Morning Reading: Psalm 16.1-2, 5, 7-8, 11 NLT

Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 11 NLT

Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. I said to the LORD, “You are my Master. Every good thing I have comes from you.”

LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.

You guard all that is mine. I will bless the LORD who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.

Morning Reading: Luke 18.1-8 NLT

Luke 18:1-8 NLT

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.

“There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.’ The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’”

Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly!

But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?”

Morning Reading: 2 John 1.5-6 NLT

2 John 1:5-6 NLT

“I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.“

Morning Reading: Luke 17.20-21 ESV

Luke 17:20-21 ESV

[Jesus was] asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”