June 11

Today's Reading

1 Kings. The word picture is simple and profound. King Solomon stood between God and the people and interceded to God for the people. He re-established the covenant relationship that he had inherited. Too bad that he turned his heart away after that. His deep devotion in this chapter and his later failure are a huge example for me to remember.

Acts. Like us, the early church was tempted to find refuge among their own kind and fail to carry the Gospel outside their walls. God allowed persecution, which forced them out. Then the Gospel went everywhere!

Psalms picks up the theme we just saw in Acts. Persecuted! Not defeated!

Proverbs reminds us of the deceitfulness of riches. How many times do we read stories of the conflicts in the lives of the rich and famous?

And how about you? What do you notice today? Do you have questions?