The Wartburg Project

Daily Lectionary

March 3, 2025

March 2, 2025 March 4, 2025

These daily readings from the EHV follow the one-year daily lectionary provided in Christian Worship: Hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book, and the Treasury of Daily Prayer. In this lectionary, two readings of 15-25 verses each are provided for each day. Under this plan, nearly all of the New Testament and approximately one-third of the Old Testament are read each year. These readings fit well within the daily offices of Matins, Vespers, or Compline as daily family devotions.

Job 34:10-33

10So then, you men with understanding, listen to me.
I swear that God never does anything wicked.
The Almighty is far from wrongdoing.
11He repays a man for what he does.
He causes the consequences of his ways to catch up with him.
12God would absolutely not do anything evil.
The Almighty does not pervert justice.
13Did anyone put him in charge of the earth?
Did anyone place the whole world under his control?
14If God resolved in his heart to recall his spirit and breath to himself,
15all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust.
16But if you have understanding, listen to this.
Hear the sound of my words:
17Is it possible that one who hates justice could govern?
Will you condemn the Righteous One, who is mighty?
18He says to kings, “You are worthless,”
and tells nobles, “You are evil.”
19He shows no favoritism to high officials,
and he shows no more regard for the rich than for the poor,
because they are all the work of his hands.
20In a moment they die, in the middle of the night.
People are shaken, and they pass away.
Even the mighty are taken away effortlessly, without a human hand,
21because God's eyes are on the ways of a man,
and he sees all his steps.
22There is no darkness,
and there is no dark shadow where evildoers can hide,
23for God does not need to investigate further
or to set a time of judgment for a person.
24He breaks mighty rulers without further inquiry,
and he sets up others in their place.
25Because he knows their deeds,
he overthrows them at night,
and they lie crushed.
26Because of their wickedness,
he strikes them in plain sight of everyone.
27He does this because they turned aside from following him,
and they were not wise enough to follow all his ways.
28They caused the poor to cry out to God,
so he heard the cry of the afflicted.
29But if God remains quiet, who can condemn him?
If he hides his face, who can observe him?
But even if he does, he still rules over both nations and individuals,
30to prevent a godless man from ruling,
so that the godless man does not lay snares for the people.
31What if someone says to God,
“I have accepted my punishment.
I will not keep sinning.
32Teach me about what I do not see.
If I have done evil, I will not do it again.”
33Would God then be obligated to repay you on your terms,
when you refuse to repent?[]
But, Job, it is your decision, not mine.
So tell me what you know.

John 11:17-37

17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.
18Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away. 19Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother.
20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him, while Mary was sitting in the house.
21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”
23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24Martha replied, “I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the Last Day.”
25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even if he dies. 26And whoever lives and believes in me will never perish.[] Do you believe this?”
27“Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I believe[] that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
28After she said this, Martha went back to call her sister Mary. She whispered, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”
29When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet gone into the village, but was still where Martha met him. 31The Jews who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw that she got up quickly and left. So they followed her, supposing[] she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and troubled.
34He asked, “Where have you laid him?”
They told him, “Lord, come and see.”
35Jesus wept.
36Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”