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Going deeper...to go further

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 looking at the Christmas story alongside some passages that talk about the coming Messiah - Jesus - from the Old Testament. 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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Matthew 2:1-12

Escape from Herod1Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea during the time of king Herod. Wise men came to Jerusalem from the east asking:2"Where has the King of the Jews been born? We followed a star from the east and have come to worship Him."3This disturbed king Herod and those in authority in Jerusalem.4So Herod called together the chief priests and teachers of the law, asking them where the Messiah, the Christ, was to be born.5-6"In Bethlehem in Judea," they told him, "for the prophets predicted, 'You Bethlehem in the land of Judah are not the least in importance among the places of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'"7Then Herod contacted the wise men secretly to find out when exactly the star had appeared to them.8He then sent them to Bethlehem with these instructions: "Go and search carefully for the Child. When you find Him, report to me so that I also may come and worship Him."9They went as the king ordered, following the star they had seen in the east until it reached the place where the Child lay.10They were overjoyed to have the star to guide them.11When they entered the house they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and they bowed before Him in worship. Then they presented the gifts they had brought – gold, incense and myrrh.12However, they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and so they made their way back to their own country by another route.

1 John 1

The living One1I want to tell you about the Word of Life. He existed before time began. I and the other apostles heard Him, saw Him with our eyes; yes, we looked at Him and even touched Him with our hands when He became a Man and lived among us.2The One who is Life itself appeared; we saw this Life and I can testify to what He did. We tell you clearly that He is Eternal Life; He was with the Father in heaven and He came and revealed Himself to us.3-4So we speak to you of what we have seen and heard, for we are first-hand witnesses. We tell you these things so that you may share in His life with us. Yes, we share in the life of the Father and His Son Jesus Christ and it gives us great joy to tell you about these things.Walk in the light5This is the message, the revelation that we heard from Him and now reveal to you: God is Light; in Him there is no darkness at all.6If we claim to share in His Light and yet walk in spiritual darkness, we only lie and do not live according to the truth.7But if we walk in the Light, just as He is in the Light, we share in His Life together and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin, from everything we have done against His will.Confess sin8This does not mean that we never sin. If we claim such a thing we only deceive ourselves and the truth does not live in us.9Yet if we are honest with Him and confess our sins, He then forgives our sins and purifies us from everything that is not right in His eyes. He is always faithful and just to do this.10But if we claim we have no sin, and therefore have no need of forgiveness, that is tantamount to calling God a liar and is evidence that the truth of His Word has no place in our lives!
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