Scripture Union Daily Guide 19 February 2023 | Devotional

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Today’s Topic: Murmuring Against God

Opening Prayer: Dear Lord, make me more like you through the power of your word as I meditate on it.

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

Outline For Scripture Union Daily Guide 19 February 2023

Grumbling against our leaders is grumbling against God. The Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron at the Desert of Sin (vs.1-2). They remembered their so-called abundance in Egypt but forgot the hardships they went through as slaves and their cry for deliverance. They murmured, insisting on going back to Egypt. Despite all that God had done for them, they were quick to lose faith in God. What is your attitude in the face of challenges? Like the Israelites, do you grumble against your leaders and against God? And do you easily forget all that God had done for you? God decided to test their obedience.

When pressure comes your way, learn to turn to God rather than to grumble or murmur. God responds to the Israelites’ distress by sending them quail in the evening and a sweet bread – like granular substance in the morning (vs.14,31). We must learn to put our trust in God alone. God gave the Israelites the bread from heaven every day to satisfy their physical needs (vs.14-16, compare Psalm 78: 24 – 25). Jesus compares Himself to manna in John 6:30-35, 48-51. He is our daily Bread who satisfies our eternal and spiritual needs. He gives us eternal life.

Practice/Word Application
AND SO?I’m feeding on that Living Bread!
I’m drinking at the Fountain Head!
And who so drinketh, Jesus said
Shall never never thirst again (SU Chorus).

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

Closing Prayer
Oh Lord, help me to always feed on this Living Bread that gives eternal life.

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 22:17

One Year Bible Reading Plan
Leviticus 1‐3, John 1

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