July 1st Congrats on getting to this mid point of the year. Read to know Him and plan to read every day until death or the rapture.Plan to pray without ceasing. Look for the handiwork of The LORD in things and people. Seek to be a blessing. Practice stewardship. Share your testimony daily. Try telling your testimony to The Lord. Try to write out your prayers.Be saved,joyful,useful,happy,looking and waiting for Him.

2nd Kings 18:13-19:37 Read carefully the prayers of King Hezekiah.The use of psywar by the enemy is effective and may cause uninformed and poorly trained people to panic and run where there is no enemy. How do you get relief from the onslaughts of Satan? Perhaps this would be a good time to be grateful that we have an intercessor.Can we learn a lesson of fearing GOD from reading that 185,000 men died in one night at the hand of the angel of The LORD?Look at the promises made by The LORD concerning Jerusalem. It is a sad report reading about the kings and their sons who hate GOD and dad and kill. Take these reports as fact and learn about our past so that we don't get overtaken by our lust and covetousness.Even when they went astray, there was a remnant and GOD said they would escape,take root downward and bear fruit upward. Fact. When we can't see His hand, trust His heart. We are winners.

Acts 21:1-17 Have you ever opened your home for a visiting missionary? If not, why not? Today we get more insight into Paul's heart and see his determination to run the race and to finish his course. How is your race doing? Stewardship is always on Paul's mind. Read to know Him and learn how He treats His children. He loves us!

Psalm 149:1-9 Do you have a song of praise? Since we started with Psalm 145 we have been concentrating on extolling and blessing GOD. Have you thought about Him today? How many attributes have you found this week? Read and pray that these sayings will sink down into your ears. Hear Him. Selah. Maranatha. Amen.

Proverbs 18:8 Now is a good time to make things right.Forgive them who have said things about you. Practice treating others as Jesus has treated you. Ouch! Can we say,"Dear LORD, I want to forgive those busybodies"? If not, why not? How do you connect this proverb and the reading of 2nd Kings today? What is a talebearer? What kind of person mocks GOD? Please don't be "causal" with GOD or His Names. Amen. pj