Scripture Union Daily Guide 23 January 2024 – Oppression And Injustice Are Judged

Scripture Union Daily Guide 23 January 2024 Message

Read Scripture Union Daily Guide 23 January 2024 , Tuesday SU Daily Guide Reading

TOPIC: Oppression And Injustice Are Judged

OPEN PRAYER: Sanctify my life dear Lord as I study your word in Jesus name.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: AMOS 2:4-16

4 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:

5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

6 Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

8 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.

11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the Lord.

12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.

14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

16 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord.

Question(s) for Reflection
• Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
• Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?

Scripture Union Daily Guide 23 January 2024 – MESSAGE

Our God is no respecter of persons. The same judgment formula that was used for the six Gentile nations was also applied to Israel and Judah, the people of God. We find it easier and maybe more comfortable to expose and rebuke the sins of others, particularly unbelievers but gloss over our own.

Not so with Amos. He pointed out the same sins in the people of God: sins such as lies (v.4), injustice against the poor (vs.6,7), sexual immorality (v.7) and idolatry (v.8). God reminds them of how He saved them from their enemies (vs.9-12). Therefore, a walk with God based on gratitude for what He, through Christ, has done for us should characterize how we live our lives as Christians. The way we comport ourselves should not be a hindrance to other believers.

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

Closing Prayer
Dear Lord, help me not to rationalize sin in my life or the life of other believers but to acknowledge my sins and be truly grateful for all you have done to save me.

Offer a prayer of faith in line with Job 36:11

One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 23 – Genesis 32-34

NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN
Tue Jan 23, 2024

PRAYER FOCUS
JARC & ALL LEADERS RETREAT (26TH – 28TH JANUARY, 2024)
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth-
2 Timothy 2:15

THANK GOD FOR:
• The forthcoming JARC and All Leaders Retreat in Regions \/ Areas.
• The privilege to work in the vineyard of God and to be given a position of responsibility as a leader
• His help for every leader in all our formations

PRAY FOR:
• All the planned programmes and resource persons; that God will take pre-eminence and use everyone He has prepared for His glory
• The effort aimed at equipping leaders for greater effectiveness in this work of the ministry will not be in vain.

PRAY AGAINST:
The spirit of pride that will not allow us open our hearts to important things that the Lord might be calling our attention to.

Scripture Union Daily Guide 23 January 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.