TAKE TIME: August 19-24, 2013 Reading Assignment

Introduction: This week we will complete our reading of the book of Joshua and begin the book of Judges. Not only do we segue between books but we will read how the Children of Israel segued from strong leaders that came out of Egypt with them to a time where "every man did that which was right in his own eyes." That, as you know, was all wrong! They were supposed to segue from following their leaders out of Egypt to following their true Leader in the land and doing what was right in His eyes.


Reading Assignment:

• Monday - Joshua chapter 19
• Tuesday - Joshua 20:1-21:33
• Wednesday - Joshua 21:34-22:34
• Thursday - Joshua chapter 23:1-24:33
• Friday - Judges chapter 1
• Saturday - Judges chapter 2

Memory Verse

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.  Joshua 24:15


Prayer Journal (ACTS)

• Adoration - This week take time each day to praise God for being the only true and living God.
• Confession - Ask God to reveal hidden sin in your life and then confess it.
• Thanksgiving - Thank God for your allowing you to worship Him. (Some have still never heard!)
• Supplication - What are your prayer requests this week? List them for future reference so that you can see how God answers.

Search the Scriptures

Look for references for each of the following:

• Promises that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?
• References that either refer to or infer something about future events.
• What does this passage teach about Jesus?
• Commandments that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?

Putting the Word into Action

Joshua told the people to choose who they would serve whether it be God or an idol. They said they would serve the LORD but in Judges we find that it wasn't too many years after the death of Joshua that they served themselves instead. There are people all around us who need to choose God. Ask God to help you be a faithful witness and then look for opportunities to tell someone about Jesus. YOU choose to serve God by sharing with others what God has done for you!