Exodus 35

• 1. Now Moses called a meeting of all the people and told them, "You must obey these instructions from the LORD.
• 2. Each week, work for six days only. The seventh day is a day of total rest, a holy day that belongs to the LORD. Anyone who works on that day will die.
• 3. Do not even light fires in your homes on that day."
• 4. Then Moses said to all the people, "This is what the LORD has commanded.
• 5. Everyone is invited to bring these offerings to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
• 6. blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen; goat hair for cloth;
• 7. tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;
• 8. olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;
• 9. onyx stones, and other stones to be set in the ephod and the chestpiece.
• 10. "Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded:
• 11. the entire Tabernacle, including the sacred tent and its coverings, the clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
• 12. the Ark and its poles; the Ark's cover--the place of atonement; the inner curtain to enclose the Ark in the Most Holy Place;
• 13. the table, its carrying poles, and all of its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;
• 14. the lampstand and its accessories; the lamp cups and the oil for lighting;
• 15. the incense altar and its carrying poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;
• 16. the altar of burnt offering; the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils; the large washbasin with its pedestal;
• 17. the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
• 18. the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their cords;
• 19. the beautifully stitched clothing for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place; the sacred garments for Aaron and his sons to wear while officiating as priests."
• 20. So all the people left Moses and went to their tents to prepare their gifts.
• 21. If their hearts were stirred and they desired to do so, they brought to the LORD their offerings of materials for the Tabernacle and its furnishings and for the holy garments.
• 22. Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. Some brought to the LORD their offerings of gold--medallions, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind to the LORD.
• 23. Others brought blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen, or goat hair for cloth. Some gave tanned ram skins or fine goatskin leather.
• 24. Others brought silver and bronze objects as their offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it.
• 25. All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen cloth, and they brought them in.
• 26. All the women who were willing used their skills to spin and weave the goat hair into cloth.
• 27. The leaders brought onyx stones and the other gemstones to be used for the ephod and the chestpiece.
• 28. They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.
• 29. So the people of Israel--every man and woman who wanted to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses--brought their offerings to the LORD.
• 30. And Moses told them, "The LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
• 31. The LORD has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, intelligence, and skill in all kinds of crafts.
• 32. He is able to create beautiful objects from gold, silver, and bronze.
• 33. He is skilled in cutting and setting gemstones and in carving wood. In fact, he has every necessary skill.
• 34. And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.
• 35. The LORD has given them special skills as jewelers, designers, weavers, and embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on fine linen cloth. They excel in all the crafts needed for the work.

John 15

• 1. "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
• 2. He cuts off every branch that doesn't produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.
• 3. You have already been pruned for greater fruitfulness by the message I have given you.
• 4. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart from me.
• 5. "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
• 6. Anyone who parts from me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.
• 7. But if you stay joined to me and my words remain in you, you may ask any request you like, and it will be granted!
• 8. My true disciples produce much fruit. This brings great glory to my Father.
• 9. "I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.
• 10. When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love.
• 11. I have told you this so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!
• 12. I command you to love each other in the same way that I love you.
• 13. And here is how to measure it--the greatest love is shown when people lay down their lives for their friends.
• 14. You are my friends if you obey me.
• 15. I no longer call you servants, because a master doesn't confide in his servants. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
• 16. You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.
• 17. I command you to love each other.
• 18. "When the world hates you, remember it hated me before it hated you.
• 19. The world would love you if you belonged to it, but you don't. I chose you to come out of the world, and so it hates you.
• 20. Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!
• 21. The people of the world will hate you because you belong to me, for they don't know God who sent me.
• 22. They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.
• 23. Anyone who hates me hates my Father, too.
• 24. If I hadn't done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be counted guilty. But as it is, they saw all that I did and yet hated both of us--me and my Father.
• 25. This has fulfilled what the Scriptures said: 'They hated me without cause.'
• 26. "But I will send you the Counselor--the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will tell you all about me.
• 27. And you must also tell others about me because you have been with me from the beginning.

Proverbs 12

• 1. To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
• 2. The LORD approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
• 3. Wickedness never brings stability; only the godly have deep roots.
• 4. A worthy wife is her husband's joy and crown; a shameful wife saps his strength.
• 5. The plans of the godly are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
• 6. The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.
• 7. The wicked perish and are gone, but the children of the godly stand firm.
• 8. Everyone admires a person with good sense, but a warped mind is despised.
• 9. It is better to be a nobody with a servant than to be self-important but have no food.
• 10. The godly are concerned for the welfare of their animals, but even the kindness of the wicked is cruel.
• 11. Hard work means prosperity; only fools idle away their time.
• 12. Thieves are jealous of each other's loot, while the godly bear their own fruit.
• 13. The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.
• 14. People can get many good things by the words they say; the work of their hands also gives them many benefits.
• 15. Fools think they need no advice, but the wise listen to others.
• 16. A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted.
• 17. An honest witness tells the truth; a false witness tells lies.
• 18. Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.
• 19. Truth stands the test of time; lies are soon exposed.
• 20. Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil; joy fills hearts that are planning peace!
• 21. No real harm befalls the godly, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
• 22. The LORD hates those who don't keep their word, but he delights in those who do.
• 23. Wise people don't make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their folly.
• 24. Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.
• 25. Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.
• 26. The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray.
• 27. Lazy people don't even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.
• 28. The way of the godly leads to life; their path does not lead to death.

New Living Translation: 84 of 365 days.