Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 107 Q. Since loving others is the fulfillment of the law, and love "is not self-seeking" and "keeps no record (1 Cor. 13:5)," you'll never completely fulfill God's law. Jesus indicates that the righteousness of His disciples must surpass that of the Pharisees (Matt. 5:17

Daniel 3:16–25 (NIV) CONTEXT: King Nebuchadnezzar has ordered his entire kingdom to bow down and worship young men refuse to do so, so the king threatens to throw them in a blazing furnace unless they comply. 16 replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 Here are some excerpts, but the whole thing is worth reading: 1 And they walked about in the midst of Today: Acts 16

Read / Listen Listen to passage & devotional: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 105 Q. Jesus has shown you; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

Isaiah 49:1-7 CONTEXT: This passage is one of four "Servant Songs" in the book of Isaiah that point forward God "forms in the womb" (v1, 5), or as Psalm 139:13 puts it, God knits people together.

In James 5:12, James is restating this same teaching for the recipients of his letter. While these types of oaths are not as common as they were in the 1st century, there are still remnants ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: Our Father, who answers every promise He's made with "YES" in Christ (2 Cor. 1: integrity; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 2 Corinthians 11

The New Testament makes clear (Rom. 5 & 1 Cor. 15) that Adam wasn't just an independent contractor, but "In Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive (1 Cor. 15:22)." ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Matthew 14

light of Christ in you; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

not your own desires; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

The warning Jesus shares in Matthew 7:15 is to be aware of false prophets. corresponds to His image; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - 1

Revelation 18:21-19:2 (NIV) 21  Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone blood of prophets and of God’s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.” 19 Today: Revelation 18 Help share & promote the 2025 Bible reading plan based on the Canons of Dordt