Morning Reading: Psalm 100 – “be thankful“

Psalm 100:1-5 NKJV

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

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Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,  And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth  endures to all generations.

Morning Reading: Psalm 136 NLT

Psalm 136 NLT

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
   His faithful love endures forever.

Give Thanks

Give thanks to the God of gods.
   His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords.
  His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles.
 His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully.
   His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters.
   His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights — the sun to rule the day, and the moon and stars to rule the night.
   His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt.
   His faithful love endures forever.
He brought Israel out of Egypt.
   His faithful love endures forever.
He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm.
   His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea.
   His faithful love endures forever.
He led Israel safely through, but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
   His faithful love endures forever.
Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness.
   His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings.
   His faithful love endures forever.
He killed powerful kings — Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan.
   His faithful love endures forever.
God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance — a special possession to his servant Israel.
   His faithful love endures forever.

He remembered us in our weakness.
   His faithful love endures forever.
He saved us from our enemies.
   His faithful love endures forever.
He gives food to every living thing.
   His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of heaven.
   His faithful love endures forever.

Morning Reading: Revelation 4.8-11 NLT

Revelation 4:8-11 NLT

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Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out.

Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty — the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”

Whenever the living beings give glory and honor and thanks to the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever), the twenty-four elders fall down and worship the one sitting on the throne (the one who lives forever and ever).

And they lay their crowns before the throne and say, “You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”

Morning Reading: Revelation 3.14, 19-22 NLT

Revelation 3:14, 19-22 NLT

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation:

I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.

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“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”

Morning Reading: Revelation 2.1-7 NLT

Revelation 2:1-7 NLT

“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus….

“I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.

“You have patiently suffered for me without quitting.

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“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first! Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first….

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.“