Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

This sets the Trinitarian nature of the Godhead into the concrete of the everlasting Word. It sets the definition of a disciple to be one who has been baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. No Quibbling!

I remember the LORD’s Day afternoon, a hot afternoon in July,1949, Knoxville, IL when Brother Al Larson baptized me in a shiny new stock-tank. Did I realize the importance of the Day? Probably not, but if not, why is it so clear 73 years later? The existence of the memory is a measure of its significance.

Do you remember that day? The Day of Your Baptism?

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Reading

Morning Psalm 12, Noon Psalm 119:97-104, Evening Psalm 93, If you follow this regimen, you will pray through the Psalms every 47 days or just under 8 times per year.

An alternate Reading Plan is based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures. My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation. This plan, over a several year period will result in an average reading of the entire Bible in slightly over twice per year. I've been following this plan since 1989 and still find the mixture of Scriptures presented each day to be a delightful way to end my day. The NLB app has a scheduling tool that assists greatly in keeping track of the reading list.

Or set your own reading schedule up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits. But a daily time in the Word of the LORD is an absolute.

Suggested Supplementary Reading

Our Dance With Grace, Spending the Day With God, by Rev. Gerald Skillicorn, Kindle Press. Jerry’s writing, as is characteristic with his life, bubbles over with his joy of being in the presence of the LORD, God, the Almighty.