Daily Guide 9 January 2024 || Scripture Union Devotional
Scripture Union Daily Guide 9 January 2024 (Tuesday)
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TODAY’S TOPIC: “HE MUST BECOME GREATER; I MUST BECOME LESS.”
Opening Prayer: Lord, let the light of your word shine into my life as I meditate on your word.
SCRIPTURE: JOHN 3:22-36
Question(s) for Reflection
• Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
Outline For Scripture Union Daily Guide 9 January 2024
Let us begin by recalling the last point we made yesterday. See how v.36 repeats the message of vs.17-18.
In the competitive world we all inhabit, the normal aim is for us to become greater and for others to become less. The story is told of how an angel once appeared to a certain man and promised to give him anything he asked.
However, his neighbour would receive double. He immediately asked to be given one blind eye! John the Baptist was not like that and certainly not in relation to Jesus Christ. Far from seeing himself in competition with the Messiah, he recognised his position which he described with a fitting analogy in v.29. Notice how he described Jesus Christ in vs.31, 32 and 33.
There is an interesting description of the relationship between Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in v.34. For us, our experience of the Holy Spirit is limited because we are not fully open to receiving Him in all His fullness in our lives. For Jesus Christ, however, the situation is different.
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Read James 4:10 and use it as a basis for your prayer today.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 24:4 ‐ 6
One-Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 9 – Job 21-23
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN FOR 9TH JANUARY 2024
