Scripture Union Daily Guide 19th December 2022, SU Daily Guide Devotional Reading for Monday
Read Scripture Union Daily Guide 19th December 2022, Monday
TOPIC: Seeking God Brings About Reforms
OPENING PRAYER: May the meditation of my heart be acceptable unto you, O Lord as I read from your word.
SCRIPTURE: 2 Chronicles 34.1‐18
Question(s) for Reflection
• Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
SU DAILY GUIDE DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
Observe how, since the beginning, Josiah walked faithfully in God’s ways like his ancestor king David (v.2). At age 16, he chose to seek the Lord personally. As a young man of 20 years, his love and devotion for God led him to purge his country of idolatry (vs.3‐4) and to repair the temple when he was 26 years (v.8).
Does Josiah’s example motivate you to take any action? You may not be too young to live for Jesus and challenge others to follow your example. Notice the extent of his reforms (vs.4‐8). He dealt zealously with sinful people who were responsible for evil practices among God’s people both within and outside his nation (v.5).
The zeal of the Lord truly consumed him. How serious are you in getting rid of sinful habits and distancing yourself from people who are leading many astray? Observe how the Book of the Law was discovered by Hilkiah (vs.14‐15). Yet all those years, it had been in the temple, but it was only gathering dust, forgotten and neglected! Shaphan brought the Book of the Law without delay to king Josiah and read from it. God’s word, if it is not read, avails to nothing.
Practice/Word Application
Think spot: You may own a Bible but do you study and meditate on it diligently?
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER
• Grant us, dear Lord, godly leaders who will lead us by personal example to worship you in spirit and in truth.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Exodus 3:21
One Year Bible Reading Plan
3 John, Psalms 141, 142.
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN
PRAYER FOCUS
NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
Be tolerant with each other, and if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other…
Colosians 3:13
THANK GOD FOR:
☀ Loving us so much that He sacrificed Himself so we could have eternal life with Him.
☀ The love of God we share in SU.
PRAY FOR:
☛ Love and strength as our family members come to know the Lord and trust in Him.
☛ Grace for us to learn and continue to comfort and care for the elders among us.
☛ Deliberate staying together in unity under God especially as the days are getting tougher.
PRAY AGAINST:
⚠ Any form of action that will discourage our children from following our faith.
⚠ Doing things that will lead us and our families away from the path of God’s goodness and grace.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 19th December 2022. Scripture Union is an international, interdenominational, evangelical Christian organization. It was founded in 1867, and works in partnership with individuals and churches across the world. The organization’s stated aim is to use the Bible to inspire children, young people and adults to know God.