SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 1 – 7, 2020
MEDITATION: PERSEVERE!

 

Sunday 1 Galatians 6
Monday 2 Job 17
Tuesday 3 Isaiah 53
Wednesday 4 Philippians 3
Thursday 5 Revelation 22
Friday 6 Joel 2
Saturday 7 2 Timothy 2

 

DAILY FOCUS

SUNDAY 1

PERSEVERE IN THE MIDST OF THE STORMS!

“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will
receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. 13When tempted,
no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he
tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil
desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is
full-grown, gives birth to death; 16Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every
good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who
does not change like shifting shadows. 18He chose to give us birth through the word of
truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created.”

James 1 Vs 12-18 (NIV)

 

MONDAY 2

CONTINUALLY MEDITATING AND FEEDING ON GOD’S WORD IS SPIRITUALLY FULFILLING!
“Oh, the joys of those who do not follow evil men’s advice, who do not hang around with
sinners, scoffing at the things of God. 2 But they delight in doing everything God wants them
to, and day and night are always meditating on his laws and thinking about ways to follow
him more closely. 3 They are like trees along a riverbank bearing luscious fruit each season
without fail. Their leaves shall never wither, and all they do shall prosper.” Glory to God!

Psalm 1 Vs 1-3 (TLB)

 

TUESDAY 3

AS A FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST, SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION TO THOSE
WHO ARE LOST! “I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to
barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So, for
my part, I am ready and eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome. 16 I am not
ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and
punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the
Greek. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed, both springing from faith
and leading to faith [disclosed in a way that awakens more faith]. As it is written and forever
remains written, “THE JUST and UPRIGHT SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”

Romans 1 Vs 14-17 (AMP)

 

WEDNESDAY 4

BE PERSISTENT IN WATCHING AND PRAYING—NO ONE KNOWS THE HOUR OF THE
MASTER’S RETURN! As long as we have life, we must pray; as long as there are sinners in
the world— pray; as long as our children, loved ones, and unsaved family members are
lost—we must fervently pray! God’s interest in man is to have every soul saved—it’s not His
will that any should perish! Satan is still on the loose so prayer should never be an option,
but it must be a necessity—our prayers to the true living God will resist him. “Take ye heed,
watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 For the Son of Man is as a man taking a
far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his
work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when
the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the
morning: 36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.37And what I say unto you I say unto
all, Watch.” Pray for the lost, all nations and for the body of Christ!

Mark 13 Vs 33-37 (KJV)

 

THURSDAY 5

WITH MUCH PERSEVERENCE, WE MUST FULFILL THE MINISTRY WE WERE CALLED TO
DO! “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and
encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3 For the time will come when people
will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around
them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn
their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.5 But you, keep your head in all
situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your
ministry.”

2 Tim 4 Vs 2-5 (NIV)

 

FRIDAY 6

OPPOSITION WILL ALWAYS ARISE WHEN WE ARE DETERMINED TO DO THE WORK OF THE
LORD—PERSEVERE, GOD IS ON YOUR SIDE! Satan’s will use all kinds of schemes and tactics
to stir up trouble, but when we stay focus and trust in God, he could never win! When
Sanballat learnt that the Jews were rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, he got angry and in the
presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he mocked God’s people. Nehemiah
cried out to the God of Heaven for them not be ridiculed. God confused their enemy; and
the laborers carried on their work from sunrise to sunset, They persevered and the wall of
Jerusalem was finished on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days; when the enemy and
surrounding nations heard of the Jews’ completion of the wall, they lose confidence and
thought it could only be the hand of God who had helped them. Glory to the most-high God!
Also read Nehemiah 6:15-16.

Nehemiah 4 Vs 15-23 (KJV)

 

SATURDAY 7

PERSEVERE IN THE WORD—LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD AND LOVE OTHERS AS THE BIBLE
HAS INSTRUCTED! “Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel!
The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. 30And you must love the LORD your God with all
your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ 31 The second is equally
important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
Mark 12 Vs 29-31 (NLT)

 

 

WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT Revelation 3:11 (NLT) says: “I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away
your crown.”