Scripture Union Daily Guide 21 November 2023
Read Scripture Union Daily Guide 21st November 2023 Devotional, Tuesday SU Daily Guide Reading
TOPIC:Â I Have Learned To Be Content
OPENING PRAYER: Dear Lord, expose me to your truth as I read your word in Jesus name.
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Philippians 4:10-23
Question(s) for Reflection
• Q 2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 21st November 2023 MESSAGE
We ended yesterday’s meditation with Paul’s charge to shun worrying. In addition to the three things he commends we should instead do, we have an additional antidote in today’s passage. See this in vs.11-13.
Contentment is a key to help us deal with worry. Lack of contentment drives people, including many men of God, to do things that may eventually ruin their calling. With contentment also, we will avoid ‘building our castle in the air’. We will depend on the Lord to meet our needs not our wants (v.19). So Christian ministers in particular should never be driven by selfish desires.
This is, however, one side of the coin. The other side is the responsibility of believers never to neglect but seek to provide for the needs of God’s servants. Like the Philippians, we must work at sending aid to ‘our Pauls’ again and again to meet their needs so they can focus on ministry. Missionary support is honoured and accepted by God as an “odour of a sweet-smelling sacrifice ….“ (v.8). Our giving to support any faithful, committed missionary or church worker is hence an offering unto God.
Practice/Word Application
And so? Whatever you do for a vulnerable brother/sister is done for the Lord (Matthew 25:40) and shall be greatly rewarded.
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Teach me, dear Lord, to be content with whatever you give me and to be a faithful giver.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 23:1
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Romans 14, 15; Proverbs 15.
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN
PRAYER FOCUS
SISTERS’ REPS IN COUNCIL
Likewise, teach the older women to live in a way that honours God…. Instead, they should teach others what is good. Titus 2:3
THANK GOD FOR:
â–ºThe lives of all our sisters’ reps in Council.
â–ºThe privilege and grace to lead the sisters in their regions
PRAY FOR:
â–ºGrace to be worthy examples of Christian women and role models to other sisters in their regions
â–ºThem to be full of wisdom, grace and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 21sth November 2023 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.
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