Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

Larry Wishard’s Intensive Daily Bible Reading and Meditation Plan If you have ten minutes read Jesus from the Gospels. If you have thirty minutes read Jesus, The New Testament. If you have forty minutes read Jesus, The New Testament and Psalms. If you have an hour read all the readings. Think of this time an an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love He wants to pour into your heart today.   Date___1/26/13__________   Read A Chapter of Jesus Today: _Mt. 26._________________ Read A Chapter from Acts Today:_Acts 26.________________ Read A Chapter from The New Testament Books Today__1 Cor. 12._________________ Read A Paragraph from The Pastoral Epistles Today__2 Tim. 4.19-22____________________ Read A Verse About the Beauty of the Word of God Today__Psalm 119.26______________ Read A Couple of Chapters from the Old Testament Today__Genesis 49,50______________ Read A Chapter from Wisdom Literature

Intensive Daily Bible Reading If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today. Date:1/25/13 Read a chapter of Jesus : Matthew 25 Read a chapter from Acts:25 Read a chapter from this New Testament Book:1 Corinthians 11 Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher:2 Timothy 4.9-18 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God:Psalm 119.25 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament:Genesis 47,48 Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature:Job 25. Read a Psalm:22 Read a few verses from Proverbs:25.1-3  

You are not alone.  The writer of Psalm 22. 1-2 God, God . . . my God! Why did you dump me miles from nowhere? Doubled up with pain, I call to God all the day long. No answer. Nothing. I keep at it all night, tossing and turning. Jesus felt God had forsaken Him. Matthew 27. 45-46 From noon to three, the whole earth was dark. Around midafternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, “ Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? ” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” But in reality  God stands with us as His children, but allows us to growth through challenges 2 Timothy 4. 16-18 At my preliminary hearing no one stood by me. They all ran like scared rabbits. But it doesn’t matter—the Master stood by me and helped me spread the Message loud and clear to those who had never heard it. I was snatched from the jaws of the lion! God’s looking after me, keeping me safe in the kingdom of heaven. All praise to him, praise forever! Oh, yes! Intensive

Probably if you're reading this you believe in God.  Jesus revealed several things about the beautiful things in this world, they can become a pile of rubble. The thing to do is not to worry but focus on God. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence. 13 No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; he’ll always be there to help you come through it. 14 So, my very dear friends, when you see people reducing God to something they can use or control, get out of their company as fast as you can. 1 Corinthians 10.12-14 We want to live well, but our foremost efforts should be to help others live well. 1 Corinthians 10.27 keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; 2 Timothy 4.7 The Message Intensive Daily Bible Reading

  Jesus said, “You’re hopeless! What arrogant stupidity! You say, ‘If someone makes a promise with his fingers crossed, that’s nothing; but if he swears with his hand on the Bible, that’s serious.’ What ignorance! Does the leather on the Bible carry more weight than the skin on your hands? And what about this piece of trivia: ‘If you shake hands on a promise, that’s nothing; but if you raise your hand that God is your witness, that’s serious’? What ridiculous hairsplitting! What difference does it make whether you shake hands or raise hands? A promise is a promise. What difference does it make if you make your promise inside or outside a house of worship? A promise is a promise. God is present, watching and holding you to account regardless. Matthew 23.16-22, The Message Intensive Daily Bible Reading If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesu

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   Intensive Daily Bible Reading If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.   Date:1/21/13   Read a chapter of Jesus : Matthew 21. Read a chapter from Acts:21 Read a chapter from this New Testament Book:1 Corinthians 6,7 Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher:2 Timothy 2.1-13 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God:Psalm 119.21 Read a couple of chapters fro

There are some coaches and athletes who have the attitude that if you're not cheating you're not trying hard enough.  I like what is written in The Message in 2 Timothy 2.6,7 "An athlete who refuses to play by the rules will never get anywhere." Intensive Daily Bible Reading If you have ten minutes, read Jesus from the Gospels. (Read prayerfully seeking guidance from Jesus for your personal situation.) If you have thirty minutes, read Jesus and the New Testament selection. If you have forty minutes, read Jesus, the New Testament and a Psalm selection. If you have an hour, read all the readings. Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven. Listen for something of His love from His heart to yours today.   Date:1/20/13   Read a chapter of Jesus : Matthew 20. Read a chapter from Acts:20 Read a chapter from this New Testament Book:1 Corinthians 5. Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired ol