Matthew Rader

  • Day 174 - Guard My Mouth

    Psalm 141:3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. I have a tendency to say things that get me into trouble that I later regret. I probably have more difficulty controlling…

    Created 3 months ago

    Psalm 141:3 (NIV)

  • Day 174

    Psalm 141:3 (NIV)
    Set a guard over my mouth, lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Day 173 - Shield my head

    Psalm 140:7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, You shield my head in the day of battle. I am so weak and defenseless without the Lord's protection. As go about my day to day tasks I tend to just focus…

    Created 3 months ago

    Psalm 140:7 (NIV)

  • Day 173

    Psalm 140:7 (NIV)
    Sovereign lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Day 172 - Search me Lord

    Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. This should be my morning prayer,…

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 139:23 (NIV), Psalm 139:24 (NIV)

  • Day 173

    Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
    Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Day 171 - Free from every sin

    Acts 13:38-39 Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you…

    Created 4 months ago

    Acts 13:38 (NIV), Acts 13:39 (NIV)

  • Day 17-

    Acts 13:38-39 (NIV)
    "Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Day 170

    1 Kings 20:28 (NIV)
    The man of God came up and told the king of Israel, "This is what the lord says: 'Because the Arameans think the lord is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver this vast army into your hands, and you will know that I am the lord.'"

    Created 4 months ago

  • Day 170 - God is god over everything

    1 Kings 20:28 The man of God came up and told the king of Israel, "This is what the Lord says: 'Because the Arameans think the Lord is a god of the hills and not a god of the valleys, I will deliver…

    Created 4 months ago

    1 Kings 20:28 (NIV)

  • Day 169 - Just drop it

    Proverbs 17:14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. This verse hits very close to home, it pokes me right in my ungodly pride. It's so hard for…

    Created 5 months ago

    Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)

  • Day 169

    Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)
    Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Day 168 - God's sovereignty

    Psalm 135:6-7 The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and…

    Created 5 months ago

    Psalm 135:6 (NIV), Psalm 135:7 (NIV)

  • Day 168

    Psalm 135:6-7 (NIV)
    The lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Acts 11:18

    Acts 11:18 (NIV)
    When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, "So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life."

    Created 5 months ago

  • Day 167 - God loves all people

    Acts 10:34, 35 Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. This is one of the…

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 10:34 (NIV), Acts 10:35 (NIV)

  • Day 167

    Acts 10:34-35 (NIV)
    Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism

    Created 5 months ago

  • Acts 10:43

    Acts 10:43 (NIV)
    All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

    Created 5 months ago

  • 1 Kings 17:22-23

    1 Kings 17:22-23 (NIV)
    The lord heard Elijah's cry, and the boy's life returned to him, and he lived.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Day 166 - A devout Christian

    Acts 10:2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. Honestly I don't know what being a devout Christian truly looks like. Cornelius…

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 10:2 (NIV)

  • Day 166

    Acts 10:2 (NIV)
    He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Day 165 - Reputation

    Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. What a great reputation to have, being a disciple that always does…

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 9:36 (NIV)

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    Acts 9:36 (NIV)
    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Acts 9:36

    Acts 9:36 (NIV)
    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Day 164 - Solomon's Folly

    1 Kings 11:6-8 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done. On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the…

    Created 6 months ago

    1 Kings 11:6 (NIV), 1 Kings 11:7 (NIV), 1 Kings 11:8 (NIV)

  • Day 164

    1 Kings 11:6-8 (NIV)
    So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the lord; he did not follow the lord completely, as David his father had done.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Day 163 - Hoping and Waiting for the Lord

    Psalm 130:3-5 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in…

    Created 6 months ago

    Psalm 130:3 (NIV), Psalm 130:4 (NIV), Psalm 130:5 (NIV)

  • Day 163

    Psalm 130:3-5 (NIV)
    If you, lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

    Created 6 months ago

  • Proverbs 17:3

    Proverbs 17:3 (NIV)
    The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the lord tests the heart.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Acts 8:35

    Acts 8:35 (NIV)
    Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Day 162 - There is no God like you

    1 Kings 8:23 Lord, the God of Israel, there is no god like You in heaven above or on earth below—You who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way. It's so…

    Created 6 months ago

    1 Kings 8:23 (NIV)

  • Day 162

    1 Kings 8:23 (NIV)
    and said: "lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Day 161

    Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)
    Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

    Created 6 months ago

  • 1 Kings 8:58

    1 Kings 8:58 (NIV)
    May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors.

    Created 6 months ago

  • 1 Kings 8:23

    1 Kings 8:23 (NIV)
    and said: "lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Day 161 - Strength in patience

    Proverbs 16:32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. I struggle a lot with patience sometimes and at times self-control. The Lord has shown me that…

    Created 6 months ago

    Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)

  • Day 160 - If it's not of the Lord it's in vain

    Psalm 127:1-2 Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for…

    Created 6 months ago

    Psalm 127:1 (NIV), Psalm 127:2 (NIV)

  • Day 160

    Psalm 127:1-2 (NIV)
    Unless the lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Day 159 - Knowledge of nature

    1 Kings 4:33 He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. I've always had such an interest in…

    Created 6 months ago

    1 Kings 4:33 (NIV)

  • Day 159

    1 Kings 4:33 (NIV)
    He spoke about plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also spoke about animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Acts 6:15

    Acts 6:15 (NIV)
    All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Day 158 - My way is the death way.

    Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. As sinful human beings we can be so deceived about what is "right." We'll rely on what makes us feel good. If…

    Created 7 months ago

    Proverbs 16:25 (NIV)

  • Day 157 - The Lord is our help

    Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. This is something I must remind myself everyday. I keep hoping that my talents or my next job are going to be my help,…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 124:8 (NIV)

  • Day 156 - Healed by faith in the name of Jesus

    Acts 3:16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see. Hallelujah!…

    Created 7 months ago

    Acts 3:16 (NIV)

  • Day 155 - The Lord is my Rock

    2 Samuel 22:3 The Lord is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me. This past week has been…

    Created 7 months ago

    2 Samuel 22:3 (NIV)

  • Day 154 - The Lord is my Help

    Psalm 121:1-2 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. I'm so quick to look around me for help, I look to my family,…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 121:1 (NASB), Psalm 121:2 (NASB)

  • Day 153 - Wisdom is better than gold

    Proverbs 16:16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! God wants us to pursue wisdom above wealth. Our culture praises wealth far above wisdom. It's so hard to resist…

    Created 7 months ago

    Proverbs 16:16 (NIV)

  • Day 152 - Sin's Destruction

    2 Samuel 18:33 The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son,…

    Created 7 months ago

    2 Samuel 18:33 (NIV)

  • Day 151 - God's Word

    Psalm 119:142-144 Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight. Your statutes are forever righteous; give me understanding…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 119:142 (NIV), Psalm 119:143 (NIV), Psalm 119:144 (NIV)

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    2011-10-24

  • Day 150 - My prayer

    Psalm 119:125 I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes. This sums up my desire for God. I want to be His servant and also have discernment so that I may understand and…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 119:125 (NIV)

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