July 8

TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20

Memorize this Verse:
Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.
20. A J S U T B O Y U F V I S U Y I Y H F A A G O M S Y S S U T M R H T Y P A I S R A N S B I U Y

Notes on verse:

“Faith as a grain of mustard seed”: True faith, by Christ’s definition, always involves surrender to the will of God. What He was teaching here is nothing like positive-thinking psychology. He was saying that both the source and the object of all genuine faith, even the weak, mustard-seed variety, is God. And “nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37).

“Nothing shall be impossible”: Here, Christ assumes the qualifying thought that is explicitly added by (1 John 5:14); what we ask for must be “according to His will.”

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

July 8
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 17-19  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 132  —  3.0 minutes

New Testament
Luke 9:1-17  —  4.5 minutes
Colossians 4:1-9  —  2.0 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 17.5 minutes