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Judas Hangs Himself

21 Tuesday Jul 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 85:1-7(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I love you. I know that you love me
because Jesus showed the extent of your love.
He reaches out to me with nail-scarred hands.
I want to spend my day with you.
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
Judas Hangs Himself

Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders
of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.
So they bound him,
led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned,
he was seized with remorse
and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.
 “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”

So Judas threw the money into the temple and left.
Then he went away and hanged himself.

The chief priests picked up the coins and said,
“It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 
Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
“They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
 and they used them to buy the potter’s field,
as the Lord commanded me.”
(Matthew 27:1-10).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Peter Disowns Jesus

20 Monday Jul 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 84:8-12(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I love you. I know that you love me because Jesus showed the extent of your love.
He reaches out to me with nail-scarred hands.
I want to spend my day with you.
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
Peter Disowns Jesus

Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard,
and a servant girl came to him.
“You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.

But he denied it before them all.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.

Then he went out to the gateway,
where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there,
“This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

He denied it again, with an oath:
“I don’t know the man!”

After a little while,
those standing there went up to Peter and said,
“Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them,
“I don’t know the man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 
Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken:
“Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
(Matthew 26:69-75).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

17 Friday Jul 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 84:1-7(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I want to be near to you today.
I want to dwell where you are.
Please come and stay with me.
Be as close to me as my next breath
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Arrested

Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest,
where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled.
But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest.
He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus
so that they could put him to death.
But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.

Finally two came forward  and declared, “This fellow said,
‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer?
What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”
 But Jesus remained silent.

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God:
Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

“You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you:
From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand
of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a]

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy!
Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
What do you think?”

“He is worthy of death,” they answered.

Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists.
Others slapped him and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”
(Matthew 26:57-68).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
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Jesus Arrested

16 Thursday Jul 2026

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“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer”


Today’s Reading: Psalm 83:9-18(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
 today I choose to think thoughts that lift me up
and bring me closer to you.
With your help I reject those thoughts that bring me down.
Holy Spirit blow through my life.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Arrested

While he was still speaking, Judas,
one of the Twelve, arrived.
With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs,
sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them:
“The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.”
Going at once to Jesus, Judas said,
“Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.

Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”

Then the men stepped forward,
seized Jesus and arrested him.
With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword,
drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him,
“for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Do you think I cannot call on my Father,
and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”

In that hour Jesus said to the crowd,
“Am I leading a rebellion,
that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?
Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me.
But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.”
Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.
(Matthew 26:47-56).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Gethsemane

15 Wednesday Jul 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 83:1-8(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
 we have a powerful opponent,
but we have victory through your Son,
the Lord Jesus Christ.
I call on your awesome name.
Give me victory over sin and the forces of evil
that are out to destroy my life. My strength is in you.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Gethsemane

Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane,
and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him,
and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
Then he said to them,
“My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
Stay here and keep watch with me.”

Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed,
“My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me.
Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping.
“Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

He went away a second time and prayed,
“My Father, if it is not possible for this cup
to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”

 When he came back, he again found them sleeping,
because their eyes were heavy.
So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time,
saying the same thing.

Then he returned to the disciples and said to them,
“Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come,
and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.
Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”
(Matthew 26:36-46).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

14 Tuesday Jul 2026

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 82(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD,
you are the Most High.
Help me to stop comparing myself with others.
All I have comes from you.
Today I want to get off my pedestal and help someone else.
Show me how, Lord.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

Then Jesus told them,
“This very night you will all fall away on account of me,
for it is written:

“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered,
“this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”

But Peter declared,
“Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.”
And all the other disciples said the same.
(Matthew 26:31-35).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
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The Last Supper

13 Monday Jul 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 81:10-16(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
today I choose to follow you.
I want to be on your side,
rooting for the right team.
I trust the promises in your word.
You bring me victory,
provision, and enduring joy.
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
The Last Supper

On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread,
the disciples came to Jesus and asked,
“Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says:
My appointed time is near.
I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’”
So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.
And while they were eating, he said,
“Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”

They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other,
“Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”

Jesus replied,
“The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him.
But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man!
It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said,
“Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?”

Jesus answered, “You have said so.”

While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks,
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying,
“Take and eat; this is my body.”

Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
This is my blood of the covenant,
which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on
until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”

When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
(Matthew 26:17-30).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Jesus Anointed at Bethany

10 Friday Jul 2026

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Today’s quote and prayer from
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Today’s Reading: Psalm 81:1-9(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
I thank you for rescuing me from a life of sin and futility.
I praise you for redeeming me,
Lord Jesus.
I rejoice in your continual goodness.
Your mercies are new every morning.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
Jesus Anointed at Bethany

While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume,
which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant.
“Why this waste?” they asked.
“This perfume could have been sold at a high price
and the money given to the poor.”

Aware of this, Jesus said to them,
“Why are you bothering this woman?
She has done a beautiful thing to me.
The poor you will always have with you,
but you will not always have me.
When she poured this perfume on my body,
she did it to prepare me for burial.
Truly I tell you,
wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world,
what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
(Matthew 26:6-13).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
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The Plot Against Jesus

09 Thursday Jul 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 80:8-19(NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
on so many levels our nation is in a mess.
We need a Savior to emerge. Jesus,
you are the great Son of Man.
I turn my heart to you.
Govern my thoughts and my actions every day.
Amen.

   — — — —

Gospel Reading:
The Plot Against Jesus

When Jesus had finished saying all these things,
he said to his disciples,
 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—
and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Then the chief priests and the elders|
of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest,
whose name was Caiaphas, 
and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
“But not during the festival,” they said,
“or there may be a riot among the people.”
(Matthew 26:1-5).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return
to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look click here.

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The Sheep and the Goats

08 Wednesday Jul 2026

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Today’s Reading: Psalm 80:1-7 (NIV)*

Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:

LORD God,
today I need face time with you.
Show me your kindness.
Help me to sense you smiling down on me,
like a loving parent smiles down on their child.
Thanks for your grace.
Amen.

   — — — —

 

Gospel Reading:
The Sheep and the Goats

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
All the nations will be gathered before him,
and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

“Then the King will say to those on his right,
‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father;
take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,
I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you invited me in,
I needed clothes and you clothed me,
I was sick and you looked after me,
I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty and give you something to drink?
When did we see you a stranger and invite you in,
or needing clothes and clothe you?
When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply,
‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for
one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

“Then he will say to those on his left,
‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat,
I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
I was a stranger and you did not invite me in,
I needed clothes and you did not clothe me,
I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

“They also will answer,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger
or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

“He will reply,
‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

“Then they will go away to eternal punishment,
but the righteous to eternal life.”
(Matthew 25:31-46).

* * *

The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them.
And this is how we know that he lives in us:
We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
(1 John 3:24 NIV)

Para la publicación de Salmos 365 de hoy en español haga clic aquí.

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Pray for peace in Israel, Iran and the Middle East
and continue to pray for peace to return
to Ukraine and Russia!

Volume I of Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer won the Best Book of the Year Award from The Word Guild and Volume II has won the Best Devotional of the Year Award. For those who love God’s word, this three-book series is an ideal way to daily meet with the Lord. To purchase or for a closer look click here.

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