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
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​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

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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:

• Although the plan begins with January, you can begin at any time during the year.
• Each month’s readings are based on 25 days worth of readings, which means you get several free days if you ever fall behind. This makes reaching your goal a lot more possible!
• Each day’s readings will include selections from both the Old and New Testament, reinforcing the incredible unity of the Scriptures. Perhaps most important, you will focus daily on the life of Jesus by reading a portion of one of the Gospels every single day of the year.

May God bless you as you open His precious Word each day, and remember to pray for His guidance in your study. It is our desire that you will become increasingly changed into His likeness by beholding the Lord through His Word.

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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:

1. We refuse the counsel and viewpoints of an unbelieving world – verse 1
2. We rely upon the Word of God at all times – verses 2-3
3. We realize the consequences of the ungodly – verses 4-6
4. We rest in the Lord’s knowledge, care, and promises – verse 6a

How “blessed” are you? Let’s start the year off right by making the Lord and His Word our primary source of wisdom and direction!
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.”

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Today's Prayer

“Help me, Lord, to ignore the counsel of the ungodly and to delight in Your Word.”

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