May 15, 2020
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Today's Bible Verse

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. John 14:23
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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.
23. J A A S U H I A M L M H W K M W A M F W L H A W W C U H A M O A W H

Today's Bible Reading

Old Testament
2 Samuel 3-4  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 108  —  2.5 minutes

New Testament
Mark 14:1-11  —  3.0 minutes
2 Corinthians 12:11-21  —  3.5 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 66:16-20
David wants all of us to know what the Lord has done for him. That is a key element in our praise. God is so good! God blesses us in more ways than we ever acknowledge. The problem is what David mentions in verse 18 – “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” The problem is not with the Lord, but with the sin of our hearts. Maybe now is a good time to confess it to the Lord – after all, He already knows all about it!
  1. The declaring of what the Lord has done – verses 16-17
  2. The danger of harboring sin in our hearts – verse 18
  3. The dependability of God in answering our prayers – verses 19-20
It is so encouraging to know that God hears and answers our prayers, even when we do nothing to deserve it. The reason lies in the nature of God – He is merciful and “full of compassion.”
Verse for Meditation: Verse 20 – “Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.”

Today's Prayer

“How often I have not honored You as I should, yet You have always been there, never forsaking me!”
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.