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Going deeper...to go further

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 focusing on verses about building and growing in faith. 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.

Faith

  • We come into a living and vital relationship with God through faith in all that Jesus Christ has done in His cross and resurrection.
  • Trust in God without which it is impossible to please Him.
  • Jesus exercised faith during His ministry and taught His disciples to live by faith.
  • Faith is an on-going, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
  • Faith is believing God’s Word and therefore putting it into practice, and trusting the Holy Spirit to be our enabler in every situation.
  • Many rewards come through such a faith.
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1 Peter 1:3-9

Our inheritance in Christ3The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is to be praised for all He has done for us. He has given us a new birth through the great mercy He has shown us. He has given us a living hope so we can look to the future with great expectation because Jesus Christ has been raised triumphantly from the dead.4He has given us an inheritance that can never be ruined, taken from us or even reduced in any way, the inheritance kept for you in heaven.Faith tried and tested5Meanwhile, because of your faith in Him, God shields you by His power until the full realisation of the salvation that shall be revealed at the end of time.6So you have much that causes you to rejoice, even though at present there are many different trials and setbacks that have caused you grief.7But these have only been allowed so that your faith can be demonstrated as genuine and well-founded. This proves that your faith is of much greater value than gold, which also has to be refined by fire. Yes, your faith will enable you to be one with Jesus Christ when He is revealed in His full praise, glory and honour.The era of grace8You have never seen Him in the flesh, yet still you love Him. Even though you cannot see Him physically now, you still believe in Him and are filled with a tremendous sense of glorious joy!9For even now you are in the process of receiving the objective of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 4:12-19

12My dear friends, it is not surprising that you have to suffer painful trials at times; it is not that something strange or unexpected is happening to you when you do so.13Rather rejoice that you are participating in suffering for Christ, so that you will participate in the great joy there will be when He is revealed in glory!14You are blessed if you are insulted for the name of Christ. Remember, God's Spirit and His glory remain upon you.15Of course, you should not suffer for the wrong reasons, because you are a murderer, a thief, some kind of criminal or just a busybody.16But there is nothing of which to be ashamed if you suffer because you are a Christian. You should praise God for the privilege, even if sometimes it is costly!17You see, this is a time of judgment and it has begun among God's own people, His family. But what we experience is as nothing compared with the judgment that will come on those who do not obey God's gospel.18For it is written: "If it is difficult for godly people to be saved, what will the outcome be for the ungodly and the ­sinner?"19Therefore, those who suffer through obeying God's will should place themselves in the hands of this faithful Creator and continue to walk in ways that please Him.
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