July 3

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24

Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
24. A M T H F M S H F A T I A F T S C T A B

Notes on verse:

Some of the best advice I ever received in my life was: If you want to be loved, you must love the other fellow first. This is why you see one person with many friends and another with none. The humble person, who goes out of his way to be friendly, will have more friends than they can count.

Conversely, the person who makes friends too easily and indiscriminately does so to his own destruction.

The best friend you can have loves you, not because of what you have done, but in spite of what you have done. Their love has no conditions attached.

This is the kind of love Jesus had for all of us when He came and died on the cross for us while we were yet in sin. He died for us and saved us, not because we were worthy, but because He loved us.

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

July 3

Today's Bible Reading Plan selections can be found below. If you don't have a Bible with you, just click the references to read each passage online:

Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5-6  —  7.5 minutes
Psalms 126  —  1.0 minute

New Testament
Luke 7:36-50  —  4.0 minutes
Colossians 2:1-7  —  2.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 14.5 minutes