Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

Day of Year: 4 Date: 1.4.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes):2.13-15 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 4.13-31 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 4. +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 1.10-19 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 7,8 Favorite Verse: Matthew 2. 13  When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” Thought for the day:  Parents whom God blesses are parents who protect children from danger.  

Day of Year: Three Date: 1.3.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 2.1-12 + Rest of New Testament:  Acts 4.1-12 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 3 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 1.8,9 +Rest of Old Testament:  Genesis 5,6 Favorite Verse: Matthew 2. “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,      are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler      who will shepherd my people Israel.’ [ Thought for the day: Jesus is the one who shepherds our lives into the green pastures and quiet waters that we need each day.

Day of Year: Two Date: 1.2.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 1.18-25 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 3.11-26 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 2 +Proverb of the Day: 1.4-7 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 3,4 Favorite Verse of the day: Matthew 1. 21  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, [ f ] because he will save his people from their sins.” Thought for the day:  We need much more than a perfect role model in Jesus.  We need and Savior and praise to God we have one who came to save us from our sins.

Day of Year: 1 Date: 1.1.14 Jesus Reading (Ten Minutes): Matthew 1.1-17 + Rest of New Testament: Acts 3.1-10 +Psalm of the Day: Psalm 1 +Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 1.1-3 +Rest of Old Testament: Genesis 1, 2 Favorite Verse: Psalm 1.1-3 Psalm 1 1  Blessed is the one      who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take      or sit in the company of mockers, 2  but whose delight is in the law of the Lord ,      and who meditates on his law day and night. 3  That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,      which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—      whatever they do prospers. Thought for the Day: One of the greatest skills of humans is the ability to have self control of their own attitude.

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: 12.29.13 Read a chapter of Jesus : Open Read a chapter from Acts: Open Read a chapter from this New Testament Book: Revelation 22. Read a paragraph from a Holy Spirit inspired older teacher to a younger teacher: Titus 2.1-3.11 Read a verse about the beauty of the Word of God: Psalm 119.176 Read a couple of chapters from the Old Testament: Malachi 4. Read a chapter from Wisdom Literature: Song of Solomon 8. Read a Psalm: Open Read a few vers