Scripture Union Daily Guide 6th October 2024 (Sunday) Devotional Message
TOPIC: God’s Permissive Will
OPENING PRAYER: Oh Lord, grant me divine guidance as I read and meditate on your word in Jesus name.
SCRIPTURE: 1 SAMUEL 12.1-25
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 6th October 2024 – MESSAGE
How does Samuel’s leadership scorecard in vs.2-5 challenge you as a Christian leader? God never forces us to follow His plan. He has given us free will and the freedom to exercise it even against His directives. This was what happened in the Garden of Eden. He could have forced Adam and Eve not to eat the forbidden fruit, but He did not.
The will of God is that Israel should have Him as their King, quiet different from having a human king. But here because of Israel’s insistence and self will, God permitted them to have a human king, which meant that they were deposing Him as their king (v.12)! This is permissive will.
Still God sent His prophet, Samuel, to remind them of His goodness throughout their history (vs.6-11). He promised to be with them and their king if only they would obey Him (vs.14, and 20-21); He demonstrated His power with thunder and rain in the dry season (vs.17-19); and He reminded them of the danger of further disobedience (vs.24-25). Why did God do all these things for them according to v.22?
Practice/Word Application
So what? Make v.23 your own prayer concerning your own country.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Teach me, my God and King
1 Teach me, my God and King,
in all things Thee to see,
and what I do in anything,
to do it as for Thee.
2 To scorn the senses’ sway,
while still to Thee I tend;
in all I do be Thou the Way,
in all be Thou the End.
3 All may of Thee partake;
nothing so small can be,
but draws, when acted for Thy sake,
greatness and worth from Thee.
4 If done t’obey Thy laws,
e’en servile labors shine;
hallowed is toil, if this the cause,
the meanest work divine.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with 2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 280- Matthew 8; Mark 2
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 6 OCTOBER 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
ONITSHA REGION
“He split rocks open in the desert caused a stream to come out of the rock and made water flow like a river” Psalms 78:15-16.
THANK GOD FOR:
‣ Sustaining the Region in the midst of hard times
‣ God’s continuous help in fostering the progress of the work irrespective of the time we are in, in the nation.
PRAY FOR:
‣ The Lord will help the Region enact responsible leadership in her formations
‣ Good health on all the aged members and strength to forge ahead
‣ Intervention of God to bring life and innovation into their pilgrim groups.
‣ God will raise sponsors towards the completion of the Regional house at Obosi.
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 6 October 2024)