Wednesday Bible Readings
From The Bible
Psalms 71:1
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
I Corinthians 14:33
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
Psalms 27:11 (to 3rd ,)
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, ...
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Psalms 86:7, 10, 11
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. ... For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Isaiah 65:24
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Psalms 46:1 (to ,), 1 help, 2 (to 1st ,), 7 (to 1st .), 10 (to 1st exalted)
God is our refuge and strength, ... help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, ... The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. ... Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted ...
Exodus 18:13–24
*¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.*
I Kings 3:3 (to ,), 5–12
And Solomon loved the LORD, ... ¶ In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
I Kings 3:16–28
*¶ Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.*
John 5:17 Jesus, 20 (to :), 30 (to 2nd ,)
... Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: ... I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, ...
Matthew 22:16, 17, 19–22
And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Cæsar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar's; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
John 14:1–6, 10 3rd the
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. ... the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Matthew 6:5–10 when
*... when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.*
Psalms 86:1 (to :), 2 O, 6, 11
Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: ... O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Proverbs 4:11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs 3:5, 6
*¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.*
SCIENCE AND HEALTH
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 587:5 (only, to 1st ,)
GOD. The great I AM; the all-knowing, ...
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 15:16–20
In the quiet sanctuary of earnest longings, we must deny sin and plead God's allness. We must resolve to take up the cross, and go forth with honest hearts to work and watch for wisdom, Truth, and Love.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 13:15 God
*... God knows our need before we tell Him or our fellow-beings about it. If we cherish the desire honestly and silently and humbly, God will bless it, and we shall incur less risk of overwhelming our real wishes with a torrent of words.*
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 7:23 The
The "divine ear" is not an auditory nerve. It is the all-hearing and all-knowing Mind, to whom each need of man is always known and by whom it will be supplied.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 473:7–12
The God-principle is omnipresent and omnipotent. God is everywhere, and nothing apart from Him is present or has power. Christ is the ideal Truth, that comes to heal sickness and sin through Christian Science, and attributes all power to God.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 469:13 Mind (only), 17–28
*... Mind is God. There can be but one Mind, because there is but one God; and if mortals claimed no other Mind and accepted no other, sin would be unknown. We can have but one Mind, if that one is infinite. We bury the sense of infinitude, when we admit that, although God is infinite, evil has a place in this infinity, for evil can have no place, where all space is filled with God. We lose the high signification of omnipotence, when after admitting that God, or good, is omnipresent and has all-power, we still believe there is another power, named evil.*
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, pp. 380:28–1
Nothing is more disheartening than to believe that there is a power opposite to God, or good, and that God endows this opposing power with strength to be used against Himself, against Life, health, harmony. Every law of matter or the body, supposed to govern man, is rendered null and void by the law of Life, God.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 254:10–12
When we wait patiently on God and seek Truth righteously, He directs our path.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 180:25–27
When man is governed by God, the ever-present Mind who understands all things, man knows that with God all things are possible.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 131:10
The central fact of the Bible is the superiority of spiritual over physical power.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 324:12–15 acquaint
*... "acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace." Be watchful, sober, and vigilant. The way is straight and narrow, which leads to the understanding that God is the only Life.*
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 275:6–8 (to 1st ,), 10–24
The starting-point of divine Science is that God, Spirit, is All-in-all, and that there is no other might nor Mind, ... To grasp the reality and order of being in its Science, you must begin by reckoning God as the divine Principle of all that really is. Spirit, Life, Truth, Love, combine as one, — and are the Scriptural names for God. All substance, intelligence, wisdom, being, immortality, cause, and effect belong to God. These are His attributes, the eternal manifestations of the infinite divine Principle, Love. No wisdom is wise but His wisdom; no truth is true, no love is lovely, no life is Life but the divine; no good is, but the good God bestows. Divine metaphysics, as revealed to spiritual understanding, shows clearly that all is Mind, and that Mind is God, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, — that is, all power, all presence, all Science. Hence all is in reality the manifestation of Mind.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 283:4–6
Mind is the source of all movement, and there is no inertia to retard or check its perpetual and harmonious action.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 379:6
The real jurisdiction of the world is in Mind, controlling every effect and recognizing all causation as vested in divine Mind.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 468:10–11
All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 544:16–17
All is under the control of the one Mind, even God.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 587:5 (only, to 1st ,)
GOD. The great I AM; the all-knowing, ...
