Scripture Union Daily Guide August 13, 2023
Read Scripture Union Daily Guide August 13, 2023 Devotional, Sunday SU Daily Guide Reading
TOPIC: The unfaithful will be punished severely
Opening Prayer: As I read through this passage dear Lord, let your word bring transformation to my life.
Scripture: 2 Kings 17:1-23
Question(s) for Reflection
• Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
• Q 5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
Scripture Union Daily Guide August 13, 2023 Outline:
Read vs.3-6 again and notice the consequence of king Hoshea’s unfaithfulness to the king of Assyria. He broke the promise to serve Assyria and pay annual tribute to the king. On the surface, the reason for the end of the Northern Kingdom is the defeat by the more powerful and ruthless Assyrians. However, the writer rightly believes otherwise.
The nation of Israel has been going down for many years, even right from its inception. God chose Jeroboam I and made him king over the ten tribes. He however decided to forsake the Lord and led the nation in the direction of idolatry (1 Kings13:25-33). Virtually all the kings after him have gone in that direction, growing from bad to worse. God sent many prophets, including Elijah and Elisha who tried to save the nation from perdition (v.13) but notice their response (vs.14-17). God is a just God. The soul that sins shall die (Ezekiel 18:4). The Israelites repeated the error of the Canaanites and like the Canaanites, they were driven out of their land and dispersed into foreign land. That, unfortunately, was the end of the Northern Kingdom.
Practice/Word Application
So what? Unless we learn from history, we are bound to repeat it.
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Help me, dear Lord, to yield to your warnings to escape from your judgment.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalm 107: 19 ‐ 20
One-Year Bible Reading Plan
Jeremiah 10‐12.
PRAYER BULLETIN FOR 13TH AUGUST 2023
PRAYER FOCUS: REGIONAL CHAIRMEN
As a prisoner for the Lord, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Ephesians 4:1
THANK GOD FOR:
►The grace He has given our Regional Chairmen to lead their respective regions at a time like this
►The sound health and peace they enjoy.
PRAY FOR:
►They will not grow weary in working for the Lord.
►Grace for exemplary leadership.
►That they will witness all round growth in their respective regions
►More cordial relationships between them and their RCs and Regional Committees.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 13th August 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.
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