Friday May 22nd, 2020 Memorize: Isaiah 30:21 Your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Read: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 The boy Samuel served the Lord at the Temple by helping Eli. Eli was almost blind and slept in his own room while Samuel slept in the Temple near the Covenant Box. One night the Lord called Samuel. Samuel got up and went to Eli thinking that...
Thursday May 21st, 2020 Memorize: Matthew 19:13a Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. Read: 1 Samuel 1:19-28 A little while after Hannah had prayed to God for a son, she became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom she named Samuel. Every year Hannah’s family would go to offer sacrifices to the Lord at Shiloh. However that year, Hannah...
Wednesday May 20th, 2020 Memorize: Psalm 147:3 << He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. >> Read: 1 Samuel 1:9-18 After the death of Samson, God raised up other judges to lead Israel. There was a woman named Hannah who was very sad and upset because she couldn’t have children. One day, after she and her husband had finished their meal, Hannah was really upset and went to the...
Tuesday May 19th, 2020 Memorize: Isaiah 11:1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. Read: Ruth 4:1-10, verse 13 During the night, Ruth had gone to lie at the feet of Boaz and had asked him to marry her. Boaz loved Ruth very much and wanted to marry her, but there was a problem. Ruth had a relative who was closer to her than he was. So...
Saturday May 16th, 2020 Memorize: 1 Timothy 2:5 << For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. >> Read: Ruth 1:6-18 Sometime after Naomi’s husband and sons had died, she heard that the famine in her home country had ended. The Lord had given His people a good harvest. So she packed up her things and got ready to go back to her country with her...
Friday May 15th, 2020 Memorize: Romans 5:3-4 …We know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Read: Ruth 1:1-5 During the time that Israel was ruled by judges there was a famine in the land. A man who was living in Bethlehem at that time moved to the land of Moab with his wife, Naomi, and their two sons. While they were living there Naomi’s husband died...
Thursday May 14th, 2020 Memorize: Jeremiah 15:19a Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me.” Read: Judges 16:23-30 The Philistines had finally found out where Samson’s strength lay. They realized that he had been dedicated to God from the day he was born and that his hair was a sign of the Nazirite vow. Now Samson was their prisoner;...
Wednesday May 13th, 2020 Memorize: 1 Peter 4:8 << Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. >. Read: Judges 16:4-6, verses 18-22 Sometime after Samson had killed the thousand Philistines, he fell in love with Delilah, another Philistine woman. A group of Philistine kings got together and offered her a big reward if she could find out the...
Tuesday May 12th, 2020 Memorize: John 15:5 (Jesus said,) “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” Read: Judges 15:9-17 Samson had destroyed the cornfields of the Philistines and they were determined to take revenge. They set up camp near the Israelite and attacked them. When the Israelite...
Monday May 11th, 2020 Memorize: Luke 12:48b << From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. >> Read: Judges 15:1-8 Samson’s wife had tricked him into telling her the meaning of his riddle. He was furious when he found out that she had told the Philistines what it meant. So Samson went back to his...
