SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR MARCH 8-14, 2020 MEDITATION: PERSEVERE LIFE!

 

Sunday  8 Galatians 6 Monday  9 Job 17 Tuesday  10 Isaiah 53 Wednesday  11 Philippians 3 Thursday  12 Revelation 22 Friday  13 Joel 2 Saturday  14 2 Timothy 2

 

DAILY FOCUS

 

SUNDAY 8 IN THE MIDST OF THE STORMS, PERSEVERE! “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. 13 When 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; 16 Don’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. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. James 1 Vs 12-18 (NIV)

 

MONDAY 9 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 10 AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST, WE MUST PERSEVERE IN SHARING THE GOSPEL TO ALL THOSE AROUND US! “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 11 BE PERSISTENT IN WATCHING AND PRAYING—WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE MASTER WILL 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 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 the enemy. “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. 35 Watch 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 12

WITH MUCH PERSEVERENCE, FULFILL THE MINISTRY YOU 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 13 OPPOSITION WILL ALWAYS ARISE WHEN WE ARE DETERMINED TO WORK TOWARDS ADVANCING THE KINDOM OF GOD! 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 whom had helped them. Glory to the most-high God! Read Nehemiah 6:15-16.

Nehemiah 4 Vs 15-23 (KJV)

 

SATURDAY 14 ALWAYS TESTIFY OF THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD AND NEVER BE ASHAMED TO SHARE WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR YOU! “I will praise you to all my brothers; I will stand up before the congregation and testify of the wonderful things you have done. 23 “Praise the Lord, each one of you who fears him,” I will say. “Each of you must fear and reverence his name. Let all Israel sing his praises, 24 for he has not despised my cries of deep despair; he has not turned and walked away. When I cried to him, he heard and came. 25 Yes, I will stand and praise you before all the people. I will publicly fulfill my vows in the presence of all who reverence your name.” Psalm 22 Vs 22-25 (TLB)

 

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.”