Scripture Union Daily Guide, Saturday 29 April 2023: Make Room for God’s Presence in Your Life

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Scripture Union Daily Guide, Saturday 29 April 2023, SU Daily Guide Reading

TOPIC: Make Room for God’s Presence in Your Life

OPENING PRAYER: May the meditation of my heart be acceptable unto you, O Lord as I read from your word.

SCRIPTURE: Exodus 26:1-37

Question(s) for Reflection
• Q 7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?

The portable tabernacle was the symbol of God’s presence among His people and a sanctuary that served as a place of worship while they made their journey from Egypt to the promise land. Observe God’s specific instruction to Moses about its construction (v.30). It should be as shown him on the mountain of the Lord.
Why do you think there is such precision as to the sizes, the colours and the materials of different parts used in the construction of the tabernacle? What do these tell you about the nature of God? Indeed, we serve a majestic God who deserves our worship in the beauty of holiness!

The tabernacle had two chambers; a holy place and a most holy place separated by a heavy veil. Thank God that when Christ died, the veil separating the holy place from the holy of holies in the temple which had replaced the tabernacle was torn into two symbolizing free access to God (Read Mark 15:38; Hebrews 10: 19 – 22).

Practice/Word Application
So What? God delights to dwell with His people. Purify your heart for Him to live in (2 Corinthians 6:14-18).
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?

HYMN: Beauty of Holiness
1. O worship the Lord
In the beauty of holiness!
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience,
And incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him: the Lord is His name!

2. Low at His feet lay
Thy burden of carefulness,
High on His heart He will bear it for thee,
And comfort thy sorrows,
And answer thy prayerfulness,
Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.

3. Fear not to enter
His courts in the slenderness
Of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine;
For truth in its beauty,
And love in its tenderness,
These are the offerings to lay on His shrine.

4. These, though we bring them
In trembling and fearfulness,
He will accept for the name that is dear;
Mornings of joy give
For evenings of tearfulness,
Trust for our trembling and hope for our fear.

5. O worship the Lord
In the beauty of holiness!
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience,
And incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him: the Lord is His name!

CLOSING PRAYER
Father, I am so grateful that I can now confidently come into your presence as the way has been opened for me through the blood of Jesus.

Prayer for the week
► Pray for the purpose of God to be achieved in your life.
► Pray for God’s intervention in issues that have been keeping you awake.
► Pray against every spirit of doubt and fear.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Deuteronomy 1:11

One Year Bible Reading Plan
Judges 13, 14, 1Corinthians 7.

NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN- Sat, 29-Apr-2023

PRAYER FOCUS
ALIFE IN CHRIST
In Him was life and the life was the light of men.
– John 1:4

THANK GOD FOR:
► Showing us the way, the truth and the life to live daily.
► The righteousness of Christ that has given us the Justification to be called children of God.

PRAY FOR:
► Daily sitting at the feet of the Master to be empowered for the tasks and challenges of the day.
► The understanding of God’s word and leadings so we will continue to grow in Him.
► Grace to daily submit to His Lordship in all things.
► Daily revelation of His word so we can continue to follow Him.

PRAY AGAINST:
► Whatever will make us go back to Egypt, to the old things we had hitherto rejected.
► Moving out of God’s will for our life, thereby doing things that please ourselves instead of what pleases God.

Scripture Union Daily Guide, Saturday 29 April 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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