Scripture Union Daily Guide 4th April 2025 Friday Devotional Message
Read Daily Guide 4th April 2025 Devotional by Scripture Union
TOPIC: Intimacy With And Dependence On God
OPENING PRAYER: May the meditation of my heart be acceptable unto you, O Lord as I read from your word.
SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 23:1-14
QUESTIONS FOR MEDITATION:
â–º Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
â–º Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
Daily Guide 4th April 2025 Devotional MESSAGE
1 Samuel 23:1-6: It surely pays many dividends to be intimately related to God and to be absolutely dependent on Him. David is a good example here for us to follow. Out of love, David wanted to help Keila against the Philistines, but he would not take any step without first finding out if it is God’s perfect will to do so.
Notice the number of times he inquired from the Lord and the reason for this (1 Samuel 23:2-4). Furthermore, he did not depend on yesterday’s guidance to win today’s battles. Instead, he sought the Lord’s will afresh (1 Samuel 23:10-12). How dependent are you on God for guidance and direction in life?
1 Samuel 23:7-14: Saul planned to attack David at Keila but David’s intimacy with, and dependence on God, saved him. Against popular opinion, David had to leave Keila, but anyone would have thought that the people of Keila would preserve David and so he should have stayed there for safety. Obedience to God’s instructions lead to escape from calamities, and preservation. Saul hunted David continuously, but God shielded him because the name of the Lord is a strong tower (Proverbs 18:10)!
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER:
Draw me closer to you, oh Lord, my God and my redeemer.
One Year Bible Reading Guide:
Deuteronomy 22-23, Acts 27.
One Year Bible Reading Guide, Hard Copy Version:
Judges 13-15
PRAYER BULLETIN – Friday Apr 04, 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
SU PRIMARY SCHOOLS MINISTRY
Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Prov. 22:6
THANK GOD FOR:
* The vision of reaching out to the children in the primary schools • Open doors to these primary schools – public and private
PRAY FOR:
* More grace for all the Teachers and Children Workers who labour to evangelize and nurture these children with the word of God • The children being taught to be established in the way of God • Blessings for schools who have opened their doors for SU to minster to the children • Open doors to more schools
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 4th April 2025)