1 Corinthians 15:51-53

1 Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:51-53

1 Verse: Verse 53. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for overcoming even death. Our bodies are frail, our flesh is weak, our lives wear out -- but Your love is sure and strong and everlasting. Thank You for promising us resurrection to new life with You. But as I wait for my body to be made anew, please help me to live according to the new spirit and heart and life You have already born in me by faith in Christ.

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Tomorrow's passage: Revelation 1:4-8

1 John 5:1-5

1 Passage: 1 John 5:1-5

1 Verse: Verse 4. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for the victory that overcomes the world. Thank You that the victory comes through faith. You know we couldn't win it any other way. Help me to have the faith I need to overcome the things of this world that threaten to defeat me. Remind me again and again what it means to be born of You -- to be Your child, in Your family, Your very own son.

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Tomorrow's passage: 1 Corinthians 15:51-53

John 11:18-26

1 Passage: John 11:18-26

1 Verse: Verse 24. Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for the assurances of Your word that promise us eternal life forever with You. But forgive me for sometimes failing to recognize that Your promises are for the present and not just the future. Like Martha, I let what I know get in the way of what You ask me to believe. Your promises aren't intended to work that way. They are intended to build up my faith in You, not put it off. Help me to believe in You not only for the for the future end of all things, but also for the immediate needs of the present moment, however great or small.

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Tomorrow's passage: 1 John 5:1-5

John 10:27-30

1 Passage: John 10:27-30

1 Verse: Verse 29. "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand."

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for reminding me this morning that You are greater than all. No matter what I come up against, or what comes up against me, I know it is never able to compete with You. I am safe and secure in Your hand and nothing could ever change that. Nothing could snatch me out of Your hand. Please help me to be strong in believing this when I am faced with challenges that threaten to overwhelm me. You are greater than all. Nothing and no one is able to snatch me out of Your hand. Thank You, Father.

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Tomorrow's passage: John 11:18-26

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

1 Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

1 Verse: Verse 19. namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

1 Prayer: Thank You, Father, for reconciling us to Yourself. You are the one who reestablishes our relationship and not on the basis of my righteousness, but in the perfect righteousness of Christ. Thank You for not counting my sins, nor holding them against me. And not just mine, but the sins of the whole world. That is a good word to have committed to us. Please help me to live in the reality of our reconciliation, and help me to speak the same reconciliation into others' lives.

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Tomorrow's passage: John 10:27-30

Acts 1:7-11

1 Passage: Acts 1:7-11

1 Verse: Verse 9. And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

1 Prayer: Father, You say that faith is the conviction of things unseen, and here is a prime example. That cloud is still keeping Jesus out of sight. Even when I think I have caught a glimpse of Him by faith, it seems to vanish while I am still looking on. Help me not to trust in what I see or don't see. Help me to trust in what You say.

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Tomorrow's passage: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Hebrews 11:1-6

1 Passage: Hebrews 11:1-6

1 Verse: Verse 6. And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

1 Prayer: Father, please increase my faith. Help me to trust in and hope for the things I don't yet see. I believe You reward those who seek You. But I keep looking for my reward all the same. Teach me to seek You even when the reward doesn't appear, when the payoff is unseen, when the benefit is hoped for but not yet here. Thank You, Father.

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Tomorrow's passage: Acts 1:7-11