The Inner Room- Emotions in the Bible

IS 6:1-8 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above; each of them had six wings: with two they veiled their faces, with two they veiled their feet, and with two they hovered aloft. They cried one to the other, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts! All the earth is filled with his...

HOS 14:2-10 Thus says the LORD: Return, O Israel, to the LORD, your God; you have collapsed through your guilt. Take with you words, and return to the LORD; Say to him, “Forgive all iniquity, and receive what is good, that we may render as offerings the bullocks from our stalls. Assyria will not save us, nor shall we have horses to mount; We shall say no more, ‘Our god,’ to the work of our hands;...

HOS 10 - God reaches to us like a Father Psalm 80 - Show us Your face Mat 10: 7-15 - The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand Here are the readings of today HOS 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Israel is a luxuriant vine whose fruit matches its growth. The more abundant his fruit, the more altars he built; The more productive his land, the more sacred pillars he set up. Their heart is false, now they pay for their guilt;...

Os 11, 1-4. 8-9 “Cuando Israel era niño, yo lo amé, y de Egipto llamé a mi hijo, dice el Señor. Pero, mientras más lo llamaba, más se alejaba de mí; ofrecía sacrificios a los dioses falsos y quemaba ofrendas a los ídolos. Yo fui quien enseñó a andar a Efraín, yo quien lo llevaba en brazos; pero no comprendieron que yo cuidaba de ellos. Yo los atraía hacia mí con los lazos del cariño, con las caden...

HOS 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 - more, more and more can build a culture of idols Psalm 105 - seek the face of God MT 10:1-7 - Jesus summons us with authority over division Here are the readings of today: HOS 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Israel is a luxuriant vine whose fruit matches its growth. The more abundant his fruit, the more altars he built; The more productive his land, the more sacred pillars he set up. Their h...

HOS 8:4-7, 11-13 - acting without God's approval Psalm 115 - Our God feels MT 9:32-38 - Jesus is moved by pity Here are today’s readings HOS 8:4-7, 11-13 Thus says the LORD: They made kings in Israel, but not by my authority; they established princes, but without my approval. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction. Cast away your calf, O Samaria! my wra...

HOS 2:16, 17C-18, 21-22 - God seeks us Psalm 145 - praising God's fidelity MT 9:18-26 - Jesus raises a girl and heals a woman whose inner voice is beautiful Here are the readings HOS 2:16, 17C-18, 21-22 Thus says the LORD: I will allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak to her heart. She shall respond there as in the days of her youth, when she came up from the land of Egypt. On that...

ZEC 9:9-10 - king on a donkey Psalm 145 - praise by David ROM 8:9, 11-13 - flesh or spirit MT 11:25-30 - the meek versus the learned Here are the readings for today ZEC 9:9-10 Thus says the LORD: Rejoice heartily, O daughter Zion, shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king shall come to you; a just savior is he, meek, and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass. He shall banish th...

AM 9:11-15 - restoration is possible Psalm 85 - peace starts with becoming "un-offendable" MT 9:14-17 - new wine in new skins Here are the readings: AM 9:11-15 Thus says the LORD: On that day I will raise up the fallen hut of David; I will wall up its breaches, raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, That they may conquer what is left of Edom and all the nations that shall bear m...

EPH 2:19-22 - We are no longer strangers and sojourners Psalm 117 - The fidelity of the Lord endures forever John 20:24-29 - Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed Here are the readings for today: EPH 2:19-22 Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation...

AM 7:10-17 - Amos is thrown out of Bethel Psalm 19 - The laws of God are just MT 9:1-8 - Jesus cures a paralytic Here are the readings: AM 7:10-17 Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos has conspired against you here within Israel; the country cannot endure all his words. For this is what Amos says: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be ex...

AM 5:14-15, 21-24 - The way of life Psalm 50 - the upright see the saving power of God MT 8:28-34 - even demons recognize Jesus' divinity, do we? Readings for today are: AM 5:14-15, 21-24 Seek good and not evil, that you may live; Then truly will the LORD, the God of hosts, be with you as you claim! Hate evil and love good, and let justice prevail at the gate; Then it may be that the LORD, the God...

AM 3:1-8; 4:11-12 - Amos goes from grower of sycamores to prophet. When we are called God equips us Psalm 5 - Crying for justice now as hundred of years ago MT 8:23-27 - Jesus calms the sea, we give Him our trust AM 3:1-8; 4:11-12 Hear this word, O children of Israel, that the LORD pronounces over you, over the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt: You alone have I favored, more t...

ACTS 12:1-11 In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them. He had James, brother of John, killed by the sword, and seeing that this was pleasing to the Jews he arrested arrest Peter also. –It was the feast of Unleavened Bread.– He had him taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before t...

2 KGS 4:8-11, 14-16A One day Elisha came to Shunem, where there was a woman of influence, who urged him to dine with her. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he used to stop there to dine. So she said to her husband, “I know that Elisha is a holy man of God. Since he visits us often, let us arrange a little room on the roof and furnish it for him with a bed, table, chair, and lamp, so that when he c...

LAM 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 The Lord has consumed without pity all the dwellings of Jacob; He has torn down in his anger the fortresses of daughter Judah; He has brought to the ground in dishonor her king and her princes. On the ground in silence sit the old men of daughter Zion; They strew dust on their heads and gird themselves with sackcloth; The maidens of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground. Wo...

2 KGS 25:1-12 - Zedekiah’s reign ends gruesomely and the temple is destroyed Psalm 137 - Let my tongue be silenced Mt 8: 1-4 - Lord, If you wish, you can make me clean 2 KGS 25:1-12 In the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his whole army advanced against Jerusalem, encamped around it, and built siege walls on ever...

Align your heart with what is good, true and beautiful 2 KGS 24:8-17 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Nehushta, daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his forebears had done. At that time the officials of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem, and the cit...

The roles of prophets Isaiah and John the Baptist remind us we are prophets too IS 49:1-6 Hear me, O coastlands, listen, O distant peoples. The LORD called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. He made of me a sharp-edged sword and concealed me in the shadow of his arm. He made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me. You are my servant, he said to me, Israel, through whom...

2 King 19 - Pray like Hezekiah Ps 48 - learn to name emotions Mt 7 - enter the narrow gate 2 KGS 19: 9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36 Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent envoys to Hezekiah with this message: “Thus shall you say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria. You have heard what the kings...

2 KGS 17:5-8, 13-15A, 18 - the last King of Israel goes into exile Psalm 60 - what does the right hand of God mean? MT 7:1-5 - be just in your judgements Here are the readings for today: 2 KGS 17:5-8, 13-15A, 18 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, occupied the whole land and attacked Samaria, which he besieged for three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea, king of Israel, the king of Assyria took Samaria...

Jer 20, 10-13 En aquel tiempo, dijo Jeremías: “Yo oía el cuchicheo de la gente que decía: ‘Denunciemos a Jeremías, denunciemos al profeta del terror’. Todos los que eran mis amigos espiaban mis pasos, esperaban que tropezara y me cayera, diciendo: ‘Si se tropieza y se cae, lo venceremos y podremos vengarnos de él’. Pero el Señor, guerrero poderoso, está a mi lado; por eso mis perseguidores caerán...

JER 20:10-13 - Terror on every side  Psalm 69 - In Your great love, answer me  ROM 5:12-15 - grace overflowing  MT 10:26-33 - Fear no one  Here are today's readings:  JER 20:10-13 Jeremiah said: “I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!’ All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. ‘Perhaps he will be...

2 Cron 24, 17-25 - una abuela mata a sus 8 nietos Salmo 88 - Aui esta tu siervo Lc 2, 41-51 - Por que nos haces esto? 2 Cron 24, 17-25 Después de la muerte del sacerdote Yehoyadá, vinieron los jefes de Judá a postrarse ante el rey; a éste, sobornado por sus regalos, le pareció bien lo que le propusieron. Entonces abandonaron el templo del Señor, Dios de sus padres, y dieron culto a los bosques sag...

2 Chron 24: 17-25 - a grandma kills 8 Ps 89 - I am Your servant Lk 2: 41-51 - when the child gets lost 2 Chron 24 After the death of Jehoiada, the princes of Judah came and paid homage to King Joash, and the king then listened to them. They forsook the temple of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and began to serve the sacred poles and the idols; and because of this crime of theirs, wrath came up...