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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 looking at the different things Paul writes about in Romans chapter 12 which we encourage you to read regularly throughout the month. To help unpack the truths found in this chapter we've put some passages that you can meditate on alongside this to help you apply the Word to your life. 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.

Below you’ll see what we’re reading today. To go forward or back a day in our reading plan use the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons.

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2 Peter 1

Escape from corruption1From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To those who have obtained a faith as precious as ours in believing the full acceptance we have in our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.2May grace and peace be given you abundantly through your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.3Through His divine power He has given us all we need for life and godliness, because we know Him personally. He has called us to live for His glory and in His goodness, by which He has given us such great and precious promises.4So we have become those who share in His divine nature and escape from the corruption caused by desiring what the world desires.5-7For this reason, make every effort to add goodness to your faith and to add knowledge to your goodness, self-control to your knowledge, perseverance to your self-control and holiness to your perseverance. Add friendship for the brethren to your holiness and to that friendship add God's love.8If all these qualities abound in you, they will prevent you from being ineffective and unproductive in your relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.9For whoever lacks these things is blind and has forgotten that his past sins have been forgiven.10-11Therefore, my brothers, be more eager to stand firm in the reality of your calling and election, for by doing so you will never fail and you will receive a wonderful welcome into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.Beware of false teachers12Therefore I intend to keep reminding you of these things, even though you already know them and are now well established in the truth.13-14I consider it right, while I remain in this body, to stir you by reminding you of these truths; for I know that it will not be long before I will put this body aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.15I wanted to be sure that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.16For we did not tell you cleverly devised stories when we revealed the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we were eye-witnesses of His majesty.17For when He received honour and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the majestic glory, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."18And we heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain (where He was transfigured before our eyes).19And we can verify the words the prophets spoke about Him, and you will do well to take careful note of such words. They are like a light shining in a murky place, anticipating the dawning of a new day when the morning-star rises in your hearts.20-21You must understand that no prophecy in scripture is fulfilled by self-interpretation, because no genuine prophecy came from man's will but because men were inspired by the Spirit, and so spoke from God.

1 Samuel 7

1So the men of Kiriath Jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord. They brought it to Abinadab’s house on the hill and consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the Lord. 2The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time—twenty years in all.Then all the people of Israel turned back to the Lord. 3So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.” 4So the Israelites put away their Baals and Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only. 5Then Samuel said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.” 6When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” Now Samuel was serving as leader of Israel at Mizpah. 7When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines. 8They said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines.” 9Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him. 10While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites. 11The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the way to a point below Beth Kar. 12Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 13So the Philistines were subdued and they stopped invading Israel’s territory. Throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines. 14The towns from Ekron to Gath that the Philistines had captured from Israel were restored to Israel, and Israel delivered the neighboring territory from the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. 15Samuel continued as Israel’s leader all the days of his life. 16From year to year he went on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places. 17But he always went back to Ramah, where his home was, and there he also held court for Israel. And he built an altar there to the Lord.
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