Scripture Union Daily Guide 3rd September 2024 (Tuesday) Devotional Message
TOPIC: Dwelling And Serving Among The People
OPENING PRAYER: Open my eyes O Lord that I might behold wondrous things from your word in Jesus name.
SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 21:1-45
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
Even though the Levites’ inheritance was their “priestly service of the Lord” (18:7) and therefore were not to be allocated land as a possession (see also Deuteronomy 10:8-9, 14:27 and Joshua 13:14), they nevertheless had families and livestock. Hence, they needed to build houses and have pasturelands. Numbers 35:1-5 provides an important background to the request made by the family heads of the Levites at Shiloh (v.1).
Notice the instructions God had given to Moses long before the Israelites took possession of the land God had promised their forefathers. How well does the church of Jesus Christ take care of the priests, the pastors, and other full time Christian workers today?
Notice how widespread and deliberate the descendants of Levi were allotted cities among the different tribes of Israel:
* the Kohathites (vs.9-28) – allotted cities among the tribes of Judah, Simeon, Benjamin, Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh;
* the Gershonites (vs.27-33) – allotted cities among the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and half of Manasseh;
* the Merarites (vs.34-40) – allotted cities among the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. How do vs.43-45 encourage you to trust in God’s promises, regardless of the time it may take for their fulfilment?
Practice/Word Application
For further reflection: Assess how your local church takes care of the full-time ministers of the Gospel. Are there adjustments that the church ought to consider in view of today’s passage? Who can you talk to about the required changes?
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Thank you, Father, for all your promises in Christ are Yes, and in Him, Amen,
Offer a prayer of faith in line with 2 Peter 2:9
“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 247- Ezekiel 25-27
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
CHILDREN AND PRIMARY SCHOOL WEEK OF EMPHASIS.
PRAY FOR:
‣ The children we are raising today will be mighty instruments in the hands of God; and and become faithful leaders both in our ministry and in the society at large.
‣ None of them will associate with evil and its practitioners.
‣ They will be blessings to us and not bring us sorrow.
‣ They will prosper and excel in all aspects of life.
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