Saturday in Epiphany

1Verse 1. As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon, 2Verse 2. “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man. 3Verse 3. And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn, 4Verse 4. and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ 10Verse 10. Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. 11Verse 11. The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years — seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 12Verse 12. So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

1Verse 1. On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, 2Verse 2. He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3Verse 3. Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat. 4Verse 4. When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 5Verse 5. “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” 6Verse 6. When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. 7Verse 7. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 8Verse 8. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.” 9Verse 9. For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10Verse 10. and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.” 11Verse 11. And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.