April 12, 2020
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Today's Bible Verse

Today's Bible Verse:
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. - Isaiah 1:18
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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.
18. C N A L U R T S T L T Y S B A S T S B A W A S T T B R L C T S B A W

Today's Bible Reading

Old Testament
Judges 1-3  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 82  —  1.5 minutes

New Testament
Mark 5:1-20  —  4.5 minutes
1 Corinthians 9:1-12  —  3.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 17.0 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.

Today's Meditation - Psalms

Read Psalm 48:9-14
The exaltation of our God should be our daily habit. Life is filled with many difficult people and situations, and it is quite easy to focus on the problems we have, and not on the God Who can not only help us cope now, but has promised us a glorious future – He is coming, and He is “our God for ever and ever.”
  1. The mercy of our God that causes us to praise Him – verses 9-10
  2. The message of rejoicing we should bring to all generations – verses 11-13
  3. The meaning of His presence and promise – verse 14
That’s what we need to hear – v. 11 – “rejoice” and “be glad” – God will be with us through it all and has promised to be our “Guide.”
Verse for Meditation: Verse 14 – “For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our Guide even unto death.”

Today's Prayer

“I praise You, Lord, that Your promises are true, and that I can trust You to lead me all the way.”
Prayer Center     
     As Christians, we are called to pray for God’s guidance and wisdom. We feel it is more imperative than ever for believers to stand together in prayerful unity as the world continues on a downward spiral toward the Tribulation hour. Calamity causes people to waste huge amounts of time fixated on watching the destruction instead of praying for protection and God’s miraculous interventions.
The Bible is filled with verses encouraging us to stay focused on praying for God’s will for our lives; for the safety and wellbeing of our families, ministries and leaders; for the spiritual awakening of the unsaved so they to come to true salvation in Christ; and of course for one another and anything that the Lord places upon our hearts.
    Up to the final moments of our days on earth, until the day of the Rapture of the Church, we are dedicated to be prayer warriors for the cause of Christ. Each Monday we publish prayer needs and invite fellow believers to pray.