Morning, July 18
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The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”  — Numbers 2:31
Bible League: Living His Word
To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.
— Isaiah 61:2 NIV

Is God calling you to be open to bigger things, to seeing yourself on new levels, going where you've never been, doing what you've never dreamed of? Yes, the devil will come to talk doubt. He will whisper, "You can't do this." People may tell you, "You can't make that dream come true. No one in your family has been so successful, so capable, so influential." But don't let that distort your vision. They can't see what you see. God did not put the dream in their heart.

Now do your part and envision growth, envision abundance, envision opportunity. Watch your growth in your spirit. Do not believe the lies of the devil or the lies of men. God will make a way where there is no way. He is the God who takes you by the hand and lifts you up. Start thanking God for new levels&mdashI'm growing, I'm being blessed, I'm walking in success every day; the Spirit of God is in me, over me, with me and around me; in the name of Jesus Christ, I believe and declare this.

I live in the year of the Lord's grace&mdashshackles will break, liberation and salvation will flow through me. The joy of the Lord is my strength.

Pastor Sabri Kasemi, Bible League International partner, Albania
Bible in a Year
Old Testament Reading
Psalm 25, 26, 27


Psalm 25 -- To you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

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Psalm 26 -- Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity.

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Psalm 27 -- The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear?

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New Testament Reading
Acts 20:17-38


Acts 20 -- Paul in Macedonia and Greece; Eutychus Raised; Paul's Farewell to Ephesian Elders

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Reading Plan Courtesy of Christian Classics Etherial Library.
Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion
Give us each day the food we need.
Insight
God's provision is daily, not all at once. We cannot store it up and then cut off communication with God. And we dare not be self-satisfied.
Challenge
If you are running low on strength, ask yourself, “How long have I been away from the Source?”
Morning and Evening by Spurgeon
Numbers 2:31  They shall go hindmost with their standards.

The camp of Dan brought up the rear when the armies of Israel were on the march. The Danites occupied the hindmost place, but what mattered the position, since they were as truly part of the host as were the foremost tribes; they followed the same fiery cloudy pillar, they ate of the same manna, drank of the same spiritual rock, and journeyed to the same inheritance. Come, my heart, cheer up, though last and least; it is thy privilege to be in the army, and to fare as they fare who lead the van. Some one must be hindmost in honor and esteem, some one must do menial work for Jesus, and why should not I? In a poor village, among an ignorant peasantry; or in a back street, among degraded sinners, I will work on, and "go hindmost with my standard."

The Danites occupied a very useful place. Stragglers have to be picked up upon the march, and lost property has to be gathered from the field. Fiery spirits may dash forward over untrodden paths to learn fresh truth, and win more souls to Jesus; but some of a more conservative spirit may be well engaged in reminding the church of her ancient faith, and restoring her fainting sons. Every position has its duties, and the slowly moving children of God will find their peculiar state one in which they may be eminently a blessing to the whole host.

The rear guard is a place of danger. There are foes behind us as well as before us. Attacks may come from any quarter. We read that Amalek fell upon Israel, and slew some of the hindmost of them. The experienced Christian will find much work for his weapons in aiding those poor doubting, desponding, wavering, souls, who are hindmost in faith, knowledge, and joy. These must not be left unaided, and therefore be it the business of well-taught saints to bear their standards among the hindmost. My soul, do thou tenderly watch to help the hindmost this day.

Daily Light on the Daily Path
John 10:3  "To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

2 Timothy 2:19  Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness."

Matthew 7:22,23  "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' • "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

Psalm 1:6  For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

Isaiah 49:16  "Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.

Nahum 1:7  The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

John 14:2,3  "In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. • "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.

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