Wednesday Bible Readings
January 22nd, 2025
From The Bible
O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
(Psalms 7:1)
... in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
(Psalms 5:3 in)
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
(Psalms 9:10)
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
(Psalms 13:5)
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. ...
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
(Psalms 16:1, 11)
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
(Psalms 18:28)
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
(Isaiah 30:20, 21)
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
(Genesis 21:34)
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. ¶ And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
(Genesis 22:1–13)
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. ...
... ¶ Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel? And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber. ¶ And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, ...
(II Kings 6:1, 2, 8–18 (to 2nd ,))
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ...
... he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; ...
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. ...
For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. ...
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, ...
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was a-dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. ...
By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
(Hebrews 11:3, 6 he, 7 (to ;), 8, 10, 17, 20, 21, 23)
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
(Hebrews 12:1)
... The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. ...
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.
(Hebrews 13:6 The, 8)
... let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, ...
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
(James 1:4–6 let (to ,), 17)
¶ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
(Matthew 15:21–28)
... If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
(Matthew 17:20 If)
Trials teach mortals not to lean on a material staff, — a broken reed, which pierces the heart. ... Trials are proofs of God’s care.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 66:6–7, 10–11)
The trials encountered by prophet, disciple, and apostle, “of whom the world was not worthy,” await, in some form, every pioneer of truth.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 28:29)
If they keep the faith, they will have the crown of rejoicing.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 29:5)
The truths of immortal Mind sustain man, and they annihilate the fables of mortal mind, ...
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 103:25–26 (to ,))
No hypothesis as to the existence of another power should interpose a doubt or fear to hinder the demonstration of Christian Science. ... You render the divine law of healing obscure and void, when you weigh the human in the scale with the divine, or limit in any direction of thought the omnipresence and omnipotence of God.
Christian Science silences human will, quiets fear with Truth and Love, ...
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 445:5–8, 15–20 (to ,))
A grain of Christian Science does wonders for mortals, so omnipotent is Truth, ...
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 449:3–5 (to ,))
Who, that has felt the perilous beliefs in life, substance, and intelligence separated from God, can say that there is no error of belief?
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 450:27–29)
Man-made doctrines are waning. They have not waxed strong in times of trouble. Devoid of the Christ-power, how can they illustrate the doctrines of Christ or the miracles of grace?
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 134:14–17)
Maintain the facts of Christian Science, ... that all causation is Mind, acting through spiritual law. Then hold your ground with the unshaken understanding of Truth and Love, and you will win.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 417:10–11 (to 1st ,), 13–16 that)
Science relates to Mind, not matter. It rests on fixed Principle and not upon the judgment of false sensation.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 128:27–28)
ABRAHAM. Fidelity; faith in the divine Life and in the eternal Principle of being.
This patriarch illustrated the purpose of Love to create trust in good, and showed the life-preserving power of spiritual understanding.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 579:10–14)
The understanding of Truth gives full faith in Truth, and spiritual understanding is better than all burnt offerings.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 286:6)
Faith, if it be mere belief, is as a pendulum swinging between nothing and something, having no fixity. Faith, advanced to spiritual understanding, is the evidence gained from Spirit, which rebukes sin of every kind and establishes the claims of God.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 23:16)
Faith is higher and more spiritual than belief. It is a chrysalis state of human thought, in which spiritual evidence, contradicting the testimony of material sense, begins to appear, and Truth, the ever-present, is becoming understood.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 297:20–24)
Having faith in the divine Principle of health and spiritually understanding God, sustains man under all circumstances; ...
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 319:7–9 (to ;))
All that really exists is the divine Mind and its idea, and in this Mind the entire being is found harmonious and eternal. The straight and narrow way is to see and acknowledge this fact, yield to this power, and follow the leadings of truth.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 151:26)
To admit that sickness is a condition over which God has no control, is to presuppose that omnipotent power is powerless on some occasions. The law of Christ, or Truth, makes all things possible to Spirit; but the so-called laws of matter would render Spirit of no avail, and demand obedience to materialistic codes, thus departing from the basis of one God, one lawmaker.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 182:30–4)
Truth never destroys God’s idea. ... Corporeal sense, or error, may seem to hide Truth, health, harmony, and Science, as the mist obscures the sun or the mountain; but Science, the sunshine of Truth, will melt away the shadow and reveal the celestial peaks.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 299:24 (only), 26)
When the illusion of sickness or sin tempts you, cling steadfastly to God and His idea. Allow nothing but His likeness to abide in your thought. Let neither fear nor doubt overshadow your clear sense and calm trust, that the recognition of life harmonious — as Life eternally is — can destroy any painful sense of, or belief in, that which Life is not. Let Christian Science, instead of corporeal sense, support your understanding of being, and this understanding will supplant error with Truth, replace mortality with immortality, and silence discord with harmony.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 495:14)
Then hold your ground with the unshaken understanding of Truth and Love, and you will win.
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 417:14–16)
Truth is always the victor. Sickness and sin fall by their own weight. Truth is the rock of ages, the headstone of the corner, “but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.”
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 380:4)
