Monday May 25th, 2020 Memorize: Hebrews 8:10 << I will be their God, and they will be my people. >> Read: 1 Samuel 8:1-9, verses 19-21 When Samuel grew old, his sons became judges in Israel. But they were not good judges like Samuel was. They were dishonest. So the leaders of Israel met with Samuel and said, “You are getting old and your sons are not following your example...
Sunday May 24th, 2020 Memorize: John 10:28 << I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. >> Read: 1 Samuel 5:1-11, 1 Samuel 7:1-2 After the Philistines had captured the Covenant Box, they took it to the temple of their god Dagon. Early the next morning, the people of the city found the statue of Dagon lying in pieces, flat...
Saturday May 23rd, 2020 Memorize: 2 Peter 2:2 << And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. >> Read: 1 Samuel 4:1-11 During the night, the Lord had told Samuel that He was going to do something terrible to the nation of Israel because the people had turned away from Him. Not long after that, the Philistines gathered for war...
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;...
