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Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17
Now it came about when the king lived in his house, and the LORD had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells [...]

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 89, Psalm 96, Psalm 100-101, Psalm 105, Psalm 132
I don’t usually cut and paste such large sections, but David’s Psalm 101 got me thinking:
I will sing of lovingkindness and justice,
To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
I will give heed to the blameless way
When will You come to me?
I’m good with praising [...]

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 1-2, Psalm 15, Psalm 22-24, Psalm 47, Psalm 68
The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
Let us tear their fetters apart
And cast away their cords from us!
Psalm 2:2-3
Why do people see a life submitted to God as one of bondage, [...]

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Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 5:11-6:23, 1 Chronicles 13-16
In today’s reading David get a place to call home. His position as King has finally solidified and the people accept him as God’s chosen leader, but his neighbors aren’t as convinced. The King of Tyre send a piece offering of materials and laborers to build his new [...]

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 106-107
The Psalmist of 106 chronicles the ease with which the people turned to God and drifted away again and again. I was thinking about the levels of religious pridefulness the Jewish priests and leaders had achieved by the time Jesus was sent. It is hard to believe that they considered themselves the [...]

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 133
Wow, this has to be the shortest reading in the reading plan.
In this short Song of Ascent, you can almost hear the longing in King David’s words for the simpler times when he hung out with his brothers, the famous mighty men. He must have longed for a time that wasn’t burdened [...]

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Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-10, 1 Chronicles 11-12
I like the tales of David’s mighty men. One of the issues every leader has to face is leading people who maybe strong or more skilled than the leader himself. A weak leader will often pick less skilled or weaker leaders under himself to prevent the chance that [...]

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