15 June 2024

The Goodness and Severity of God

OT  6th Cycle.   NT  11th Cycle.   Saturday 15Jun2024

Sat 18May24
Judges 9:1 - 13:25 (155 verses) NWB
Acts 25:1 - 28:31 (134 verses) WNT
Sun 19May24
Judges 14:1 - 16:31 (71 verses) WEB
Romans 1:1 - 8:39 (225 verses) WNT
Thu 13Jun24
Judges 17:1 - 21:25 (147 verses) GNB
Romans 9:1 - 16:27 (208 verses) ESV
Fri 14Jun24
Ruth 1:1 - 4:22 (85 verses) GNB
1 Corinthians 1:1 - 9:27 (204 verses) NET
Sat 15Jun24
1 Samuel 1:1 - 2:36 (64 verses) WEB
1 Corinthians 10:1 - 11:34 (67 verses) NET

NWB — Noah Webster's Bible
WNT — Weymouth New Testament
WEB — World English Bible
GNB — Good News Bible
ESV — English Standard Version
NET — New English Translation

Over the past four weeks, I have finished reading the last twelve chapters of Judges, followed by the book of Ruth and two chapters from First Samuel. In my New Testament readings, I completed the last four chapters of Acts, the entire Epistle of Paul to the Romans, and the first eleven chapters of First Corinthians.

Passage of the Day
See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
Romans 11:22  World English Bible

My thoughts for today is about the severity of God's punishment upon those refuse to believe Him and who go against his will. However, as Paul wrote about the unbelief of the Israelites in Romans 11:23,

"They also, if they don't continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again."
— those who turn back from unbelief and obey the will of God can find grace in Him. I wrote my thoughts on this 15 years ago, from the account about King Rehoboam in 2 Chronicles 10, posted in the link below —

A prophecy about two messengers

OT   7th Cycle.    NT   14th Cycle.    Wed 2026-10-07 Mon 21Sep2026 Daniel 1:1 - 7:28 (224 verses) WEB ...