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APRIL Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Mon 1 Deut. 19-20 / Luke 21 Tue 2 Deut. 21-23 / Luke 22 Wed 3 Deut. 24-26 / Luke 23 Thu 4 Deut. 27-28 / Luke 24 Fri 5 Deut. 29 / John 1 Sat 6 Deut. 30-31 Sun 7 Ps. 42-44; Prov. 9 Mon 8 Deut. 32-34 / John 2 Tue 9 Josh. 1-2 / John 3 Wed 10 Josh. 3-4 / John 4 Thu 11 Josh. 5-6 / John 5 Fri 12 Josh. 7-8 / John 6 Sat 13 Josh. 9-10 Sun 14 Ps. 45-48; Prov. 10:1-17 Mon 15 Josh. 11-13 / John 7 Tue 16 Josh. 14-15 / John 8 Wed 17 Josh. 16-18 / John 9 Thu 18 Josh. 19-20 / John 10 Fri 19 Josh. 21-22 / John 11 Sat 20 Josh. 23-24 Sun 21 Ps. 49-50; Prov. 10:18-32 Mon 22 Jdgs. 1-3 / John 12 Tue 23 Jdgs. 4-5 / John 13 Wed 24 Jdgs. 6-7 / John 14 Thur 25 Jdgs. 8-9 / John 15 Fri 26 Jdgs. 10-11 / John 16 Sat 27 Jdgs. 12-14 Sun 28 Ps. 51-55; Prov. 11:1-23 Mon 29 Jdgs. 15-17 / John 17 Tue 30 Jdgs. 18-19 / John 18 ********************************************* * * * * article from p. 15 continues * * * * Well, it’s time you settle these issues and anything else that comes up in your life that has an absolute biblical answer. Your salvation, your health, your deliverance, your prosperity, your relationships…every one of these has plenty of biblical foundation. You may be wondering, What about issues that involve direction for my life that don’t have a clear Bible answer? Well, I’ve had those questions, too. And The LORD’s answer is the same—settle it! The LORD is not holding back direction for your life. His WORD is clear on that as well. All you have to do is ask (Matthew 7:7; Luke 11:9; James 1:5). Just You and The LORD The LORD has led me to the Communion table to settle my issues, and it has always been an effective “settling” for me. I’m talking about you and The LORD Jesus getting together, alone. Take the time you need. Separate yourself unto The LORD. Go away with Him, if you need to. Locate the truth of His WORD on the issues that trouble you. Take the elements of Communion and serve yourself before The LORD. Let Him settle your heart on the truth about your issues. It may take you a few hours or a few days, along with several sessions of Communion. Whatever it takes for you personally, settle it! Maybe you didn’t realize you can do that. You’ve always thought only the pastor or a deacon could serve you Communion. Corporate Communion in a church setting is a great thing, and necessary for complete harmony in the Body of Christ. But, I realized years ago that as a king and priest before The LORD—which we all are—I can come to Him, and we can have Communion together as often as we like. Some people I’ve heard of, and some I know personally, take Communion privately every day with The LORD. They are people of great spiritual power and extraordinary revelation. The First Step In the day and age in which we live we must have the foundational principles of God’s WORD settled in our lives. The LORD has too much for us to do for us to still be wondering about anything that He has clearly spoken about in His WORD. He is strategically positioning us to be in our assigned places. He is connecting us to specifically appointed people for us to fulfill our work and ministry. So, now is the time to get our issues settled. We must settle our hearts about our personal relationship with The LORD and all He has provided for us to live our lives in the power of His Spirit. We must settle our marriage, our children and our family relationships. We must settle our personal habits, our health practices and God’s will about healing us. We must settle where and how we give and receive. We must settle the work and ministry The LORD has for us in this world. Now, all these are connected to an issue we must settle first. They all hang on the No. 1 question each of us must settle in our hearts. The question for many is about the integrity and reliability of God’s love. Do I truly believe God loves me? Am I truly convinced it is worth it for me to love Him with every part of my being and to unselfishly love the people He places in my life? Is It Worth the Effort? Is it worth my effort to keep this covenant of love? Well, let’s settle that question right now. 16 : BVOV

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