BibleGateway: Mark 5 ESV Text: Mark 5 Mark 5 (Listen) Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.1 2 And when Jesus2… Jesus drives many demons out of a man. At the request of this legion of demons, Jesus sends them into a herd of pigs. Jesus heals a woman with a discharge of blood and raises the daughter of Jairus from the dead.

BibleGateway: Lamentations 3 ESV Text: Lamentations 3 Lamentations 3 (Listen) Great Is Your Faithfulness 3:1   I am the man who has seen affliction    under the rod of his wrath;2   he has driven and brought me    into darkness without any… Even in the midst of deep mourning, Jeremiah expresses his abiding hope in the faithfulness of the Lord.

BibleGateway: Lamentations 2 ESV Text: Lamentations 2 Lamentations 2 (Listen) The Lord Has Destroyed Without Pity 2:1   How the Lord in his anger    has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud!  He has cast down from heaven… When we experience various trials and hardships in life, we do well to remember that all pain and suffering are results of sin. As human beings, each of us is to blame for sin and for the suffering and death that result from sin.

BibleGateway: Lamentations 1 ESV Text: Lamentations 1 Lamentations 1 (Listen) How Lonely Sits the City 1:1   How lonely sits the city    that was full of people!  How like a widow has she become,    she who was great among the… Jeremiah mourns as he reflects on the exile of Judah.

BibleGateway: Psalm 92 ESV Text: Psalm 92 Psalm 92 (Listen) How Great Are Your Works A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. 92:1   It is good to give thanks to the LORD,    to sing praises to your… We praise the Lord for His wondrous works. We praise the Lord for the depth of His wisdom. We praise the Lord for His protection against our enemies. We praise the Lord for His continually feeding and strengthening us in body and in soul.

BibleGateway: Psalm 91 ESV Text: Psalm 91 Psalm 91 (Listen) My Refuge and My Fortress 91:1   He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.2   I will say1 to… As believers in Christ, we are safe from all harm and danger. Jesus’ heavenly Father is our heavenly Father and He promises to protect us. When He allows evil to touch our lives, He promises to use even evil for our benefit. One day He will call us out of this world of evil to live forever in a perfect world where no evil will exist and where death will be no more.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 8 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 8 1 Samuel 8 (Listen) Israel Demands a King 8:1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was… Like the sons of Eli before them, the sons of Samuel are corrupt and unfit to lead Israel. The elders of Israel ask Samuel to appoint a king over Israel. The Lord warns the people of the curse that will come with monarchy, but the people refuse to listen; they want to have a king in order to be like the surrounding nations. The Lord directs Samuel to give them their king.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 7 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 7 1 Samuel 7 (Listen) 7:1 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of Abinadab… Samuel calls upon the people of Israel to put away their false gods and to return to the Lord. The people repent and turn to the Lord.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 6 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 6 1 Samuel 6 (Listen) The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1 The ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 And the Philistines… The Philistines return the ark to Israel along with a guilt offering.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 5 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 5 1 Samuel 5 (Listen) The Philistines and the Ark 5:1 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the… Strange and terrible things occur wherever the Philistines take the ark. Therefore the leaders of the Philistines resolve to return the ark to Israel.

BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 4 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 4 1 Samuel 4 (Listen) The Philistines Capture the Ark 4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the… It is a tragic time for the children of Israel. The Philistines capture the ark of the covenant. Hophni and Phinehas, the wicked sons of Eli, are killed in the battle. When Eli hears about the ark, he also dies.

BibleGateway: Ezekiel 19 ESV Text: Ezekiel 19 Ezekiel 19 (Listen) A Lament for the Princes of Israel 19:1 And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 and say:   What was your mother? A… In words of poetry, Ezekiel laments the religious and moral decline of his people and their resulting defeat.