This month we’re reading about calling. More than that, we’re reading about being obedient to the call.
Often when we think of calling, we think of people being called to the mission field or pastors being called to a church or a calling to teach, adopt, move, lead. We think of big things. And God calls us to big things. We see that in the Bible. He called Noah to build an ark, Moses to lead His people, David to be king, Jonah to prophesy, Paul to share the gospel with the nations, Timothy to shepherd a church. And on and on.
God calls us to big things. And God calls us to small things. Really, God calls us to obedience. We are to go and make disciples—and that may look very different for each of us in each season of our lives.
This month, we’re reading about some of the perhaps lesser-known aspects of calling. As we obey God, sometimes it looks like going, but sometimes it looks like waiting. In this season of uncertainty, many of us may be waiting quite a bit more than we expected.
We hope that these passages encourage you; they show us what it looks like to obey (some may have learned that the hard way). As we live out His call on our lives, we can know, in the words of 1 Thessalonians 5:24: “He who calls you is faithful; he will do it.” Won’t He?
Here is your reading plan for August:
August 3 – Genesis 6
August 4 – Genesis 7
August 5 – Genesis 8
August 6 – Exodus 3
August 7 – Numbers 9:15–10:36
August 10 – Judges 6
August 11 – Ruth 4
August 12 – 1 Samuel 16
August 13 – 1 Samuel 20
August 14 – Micah 6:1-8
August 17 – Jonah 1
August 18 – Jonah 2
August 19 – Psalm 27
August 20 – Matthew 4
August 21 – Matthew 14:22-33
August 24 – Luke 10:25-37
August 25 – Acts 8:26-40
August 26 – Philippians 1
August 27 – 1 Peter 4:1-11
August 28 – 2 Timothy 2
August 31 – 1 Thessalonians 5
Click below to download a PDF version of the Know His Word August Reading Plan.
We’d also love to hear what you’re learning as we read through His Word together. Share on social media with the hashtag #KnowHisWord20, so we can learn together! We’ve included an image below, featuring a verse we will read this month, perfect for Instagram.
You can view all of our 2020 Know His Word Reading Plans here.
