Scripture Union Daily Guide 20 February 2024: Lazarus Dies

Scripture Union Daily Guide 20 February 2024 Message

Read Scripture Union Daily Guide 20 February 2024, Tuesday SU Daily Guide Reading

TOPIC: Lazarus Dies

OPENING PRAYER: Help me to understand the exceeding greatness of your power as I read through this passage, dear Lord.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: John 11:1-16

Question(s) for Reflection
• Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
• Q8: Is there any other Biblical passage that can help me understand this passage better?

SU DAILY GUIDE 20TH FEBRUARY 2024 OUTLINE:

Bethany was about 3 km from Jerusalem. This is where Lazarus and his two sisters Martha and Mary lived. Jesus loved this family and Lazarus was His friend. Lazarus fell ill and died. Martha and Mary were devastated and wished Jesus were around so He would heal him. But notice how Jesus viewed the situation (v.4)? How do you feel when you pray for a loved one who is ill but ends up dying? Many of us are left in pain and with lots of doubts whether God is there at all.

In late 2022, some school heads planned to travel together to their Education Headquarters. After travelling about 100 km, the heads were involved in an accident and all of them died. Many people questioned why God allowed it. These were Christians leading church mission schools who would have prayed before starting their journey. Dangers may be faced sometimes in carrying out the will of God; but we should not give up (vs.7-9). We should believe that the trials we face will ultimately bring glory to God as Lazarus’s death would. Read Mark 8:35. Why did Jesus say Lazarus had fallen asleep (v.11)?

Practice/Word Application
Meditation: Where is God when it hurts?

• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?

CLOSING PRAYER
Pray for those who are currently hurting that their faith in God may not fail.

Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 81:10

One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 51 – Leviticus 22-23

NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Tue Feb 20, 2024

PRAYER FOCUS
SU MISSION FIELDS
“Your righteousness also, O God reaches the skies. You have done great things; there is no one like you”.
Psalm 71:19

THANK GOD FOR:
• All our mission fields and the missionaries, for God’s greatness upon their lives and ministry, and for souls that have been won on the mission fields.

PRAY FOR:
• More cordial relationship between the missionaries and the people and more open doors for God’s word to prevail in the lands.
• Divine protection and provisions.
• Broadened vision on what God wants and discernment on what to do.

PRAY AGAINST:
• Sudden attacks by the workers of iniquity and the mind to quit the work.

Scripture UnionDaily Guide 20 February 2024 Devotional. 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.