Scripture Union Daily Guide – 12 September 2025: Today’s Devotional Reading and Reflection – Friday
Are you looking for the Scripture Union Daily Guide – 12th September 2025? Discover today’s devotional reading, Bible passage, and reflection to strengthen your spiritual journey. This Daily Guide provides clear, scripture-based insight and life applications to help you grow in faith, understand God’s Word, and live a Christ-centered life. Whether for personal devotion or group study, today’s message is a timely word for your walk with God.
TOPIC: Show Love to All Men
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Opening Prayer
May the meditation of my heart be acceptable unto you, O Lord as I read from your word.
Scripture Reading
Matthew 25:31-46
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Questions for Meditation
► Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
► Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
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Following yesterday’s master-servants parable, Jesus now tells what the reality is going to be at the end of time. Everyone will stand before Him (Matthew 25:32) and each person will be placed in his or her rightful place by the all-knowing and all-seeing Lord and Master. What, according to the passage, are the criteria the Lord will use to separate the people? What truth is God revealing to us in this passage? God told Israel what kind of fast was acceptable to Him (Isaiah 58:6-7). Compare this with the words of the King (Jesus) in Matthew 25:34-36,41-43.
God is interested not only in our vertical relationship with Him but also our horizontal relationship with others (see 1 John 4:20). It should be noted that eternal reward is not just based on our salvation. Indeed, we are called to show unconditional love to all people by responding to their needs irrespective of who they are.
Our good works should stem from our salvation experience and genuine love for God and people who are made in God’s image and for whom Christ shed His blood. Mere demonstration of love for the needy is not the criterion for salvation (see Ephesians 2:8-10). Your response to the Gospel will determine where you will be in eternity but as James warns us, faith without deeds (work) is dead (James 2:17).
Insight
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Ask the Lord to help you to match your faith with the corresponding deeds.
Prayer of Faith
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 107:19-21
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Ezekiel 40-42.
One Year Bible Reading Plan – Hard Copy version
Joel 1-3
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