Scripture Union Daily Guide 26th February 2025 (Wednesday) Devotional Message
Scripture Union Daily Guide 26th February 2025 TOPIC: Do Not Seek Mere Signs
OPENING PRAYER: Oh Lord, grant me spiritual insight into the truth of your word as I study it.
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SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Matthew 12:38-50
QUESTIONS 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 26th February 2025 MESSAGE
God can give signs to people to strengthen their faith (Judges 6:36-40 and 2 Kings 20:8-11). But the Scribes and the Pharisees had a different motive when they asked Jesus for signs. They wanted to be entertained rather than earnestly seek signs that could change their way of thinking. If they attributed the signs they had seen to Beelzebub (Matthew 12:24), of what use was another sign?
Miracles, of themselves, cannot guarantee belief and repentance. The greatest miracle that ever took place, the sign of Jonah (Matthew 12:39-40), is the death and resurrection of Jesus. Even that has not changed the reaction of those who have closed their minds against God.
In Matthew 12:43-45, Jesus throws light on the importance of being filled with the Spirit and John 6:63 tells us that the Word is “full of the Spirit”. As we noted yesterday, we need the Word and the Spirit to distinguish God’s work from that of Satan’s. A ‘Wordless’ Christian is a potential prey for Satan. Make sure you fill your heart with the Word of God.
Jesus redefined the larger family unit (Matthew 12:46-50). Mark 3:21 and John 7:5 tell us what Jesus’ immediate family initially thought about Him. If their intention here was to take Him away, that would explain Jesus’ reaction. Thank God, they soon came to the knowledge of the truth and became true brothers of Jesus (Acts 15:13, Jude 1).
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer: O God, strengthen my faith by what I read, hear, see, and experience.
One Bible Reading Guide:
Leviticus 16-17, John 8.
One Bible Reading Guide, Hard Copy Version:
Numbers 7
Prayer Bulletin – Wed Feb 26, 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
SU ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. Acts 6:3
THANK GOD FOR:
* The Administrative staff in all our formations, for their commitment to the work
PRAY FOR:
* God will fill them with the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and integrity and more commitment. • Encouragement and patience trusting the Lord to reward them. • God will visit them and give them their hearts desires.
PRAY AGAINST:
* Every power contending with their commitment on the work, their callings and families.
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. (Scripture Union Daily Guide 26th February 2025)
