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  Do you have a good plan for your Bible reading each day? Let me walk you through one way to keep on track by using 5 by 8 cards. In this video we give an overview of this plan. Although there are many different Bible reading plans, it's so good to find one and commit to it. Get all in consistently this New Year! Here's a few things we mention to order. You can use similar pens and pencils that you might have. 1. 5 by 8 cards: https://a.co/d/3Yr7m0n 2. A coloring pencil: https://a.co/d/h78BdAe 3. Micron 05 color pens: https://a.co/d/etXPeYV Here is a link to the Prezi that we used for this video: https://prezi.com/view/Kek03YlW9UPmHOc3T7R1/ #Bible #BibleReadingPlan #BibleStudy

  Honey is good for all of us. But its also good for our taste. So is wisdom from heaven! It is pleasant but it is also extremely good for us!

What’s the greatest Christmas gift you’ve ever received? That’s an easy one it is the first Christmas gift, Christ Himself! Consider a few amazing features to this gift today:   First, Jesus is gifted to the world from the Father. What an amazingly expensive gift! Jesus wrapped in rags, given to the world as a Savior. “Name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). Through Him we have peace with God, although planned from eternity, gifted to us in time as the little baby in Bethlehem. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life (John 3:16)!    Second, the gift of Jesus Christ grants us eternal life. The Bibles states that clearly: “And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life” (1 John 5:11–12). As you come to Jesus as Savior and Lord...

  One of my favorite prophecies in Isaiah really details the amazing nature of Jesus birth. Listen to these amazing words and accept the peace that God gives in giving Christ to us!

  How do we find God's strength? I love the picture given to Zachariah. As he saw a lamp constantly filled with olive trees, so too is God's Spirit, indwelling and enabling His good desires. God's secret to His strength is His Spirit: "Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the Lord."

  Great verse of the day today! When we look at the future it's impossible to know what's coming next. But its helpful to know that the Lord sets those plans and will accomplish the purposes He has for us!

So many elements in the Christmas Narrative are counter intuitive. If you were to make up a story on which to bring the Ruler of the World, the Messiah, you would not think to string together this cast of characters. After all, would the Maker of the world not use more prestigious people to introduce His coming into that world? Not our Lord. Luke brings this out so clearly.    Of course, Mary and Joseph are far from what appears to be Royal. Though they both trace their lineage to King David. They are far from ideal. They have nothing—no resources, no comfort, no cottage, no medical team (what did Dr. Luke think of that!). But God said yes to them.   The same is true of the first ones who received this amazing news. Perhaps they were singing the Psalms of David when it happened. Their job as shepherds was not noble, perhaps even despised by some. But they did it well and they knew they too had a tie to King David for on those same hillsides King David risked life and limb...

  What does the water teach us about God? Psalm 137 shares with us that God made it such a way that it demonstrates His ever constant love.

  Our reading in Nahum today gave us a great picture of Who the Lord is to those who trust Him. He is our stronghold. Our place of refuge and hiding. Of corse, if we resist Him, He will oppose us. SO be sure to make Him your eternal refuge through His Son, Jesus Christ.

  There is great joy this time of year. But is the story real? Well, of course. And one very important facet is understanding that Jesus' birth was #prophesied 700 years before He was born. And Micah even pinpoints the exact town.

One of the amazing scenes of the Christmas story is when John leaps in Elizabeth’s womb in response to hearing Mary’s voice. What an amazing symbol that Jesus is the Savior of the world and that John will be the forerunner that points us to Him. Let us learn from John and rejoice at His coming today!

As the miracle of Elizabeth and Zacharias having this prophesied child unfolds, her young relative makes a visit. And she too has had a miraculous pregnancy. Elizabeth is six months along now and receives some much-needed help from her young relative, Mary, who is expecting as well. But the child she carries is our Lord Jesus. And she is less than one week along.   Perhaps Elizabeth is Mary’s aunt. We’re not sure. But what a scene as she enters! Elizabeth’s child, John, leaps in her womb as he is filled with the Holy Spirit—Yes, six-month-old John. And after her baby leaps in her womb, Elizabeth shares a beautiful praise! Take a moment to read Luke’s account:   “At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? When I heard your greeti...

We’ll look at 12 characters of Christmas for the 12 days leading up to the day we set aside to commemorate Jesus' birth. Today, 12 days before, we learn about Zacharias and how God is at work in the silence.    Zacharias was elderly. He served the Lord as a priest and honored the Lord with his wife living a godly testimony. But he and Elizabeth were barren and yet desperately desired a child. But God’s purposes were even greater. That is always the case. His ways are higher than our ways and He is often working in the silence, in the times of waiting, in our periods of wondering what God is doing behind the scenes—these are still times when He is working. We must trust His will and His perfect way in the silence.   Zacharias and Elizabeth did just that. As Luke tells us, Zacharias is chosen by lot out of about 18,000 priests to minister one day in the Temple. Twice a day a priest went in to keep the incense burning before the Lord and so Zacharias is chosen to enter the H...

The famine that we should fear the most is that of the very Words of God. May we eat daily from His Word!

  The Psalm for today encourages us to trust in the Lord. No one can trust their own works. If God marks those iniquities, no one can stand before Him! We must trust in Him and find forgiveness through the Gospel.

  What does the name Jesus mean? It is an English translation of a Greek word... which is in turn a Greek translation of a Hebrew name - Joshua. And in Hebrew that name means Yahweh saves! What a great name! And that is His mission to save us from our sins.

What is justification and who has it? Romans 4 and 5 shares us the lesson of Abraham and how he was justified... and how you are able to receive this same gift of justification. 

Abraham had hope against hope. What a great testimony of someone who didn't waver because of their circumstances but grew in faith in God's promises. This is an inspiring lesson to keep our faith in God's promises in spite of difficult circumstances.

  Hosea has a stark message to Israel. They have been unfaithful to His covenant, but it goes back to a lack of knowledge. But what kind of knowledge?

I was encouraged by today's verse from 1 John 5 where we're told to keep our hearts from idols. It's a command that is for our own heart. The NLT translates it this way: Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts (1 John 5:21; NLT)

  I love Isaiah 25 and 26. I've enjoyed meditating on these chapters as they proclaim the cross so boldly from the mountain of God. But they also give the side effects of the cross. One is joy and rejoicing. The other is peace. In fact peace upon peace. The Hebrew concept for Great Peace... or perfect peace. Who has this peace?

  When we think of the reasons to read the Bible, this is one of the big ones. As you read it the Words of Christ, your faith grows. So if you need more faith, you need more of the Word of Christ!

  One of the most amazing prophecies in the Bible details the timeline till the coming of the Messiah. This is written 538 years before Jesus and yet it pinpoints the year of His crucifixion and states that this would be to atone for sin! What an amazing detailed account of the Messiah. This is proof that Jesus is the Messiah and that the Bible is supernatural.

  God loves you and wants you to follow Him! But, if you find your heart wandering into temptation, pray this prayer from the final verse of Psalm 119: I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands. Psalm 119:176 (NLT)