Scripture Union Daily Guide 18 February 2023 | Devotional

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Today’s Topic: From bitterness to Abundance

Opening Prayer: Sanctify my life dear Lord as I study your word in Jesus name.

Question(s) for Reflection
• Q 2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
• Q 3: Is there any command for me to obey?
• Q 5: Is there any warning for me to heed?

Outline For Scripture Union Daily Guide 18 February 2023

After God’s great deliverance from their enemy, Moses led the Israelites into the desert of Shur. They travelled for three days without finding water. When they came to the Oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. What a disappointment? But that is life, full of victories and failures, mountains, and valleys. How should we respond to disappointments in our life’s journey, like the people (v.24) or like Moses (v.25a)? How we miss God’s blessings and interventions when we complain instead of bringing our troubles to Him in prayer and experiencing His miraculous intervention (v.25b).

Through this incident, the Lord revealed himself to the people as, “the Lord who heals you”. He promised to also protect them from the diseases He put on the Egyptians. Take note, however, of the conditions attached to this promise in v.26. As we read the Bible daily, let us ensure to respond in obedience so we can enjoy God’s promised blessings.

After leaving Marah, they travelled on to the Oasis of Elim. What a contrast (v.27)? How we too quickly grumble and complain about the current lack, only to soon be embarrassed by God’s abundance!

Practice/Word Application
And so: Claim God’s promise in Isaiah 43:18-19.

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

Closing Prayer
My Father, please forgive my past complaints and grumblings and intervene miraculously in my situation.

Prayer for the week
► Pray for our children and youths that God will help them grow to be disciplined, and have self control as they grow.
► Pray that God will continue to guide them and give them the grace to stand up for Him at all times.
► Pray against frustrations that may make them turn their back against God.

NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN

PRAYER FOCUS: DELIBERATELY FOLLOWING JESUS
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and gospel’s will save it. – Mark 8:35

THANK GOD FOR:
· The provisions God has made for all His children who are willing to renounce all, in order to be His disciple.
· Giving us, our youths, and children the opportunity to store our treasure in heaven as we daily die to self and live for Him.

PRAY FOR:
· Daily willingness to bear the cross that God allows our way, as we continue to follow Him.
► Our SU youths as they continue to let their lights shine in the dark places, especially in this end time.
► SUCF leaders as they travel to Nteje for their National Leadership Training tomorrow.
► The grace of God will continue to abide with our youths in SUCF as they stand for the Lord in their various campuses.
► All those who will be involved in the election that they will refuse to compromise on the truth.

PRAY AGAINST:
► Careless living, poor and indecent dressings and copying of worldly slangs even among our Christian youths.
► Outward show of Christianity while indeed they are empty within.

Offer a prayer of faith in line with Genesis 18:14

One Year Bible Reading Plan
Exodus 40, 2Corinthians 5, Psalms 32, 33

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