SOAP Daily Devotional

Scripture. Observations. Application. Prayer.

MARCH

Week 1 | Five Smooth Stones

FEb 26 - march 3

Day 1: The purpose of giving is to honour and glorify God - 2 Corinthians 9:1-15


Day 2: The testimony of a heart that honours God - 2 Corinthians 8:1-7


Day 3: Paul’s advice on giving - 2 Corinthians 8:8-15


Day 4: Giving is a conscious choice of a transformed heart - Matthew 6:19-21, 25:31-41


Day 5: Zacchaeus changes masters - Luke 12:33-34, 19:1-10


Day 6: Giving is measured by what you have left, not on the amount of your gift - Luke 21:1-4, 1 Kings 17:8-16


Day 7: Giving costs us something - Luke 10:30-37

Week 2 | Five Smooth Stones - Prayer & Fasting

mar 4 - 10

Day 1: The motivation when we fast and pray should be to draw closer to God - Isaiah 58:6-14


Day 2: Our motivation when we fast and pray must never be to draw attention to ourselves - Isaiah 58:1-5, Matthew 6:16-18


Day 3: Nations fast and pray during times of national crisis. (The Neighbourhood Church began prayer meetings that continue to this day at the onset of Covid in February 2020) - Esther 4:8-17


Day 4: Fasting accompanies repentance in times of personal calamity - 2 Samuel 12:15-23, Acts 9:1-9


Day 5: Engaged in when seeking God’s protection, guidance and mercy - Ezra 8:21-32


Day 6: Fasting and prayer reorders our understanding of current events - 1 Kings 19:8-18


Day 7: Jesus' thoughts on prayer and fasting - Matthew 6:5-18

Week 3 | Five Smooth Stones - Honouring One Another

MAR 11 - 17

Day 1: Our walk with others - Luke 14:7-14


Day 2: The order of leadership in the kingdom of God - Luke 22:24-27, Matthew 18:1-5


Day 3: Jesus our example - Philippians 2:1-11


Day 4: Honouring one another - Ephesians 6:1-9


Day 5: Honouring those in authority - Romans 13:1-5, 1 Peter 2:13-19


Day 6: The practice of harmonious living - Romans 12:9-18


Day 7: The practice of harmonious living - Romans 15:1-7, Philippians 4:2-9

Week 4 | Five Smooth Stones - Tension in Scripture

MAR 18 - 24

God loves and hates perfectly. WE do not. His wrath is without a sinful intent.

His wrath is His settled objective opposition to sin and evil.

Tim Keller


Day 1: God is love - 1 John 4:7-21


Day 2: God hates what is contrary to His nature - Leviticus 20:1-23, Proverbs 6:16-19


Day 3: God is extremely patient with us - 2 Peter 3:9-15, Romans 2:1-11


Day 4: The justice of a righteous God - Ezekiel 18:1-32 

                 I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked - Ezekiel :18:23,32

                 Precious in His sight is the death of His saints - Psalm 116:15


Day 5: God’s patience with us has boundaries - Romans 1:18-32, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12


Day 6: God’s perfect love provides an opportunity for restoration of relationship - Romans 5:6-11, John 3:16


Day 7: God’s perfect love provides an opportunity for restoration of relationship - Ephesians 2:1-10

Week 5 | Resurrection Power

MAR 25 - 31

Day 1: Jesus wrestles with our cup of suffering - Luke 22:39-46


Day 2: Jesus before Pilate - John 19:1-15


Day 3: Jesus is crucified - John 19:16-27


Day 4: The death and burial of Jesus - John 19:28-42


Day 5: The resurrection of Jesus -John 20:1-31


Day 6: Peter's testimony of the resurrection - Acts 2:22-36


Day 7: Paul’s testimony of the resurrection - 1 Corinthians 15:1-22