October 14
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Today's Bible Verse

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.  Deuteronomy 8:3
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​Memorize this Verse:
​3. A H H T A S T T H A F T W M W T K N N D T F K T H M M T K T M D N L B B O B B E W T P O O T M O T L D M L

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Today's Bible Reading

October 14
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
Jeremiah 35-38  —  8.0 minutes
Ecclesiastes 11  —  3.0 minutes

New Testament
John 4:43-54  —  3.0 minutes
1 Peter 1:10-16  —  2.0 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

Psalm 116:1-7
The psalmist declares how the Lord heard his prayer and delivered him from the pain and sorrow of his situation. He concludes in verse 7 with the words “The LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.” The blessings of the Lord are indeed much more than we usually observe. Our circumstances blind us to the manifold ways in which the Lord is blessing us and helping us to see things from His perspective not ours. The depression that had overwhelmed him could only be taken away by the Lord Himself – how true that is!

1. The response of love to the Lord – verse 1
2. The resolve to call upon the Lord – verse 2
3. The results of his trials upon his emotions – verse 3
4. The request for deliverance – verse 4
5. The righteousness and mercy of the Lord – verse 5
6. The rescue of the Lord when he needed help – verse 6
7. The rest he needed – verse 7

We need to say to ourselves several times a day what the psalmist declared to his own heart in verse 7 – “Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.”
Verse for Meditation:​ Verse 4 – “Then called I upon the Name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul.”

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Today's Prayer

“Thank You, Lord, for Your deliverance and for Your bountiful blessings in my life.”

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