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Bible reading for December 1 -- 2  Dec 1 -- Micah 6 and Luke 15 Dec 2 -- Micah 7 and Luke 16 ================ "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8)  IT'S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE (ch 6). Don't you find it helpful when the Lord himself summarizes things for us? For example, Jesus summed up the law of God with, "love God with all your heart..." and "love your neighbor as yourself" (Matt 22:36-40). Here we have, "Do justice... love kindness... walk humbly with God" (v 8). How straightforward! This chapter begins with the Lord asking "what have I done to you"? That is, what fault have you found in me, what grievance do you have against me? (Cf Jer 2:5; Isa 43:22; Mal 1:13) Though Christians rarely vocalize their disappointment with God, it often becomes the reason for their backsliding. ( I find that it is best...

Bible reading for Dec 9.  2 Chronicles 9. "Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness." (9:8) ROYAL VISIT. The Ethiopian queen of Sheba was greatly impressed by Solomon's wisdom and wealth. She stated correctly that God's love was shown to Israel by establishing the nation under a righteous and wise king, Solomon (v 8). Down through history people have been fascinated with the amount of gold that Solomon had, more so than in understanding the wisdom he possessed. In God's design wealth is a consequence, a side-effect, a secondary blessing to that which is the primary blessing, righteousness. People value gold; God values righteousness.  WHERE DID ALL THAT GOLD GO? Within a few short years all of that gold would be taken to Egypt by Pharaoh Shishak (aka S...