Scripture Union Daily Guide 9 July 2024 (Tuesday) Devotional Message
TOPIC: I Was Shown Mercy
OPENING PRAYER: May my heart, O Lord, be receptive to your word as I meditate on it.
SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Timothy 1:12-20
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
* 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 8 July 2024 – OUTLINE
If there is a man who understands what grace is and fully appreciates it, that man is Paul. Notice the depth from which Christ saved him (vs.13, 15-16). He was not only saved, but he was also commissioned to play a special role in spreading the gospel of grace.
God’s grace was indeed ‘poured out …abundantly’ on him (v.14), and he remained ever grateful for that. He never shied away from sharing his testimony so all may know that no one is too sinful to receive God’s grace. Christ came into the world to save sinners. Anyone who recognises his sins, confesses them, and accepts the forgiveness that Christ offers to all will be saved.
For some people, the problem is the opposite of Paul’s. They do not consider themselves sinners. When we compare ourselves with others, we think we are okay. How wrong? See Romans 3:23, Isaiah 64:6. The more we get closer to God, the more we recognise our sinfulness and the more we appreciate what God has done to save us.
Practice/Word Application
And so? Praise the Lord with this SU chorus:
O, the love that drew salvation’s plan.
O, the grace that brought it down to man.
O, the mighty gulf that God did span, at Calvary.
Mercy there was great, and grace was free.
Pardon there was multiplied to me.
There my burden soul found liberty, at Calvary.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Genesis 15:1
“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 191 – Isaiah 5-8