Job 3 Psalm 11 Proverbs 8:15-21 Luke 4:14-30 John 4:46-54 Audio Bible Reading

Job 3
Job, in his anguish, cursed the day of his birth. He wished he had never been born or had died at birth, desiring the peace of death over the suffering he faced. He lamented that those in misery long for death, which does not come. Job questioned why life is given to those in hardship and bitterness, expressing his deep sorrow and turmoil.

Psalm 11
In the Lord, I take refuge. How can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain"? The wicked bend their bows, ready to shoot at the upright in heart. When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord is on His heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; His eyes examine them. The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, He hates with a passion. On the wicked, He will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. For the Lord is righteous, He loves justice; the upright will see His face.

Proverbs 8:15-21
By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just; by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth. I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.

Luke 4:14-30
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through the whole countryside. He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised Him. He went to Nazareth, where He had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day, He went into the synagogue, as was His custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it is written: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor." Then He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on Him. He began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." All spoke well of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His lips. "Isn’t this Joseph’s son?" they asked. Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself!' And you will tell me, 'Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'" "Truly I tell you," He continued, "no prophet is accepted in his hometown. I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian." All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove Him out of the town, and took Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him off the cliff. But He walked right through the crowd and went on His way.

John 4:46-54
Jesus visited Cana in Galilee, where He had turned water into wine. A royal official from Capernaum, whose son was ill, came to Him, asking Jesus to heal his son. Jesus remarked that people wouldn't believe unless they saw signs and wonders. The official pleaded for Jesus to come before his child died. Jesus told him to go; his son would live. The man believed Jesus and departed. On his way home, his servants met him with news that his son was living. He inquired when the boy got better and learned it was at the exact time Jesus had said he would live. The official and his whole household believed. This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.