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J A N U A R Y
PSALM 15:1-5
A psalm of David.
Who may worship in your sanctuary,
Lord?
Who may enter your presence
on your holy hill?
2 Those who lead blameless lives and
do what is right,
speaking the truth from sincere
hearts.
3 Those who refuse to gossip
or harm their neighbors
or speak evil of their friends.
4 Those who despise flagrant sinners,
and honor the faithful followers
of the Lord,
and keep their promises even
when it hurts.
5 Those who lend money without
charging interest,
and who cannot be bribed to lie
about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.
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PROVERBS 3:21-26
My child, don’t lose sight of common
sense and discernment. Hang on to
them, for they will refresh your soul.
They are like jewels on a necklace. They
keep you safe on your way, and your feet
will not stumble. You can go to bed
without fear; you will lie down and sleep
soundly. You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that
comes upon the wicked, for the Lord is
your security. He will keep your foot
from being caught in a trap.
J A N U A R Y
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JANUARY
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GENESIS 37:1–38:30
So Jacob settled again in the land of
Canaan, where his father had lived as a
foreigner.
2 This is the account of Jacob and his
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family. When Joseph was seventeen
years old, he often tended his father’s
flocks. He worked for his half brothers,
the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and
Zilpah. But Joseph reported to his father
some of the bad things his brothers
were doing.
3 Jacob* loved Joseph more than any
of his other children because Joseph
had been born to him in his old age. So
one day Jacob had a special gift made
for Joseph—a beautiful robe.* 4But his
brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of
them. They couldn’t say a kind word to
him.
5One night Joseph had a dream, and
when he told his brothers about it, they
hated him more than ever. 6“Listen to
this dream,” he said. 7“We were out in
the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your
bundles all gathered around and bowed
low before mine!”
8 His brothers responded, “So you
think you will be our king, do you? Do
you actually think you will reign over
us?” And they hated him all the more
because of his dreams and the way he
talked about them.
9 Soon Joseph had another dream,
and again he told his brothers about it.
“Listen, I have had another dream,” he
said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars
bowed low before me!”
10This time he told the dream to his
father as well as to his brothers, but
his father scolded him. “What kind
of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your
mother and I and your brothers actually
come and bow to the ground before
you?” 11But while his brothers were
jealous of Joseph, his father wondered
what the dreams meant.
12 Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers
went to pasture their father’s flocks at
Shechem. 13 When they had been gone
for some time, Jacob said to Joseph,
“Your brothers are pasturing the sheep
at Shechem. Get ready, and I will send
you to them.”
“I’m ready to go,” Joseph replied.
