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Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're reading a chapter from the New Testament and one from the Old Testament each day As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

Below you’ll see what we’re reading today. To go forward or back a day in our reading plan use the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons.

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1 Peter 2

1Because this is the case, get rid of all hatred of others, of all desires to see them hurt or wronged. Be rid of all deceit and hypocrisy or jealousy. And never speak evil of others in any way.2-3Because you have received your second birth, you are to be as new born babies who long for pure spiritual milk that will nourish you and enable you to grow in the process of salvation, which began in you when you first tasted the Lord's goodness.Christ, the Living Stone4You have turned to Him, the Living Stone that was rejected by men but chosen by God and is precious to Him.5So now you are to be living stones yourselves that God can build into a spiritual dwelling place for Himself. You have become a holy priesthood because of all you offer to God through your faith in Jesus Christ, spiritual sacrifices that please Him. For it is written in scripture:6"Look and see, I lay in Zion a chosen and precious Cornerstone. Anyone who trusts in Him will never be ashamed."7-8This Stone is so precious to you, but not to those who do not believe in Jesus. This Stone that the builders rejected became the Keystone; so to those who do not believe, "He is a Stone that causes men to stumble and a Rock that makes them fall." It is because they disobey the message given them that they stumble, and so are destined for the condemnation that is inevitable for those who reject their means of salvation.A chosen people9By contrast, see what you have become, people chosen by God Himself. You are a royal priesthood because you offer your lives in sacrifice as those who live in the King. You are a holy nation, not a nation with geographical boundaries but a people set apart for God, a people who truly belong to Him.Why has God done all this for you? So that you can declare with your mouths and by the way you live, the praises of this wonderful God who called you out of darkness and has brought you into His wonderful light.10There was a time when you did not belong to these people who form God's Kingdom on earth; but now each of you is one of God's people. Before you did not experience His mercy; but now you are who you are because of that mercy.11So I implore you, my dear friends, because you are strangers and do not belong to this world, refuse to yield to any sinful desires that will only fight against the well-being of your souls.12Give such an example to the ungodly among whom you live, that they will see God's goodness in your lives, even when they bring all manner of false accusations against you. For your example will help them to embrace the glory of God that is to be revealed when Christ returns.Set a good example13-14Set a good example by having a submissive attitude to all those in authority over you. You are to do this for the Lord's sake, whether you have to submit to the king or the president as the supreme authority, or to those who govern you. For God creates order so that those who do wrong are punished and those who do right are commended.15God's purpose is that you silence those who speak as fools in ignorance of the truth; that you silence them by the example of goodness that you set.16This is true freedom, to live obediently in ways that please the Lord. But do not use the freedom He has given you as a front for evil. Live as true servants of God, who show proper respect to everyone.17Of course, you are to love all your fellow believers. But you also are to live in fear of God, in reverent awe of Him and submission to His will. And you are to honour the secular authorities.18In the workplace, then, have a good, humble and submissive attitude towards those to whom you are accountable. Treat your bosses with respect, not only those who are considerate and treat you well, but even those who are hard task masters.19You will be commended for maintaining a positive witness in the face of those who deal unjustly with you, because you want to glorify God who is present with you in every situation.20There is no credit in being punished for doing what is wrong. But if you suffer unjustly and even endure that for a time, God will commend you for this.21In fact, this is the life to which you have been called, that reflects the way Christ suffered for you. He has set you an example that you are to follow, for you are to walk in His steps!22"He never sinned. Neither did He ever deceive by what He said."23So when Christ was insulted, instead of retaliating He remained silent. When He suffered He issued no threats; instead He placed Himself in God's hands, knowing that He always deals justly with everyone.24This is He who took all our sins upon Himself when He hung on the cross, so that now we might die to a life of sin and live in ways that are right and pleasing to God. It is through His wounds that we are healed and set free completely.25You used to wander around like lost sheep, but now you have turned to the One who is your Shepherd, who oversees your souls because of His concern for your welfare.

Joshua 11

1When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Akshaph, 2and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west; 3to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites below Hermon in the region of Mizpah. 4They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots—a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore. 5All these kings joined forces and made camp together at the Waters of Merom to fight against Israel. 6The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.” 7So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them, 8and the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left. 9Joshua did to them as the Lord had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots. 10At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword. (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.) 11Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed, and he burned Hazor itself. 12Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded. 13Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds—except Hazor, which Joshua burned. 14The Israelites carried off for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but all the people they put to the sword until they completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed. 15As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses. 16So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country, all the Negev, the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills, 17from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, to Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and put them to death. 18Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time. 19Except for the Hivites living in Gibeon, not one city made a treaty of peace with the Israelites, who took them all in battle. 20For it was the Lord himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 21At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir and Anab, from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns. 22No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza, Gath and Ashdod did any survive. 23So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.
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