JULY 7, 2020
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Today's Bible Verse

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9

Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
9. F A T H A H T T E S A M W H T Y W A M T T Y T

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Today's Bible Reading

July 7, 2020
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 Chronicles 15-16  —  7.5 minutes
Psalms 130-131  —  2.0 minutes

New Testament
Luke 8:40-56  —  4.0 minutes
Colossians 3:15-25  —  2.5 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 16.0 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.

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Today's Meditation - Psalms

Read Psalm 83:9-18
Here is a plea for God to take vengeance and exercise His judgment upon all those who have tried to attack and hurt His people. It reminds us of what happened in the past of Israel’s history, and calls upon God to demonstrate to all the nations Who He really is! Romans 12:17-21 makes it clear that we are not personally to take revenge but to leave matters in the hands of the Lord. We are to overcome “evil” with “good.”

1. The reminder of what happened in the past – verses 9-12
2. The request for God to judge them – verses 13-15
3. The reasons for this plea for God’s judgment – verses 16-18

Verse 16 says “that they may seek Thy Name, O LORD, and verse 18 adds, “that men may know that Thou, Whose Name is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth.” The motive behind their request for God to act was rooted in the exaltation and honor of the Lord Himself. A great lesson for all of us!
Verse for Meditation: Verse 18 – “That men may know that Thou, Whose Name alone is JEHOVAH, art the Most High above all the earth.”

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Today's Prayer

“Lord, when I am troubled about what the wicked do and I desire Your judgment, help me to focus on Your honor and Your glory in it all.”

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.

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