Scripture Union Daily Guide 13th February 2021

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1If you see your fellow Israelite,s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. 2If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it. Then give it back. 3Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. Do not ignore it. 4If you see your fellow Israelite,s donkey or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help the owner get it to its feet. 5A woman must not wear men,s clothing, nor a man wear women,s clothing, for the Lordyour God detests anyone who does this. 6If you come across a bird,s nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young. 7You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life. 8When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof. 9Do not plant two kinds of seed in your vineyard; if you do, not only the crops you plant but also the fruit of the vineyard will be defiled. 10Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together. 11Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together. 12Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.

Question(s) for Reflection:
• Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
• Is there any other Biblical passage that can help me understand this passage better?

TODAY’S MESSAGE: SCRIPTURE UNION DAILY GUIDE 13TH FEBRUARY 2021

Vs.1-4 point out practical ways to show concern for your neighbours, what you must or must not do to his lost property, steps you must take to save him from suffering loss. Which of these have you been doing, and which of them have you found difficult doing and why? Differentiating between male and female was very crucial to God that He even expected their clothing to mark them as such (v.5). “Male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27b).

God gave this instruction to His people to guard against perversion. This helps us understand why wearing of clothes that pertain to the opposite sex were forbidden (v.5). This verse has generated a lot of controversy among Christians especially in Africa. As believers, we should not allow the people of the world to dictate our lifestyle. God is very much interested in the purity of our heart and not our outward appearance.

However, our good attitude towards people, decent dressing and acts of kindness are fruits that people would see and give glory to God (Matthew 5:16, NLT; 1 Tim. 2: 9 – 10; 1 Pet. 3: 3 – 6). Tassels were worn as a reminder to obey all God’s command (v.12; cf. Numbers 15:38-40). Read vs.6-10 and note how God expresses his concern for his creatures, the issue of safety (v.8) and His warning against mal-handling of animals (v.10).

• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?

Closing Prayer:
• Oh Lord, help me to truly love my neighbours, show them compassion and be a true steward of your creatures.
• Pray and commit the work and studies of the coming week into God,s hand.

Prayer For The Week: Pray for the poor in our land. Pray against the satanic strategies to remove people from their ancestral lands and to send them to IDP camps. Pray against kidnapping, rape and demonic activities in the land. Pray for The Apostolic Church Nigeria.

Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalm 50:15 – 15. Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.

Bible In One Year: Isa. 56-58; Mark 13:21-37

Thank you for reading Today’s Scripture Union Daily Guide 13th February 2021 – Care For Others. God bless you!

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