April 21, 2020
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Today's Bible Verse

Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Psalms 25:4
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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.
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Today's Bible Reading

Old Testament
Judges 19  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 90  —  3.5 minutes

New Testament
Mark 8:14-21  —  2.0 minutes
1 Corinthians 14:1-25  —  6.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 19.5 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.

Today's Meditation - Psalms

Read Psalm 51:14-19
Repentance means that we stop doing what is wrong. When it is real, there is a broken heart. Sacrifice is good when the heart is right; when it is not, all the busyness we can create will not satisfy God – we cannot hide from Him. Praise is difficult when sin is being entertained and kept in the mind and heart of the believer. May our hearts be broken before God, and may our praise come from the cleansing which God alone can bring.
  1. The deliverance he needed – verse 14
  2. The dependence upon the Lord that he wanted – verse 15
  3. The desire of God as it relates to sacrifice – verses 16-17
  4. The deeds which bring the pleasure of God – verses 18-19
Ask yourself whether or not your service for God comes from a clean heart, one that is broken and humbled before Him.
Verse for Meditation: Verse 17 – “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.”

Today's Prayer

“Lord, I want to praise You and tell everyone I meet how wonderful You are!”
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.