Monday – Read John 8:23-29

Although Jesus was in human flesh, why could He say that He was “from above?”

According to verse 26, whose thoughts and words did Jesus share?

According to verse 29, who did Jesus live to please?

What example does this set for us?

Tuesday – Read I Samuel 16:1-13

By what standard had Samuel begun looking for the next king?

Why does God not judge on outward appearances but by the heart?

How will this truth change the way you think and act?

Take time to invite the Holy Spirit to transform you from the inside out.

Wednesday – Read Psalm 145:1-7

Why does David praise the Lord?

Why is it critical for one generation to commend the works of God to another? 

How can you do that in these days?

Pray and ask God to give you opportunity to commend Him to the next generation.

Thursday – Read Psalm 145:8-16

How is God described here?

How does this fit with what we know about Jesus?

What does God’s faithfulness mean to you?

How will you respond?

Friday – Read Psalm 145:17-21

How is God described here?

How does this fit with what we know about Jesus?

What does God’s righteousness and justice mean to you?

How will you respond?

Saturday – Read Revelation 19:11-16

This is a New Testament prophetic description of Jesus. How do the qualities ascribed to Jesus here compare with those you saw in the Old Testament earlier this week?

What does this tell you about Jesus to come and who He should be in your life? 

How will you respond?

Monday – Read John 15:18-27
Why should we not be surprised when we face persecution or attack?
How does knowing this help us to respond to the attacks we face?
How does this knowledge encourage you in whatever you’re facing?

Tuesday – Read Matthew 5:43-48
How does Jesus call us to respond to our enemies?
How did He demonstrate this for us? See Luke 23:34.
What does loving and praying for our enemies say about our relationship with Jesus?
Who do you need to love and pray for?

Wednesday – Read Ephesians 6:10-18
What do we learn here about the opposition we face?
Why is it important to understand this?
How do we overcome this opposition?
A good practice is to pray through these verses each morning to prayerfully put on God’s armor for the day.

Thursday – Read I Peter 5:5-11
Satan is the one enemy we are not to love nor pray for because it won’t do any good. His rejection of God was complete and he sealed his eternal fate by his own choice and actions.
How is Satan described here? How does this help us to understand his actics and how to resist him through
Jesus?
What does God promise to do after we’ve suffered?
How does this passage encourage you?

Friday – Read Hebrews 12:1-3
What advice do these verses give us about standing against opposition?
What encouragement do you find in knowing that others before you have overcome the same discouragement?
How does keeping our eyes on Jesus help us to overcome?
What do you need to do to overcome discouragement today?

Saturday – Read Nehemiah 4:7-23

Monday – Read Matthew 28:16-20

By whose power and authority do we serve Jesus?

How is that different than trying to serve in our own?

What does Jesus mean to when He says we are to go?”

To whom is Jesus calling you to go?

Tuesday – Read Acts 1:1-11

What did Jesus want to give the believers before they went out to serve Him?

Why was that important?

Is it still important for us today? Why? What should we do?

Wednesday – Read Acts 8:1-8

Even though the believers weren’t sent out by their own choice how did God use them?

How does what happened here fit with John 14:12?

What does Jesus want to do through us in these days?

What keeps this from happening?

Thursday – Read Acts 8:26-40

Where did Philip encounter the Ethiopian official?

Who led Philip to this man (see verse 29)?

Do you think this man had ever entered a Christian church to get his question answered?

How is this official like many people in our community today?

How might Jesus work through us to reach those people?

Friday – Read Romans 12:1-8

How can we know God’s will?

Why is it important to think of ourselves with sober judgment in accordance with the faith God has given us?

Why is it important to realize that each member of the body of Christ belongs to all the others (verse 5)?

What responsibility does that place upon each of us?

How does this passage challenge you? What will you do?

Saturday – Read Nehemiah 4:1-9

Monday – Read Galatians 2:20
Why does Paul say he was no longer living for himself?
What difference did this make in how he lived?
Should this verse also be true for us?
What difference should that truth make in our lives?

Tuesday – Read Romans 1:18-25
How can we thank God if we don’t recognize or know Him?
Where will a lack of recognizing God ultimately lead us?
What does this passage tell us about the importance of giving thanks?
How does this passage challenge you? How will you respond?

Wednesday – Read I Thessalonians 5:16-22
Which of these commands jump out at you?
Which seems easiest to you? Which seems hardest?
How does being joyful, praying and giving thanks fan the flames of the Spirit’s fire?
Ask the Holy Spirit to help you to grow in all of these areas.

Thursday – Read Psalm 100:1-5
How should we respond to the Lord?
Take time to thank and praise Him.

Friday – Read Hebrews 12:28-29
Why can’t God’s kingdom ever be shaken?
What hope does this give you?
How is our thanks to God a form of worship?
What does this tell us about the importance of always giving thanks?
When and where can we worship God by giving thanks?
Take time to worship God through thanksgiving.

Saturday – Read Nehemiah 3:1-32