SCRIPTURE/FOCUS – Week of June 19 – 25, 2016
FOCUS OF THE MONTH
Being Unequally Yoked is not God’s Perfect Plan
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines:
and his wives turned away his heart. 1 Kings 11:3
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Overview: Bless the Lord at all times. This should be our response for His many benefits that He loads us with daily and instead of worrying, let’s pause and give thanks. In addition to praising God, we must learn to love God and others as He has loved us. If we choose not to follow in the way of love and seek unfruitful relationships or ungodly means for our daily sustenance, God may allow us to end up in desolate places where we have to trust Him to be our source. Whatever God has given our hand to do, we must never underestimate the significance of that task, regardless of what society says. Instead, serve the Lord with a fervent Spirit. In conclusion, there will be some challenging days ahead, but we must remember, that in our darkest moments, God has assured us that He will never leave or forsake us. Let’s embrace His love and peace.
Monday, June 20, 2016 – Hoo-ah! – Psalm 68:7-10, 19-20
Focus: God loads us with benefits daily! Our emotional response should be to praise Him. Don’t worry about life challenges, but instead, trust the God of our salvation and say Selah!
Scriptures: Psalm 34: 1; Psalm 103:1-5
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 – Learning to Love– 1 Corinthians 13
Focus: God so loved us that He gave His only begotten Son. We too, must follow the way of love that He demonstrated. In doing so, we will develop a deep love relationship with Jesus and love others as we are loved.
Scriptures: 1 John 4:7-8; 1 Peter 1:22
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 – A Remote Location – Mark 8:1-13
Focus: Sometimes God will allow us to end up in desolate places. It’s there that we will realize there’s no other source but God. We must trust Him to provide for our daily needs.
Scriptures: Philippians 4:6; Matthew 6:25- 34
Thursday, June 23, 2016 – Serving Christ – Ephesians 6:5-9
Focus: It doesn’t matter how society labels a person based on their job assignments. Let’s continue serving the Lord with a fervent Spirit regardless.
Scriptures: Colossians 3:17, 23; Romans 12:11-13
Friday, June 24, 2016 – His Loving Presence – Hebrews 13:1-6
Focus: In the darkest moments of our lives, God assures us that He will never leave or forsake us. Let’s embrace the blessings of God’s loving care and peace.
Scriptures: Philippians 4:6-7
Thoughts from Sister Clovia Thompson
Selah Moments!
In the lessons this week we have five Selah moments where we paused and meditated on God’s word.
Monday – Every morning God loads us up on His shoulders and carries us through the day because He is our salvation. Selah
Tuesday – Love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Selah
Wednesday – God can certainly meet our needs – whatever our circumstances – out of the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus. Selah
Thursday – No matter what we are doing we are to serve the God joyfully. Selah
Friday – The Lord is our Helper and we will not be afraid. Selah
It is good to spend time in God’s Word to learn about what He wants us to know. Let us pause and give thanks for His Holy Word so we can say “Hoo-ah” for the “Selah” moments we discuss every morning.
Selah!