November 7   Ezekiel 19-20 Psalm 119:121-128 Proverbs 26:26-28 Hebrews 13 The Lord Is My Helper   “Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,’ so that we confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.  What can man do to me?’”  Hebrews 13:5-6 LSB   The author of Hebrews was quoting Psalm 118:6 in this passage.  “The Lord is my

November 6   Ezekiel 17-18 Psalm 119:113-120 Proverbs 26:23-25 Hebrews 12:18-29 Turn Back   “’Therefore, I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his way,’ declares Lord Yahweh. ‘Turn back and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.  Cast away from yourselves all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit!  Now why will you die, O house of Israel?  For I

November 5   Ezekiel 14-16 Psalm 119:105-112 Proverbs 26:20-22 Hebrews 12:1-17 Run The Race   “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter or our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of

November 4   Ezekiel 12-13 Psalm 119:97-104 Proverbs 26:18-19 Hebrews 11:17-40 Joking   “Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, ‘I was only joking!’”  Proverbs 26:18-19   This proverb is often referred to as the practical joke proverb.  I am not suggesting that all practical jokes are bad.  The motivation is certainly an important factor in determining whether it is wrong, but many practical jokes are done to humiliate some