Formation Journal Reading Plan

65:1 I am inquired of by them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

65:2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, that walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;

65:3 a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;

65:4 that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

65:5 that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

65:6 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, yea, I will recompense into their bosom,

65:7 your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, that have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills; therefore will I first measure their work into their bosom.

65:8 Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sake, that I may not destroy them all.

65:9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

65:10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

65:11 But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny;

65:12 I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not.

65:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame;

65:14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.

65:15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:

65:16 so that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

65:18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

65:19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying.

65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.

65:21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

65:22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

65:23 They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for calamity; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.

65:24 And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah.

106:1 Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

106:2 Who can utter the mighty acts of Jehovah, Or show forth all his praise?

106:3 Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.

106:4 Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people; Oh visit me with thy salvation,

106:5 That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance.

106:6 We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

106:7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses, But were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

106:8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known.

106:9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

106:10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

106:11 And the waters covered their adversaries; There was not one of them left.

106:12 Then believed they his words; They sang his praise.

106:13 They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,

106:14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

106:15 And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

106:16 They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

106:17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.

106:18 And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.

106:19 They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image.

106:20 Thus they changed their glory For the likeness of an ox that eateth grass.

106:21 They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,

106:22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And terrible things by the Red Sea.

106:23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

3:1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

3:2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

3:3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

3:5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

3:6 for which things’ sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

3:7 wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things;

3:8 but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

3:9 lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

3:10 and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:

3:11 where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

3:12 Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

3:13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

3:14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

3:15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

3:17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.