​May 6, 2020
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Today's Bible Verse

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.  2 Chronicles 30:9
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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

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
1 Samuel 14  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 100  —  1.0 minute

New Testament
Mark 11:12-26  —  4.0 minutes
2 Corinthians 5  —  5.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 18.0 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 61:1-8
The encouragement of this psalm is so needed as we try to face the pressures of our world. It is so easy to be “overwhelmed” and to wonder if God is there and listening to our cries. David assures us all again that God is our “shelter” and “a strong tower” to which we may go to hide and be protected from all that is around us, threatening us and intimidating us.
  1. His prayer for God to answer – verse 1
  2. His problem that needed God’s help – verse 2
  3. His praise to God – verse 3
  4. His plan to trust in the Lord – verse 4
  5. His preservation from the Lord – verses 5-7
  6. His performance of the vows he had spoken – verse 8
The “Rock that is higher than I” is our Lord Himself! The Lord will protect us “in the covert of Thy wings.” What beautiful expressions of the love and protection of our God!
Verse for Meditation: ​Verse 8 – “So will I sing praise unto Thy Name forever, that I may daily perform my vows.”

Today's Prayer

“Thank You, Lord, for Your loving care and protection of my 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.