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July 2012 Upper Room

Bible Readings and “Thought for the Day”


July 1 – John 6: 1-13

            “Giving food for the body opens the door to sharing food for the soul.”

July 2 – Psalms 19: 7-11

            “Write a letter to someone, identify their gifts and encourage them

                   to use them.”

July 3 – I Samuel 16: 1-7

            “As you serve God and others, you will become more inwardly and

                lastingly beautiful.”

July 4 – Isaiah 61: 1-4

            “How do we welcome the needy?”

July 5 – Proverbs 4:20-27

            “Our focus determines whether we are moving closer to God or

                 farther away.”

July 6 – James 1: 2-4

            “Remind us you are with us no matter what paths we must walk.”

July 7 – I John 1: 5-9

            “God’s love can remove even the toughest inner stain.”

July 8 – Luke 15: 1-7

            “God’s joy knows no bounds.”

July 9 – Romans 16: 1-16

            “No matter how unimportant I feel, I matter as a servant of God.”

July 10 – Luke 2: 1-11

            “Every day we can find signs of Christ’s presence.”

July 11 – Psalm 31: 1-8

            “If God is for us, who can be against us?”

July 12  - Psalm 37: 23-31

            “Even when I am overwhelmed, God is not.”

July 13 – Galatians 6: 7-11

            “God wants to help us make right choices.”

July 14 – Matthew 6: 19-24

“Our identity as God’s children is a greater asset than anything money can buy.”

July 15 – Psalm 63: 3-8

            “No matter what today brings, I can trust God to hold me.”

July 16 – Matthew 19: 16-22

            “Find a way to support someone who is unemployed.”

July 17 – Psalm 51: 10-17

            “Look beyond your offerings to the love in our heart.”

July 18 – Romans 12: 9-18

            “Look more closely for the good!”

July 19 – Matthew 20: 1-16

            “The gift of salvation is the same, no matter when we come to Christ.”

July 20 – Matthew 13:19-27

            “What is God saying to me today?”

July 21 – Philippians 4: 4-9

            “Lasting peace comes from trusting God.”

July 22 – Romans 8: 31-39

            “Though people may fail us, God never will.”

July 23 – Colossians 3: 12-17

            “No hurt is too great for us to forgive.”

July 24 – Jude 1: 20-25

            “Salvation is only the beginning of what God wants to do in us.”

July 25 – Luke 11: 9-13

            “God’s ability to answer our prayers has no limits.”

July 26 – Psalm 34: 1-14

            “God helps us to play through the rain.”

July 27 – Psalm 139: 13-18

            “Because God made us, God knows us and loves us.”

July 28 – Matthew 6: 25-34

            “Encourage a widow or widower in your community.”

July 29 – Hebrews 2: 10-18; 5: 5-10

            “What reminds me of God’s grace day by day?”

July 30 – Psalm 136: 1-9, 23-36

            “No matter how we may fail God, God will never fail us.”

July 31 – Matthew 15: 10-20

            “I was glad when they said to me, ‘let us go to the house of the Lord!”