SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR MAY 24-30, 2020
MEDITATION: WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

“Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. 4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. 5 Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. 6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. 7 Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. 8 Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper—it only leads to harm ” PSALM 37:3-8 (NLT)

 

Sunday 24 Psalm 31
Monday 25 Romans 8
Tuesday 26 Hebrews 10
Wednesday 27 Isaiah 43
Thursday 28 Luke 12
Friday 29 Proverbs 18
Saturday 30 2 Corinthians 4

 

DAILY FOCUS

 

SUNDAY 24 KEEP THE FAITH—TRUST IN THE LORD; HE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH! “Then Moses
called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous!
For you will lead these people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors he
would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of
land. 8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you.
He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Deuter 31 Vs 7-8 (NLT)

 

MONDAY 25 CONTINUE TO WALK IN LOVE FOR IT PLEASES THE HEART OF GOD WHEN WE
EXPRESS LOVE TO EACH OTHER! “Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and
follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; 2 and walk
continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion,
unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself
up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet
fragrance.”
Ephesians 5 Vs 1-2 (AMP)

 

TUESDAY 26 DON’T NEGLECT TO DO GOOD: HELP THOSE IN NEED AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS WITH
THE UPLIFTING WORD OF GOD! “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of
the weak and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their
good, to build them up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written:
“The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.” 4 For everything that was
written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the
Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. 5 May the God
who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward
each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 15 Vs 1-6 (KJV)

 

WEDNESDAY 27 THE WORD OF GOD IS EFFECTIVE—DAILY PRAY THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS AND OVER
ALL THE CHALLENGES LIFE BRINGS! “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom
shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the
wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they
stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not
fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 4 One thing have I
desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all
the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.”
Let us pray for our brothers and sisters around the world, for all nations and leaders
as well as lost souls…Pray periodically throughout the day!
Psalm 27 Vs 1-4 (KJV)

 

THURSDAY 28 DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED—KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE LORD! “I keep my eyes always
on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is
glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, 10 because you will not
abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with
eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
Psalm 16 Vs 8-11 (NIV)

 

FRIDAY 29 WHAT CAN SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Praise
God! “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: “For Your
sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Yet in all
these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am
persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor
things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8 Vs 35-39 (KJV)

 

SATURDAY 30 A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT: NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE—
PRAISE GOD AT ALL TIMES!
“Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD,
my soul, and forget not all his benefits—3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your
diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and
compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is
renewed like the eagle’s.”
Psalm 103 Vs 1-5 (NIV)

 

 

WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT: Psalm 37:4 (ESV) “Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”