August 2
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Today's Bible Verse

Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalms 37:4

​Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
4. D T A I T L A H S G T T D O T H

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Today's Bible Reading

August 2
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
Ezra 3  —  5.5 minutes
Proverbs 2  —  3.5 minutes

New Testament
Luke 13:10-21  —  3.0 minutes
1 Timothy 1:12-20  —  2.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 14.0 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 92:9-15
Sometimes it seems like the righteous only suffer, and the wicked only prosper; but, one day things will be different. The wicked are headed for disaster, and the righteous shall “flourish like the palm tree.” They “flourish in the courts of our God.” Even when they get old, it doesn’t stop – they keep on “flourishing.” God wants to bless us more than we want to receive it!

1. The perishing of the wicked – verse 9
2. The position of the righteous – verse 10
3. The peace we have in knowing what God will one day do to the wicked – verse 11
4. The planting of the righteous and their flourishing – verses 12-14
5. The purity of the Lord – verse 15

What wonderful encouragement these words are to a believing heart! We can still be productive and fruitful when we get older – provided we have been “planted” in the “house of the Lord.”
Verse for Meditation: Verse 13 – “Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God."

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Today's Prayer

“Lord, may I never forget that the key to my fruitfulness is being in Your presence, learning at Your feet.”