In the Word: 31 Days in Scripture to Start Your Year Off Right
As we begin a new year—and a new decade—many of us might find ourselves reflecting on the past and looking toward the future. What will the next decade bring? What will 2020 bring? What will tomorrow bring? What about a few hours or even minutes from now?
In Scripture, time and time again, we are told that we do not know what tomorrow will bring (James 4:14). The future of this earthly world is not guaranteed, but what is guaranteed is an eternal future in heaven with Jesus Christ for all those who believe in Him (John 3:16). And that is a beautiful and wonderful truth—one we want the whole world to know and believe. Whatever the future holds, it is our prayer that you remain steadfast in the faith, grow in faith and love for God and others, and run the race set before you with endurance.
To encourage you in your race, we’re offering monthly reading plans (and a downloadable bookmark for each month’s reading plan) that not only serve to keep you in God’s Word every day but also go along with Simquily’s focus for 2020 on spiritual, physical, and financial wellness. May your daily time in the Word strengthen your faith in the One who holds the future in His hands and loves you with an everlasting love.
January Memory Verse:
“If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:25
January 2020 Reading Plan
The Fruit of the Spirit
- January 1: Galatians 5:22–26
- January 2: 1 John 4
- January 3: Psalm 30
- January 4: John 16
- January 5: Psalm 40
- January 6: Ephesians 2:1–10
- January 7: Philemon 1
- January 8: Lamentations 3:22–24
- January 9: 1 Peter 3:8–22
- January 10: 2 Timothy 1:1–14
Spiritual Wellness
- January 11: Hebrews 11
- January 12: John 15:1–11
- January 13: Psalm 16
- January 14: Hebrews 4:14–16
- January 15: Proverbs 1
- January 16: James 2:14–26
- January 17: John 3:1–17
Physical Wellness
- January 18: 1 Corinthians 6:12–20
- January 19: Luke 12:22–34
- January 20: Isaiah 53:1–5
- January 21: Romans 8:1–17
- January 22: 1 Corinthians 15:35–58
- January 23: Psalm 73
- January 24: Romans 5:1–11
Faithful Stewardship
- January 25: Matthew 6:19–24
- January 26: 1 Timothy 6
- January 27: Ecclesiastes 5:8–20
- January 28: Exodus 35:4–29
- January 29: Matthew 25:14–46
- January 30: Matthew 10:1–15
- January 31: Proverbs 3:1–12
Download the January Reading Plan Bookmark
Download and print off the January 2020 reading plan bookmark to help you stay in the Word every day this month.
