Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and

Romans 4:5 (NIV) 4  Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation important currency there is: the perfect righteousness God requires to be at peace with Him (Romans 5:1)

above worldly gain; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John

1 Thessalonians 5:12-15 (NIV) 12  Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who Today: John 5

Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - John 18

The great reformer, John Calvin, mentions three big reasons you must regularly be present to hear the knowledge of the gospel; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 gospel; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1 Corinthians 1

God always fulfills His promises at the time set by Him. 1 Chronicles 17:10-14 (NIV) CONTEXT: David is Summary The word house, both in the original Hebrew 1 Chronicles was written in, and in today's English But as we read it here in 1 Chronicles, the word 'house' doesn't mean either of those things. Let this ancient fulfilled promise that you've read in 1 Chronicles fuel your faith as you eagerly anticipate

John describes that here when he writes, "there was no longer any sea." What a picture John communicates as he describes the almighty creator of the universe tenderly wiping John describes those who will be there using two broad strokes: The thirsty (v6): Those who long for John uses the same word here in Revelation 21:7 to describe God's people that he used to recount Jesus words in John 16:33 ("take heart, because I have overcome the world.")

Psalm 51:1–12 (NIV) 51 For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 

God gives them two overarching commands: 1) Pray for their new city, which is what grabs our attention