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Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we’re reading some passages about the victory and overcoming alongside a chapter of Acts each day.. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

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Romans 8:37-39

37No, in all these things we are more than victorious through Him, for He has already won the victory for us and demonstrated such love for us.38-39I am totally convinced that death cannot separate us from Him or His love. Neither can anything that could ever happen to us in this life! No angels can stand in the way of God's personal love for us, nor can any demons prevent that love. Nothing in the present, nor anything that could happen in the future, would be able to destroy God's love for us. There is no spiritual power, nor any created power, that will ever be able to separate us from God's love for us that has already been so clearly expressed in Christ Jesus our Lord!

Scripture quoted by permission. The passage above is taken from THE TRUTH VERSION. Copyright © 2009 by Colin Urquhart. All rights reserved worldwide. (The Truth New Testament)

Acts 9

Saul's conversion1Meanwhile, Saul was still making dire threats against the Lord's disciples.2He asked the high priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, giving him authority to take as prisoners anyone he found there who belonged to the 'Way of Jesus', whether men or women. He would then bring them to Jerusalem.3As he neared Damascus, suddenly a brilliant light shone from heaven and seemed to envelop him.4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him: "Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting Me?"5"Who are You, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," came the reply.6"Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do."7Those travelling with Saul stood speechless; they heard the voice yet saw no-one.8Saul rose from the ground, but discovered that he had gone blind; he had to be led by the hand into Damascus.9He remained blind for three days and did not eat or drink anything during that time.10There was a disciple in Damascus called Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision: "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord" he answered.11The Lord told him: "You are to go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for Saul of Tarsus, who is praying there.12In a vision he has seen a man called Ananias coming to lay hands on him to restore his sight."13Ananias answered: "Lord, I have heard many reports of this man, how he has done much harm to Your saints in Jerusalem.14And now he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all those who call on Your name."15But the Lord said to Ananias: "Go! I have chosen this man to be My instrument in bringing the truth about Me to the non-Jewish people and their rulers, as well as to the people of Israel.16And I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of My name."Saul filled with the Holy Spirit17So Ananias went to the house. On entering, he placed his hands on Saul saying: "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me to restore your sight and so that you may be filled with the Holy Spirit."18-20Immediately it was as if scales fell from Saul's eyes and he could see again. He was then baptised and soon regained his strength once he had eaten. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus, preaching in the synagogues that Jesus is God's Son.21Everyone who heard him was amazed and queried, "Isn't this the man who has caused such destruction among the believers in Jesus in Jerusalem? Did he not come here to take His followers to the chief priests as prisoners?"22Yet Saul's preaching increased in power and to the Jews of Damascus he proved, to their consternation, that Jesus is the Christ.23-24After some time, the Jewish leaders decided to kill Saul, but he learned of their plans. They kept a close watch on the city gates both day and night in order to murder him.25So one night some fellow believers lowered him in a basket through an opening in the city wall.Saul meets the apostles26Saul tried to join the disciples when he arrived back in Jerusalem; but they were all suspicious of him. They did not believe that he had become a true disciple.27However, Barnabas brought him to the apostles. He related to them how, on the journey to Damascus, Saul had encountered the Lord, who had spoken to him personally. He told them of how he had preached fearlessly there in the name of Jesus.28So Saul remained with the apostles and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.29When he debated with the Grecian Jews, they plotted to kill him.30When the other believers heard of this, they took Saul to Caesarea from where they sent him home to Tarsus.The gospel spreads as Peter performs miracles31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria had a time of peace when it could gather strength and increase in numbers. The believers were encouraged by all the Holy Spirit was doing among them and they lived in the fear of the Lord.32While travelling around the country, Peter went to visit the saints in Lydda.33He found there a man called Aeneas, who was paralysed and had been bed-ridden for eight years.34Peter said to him: "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!" Immediately Aeneas was healed.35Everyone living in Lydda and Sharon turned to the Lord when they saw Aeneas walking around completely healed.36There was a disciple in Joppa named Tabitha, otherwise known as Dorcas. She was continually doing good by serving others, especially helping the poor.37But she became sick and died. Her body was washed and laid upstairs.38The disciples in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, which was nearby. So they sent two brothers to him to beg him to come immediately to Joppa.39Peter went with them and on his arrival at the house was taken immediately to the upstairs room. All the widows had gathered to mourn and showed Peter the clothes Dorcas had made for the poor.40Peter asked them all to leave the room. He sank to his knees and prayed. Then he turned to the dead woman and said: "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, saw Peter and sat up.41Peter took her by the hand and helped her to stand. Then he called in the other believers and widows and presented her to them, alive and well!42News of this spread throughout Joppa and many became believers in the Lord.43So Peter prolonged his stay there, living with Simon, a leather-worker.

Scripture quoted by permission. The passage above is taken from THE TRUTH VERSION. Copyright © 2009 by Colin Urquhart. All rights reserved worldwide. (The Truth New Testament)

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