Scripture Union Daily Guide 18th April 2020
Topic: God’s glory in creation
Opening Prayer: Open my eyes O Lord that I might behold wondrous things from your word in Jesus name.
Scripture: Psalm 104: 19–35
Reflection
• What does the passage teach about God the Father, God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
• What is God revealing to me in this passage?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 18th April 2020
Outline: We can really be astonished by the beauty of some places in the world, especially when we are visiting for the first time. However, when we consider the creation, we see that it displays God’s glory and beauty not just for sometimes but every day. In this passage, the Psalmist outlines the things that God created from day four to six (Genesis 1:14–31), as acts for which we should praise God.
What do you observe from vv.19–23 about time and man’s activities in relation to other creatures?
Read v.24 again and take a fresh look at your environment. Can you see the variety of God’s creation in your surrounding? Different plants, animals, and even people, all reveal the wisdom of our God.
What attribute of God can you see in vv.27–28? God is our ultimate provider and sustainer but parents and governments, as God’s agents, also have the responsibility to provide for their children and people (cf. Luke 12:42). Vv.28–30 show that we need to praise God because he is sovereign. We owe our lives to his breath in us (Genesis 1:27).
⁂ Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Practice/Word Application
• What Next? The psalmist resolves to praise God as long as he lives (vv.33–34). What is your own resolution from today’s lessons?
Prayer
• Praise the Lord, O my soul, for he is your creator, provider and sustainer.
• Ask the Lord to go ahead of you into the coming week and make your way smooth and safe.
• Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalm 23:1
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Dan. 3–4; Rev. 6