January 1
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Today's Bible Verse
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:11
Memorize this Verse: (Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.)
11. L R Y A Y T B D I U S B A U G T J C O L
Memorize this Verse: (Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.)
11. L R Y A Y T B D I U S B A U G T J C O L
Today's Bible Reading
January 1
Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online: Old Testament Genesis 1-2 — 8.0 minutes Psalms 1 — 1.5 minutes New Testament Matthew 1:1-17 — 3.0 minutes Acts 1:1-11 — 3.0 minutes Total Average Read Time — 15.5 minutes |
This reading plan will make it easy and fun for you to read through the entire Bible this year. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
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Today's Meditation - Psalms
Psalm 1
The term “blessed” is used by our Lord in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12 – it speaks of an inward condition of the heart that affects all we do and say. According to the psalmist we are “blessed” if the following is true:
Verse for Meditation: Verse 2 – “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law doth he meditate day and night.”
The term “blessed” is used by our Lord in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12 – it speaks of an inward condition of the heart that affects all we do and say. According to the psalmist we are “blessed” if the following is true:
- We refuse the counsel and viewpoints of an unbelieving world – verse 1
- We rely upon the Word of God at all times – verses 2-3
- We realize the consequences of the ungodly – verses 4-6
- We rest in the Lord’s knowledge, care, and promises – verse 6a
Verse for Meditation: Verse 2 – “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law doth he meditate day and night.”
Today's Prayer
“Help me, Lord, to ignore the counsel of the ungodly and to delight in Your Word.”
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