Scripture Union Daily Guide 6 May 2024 (Monday) Devotional Message
TOPIC: Undeserving Israel Receives Hope of Deliverance
OPENING PRAYER: Open my eyes O Lord that I might behold wondrous things from your word in Jesus name.
SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 51:17- 52:12
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTIONS
* Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
* Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 6 May 2024 – OUTLINE
The first call in today’s reading is to awake (vs.17). We must not allow fear to overwhelm us but be secured in God. His love sets us free, so we need not live as people under God’s judgment. Judah suffered condemnation for a while, “God gave her the cup of His wrath to drink.” She was down because God had struck her. But now, she receives the good news.
The cup has been taken from her and given to her enemies. She is forgiven just as we today have been forgiven in Christ. Sadly, Judah was still labouring under a sense of condemnation, hence Isaiah’s declaration in 52:2.
The second call to awake in 52:1-6 is from a sense of utter worthlessness. Zion had been so defiled, enslaved, oppressed, and mocked, that they felt as nothing. But she still rightfully belonged to the Lord. So those who have devastated her will pay for the wrong they have done. We believers should rejoice because we are still loved and valued by God. In what way can we maintain our sense of worth as we live each day?
In 52:11-12, the climax is reached. Zion is to keep alert because her salvation is near. She is to live, expecting the Lord at any moment. That was their experience in Egypt and in exile before Cyrus’ intervention. We too, in a similar manner, should live each day expecting the coming of our Lord Jesus. How can this be practically done?
Practice/Word Application
So then: May we live our lives with all fervency knowing that Christ may come at any time!
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Luke 12:32
“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 127 – 2 Samuel 6-7; 1 Chronicles 17
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Monday May 06, 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
AID FOR LIFE WEEK OF EMPHASIS IN PILGRIM GROUPS
‘So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily’
Acts 19:20
THANK GOD FOR:
* The HOD and all the labourers in AID FOR Life Department.
* Enormous breakthrough in reaching out to families, youths and children through AID for Life programmes.
PRAY FOR:
* Increased grace and more innovative ways on how to reach out to the families, youths and children.
* More souls to be won for the Lord through the AID for Life Department.