Memory Verse:  Isaiah 49:10

Questions:  Which elements of nature will the Lord protect His people from in the day of salvation?                

Reading #1:  Jonah

Questions:  In Jonah 1:4,15 and 17, which elements of nature does the Lord control?  In Jonah 4:6,7, and 8, which elements of nature does the Lord control? In Jonah 4:1 how does Jonah respond to the Lord’s grace, mercy, patience, and love for Nineveh? Later in verse 9 how does Jonah respond to God causing the sun to wither the plant?

Reading #2:  Mark 4

Questions:  In verse 6, which element of nature is responsible for the withering away of the rootless plant?  According to verse 17 what does the scorching sun represent?  In verses 39 and 40 which element of Nature does Jesus control?

Reading #3:  James 1:1-18

Questions:  According to verses 2-4 and 12 what is the purpose and the result of our trials?  How does that contrast with the one who pursues a life of wealth and ease in verse 11?

Reading #4:  Revelation 16:1-11

Questions:  In verse 8,9 what element of nature does the Lord control?  How do the people respond to God’s power?

Psalms and Hymns:

I know Who Holds Tomorrow “I don’t know about tomorrow, I just live from day to day, I don’t borrow from its sunshine, for its skies may turn to gray.”

Jesus Shall Reign “Jesus shall reign where ‘er the sun does his successive journeys run; His kingdom spread from shore to shore, till moons shall wax and wane no more.”

Praying Under the Same Sky:

Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand