April 22, 2020
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Today's Bible Verse

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.  Proverbs 11:14
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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.
14. W N C I T P F B I T M O C T I S

Today's Bible Reading

Old Testament
Judges 20-21  —  7.5 minutes
Psalms 91  —  3.0 minutes

New Testament
Mark 8:22-30  —  2.0 minutes
1 Corinthians 14:26-40  —  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.

Today's Meditation - Psalms

Read Psalm 52:1-9
​Many people build their lives on the wrong priorities. The psalmist reflects on the way many live, and he concludes that they are trusting in the “abundance of riches” and not in the living God.
  1. The pride of the wicked – verse 1
  2. The power of the tongue – verse 2
  3. The priorities of the wicked – verse 3
  4. The plucking of the wicked’s tongue by God – verses 4-5
  5. The perspective of the righteous – verses 6-7
  6. The praise of the righteous – verses 8-9
The wicked follow their own strength and riches and believe that this is what counts in life. They love evil more than good, and have no qualms about lying and deceit. May God help us to trust in His mercy forever.
Verse for Meditation: Verse 8 – “But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.”

Today's Prayer

“Lord, help me to keep my eyes on You, and not on the riches of this life.”
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.