Scripture Union Daily Guide 5 March 2023 – Hope in God for I shall Again Praise Him

SU DAILY GUIDE DEVOTIONAL READING

Scripture Union Daily Guide 5 March 2023, SU Daily Guide Devotional Reading for Sunday. Read SU Daily Guide Message

TOPIC: Hope in God for I shall Again Praise Him

OPENING PRAYER: As I read your word O Lord, grant me an insight and grace to do your will in Jesus name.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Psalm 42: 1-11

QUESTION FOR REFLECTION
• Q 2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?

Scripture Union Daily Guide 5 March 2023 MESSAGE

This psalm comes from one who seems to face acute frustrations. His opponents are criticizing him, bitterly accusing him of wasting his time in “God matters”. See vs.3,9b-10. Are you facing similar frustrations because friends and close relatives are criticizing you for spending more time for God?

Read carefully vs.1,2, 4-6 and find out how the writer resolves his difficulties. Check the following: The psalmist
Sets his heart entirely on God. He obviously is a very prayerful person in close link with God. See v.8.

Calls to mind some of the memorable times he has had in the house of the Lord.
Addresses his soul and encourages it to rise up in hope and praise. Check from 1 Samuel 30:6 and see what David did when he faced extreme discouragement in his life.
The Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian will enable him to express his confidence in the Lord in difficult situations and so be restored to normal life again.

Practice/Word Application
What Next? Are you suffering some discouragements in your Christian experience? If so, learn from the psalmist.

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

CLOSING PRAYER
Lord Jesus, let my hope rest in you alone.

Offer a prayer of faith in line with John 16:33

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Numbers 1, 2, John 17.

NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Sun, 05-Mar-2023

PRAYER FOCUS
GRACE FOR THE MARK

And God is able to make all grace abound towards you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
– 2 Corinthians 9:8

THANK GOD FOR:
► His unmerited favour we enjoy daily as we work in His Vineyard.
► The goodness, mercy and love of God over our lives.

PRAY FOR:
► The new National Chairman and his team that the grace of God will be sufficient unto them as they take up the mantle of leadership.
► The new National Prayer Secretary that God will guide her/him to continue to encourage us all to pray for SU Nigeria and beyond.
► All the new team will need, to perform all the task God will assign to them in their tenure.
► Journey mercies as the SU National Council members travel back home.

PRAY AGAINST:
► Confusion, accidents or any distraction on the road.
► Failing to pray for the new National Chairman and the National Council.

Scripture Union Daily Guide 5 March 2023. 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.