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Day 17 Renewal Readings

The Attributes of God

The Lord will be gracious to whom He will be gracious, and He will have compassion on whom He will have compassion. (Exodus 33:19)

The Lord Jesus, who is holy and true, holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. (Revelation 3:7)

The Works of God

God is the maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades, and the constellations of the south. He does great things that cannot be fathomed and wonderful works that cannot be counted. (Job 9:9–10)

The day is Yours; the night also is Yours; You established the sun and moon. It was You who set all the boundaries of the earth; You made both summer and winter. (Psalm 74:16–17)

My Relationship to God

I will not depend on human strength, but on the Lord my God for help and deliverance. (2 Chronicles 16:7–8, 12)

I will trust in the Lord and do good; I will dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness. I will delight myself in the Lord, and He will give me the desires of my heart. I will commit my way to the Lord and trust in Him, and He will bring it to pass. I will rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; I will not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who practices evil schemes. (Psalm 37:3–5, 7)

The Character I Want to Cultivate

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. It was good for me to be afflicted, so that I might learn Your statutes. (Psalm 119:67, 71)

I will not forget the exhortation that addresses me as a son: “My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, nor lose heart when you are rebuked by Him, for whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He chastises every son whom He receives.” (Hebrews 12:5–6)

My Relationship to Others

We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. (Romans 15:1–2)

No one should seek his own good, but the good of others. (1 Corinthians 10:24)