Sunday, July 26, 2026

⁵In Gibeon, the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask for what I should give you."

⁷Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don't know how to go out or come in.

⁸Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered or counted for multitude.

⁹Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?"

¹⁰This request pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

¹¹God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have you asked for riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,

¹²behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.

⁵⁷The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.

⁷²The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

⁷⁶Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.

⁷⁷Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

¹²⁷Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

¹²⁸Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.

¹²⁹Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

¹³⁰The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

²⁸We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

³⁰Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

⁴⁴"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

⁴⁵"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,

⁴⁶who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

⁴⁷"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some fish of every kind,

⁴⁸which, when it was filled, fishermen drew up on the beach. They sat down and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

⁴⁹So it will be in the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

⁵⁰and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

⁵¹Jesus said to them, "Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes, Lord."

⁵²He said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."