December 3
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Today's Bible Verse

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Ephesians 4:26
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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.)
​26. B Y A A S N L N T S G D U Y W

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Today's Bible Reading

December 3

​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
Hosea 7-8  —  7.5 minutes
Job 25-26  —  3.0 minutes

New Testament
John 14:22-31  —  3.0 minutes
Revelation 2:1-17  —  5.5 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 19.0 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 135:14-21
The God of Israel is totally unlike anything made has designed. The “idols of the heathen” are simply the design of humanity, and they are totally unable to do anything miraculous or respond to the humans who made them. Our God is completely different. He is the Judge of all, and He alone deserves our blessing and praise. We are told at the end of this psalm that He “dwelleth at Jerusalem.” That is the place where He has chosen to put His house of worship and to manifest His presence. The world continues to fight over possession of the city, and the attempts to deny what God has said about it will never diminish His authority or challenge what He intends to do with Jerusalem in the future.

1. The impact of the Lord’s judgment – verse 14
2. The idols of the heathen – verse 15
3. The inability of the idols to respond – verses 16-17
4. The insufficiency of trusting in idols – verse 18
5. The importance of blessing and trusting the Lord – verses 19-21

Never trust in what humanity designs and creates. The eternal God is the Creator of all things, and deserves our complete trust, blessing, and praise.
Verse for Meditation:​ Verse 21 – “Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.”

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Today's Prayer

“I trust in You alone, O Lord, and refuse to put any confidence in what people create and design to replace You.”

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