Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever.

1 Timothy 4:7-8 (TMB)

Spiritual fitness requires spiritual training. In the same way your body needs regular exercise to stay healthy, your spirit needs regular discipline to stay strong. Get rid of the spiritual fat — the stuff that says life is all about “what’s in it for me.” A consistent prayer life, daily Bible study, fasting and serving in the local church are all ways to exercise your faith and contribute to staying spiritually strong.

[Today’s reading was taken from our devotional, Change Your Story. Purchase a Copy]

Daily Bible Reading (Two reading plans are provided below. The “Entire Bible” plan will take you through the entire Bible this year. The “New Testament” plan will take you through just the New Testament this year.)

• Entire Bible: Revelation 11-12; Isaiah 61
• New Testament: Revelation 17