August 8
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Today's Bible Verse

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5

​Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
5. L Y C B W C A B C W S T A Y H F H H S I W N L T N F T

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Today's Bible Reading

August 8
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 10  —  7.5 minutes
Proverbs 8  —  6.0 minutes

New Testament
Luke 15:11-32  —  5.5 minutes
1 Timothy 5:16-25  —  2.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 21.0 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 95:6-11
The call to worship is a reminder to every believer of what our Lord really wants from us. There is also a warning here about hardening our hearts as the children of Israel did in the wilderness. The results were serious as a generation could “not enter into My rest.” Many of us fail to have that wonderful position of “rest” in the Lord; we are troubled, and filled with anxiety, and a part of the reason is the failure to focus on the Lord, and to worship Him.

1. The call to worship – verse 6
2. The character of our God which draws us – verse 7
3. The cause behind the lack of worship – verses 8-9
4. The concern of God over His people – verse 10
5. The consequence which they faced – verse 11

When your focus is on your world and the things that you need, it is simple to complain and be upset over what you think God has done or is not doing. Our lack of worship is the issue, and accompanying that – our lack of submission.
Verse for Meditation: Verse 6 – “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.”

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Today's Prayer

“In the midst of all I face, and what I desire from You, help me, Lord, not to forget that You want my worship and praise.”