**DECEMBER 9**

Hosea 9:1–10:15 - Israel punished for idolatry, facing exile, famine, and rejected sacrifices. - God destroys altars and kings; urges sowing righteousness and seeking mercy.

Psalm 139:13–16 - God forms each person wondrously in the womb, knowing them fully. - All life days ordained by God, seeing unformed bodies beforehand.

Proverbs 29:21 - Pampering servants from youth breeds insolence later. - Overindulgence leads to arrogant adulthood behavior.

3 John 1–14 - Praises Gaius for hospitality and truth-supporting faithfulness. - Warns of Diotrephes' division; commends Demetrius and good imitation.