Friday
We want you to CONNECT with God through His Word, Prayer, & Worship.
Today, call out to Him in prayer. Ask Him to "open your eyes" as you read through the scripture.
As you observe the scripture, we encourage you to take notes.
Notice the emotions, reasons, and context. Make sure to note what God wants you to know or do after reading the scripture.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood."
Hebrews 12:1-4
(Hebrews 12:1) “…let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” Gary Williams said, “While on vacation in Belize, I was walking on the beach, and I noticed a couple of men throwing something back into the ocean. As I got closer, I could see that the waves had washed some trash up on the beach in front of their hotel. What I didn’t understand was this: instead of picking up the trash and disposing of it, they threw it back into the ocean. The next morning as I walked, I noticed the same items back on the beach again.” Sometimes, we do this with sin in our lives as well. It gets washed up and revealed (visible) and shown to us so that we can dispose of it properly. But like those men on the beach, we toss it back, hoping it will not turn up again, but we keep having to deal with it.
What are you just tossing around instead of tossing aside? Isn’t it time for you to become untangled with this so that you can focus on winning our neighbors and nations to Jesus Christ instead of constantly sorting garbage?
Explore & examine the areas of your life that God needs to come under the truth. Take a moment to commit & surrender these areas in prayer.
After, tell and share with others what God is teaching you! Try this:
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Memory Verse
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
Psalm 46:1
Bible Reading Plan
Bible in 3 Years
Most believers have a goal to read the entire Bible, but the goal can seem daunting at first. In this plan, you can read the entire Bible over a 3-year period as you commit to just one or two chapters a day. This plan is located within the YouVersion Bible App, and you can begin at any time.
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