He gave His people over also unto the sword, 
and was wroth with His inheritance. 
63 The fire consumed their young men, 
and their maidens were not given to marriage. 
64 Their priests fell by the sword, 
and their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the LORD awakened as one out of sleep, 
like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 
66 And He smote His enemies in the hinder parts, 
and laid upon them a perpetual reproach. 
67 Moreover He refused the tabernacle of Joseph 
and chose not the tribe of Ephraim, 
68 but chose the tribe of Judah, 
the Mount Zion which He loved. 
69 And He built His sanctuary like high palaces, 
like the earth which He hath established for ever. 
70 He also chose David His servant, 
and took him from the sheepfolds; 
71 from following the ewes great with young He brought him 
to feed Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance. 
72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, 
and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Words of Worship - Psalm 119:135

Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant, and teach me Thy statutes. 

Matthew 18:21-35

21 Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?" 22 And Jesus said unto him,

"I say not unto thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

23 "Therefore is the Kingdom of Heaven likened unto a certain king who would settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But inasmuch as he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down and did homage to him, saying, `Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him and forgave him the debt. 28 But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred pence. And he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, `Pay me what thou owest.' 29 And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, `Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' 30 And he would not, but went and cast him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord, after he had called him, said unto him, `O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me. 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee?' 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all that was due unto him. 35 So likewise shall My heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother's trespasses."

Words of Wisdom - Ecclesiasticus 31:30

Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend; 
it diminisheth strength and maketh wounds.

Jesus Speaks Morals & Values - Matthew 12:34-35
         (see UniversalJesusSpeaks.info for more information)

"O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things; and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.