Scripture Union Daily Guide 13th August 2025: The wedding feast
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 13 August 2025 (Wednesday)
Welcome to Scripture Union Daily Guide Devotional today. As you read, study and meditate, may the Lord Almighty reveal His essence to you in Jesus’ Name, Amen!
Scripture Union Daily Guide 13th August 2025 Today’s Devotional
Topic: The wedding feast
Opening Prayer
As I read your word O Lord, grant me an insight and grace to do your will in Jesus name.
Bible Text
Matthew 22:1-14
Meditation Question
► Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 13th August 2025 Outline
There are three strands to this story. First, there were the original invitees. They had good notice but made a deliberate choice not to attend, worse still, see how they treated the King’s messengers (Matthew 22:6). They represent Israel, God’s original, chosen people. It is not surprising that they got what they deserved (Matthew 22:7).
Second were the people invited in the last minute. Nothing qualified them for the honour of attending this highly privileged wedding feast (Matthew 22:9-10). They represent us. We have no quality to recommend us to the King of kings and the Lord of lords. We do not even possess appropriate clothing for the grand occasion, but the King Himself provides. “I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness” (Isaiah 61:10)
Finally, we have the guest who was inappropriately dressed. He no doubt believed he had come in his finest garment, but nothing we have on our own is good enough, for “all our righteous acts are like filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6).
Insight
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Praise God for your invitation to the wedding supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9)
One Year Bible Reading Plan – Jeremiah 10-12.
One Year Bible Reading Plan – Hard Copy version: Jeremiah 23-25
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 13TH AUGUST 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
SCHOOLS, YOUTHS AND AID DEPARTMENT
“And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, these that have turned the world upside down are come hither also”. Acts 17:6
THANK GOD FOR:
* Provisions to run programs despite rising cost of things and movements
PRAY FOR:
* More pilgrims to be more committed to the discipleship work in schools • The department to develop more curriculum to build capacity of churches and youth workers to nurture today’s youths • Grace and open doors for effectual ministry among the youths • Need to raise funds and subsidize our ministry materials for young people especially in rural schools/areas
