Scripture Union Daily Guide 25 August 2024 (Sunday) Devotional Message
TOPIC: God Reigns
OPENING PRAYER: Sanctify my life dear Lord as I study your word in Jesus name.
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SCRIPTURE READING: PSALM 75:1-10
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
* Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 25 August 2024 MESSAGE
Believers should be full of thanksgiving to God. Why is this so? Read v.1 again. Irrespective of turmoil, prevalence of evil and life’s challenges, give thanks to God. Amidst the prevailing wickedness of men (vs.1-3), Asaph led the leaders and the people of Israel in thanking God for all His past wondrous deeds.
This is putting God first ahead of the present happenings. Always meditate on the victory God has given and let other people’s testimonies encourage you. Thanksgiving stirs up your faith and confidence in the Lord to face and triumph over circumstances of life.
Praise and thanksgiving stir God up into more actions. From vs.2-10, can you find out other benefits that accompany thanksgiving? God speaks faith into our heart, reveals plan of actions against your prevailing challenges.
In today’s readings, because of Israel’s thanksgiving to God amid evil, oppression and decay in the land, God said He had set a time to judge evil and evildoers in the land and that He will set things in order by bringing up the righteous and bringing down the evildoers. These revelations and assurances from God caused His people to praise Him (v.9). Indeed, God reigns over circumstances of life, including your present challenges.
Practice/Word Application
And so? Believers should develop the habit of thanking God for past victories and then by faith thank Him for expected exploits.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
HYMN: O Lord of heav’n and earth and sea
1 O Lord of Heav’n and earth and sea,
To Thee all praise and glory be;
How shall we show our love to Thee,
Giver of all?
2 The golden sunshine, vernal air,
Sweet flowers and fruits Thy love declare;
Where harvests ripen, Thou art there,
Giver of all!
3 For peaceful homes, and healthful days,
For all the blessings Earth displays,
We owe Thee thankfulness and praise,
Giver of all!
4 Thou didst not spare Thine only Son,
But gav’st Him for a world undone,
And e’en that gift Thou dost outrun,
And give us all.
5 Thou giv’st the Spirit’s blessèd dower,
Spirit of life, and love, and power,
And dost His sev’nfold graces shower
Upon us all.
6 For souls redeemed, for sins forgiv’n,
For means of grace and hopes of Heav’n,
What can to Thee, O Lord, be giv’n,
Who givest all?
7 We lose what on ourselves we spend;
We have as treasure without end
Whatever, Lord, to Thee we lend,
Who givest all.
8 Whatever, Lord, we lend to Thee,
Repaid a thousandfold will be;
Then gladly will we give to Thee,
Giver of all.
9 To Thee, from whom we all derive
Our life, our gifts, our power to give;
O may we ever with Thee live,
Giver of all!
Closing Prayer
“I will extol the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips” (Psalm 34:1).
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalm 28:7 ‐ 8
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 8 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 238– Lamentations 3-5
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Sunday Aug 25, 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
PRAYER TEAM
And he spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not loose heart.
Luke 18:1
THANK GOD FOR:
‣ The commitment of prayer teams at all levels and testimonies of answered prayers.
PRAY FOR:
‣ Prayer Team members will live holy lives; be persistent in prayer and committed to their calling as intercessors.
‣ Members will increase in the knowledge of God and their prayer life will be potent in the secret.
‣ God will raise faithful brethren that will stand on the gap in formidable prayer wings in our Pilgrim Groups.
PRAY AGAINST:
‣ Distractions in the place of prayer.
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