Scripture Union Daily Guide 10 April 2024 – The Folly of Idolatry
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 10th April 2024 (Wednesday)
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TOPIC: THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY
OPENING PRAYER: Grant me grace dear Lord to apply what you will teach me today as I read this passage.
SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 44:9-20
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
* Q3: Is there any command for me to obey?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 10 APRIL 2024 OUTLINE
The prophet paints in very graphic terms the folly of idol worship, idols carved from wood by the skill of a carver or a carpenter. Why should the same wood burnt as fuel to provide fire for cooking or for warming ourselves be also fashioned into a god to be worshipped? The prophet shows that the creation of gods from wood or whatever object is a great folly: “Shall I bow down to a block of wood?” (v.19). Why do you think some people believe certain crafted objects can be gods? The prophet attributes it all to a spirit of delusion (v.20).
In our modern world there are more subtle forms of idolatry. We need to beware of them, so we do not suffer the same delusion people suffered from worshipping physical idols. In the ten commandments, Yahweh instructed Israel to recognize no other God except Himself. God must always be given pre-eminence over everything in His creation. Our primary duty is to be obedient to Him. Whenever we allow other commitments to take precedence over obedience to God, we have turned those commitments into our gods. In modern days, very often, it is our over concentration on acquiring wealth or the pleasures of this world at the expense of the wellbeing of our fellow human beings.
Practice/Word Application
And so? In what ways are you being idolatrous like the worshippers of wood?
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
“The dearest idol I have known,
Whate’er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from Thy throne,
And worship only Thee” Amen. (William Cowper)
Offer a prayer of faith in line with John 14:26
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 101 -1 Samuel 13-14
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN APRIL 10, 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
AREAS IN PORT HARCOURT REGION
“O give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among his people” Psalm 105:1
THANK GOD FOR:
1. His enabling grace upon the Area chairman and their committee
2. Meeting their needs as individuals and as an Area.
PRAY FOR:
1. Revival in the pilgrims’ groups and zones.
2. God will raise visionary and committed brethren in the pilgrim groups across the region.
3. Team Spirit for the leaders to be involved and remain focused.
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