Scripture Union Daily Guide – 20 August 2025: Today’s Devotional Reading and Reflection – Wednesday
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TOPIC: Satan Tries Again
Opening Prayer
Let me know more of you today dear Lord as I meditate on your word.
Scripture Reading
Job 2:1-13
1 When the angels[a] gathered around the Lord again, Satan[b] was there with them, 2 and the Lord asked, “Satan, where have you been?”
Satan replied, “I have been going all over the earth.”
3 Then the Lord asked, “What do you think of my servant Job? No one on earth is like him—he is a truly good person, who respects me and refuses to do evil. And he hasn’t changed, even though you persuaded me to destroy him for no reason.”
4 Satan answered, “There’s no pain like your own.[c] People will do anything to stay alive. 5 Try striking Job’s own body with pain, and he will curse you to your face.”
6 “All right!” the Lord replied. “Make Job suffer as much as you want, but just don’t kill him.” 7 Satan left and caused painful sores to break out all over Job’s body—from head to toe.
8 Then Job sat on the ash-heap to show his sorrow. And while he was scraping his sores with a broken piece of pottery, 9 his wife asked, “Why do you still trust God? Why don’t you curse him and die?”
10 Job replied, “Don’t talk like a fool! If we accept blessings from God, we must accept trouble as well.” In all that happened, Job never once said anything against God.
11 Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah[d] were three of Job’s friends, and they heard about his troubles. So they agreed to visit Job and comfort him. 12 When they came near enough to see Job, they could hardly recognize him. And in their great sorrow, they tore their clothes, then sprinkled dust on their heads and cried bitterly. 13 For seven days and nights, they sat silently on the ground beside him, because they realized what terrible pain he was in.
Question for Meditation
► Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
Scripture Union Daily Guide – 20 August 2025: Outline
We need to learn this lesson from our Enemy. He never gives up! Again, in His unfathomable way, God obliged him. He must have been congratulating himself when he covered Job with disgusting, painful sores from head to toe. Have you ever met someone who suffered as much as Job did?
Traditionally, our people had two reasons for worshipping their pagan gods. One was to protect them and their families from enemies and tragedies. The other was to ensure their personal welfare by making them healthy and prosperous. Sadly, those are the two reasons some people preach as the Gospel of Jesus Christ even today: “health and wealth.”. What if the exact opposite happens in their lives? That means the gods had failed, and there was no further reason to worship them. That was the logic of Job’s wife (Job 2:9).
Have you noticed that people who blame God when things go wrong never thank Him for all the many good things in their lives? Job, very clearly, had a different understanding of God. He lost his fortune, his children, and his health, and he was still able to bless the name of the Lord (Job 2:9)!
Insight
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Jeremiah 31-33.
One Year Bible Reading Plan – Hard Copy version: Habakkuk 1-3
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 20TH AUGUST 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
THE CHURCH
“…I will build my Church and the gate of Hades shall not prevail against it… Matt 16:18
THANK GOD FOR:
* Keeping his words concerning the Church, for not allowing the gates of hell to prevail over his church.
PRAY FOR:
* Unity in the body of Christ, by which we will be able to contend and bring down the forces of the enemy. • God to send revival that will purge every believer and cause us to return to holiness, righteousness and godly lifestyle. • Your denomination.
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