1 Kings 19:9,11-16
Psalms 27:7-9,13-14
Matthew 5:27-32
1 Kings 19:9,11-16
(9) He came to a cave there, and camped there; and behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (11) He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before Yahweh.” Behold, Yahweh passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before Yahweh; but Yahweh was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake; but Yahweh was not in the earthquake. (12) After the earthquake a fire passed; but Yahweh was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a still small voice. (13) When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. Behold, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” (14) He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” (15) Yahweh said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. (16) Anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.
Psalms 27:7-9,13-14
(7) Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me. (8) When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.” (9) Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation. (13) I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. (14) Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
Matthew 5:27-32
(27) “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ (28) but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. (29) If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. (30) If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. (31) “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’ (32) but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
