Scripture Union Daily Guide 11th August 2023 Devotional, Friday SU Daily Guide Reading
TOPIC: Righteousness Exalts a Nation
OPENING PRAYER: Oh Lord, grant me spiritual insight into the truth of your word as I study it.
SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 15:17-38
QUESTION FOR REFLECTION
• Q 2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 11th August 2023 MESSAGE:
Compare the lives of the three kings of Israel and Jotham, the king of Judah (for more details of the reign of Jotham, refer to 2 Chronicles 27). Note the impact of each king’s reign upon the people and nation: the instability, the cost people had to pay etc.
Menahem had to extract extra tax from the people, even though limited to the rich ones. The spate of assassinations and overthrow of governments continues to plague Israel. And with the entrance of the Assyrian king, we see the beginning of the end of the kingdom of Israel. God’s word remains true, righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people (Proverbs 14:34, NIV).
Jotham served as coregent while his father was banished to lifelong confinement due to leprosy. In the parallel passage in 2 Chronicles, we find that he learnt his lesson from what happened to his father. He followed the Lord wholly but would not attempt to enter the Temple to repeat his father’s error. We do well to take caution from the consequence of the life those who have gone before us lived.
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER
Help me, dear Lord, to respond in obedience to your word, to escape the consequence of sin.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Colossians 4:3
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Jeremiah 4‐6.
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Friday, 11-Aug-2023
PRAYER FOCUS
CHILDREN WORKERS
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. Ps. 95:3
THANK GOD FOR:
►That every children worker will model Christ for the children to see.
►For grace not to lead the children astray, by words or conduct
►They will give attention to develop themselves, so that they will not be ignorant of necessary tools needed for evangelising today’s child.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 11th August 2023. 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.