Dear Friends,

These verses were mandated by the 9/11 WTC terrorI would u attacks and the verses of the Harbinger.
I've been reading this daily devotion since then. Please take note of the lateness of the hour
when you pray. We only have until October to make our election sure. Don't put this off
before it's too late.

Agape,

Michael Curtiss


Every Day in the Word: Day 282
282
 
Old Testament
Jeremiah 10:1-11:23
New Testament
Colossians 3:18-4:18
Psalm
Psalm 78:56-72
Proverb
Proverbs 24:28-29

    Jeremiah 9
    
    Jeremiah 10–11
    
    Jeremiah 12

Idols and the Living God
10 Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord:
“Learn not the way of the nations,
nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens
because the nations are dismayed at them,
3     ffor the customs of the peoples are vanity.1
gA tree from the forest is cut down
and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
4     hThey decorate it with silver and gold;
ithey fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
5     Their idols2 are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and jthey cannot speak;
kthey have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
lfor they cannot do evil,
neither is it in them to do good.”
6     mThere is none like you, O Lord;
you are great, and your name is great in might.
7     nWho would not fear you, O King of the nations?
For this is your due;
for among all the wise ones of the nations
and in all their kingdoms
there is none like you.
8     oThey are both pstupid and foolish;
the instruction of idols is but wood!
9     qBeaten silver is brought from rTarshish,
and gold from sUphaz.
qThey are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;
their clothing is violet and purple;
tthey are all the work of skilled men.





















10     uBut the Lord is the true God;
vhe is the living God and the everlasting King.
At his wrath the earth quakes,
and the nations cannot endure his indignation.
11 Thus shall you say to them: w“The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth xshall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”3
12     yIt is he who zmade the earth by his power,
zwho established the world by his wisdom,
and aby his understanding stretched out the heavens.
13     bWhen he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
cand he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
cHe makes lightning dfor the rain,
cand he brings forth the wind efrom his storehouses.
14     fEvery man is stupid and without knowledge;
gevery goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
hand there is no breath in them.
15     They are worthless, a work of delusion;
at the time of their punishment they shall perish.
16     Not like these is he who is ithe portion of Jacob,
for he is the one who formed all things,
jand Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
kthe Lord of hosts is his name.
17     lGather up your bundle from the ground,
O you who dwell under siege!
18     For thus says the Lord:
m“Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land
at this time,
nand I will bring distress on them,
that they may feel it.”
19     Woe is me because of my hurt!
oMy wound is grievous.
But I said, “Truly this is an affliction,
and I must bear it.”
20     pMy tent is destroyed,
and all my cords are broken;
my children have gone from me,
qand they are not;
there is no one to spread my tent again
and pto set up my curtains.
21     rFor the shepherds sare stupid
and do not inquire of the Lord;
therefore they have not prospered,
tand all their flock is scattered.
22     A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!—
ua great commotion out of the north country
to make vthe cities of Judah a desolation,
va lair of jackals.
23     wI know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself,
that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
24     xCorrect me, O Lord, but in justice;
not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
25     yPour out your wrath on the nations that know you not,
and on the peoples that call not on your name,
zfor they have devoured Jacob;
they have devoured him and consumed him,
and have laid waste his habitation.
The Broken Covenant
11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 a“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 3 You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: bCursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant4 that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, cfrom the iron furnace, saying, dListen to my voice, and do all that I command you. dSo shall you be my people, and I will be your God, 5 ethat I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, fto give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.” Then I answered, “So be it,Lord.”
6 And the Lord said to me, g“Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: hHear the words of this covenant and do them. 7 For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, iwarning them persistently, even to this day, saying,dObey my voice. 8 jYet they did not obey or incline their ear, kbut everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all hthe words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.”
9 Again the Lord said to me, l“A conspiracy exists among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They have turned back to mthe iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words. mThey have gone after other gods to serve them. nThe house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers. 11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. oThough they cry to me, I will not listen to them. 12 Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem pwill go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, pbut they cannot save them in the time of their trouble. 13 pFor your gods have become as many as your cities, O Judah, and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to shame, qaltars to make offerings to Baal.
14 “Therefore rdo not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer on their behalf, ofor I will not listen when they call to me in the time of their trouble. 15 sWhat right has my beloved in my house, twhen she has done many vile deeds? Can even sacrificial flesh avert your doom? uCan you then exult? 16 The Lord once called you v‘a green olive tree, beautiful with good fruit.’ But wwith the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and xits branches will be consumed. 17 The Lord of hosts, ywho planted you, has decreed disaster against you, because of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have done, zprovoking me to anger by making offerings to Baal.”
18     The Lord made it known to me and I knew;
then you showed me their deeds.
19     But I was alike a gentle lamb
led to the slaughter.
I did not know bit was against me
they devised schemes, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit,
clet us cut him off from dthe land of the living,
that his name be remembered no more.”
20     But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,
who etests fthe heart and the mind,
glet me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.
21 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of hAnathoth, iwho seek your life, and say, j“Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”—22 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons and their daughters shall die by famine, 23 and none of them shall be left. For I will bring disaster upon the men of kAnathoth, lthe year of their punishment.”
Footnotes
[1] 10:3 Or vapor, or mist
[2] 10:5 Hebrew They
[3] 10:11 This verse is in Aramaic

    Jeremiah 9
    
    Jeremiah 10–11
    
    Jeremiah 12

    Colossians 2
    
    Colossians 3–4
    
    1 Thessalonians 1

Rules for Christian Households
18 uWives, submit to your husbands, as vis fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and wdo not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents xin everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants,1obey xin everything those who are your earthly masters,2 not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.23 yWhatever you do, work heartily, zas for the Lord and not for men,24 knowing that from the Lord ayou will receive the inheritance as your reward. bYou are serving the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
4 Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Further Instructions
2 cContinue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it dwith thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may eopen to us a door for the word, fto declare the mystery of Christ, gon account of which I am in prison—4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
5 hWalk in wisdom toward ioutsiders, making the best use of the time.6 Let your speech always jbe gracious, kseasoned with salt, lso that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Final Greetings
7 Tychicus will tell you mall about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant3 in the Lord. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, 9 and with him nOnesimus, our faithful andobeloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
10 pAristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark qthe cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—rif he comes to you, welcome him), 11 and Jesus who is called sJustus. tThese are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and uthey have been a comfort to me. 12 vEpaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always wstruggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand xmature and fully assured in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. 14 yLuke the beloved physician greets you, as does zDemas. 15 Give my greetings to the brothers4 at Laodicea, and to Nympha and athe church in her house. 16 And when bthis letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. 17 And say to cArchippus, “See that you fulfill dthe ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
18 I, Paul, ewrite this greeting with my own hand. fRemember gmy chains. hGrace be with you.
Footnotes
[1] 3:22 Or Slaves; also 4:1 (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
[2] 3:22 Or your masters according to the flesh
[3] 4:7 Greek fellow bondservant; also verse 12
[4] 4:15 Or brothers and sisters

    Colossians 2
    
    Colossians 3–4
    
    1 Thessalonians 1

    Psalm 77
    
    Psalm 78
    
    Psalm 79

56     Yet they vtested and wrebelled against the Most High God
and did not keep his testimonies,
57     but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers;
they twisted like xa deceitful bow.
58     For they yprovoked him to anger with their zhigh places;
they amoved him to jealousy with their bidols.
59     When God heard, he was full of cwrath,
and he utterly rejected Israel.
60     He dforsook his dwelling at eShiloh,
the tent where he dwelt among mankind,
61     and delivered his fpower to captivity,
his gglory to the hand of the foe.
62     He hgave his people over to the sword
and ivented his wrath on his heritage.
63     jFire devoured their young men,
and their young women had no kmarriage song.
64     Their lpriests fell by the sword,
and their mwidows made no lamentation.
65     Then the Lord nawoke as from sleep,
like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66     And he oput his adversaries to rout;
he put them to everlasting shame.
67     He rejected the tent of pJoseph;
he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68     but he chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he qloves.
69     He rbuilt his sanctuary like the high heavens,
like the earth, which he has founded forever.
70     He schose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71     from tfollowing the nursing ewes he brought him
to ushepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his vinheritance.
72     With wupright heart he shepherded them
and xguided them with his skillful hand.

    Psalm 77
    
    Psalm 78
    
    Psalm 79

    Proverbs 23
    
    Proverbs 24
    
    Proverbs 25

28     fBe not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29     Do not say, g“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”