Daily Bible Reading— April 2025, God’s Strengthening Word: Assurance of Hope in Christ JesusSample

Introduction
John 21:15–25: Jesus speaks to Simon Peter, and three times he calls on Peter to care for Jesus’s lambs and sheep (verses 15–17). Scholars often understand the three questions about Peter’s love for Jesus as a counterbalance to Peter’s earlier three denials of Jesus (see John 18:17, 25–27, and Luke 22:54–62 from the April 17 reading).
Today’s Key Verse: John 21:16b
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep.”
Reflect
What commands does Jesus give to Peter? What does that mean for Peter? What do these commands mean for Jesus’s followers today? In what ways does your community of faith and its leaders care for Jesus’s lambs and sheep?
Pray
Lord Jesus, you call us to be your disciples and to care for one another. Open my eyes to the “lambs and sheep” I encounter today and teach me how I can help feed and care for them. Amen.
Tomorrow’s Reading
1 Corinthians 15:1–11: The apostle Paul teaches about the resurrection of Christ.
Scripture
About this Plan

Daily Bible reading helps you build consistent interaction with Scripture. Background, key verses for meditation, reflection questions to help you dive deeper into Scripture, and prayers prompted by the day's passage will all help you connect with God and others. Journey with us this month and explore the theme “Assurance of Hope in Christ Jesus"
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