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Scripture Union Daily Guide 7 May 2024 (Tuesday) Devotional Message
TOPIC: THE PUNISHMENT THAT BROUGHT US PEACE!
OPENING PRAYER: Grant me grace dear Lord to apply what you will teach me today as I read this passage.
SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
52:13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
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 7 May 2024 – MESSAGE
The prophet foretold the coming of the Messiah and the things He would suffer for the salvation of mankind. Notice His humble beginning (53:2). The Messiah had to go through many things in order to save man. What are some of those things (52:14,15; 53:3, 4b-5, 8-10a)?
Note in particular, His dumbness in 53:7 – completely obedient unto death though undeserved. Is there any personal lesson for you here? Thank God that all His suffering was to yield eternally glorious result for all who would accept Him. Notice these results in 53:11-12. Through His suffering also, He is forever glorified (Philippians 2:8-11).
The Lord laid the example for us that we should follow in His steps (1 Peter 2:21). Are you a believer who thinks that the Christian life is only a bed of roses? You may be missing out. Just like our master, we should expect to share in His suffering as we partake of His joy. Remember that it will cost you something to follow in His steps as we communicate the gospel to others. Are we ready to pay the prize and follow in Christ’s steps?
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER
Lord, give me the grace to pay the prize that others may know you.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 102:17
“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 128 – Psalms 25, 29, 33, 36, 39
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Tuesday May 07, 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
FOR SU\/CHRISTIAN FAMILIES
‘Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His Ways’
Psalms .128:1
THANK GOD FOR:
* The love, unity and fear of God in our families.
* Making our families a great resource for the work of the Lord.
PRAY FOR:
* Holiness, peace and the fear of the Lord in Christian homes.
* Increased commitment among our family members to the Lord.