Scripture Union Daily Guide Monday 24 March 2025 Devotional Message
TOPIC: A Soul is Precious to God
OPENING PRAYER: May my heart, O Lord, be receptive to your word as I meditate on it.
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SCRIPTURE: Matthew 18:12-20
Question(s) For Meditation:
► Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
Daily Guide 24th March 2025(Scripture Union) OUTLINE
Notice the great love the shepherd shows for the one lost sheep (Matthew 18:12-13). Similarly, God, our Great Shepherd, does not desire the loss of any of his “little ones” (Matthew 18:14). He values each person. He seeks, restores, and rejoices when His straying children are safely restored to the fold.
This message is for parents to emulate God’s concern for the lost. Your child may hurt you when he/she goes astray but the Lord will give you grace to diligently seek, find, and restore him/her to the family and to God. Church leaders, instead of sending your straying youths out of the church, your responsibility is to seek and mentor them.
As a group, we may sometimes offend each other. It is said that as close as the tongue and the teeth are, they sometimes quarrel. Jesus acknowledged that people in a group will often offend one another. Notice the three steps He outlines to restore harmony, unity, and love and who takes the initiative (Matthew 18:15-20).
Starting privately gives a chance for apologies and possible reconciliation. Notice that the context of Matthew 18:18-20 is settling of dispute. The Christian community has a delegated authority from the Lord to handle disputes.
And So:
God does not want anyone to perish but that all shall repent and turn to Him. Let this be our desire and pursuit.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer:
Help me, Lord Jesus, to be your agent of restoring human souls back to you.
One Year Bible Reading Guide:
Deuteronomy 1, Psalms 37, Acts 16.
One Year Bible Reading Guide, Hard Copy Version:
Joshua 5-8
PRAYER BULLETIN – Monday Mar 24, 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
UYO REGION
“Praise the Lord, who carries our burdens day after day; he is the God who saves us”. Psalms 68:19
THANK GOD FOR:
* Knowing and carrying the burdens of the Region. • Upholding the team in the Region and the Areas.
PRAY FOR:
* The ongoing projects in the Region, for good finances to complete them. • Ability to pay monthly without owing any, and the safety on the roads. • Increase in productivity in our core ministries.
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. (Scripture Union Daily Guide 24th March 2025)
