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"Free!" February 26 Readings: Numbers 5-7, Mark 5:1–20, Psalm 29:1–7, Proverbs 7:1-5

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Numbers 5-7, Mark 5:1–20, Psalm 29:1–7, Proverbs 7:1-5      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:  Free Today's reading from Mark 5 is one of the most common stories I have told in my trips to Senegal, visiting with people in Bayot and Essing villages. It was the one I was able to learn the best and I have told it over and over again, because it asserts that our Lord is ...
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"My Strength and Shield" February 25 Readings: Numbers 1-4, Mark 4:21–41, Psalm 28:4–9, Proverbs 6:34-35

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Numbers 1-4, Mark 4:21–41, Psalm 28:4–9, Proverbs 6:34-35      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   My Strength and Shield Two things come to mind when you consider the life of David, the Psalmist. First, from the moment he was accosted by and anointed by Samuel to be the King of Israel, his life was difficult. Later he was the cause of some of his own probl...
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"Blessings and Curses" February 24 Readings: Leviticus 26-27, Mark 4:1–20, Psalm 28:1–3, Proverbs 6:32-33

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Leviticus 26-27, Mark 4:1–20, Psalm 28:1–3, Proverbs 6:32-33      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Blessings and Curses There is little doubt about what Leviticus 26 meant to the Israelites; it is about as plain as it gets. God called his people to put him first and to honor him with their lives (verses 1-2). He then set forth a series of blessings that would...
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"My Pardonable Sin" February 23 Readings: Leviticus 24-25, Mark 3:13–35, Psalm 27:5–14, Proverbs 6:30-31

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Leviticus 24-25, Mark 3:13–35, Psalm 27:5–14, Proverbs 6:30-31        Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   My Pardonable Sin "Pastor, I think I may have committed an unpardonable sin."  Pastors have heard that fear expressed repeatedly since, I suppose, the Scriptures were first written. This passage (Mark 3:22-30) articulates something fearful, something aw...
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"Take Time to Be Holy" February 22 Readings: Leviticus 22-23, Mark 3:1–12, Psalm 27:1–4, Proverbs 6:25-29

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Leviticus 22-23, Mark 3:1–12, Psalm 27:1–4, Proverbs 6:25-29      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Take Time to Be Holy Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord; Abide in him always, and feed on his word. Make friends of God's children, help those who are weak, Forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek . The old hymn makes a pretty good point, doesn't it? We...
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"Friend of Sinners" February 21 Readings: Leviticus 20-21, Mark 2, Psalm 26:4–12, Proverbs 6:23-24

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Leviticus 20-21, Mark 2, Psalm 26:4–12, Proverbs 6:23-24      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Friend of Sinners The Pharisees were inflated with (self) righteous indignation at the shocking behavior of Jesus of Nazareth. They could not deny that he taught with an authority and power that they seemed to lack and that made them angry. And there was no den...
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"Because I AM" February 20 Readings: Leviticus 18-19, Mark 1:21–45, Psalm 26:1–3, Proverbs 6:20-22

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   Reading the Bible in 2025 Each day this year we will read a selection from the Old Testament, the New Testament, a portion of the Psalms, and part of Proverbs. By the end of the year, you will have read the entire Bible. We read this way to give you a bit of variety.  NOTE: If you get behind, do not give up. Read today's readings and try to catch up when you have a chance. The goal is not to "accomplish a task" but to meet God in his word. Read the word. Also, if you are short on time, READ GOD'S WORD and skip my devotional! Bible Readings:   Leviticus 18-19, Mark 1:21–45, Psalm 26:1–3, Proverbs 6:20-2 2      Scriptures linked to Bible Gateway in ESV version  Daily Devotional:   Because I AM “ Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy." Leviticus 19:2 This statement, repeated several times throughout the book, is the theme of Leviticus. It's not ...
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