The Daily Practice

1 Timothy 3 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.   Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,   not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.   He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and...

Proverbs 15:16-25   New International Version     Better a little with the fear of the  Lord      than great wealth with turmoil. Better a small serving of vegetables with love      than a fattened calf with hatred. A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,      but the one who is patient calms a quarrel. The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,      but the path of the upright is a highway....

Matthew 12:43-50   New International Version     "When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.   Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order.   Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. An...

1 Timothy 1:18-2:8   New International Version     Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well,   holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.   Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over t...

Proverbs 10:1-12   New International Version     The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father,      but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,      but righteousness delivers from death. The  Lord  does not let the righteous go hungry,      but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. Lazy hands make for poverty,      but diligent hands b...

Psalm 96   New International Version     Sing to the  Lord  a new song;      sing to the  Lord , all the earth. Sing to the  Lord , praise his name;      proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations,      his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the  Lord  and most worthy of praise;      he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are...

Matthew 12:33-42   New International Version     "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.   You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.   A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out...

1 Timothy 1:1-17   New International Version     Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer   or...

Job 38:1-11   New International Version     Then the  Lord  spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: "Who is this that obscures my plans      with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man;      I will question you,      and you shall answer me. "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?      Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!      Who stre...

Psalm 95   New International Version     Come, let us sing for joy to the  Lord ;      let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving      and extol him with music and song. For the  Lord  is the great God,      the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth,      and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it...

Matthew 12:22-32   New International Version     Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.   All the people were astonished and said, "Could this be the Son of David?" But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons." Jesus knew their...

Revelation 19:4-6   New International Version     The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried: "Amen, Hallelujah!" Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God,      all you his servants, you who fear him,      both great and small!" Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of ru...

Proverbs 8:22-36   New International Version     "The  Lord  brought me forth as the first of his works,      before his deeds of old; I was formed long ages ago,      at the very beginning, when the world came to be. When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,      when there were no springs overflowing with water; before the mountains were settled in place,      before the hills, I was...

John 1:29-34   New International Version     The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!   This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'   I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel." Then John gave...

Ephesians 3:14-21   New International Version     For this reason I kneel before the Father,   from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.   I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,   so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,   may have...

Proverbs 8:13-21   New International Version     To fear the  Lord  is to hate evil;      I hate pride and arrogance,      evil behavior and perverse speech. Counsel and sound judgment are mine;      I have insight, I have power. By me kings reign      and rulers issue decrees that are just; by me princes govern,      and nobles—all who rule on earth. I love those who love me,      and those who s...

Psalm 94:1-11   New International Version     The  Lord  is a God who avenges.      O God who avenges, shine forth. Rise up, Judge of the earth;      pay back to the proud what they deserve. How long,  Lord , will the wicked,      how long will the wicked be jubilant? They pour out arrogant words;      all the evildoers are full of boasting. They crush your people,  Lord ;      they oppress your i...

Matthew 12:15-21   New International Version     Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.   He warned them not to tell others about him.   This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "Here is my servant whom I have chosen,      the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him,      and he will procl...

3 John   New International Version     The elder, To my dear friend Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.   It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.   I have no greater joy than to...

Proverbs 8:1-12   New International Version     Does not wisdom call out?      Does not understanding raise her voice? At the highest point along the way,      where the paths meet, she takes her stand; beside the gate leading into the city,      at the entrance, she cries aloud: "To you, O people, I call out;      I raise my voice to all mankind. You who are simple, gain prudence;      you who ar...

Psalm 93   New International Version     The  Lord  reigns, he is robed in majesty;      the  Lord  is robed in majesty and armed with strength;      indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. Your throne was established long ago;      you are from all eternity. The seas have lifted up,  Lord ,      the seas have lifted up their voice;      the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. Mig...

Psalm 92   New International Version     A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the  Lord      and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning      and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre      and the melody of the harp. For you make me glad by your deeds,  Lord ;      I sing for joy at what your hands have done. How...

Matthew 12:1-13   New International Version     At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.   When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath." He answered,  "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?   He ent...

2 John   New International Version     The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth—   because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son, will be with us in truth and love. It has given me great joy to find some...

Proverbs 6:12-19   New International Version     A troublemaker and a villain,      who goes about with a corrupt mouth,      who winks maliciously with his eye,      signals with his feet      and motions with his fingers,      who plots evil with deceit in his heart—      he always stirs up conflict. Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;      he will suddenly be destroyed—without r...