Today’s Daily Guide 23rd April 2025 (Scripture Union) Wednesday Devotional Message
Scripture Union Daily Guide 23rd April 2025 Reading
TOPIC: Divine Vengeance
OPENING PRAYER: Grant me grace dear Lord to apply what you will teach me today as I read this passage.
SCRIPTURE: Numbers 31:1-24
Question(s) For Meditation:
► Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
God commands that we should not avenge ourselves, but we should leave vengeance to Him (Romans 12:19). However, God uses many things as instruments to avenge for His own. In today’s story, He decided to use His people, the Israelites, to avenge the Midianites. See Numbers 25:1-2,9,16-17 for the reason for this war of vengeance. Moses was carrying out God’s judgment against the Midianites for causing God’s people to stumble. We must take note of Jesus’ warning in Matthew 18:6-7 and desist from becoming a stumbling block to anyone.
It is strange that Phinehas whose zeal turned God’s anger away from His people and put an end to the ravaging plague in Numbers 25:6-13, did not appear to see anything wrong with bringing into the camp the same women who seduced the men of Israel into adultery and idolatry. Any man can falter and mislead us, doing so deliberately or unknowingly. We must follow the Lord only and never any human.
The action of Moses is commendable. He did not compromise nor accept half obedience from the soldiers. Balaam finally reaped the wages of his sin against God and His people (Numbers 31:8).
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer:
Help me, oh lord, to follow you alone and never be a stumbling block to anyone.
One Year Bible Reading Guide:
Judges 1-2, 1 Corinthians 1.
One Year Bible Reading Guide, Hard Copy Version:
1 Chronicles 1-2
PRAYER BULLETIN
Wed Apr 23, 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
MATURED SINGLES
… For God has said, “Never will I never leave you, never will I forsake you”. Heb. 13:5
THANK GOD FOR:
* His sustaining grace upon all our singles in SU, keeping them true and faithful to the Lord • His tender mercies which is sure
PRAY FOR:
* Grace to keep waiting and trusting in the Lord and never to faint at his promises • Them not to miss the will of God at the end of the day • Grace to joyfully serve the Lord in this phase of their lives
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 23 April 2025)