Daily Bible Reading— May 2025, God's Strengthening Word: Trusting in God’s Promises預覽

Introduction

1 Kings 8:1–21: King Soloman brings the Covenant Box to the Temple. The priests carry it into the Most Holy Place, and God’s glory shines through the Temple. Then Solomon speaks to the people, praising God and recalling what has been accomplished.

Today’s Key Verse: 1 Kings 8:21

[Solomon said:] “I have also provided a place in the Temple for the Covenant Box containing the stone tablets of the covenant which the LORD made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”

Reflect

The Covenant Box was the chest made of acacia wood and covered in gold that accompanied the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings in the time of Moses. It contained the two flat stones that had the Ten Commandments written on them. This box was sacred to God’s people. In your community of faith, what objects or places are sacred? What does Solomon say to the people when asking God’s blessing on them (verse 14–21)? What promises are cited?

Pray

Holy God, you inhabit both the heaven and the earth, filling them with your light and love Make me aware of your presence that I may know and reflect your steadfast love and care to those I encounter today. In your holy name, I pray. Amen.

Tomorrow’s Reading

Acts 1:1–11: Jesus is taken up to heaven.