5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

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Did discrimination exist from the beginning? Why did God choose a good-looking Jesus as His son?  Why did God choose a beautiful Mary as a mother to God?  Does God look on personality as well?

Sincerely,
Picture Perfect

Dear Picture Perfect,

God didn’t make Jesus good-looking.  In fact, Isaiah 53:2 says that Jesus wasn’t anything special to look at.  Many portraits and paintings have been made depicting Jesus as a handsome man, but the Scriptures say that He wasn’t.  What drew people to Jesus were His character and His words (Lk 24:32, Jhn 7:45-46).  Mary also was known for her character, not her outward beauty (Lk 1:30).  God says that it is the inner character of people that is pleasing to Him (Lk 11:39, 2 Cor 4:16).  God shows no partiality between the wealthy and the poor, the handsome and the ugly (Eph 6:9, 1 Pet 1:17).  God cares about whom you are, not how you look.

5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

Click here for a pdf of the study schedule - CLICK HERE

How exactly do you stop a reoccurring sin… if you can’t tell anybody?

Sincerely,
Mum’s The Word

Dear Mum’s The Word,

We can’t fathom a single circumstance when you “can’t” tell anybody about a sin you are struggling with.  We can think of many situations when it would be uncomfortable, humiliating, or costly to admit a sin – but never any situation that it is impossible.  God tells us that we should be ready to do whatever it takes to remove sin from our lives (Matt 5:29).  Many times, the right thing to do is also the hardest thing to do.  Confessing our sins isn’t easy (or everyone would do it), but it is one of the purest cures God gives us for a life stuck in sin (Jas 5:16).  God knows that we aren’t meant to handle life’s trials and temptations alone – and the devil knows it, too.  Sin hates the light because it scatters darkness (Jhn 3:19-20).  If you are afraid to admit your sin to others, it is probably exactly what you need to do.

5 minutes a day
5 days a week
1 New Testament in a year

There are 261 weekdays in a year, and there are 260 chapters in the New Testament. By reading one chapter, Monday through Friday, you will read the whole New Testament by the end of the year. The Daily Cup series is to help with that goal.

Happy Studying!

"The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup." -- Psalm 16:5

Click here for a pdf of the study schedule - CLICK HERE