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Read Through the Bible NOVEMBER Old Testament / Psalms Tue 1 Jer. 50-51 / Ps. 88 Wed 2 Jer. 52; Lam. 1 / Ps. 89 Thu 3 Lam. 2-3 / Ps. 90 Fri 4 Lam. 4-5 / Ps. 91 Sat 5 Ezek. 1-3 / Ps. 92-93 Sun 6 Ezek. 4-5 / Ps. 94 Mon 7 Ezek. 6-7 / Ps. 95 Tue 8 Ezek. 8-9 / Ps. 96 Wed 9 Ezek. 10-11 / Ps. 97 Thu 10 Ezek. 12-13 / Ps. 98 Fri 11 Ezek. 14-15 / Ps. 99 Sat 12 Ezek. 16-18 / Ps. 100-101 Sun 13 Ezek. 19-20 / Ps. 102 Mon 14 Ezek. 21-22 / Ps. 103 Tue 15 Ezek. 23-24 / Ps. 104 Wed 16 Ezek. 25-26 / Ps. 105 Thu 17 Ezek. 27-28 / Ps. 106 Fri 18 Ezek. 29-30 / Ps. 107 Sat 19 Ezek. 31-33 / Ps. 108-109 Sun 20 Ezek. 34-35 / Ps. 110 Mon 21 Ezek. 36-37 / Ps. 111 Tue 22 Ezek. 38-39 / Ps. 112 Wed 23 Ezek. 40-41 / Ps. 113 Thu 24 Ezek. 42-43 / Ps. 114 Fri 25 Ezek. 44-45 / Ps. 115 Sat 26 Ezek. 46-48 / Ps. 116-117 Sun 27 Dan. 1-2 / Ps. 118 Mon 28 Dan. 3-4 / Ps. 119:1-24 Tue 29 Dan. 5-6 / Ps. 119:25-49 Wed 30 Dan. 7-8 / Ps. 119:50-72 “Read Through the Bible in a Year Plan” written by Marilyn Hickey, and used by permission. **************************************************************************** ***** article from p. 5 continues ***** Even as spiritual beginners, we were smart enough to know we had absolutely no interest in giving the devil that kind of free rein in our lives. So, we sat down together at the kitchen table and made a quality decision. We agreed that strife and division were no longer an option for us and determined, before The LORD, to keep them out of our home and our ministry at all costs. It’s been nearly 50 years since we made that decision, and we’ve never once regretted it. On the contrary, we’ve become even more grateful The LORD led us to make it because we’ve come to see how devastatingly destructive strife actually is. The WORD of God reveals it from Genesis to Revelation: Strife stops THE BLESSING of God and activates the curse—not only in our lives as individuals, but in entire churches, cities and nations. Throughout history, whenever a major move of God has broken out on this planet, the devil has pushed people to divide up and start fighting each other. He’s stirred up strife worldwide in an effort to stop the spread of the gospel and hinder the growth of the kingdom of God on earth. Wars, of one kind or another, have almost always accompanied the outpourings of God’s glory—and these days, it’s happening again. In addition to cultural conflicts, threats of war and acts of terrorism and violence are practically a daily occurrence. They dominate the headlines and the 24/7 media cycle. And, the more they’re reported, the bigger the problem grows. Now, as in days gone by, the devil is doing the same old thing. (He doesn’t have anything new.) Only this time, he’s in a more desperate position than ever before. His time on this earth is running out (Revelation 12:12). Jesus is coming soon, and the Church has begun to step into the ultimate, end-time outpouring of God’s glory. I don’t know how much evidence you’ve seen of it from where you’re sitting, but I travel all over the world and can verify that a massive end-time harvest of souls is underway (Matthew 13:47-50). At this very moment, the gospel is being preached in places and among people the devil thought he had permanently locked up in spiritual darkness. God is doing supernatural, over-the-top things all across this planet. His kingdom is on the move, and obviously, the devil is frantic to stop it! It’s really no wonder the world is in an uproar right now. These are biblical times. We’ve reached the last of the last days, and the events Jesus prophesied about in the Scriptures are happening. We’re seeing unfold before our eyes the very things He warned His disciples about in Matthew 24, when they asked Him about the signs of the end of the age. “Take heed that no man deceive you,” He said. “For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places” (verses 4-7). Notice, Jesus said in the last days nation will rise against nation. The Greek word translated nation is ethnos. It’s a word that refers to ethnicities or races, groups of people who share the same skin color, nationality or way of thinking. Let me ask you something: What do we call it today when people of one race or ethnicity rise up in hate against those of another race? We call it racism, don’t we? But racism isn’t really a Bible word. The Scriptures don’t use it because from God’s perspective, racism isn’t a thing, it’s a spirit. It’s the spirit of division, the Greek word dichostasia indicates its work is “dissension, division and sedition.” It’s a work of the devil himself and the demonic emissaries he sends out to do his divisionary work. By contrast, God’s work is peace, unity, harmony and joy (John 14:27; Romans 14:17). 6 : BVOV

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