Scripture Union Daily Guide 17 December 2025 || The days of punishment are coming
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 17th December 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 17 December 2025 Today’s Devotional
Topic: The days of punishment are coming
Opening Prayer
Dear Lord, make me more like you through the power of your word as I meditate on it.
Bible Text
Hosea 9:1-9
Meditation Question
► Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
► Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 17 December 2025 Outline
Today’s passage begins with restriction on Israel’s freedom to celebrate. Why (Hosea 9:1c)? God does not view turning away from Him and unfaithfulness to Him lightly. Are you busy taking God for granted as Israel did?
What was Israel’s eventual punishment (Hosea 9:2-6)? Indeed, the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Compromise of godliness is not cheap. Many countries, families, and individuals are suffering because of compromise of the truth (Hosea 9:7). That Israel received what she deserved means God has no favourite. He is just and faithful (1 John 1:9).
Hosea 8:7b-9 show her wrong attitude towards God and His prophet, expressing the extent of her ungodliness. Most times, hostility of many nations and people towards God and His servants tells you the extent to which they have parted with the truth.
Unrepented and accumulated sins of generations do not go unpunished. They must be rebuked and corrected to deter others from further sinfulness.
Insight
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Lord, grant us the right attitude towards sins to avoid the deserved punishment therein.
One Year Bible Reading Plan
1 John 3-5; Psalms 137-138.
One Year Bible Reading Plan – Hard Copy version: Philippians 1-4
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN FOR 17TH DECEMBER 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
AREA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT
“Once, God has spoken, twice I have heard this; that power belongs to God”. Psalm 62:11
THANK GOD FOR:
* This yearly program being organized to empower youths • The Area Schools Implementation Committee, ASIC, for the grace to organize the programme
PRAY FOR:
* The success of this year’s program • Encouraging attendance of the target audience, the youths • The purpose of the programme to be achieved in their lives
