MONDAY, 8-4-25

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready to begin a new week.

Verse of the Day

Prayer Focus

Let’s pray for teachers as they are now in the process of making plans for a new year and possibly a new grade level and/or new subjects. What an important job they have as they begin a year of teaching and influencing young lives! Pray for them to work hard not only to teach, but also to guide young lives.

Daily Bible Reading

August 4
I Chronicles 12-14

Additional Bible Reading

‘My Father Showed You’

In Matthew 16:17-19, Jesus blesses Simon Peter for recognizing him as the Messiah, the Son of the living God, which was revealed to him by God the Father. Jesus then declares that he will build his church on this “rock” (Peter’s faith), and that the powers of death will not overcome it. He also gives Peter the “keys of the kingdom of heaven,” meaning Peter will have authority to determine what is acceptable in God’s kingdom based on his teachings.