2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT)

FROM TODAY’S READING (4/20/2022)…

“Everyone has an ultimate authority in their lives, whether they are aware of it, or acknowledge it, or not. When you have conflicts and choices in life, whatever your ultimate default position is, is your ultimate authority.”

Dr. Richard Land

Christian Post Executive Editor

2 Timothy‬ ‭3:16-17‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

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Luke 10:30-37 (NLT)

FROM TODAY’S READING (4/19/2022)…

“Love for people, or lack of it, reveals the quality and effectiveness of the philosophy we hold. And from a Biblical perspective our love for people is even more revealing, because it actually reveals the authenticity and health of our relationship with God.”

R. Kent Hughes 

Luke‬ ‭10:30-37‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. 

“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. 

“Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’

“Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. 

The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” 

Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”

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1 Corinthians 10:31 (NLT)

FROM TODAY’S READING (4/18/2022)…

“All I'm trying to do is glorify God. And that's why I'm here. And that's why I'm in this position. And so, for me, it's not about a golf score."

Scottie Scheffler

2022 PGA Masters Champion

1 Corinthians‬ ‭10:31‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Colossians‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

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John 11:25-26 (NLT)

FROM TODAY’S READING (4/15/2022)…

EASTER THOT

“A dead Christ I must do everything for; a living Christ does everything for me.”

Andrew Murray (1828-1917)

John‬ ‭11:25-26‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) …I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die…

1 Peter‬ ‭1:3-4‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.

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1 Peter 1:3-9 (NLT)

FROM TODAY’S READING (4/14/2022)…

EASTER THOT

“Because of the empty tomb, we have peace. Because of His resurrection, we can have peace during even the most troubling of times because we know He is in control of all that happens in the world.”

Pastor Paul Chappell

Lancaster Baptist Church

1 Peter‬ ‭1:3-9‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. 

So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. 

You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

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Romans 1:20 (NLT)

FROM TODAY’S READING (4/13/2022)…

EASTER THOT

“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.”

Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Protestant Reformer

Romans‬ ‭1:20‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

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1 Corinthians 15:4-8 (NLT)

FROM TODAY’S READING (4/12/2022)…

EASTER THOT

“I went to a psychologist friend and said if 500 people claimed to see Jesus after he died, it was just a hallucination. He said hallucinations are an individual event. If 500 people have the same hallucination, that's a bigger miracle than the resurrection”

Lee Strobel

1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:3-8‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him.

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