Scripture Union Daily Guide 20 December 2025 || God’s unconditional love
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 20th December 2025 (Saturday)
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 20 December 2025 Today’s Devotional
Topic: God’s unconditional love
Opening Prayer
Oh Lord, fill me with the power of the Holy Ghost as I study your word.
Bible Text
Hosea 11:1-11
Meditation Question
► Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
► Q4: Is there any promise for me to believe or hope for?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 20 December 2025 Outline
God loves Israel as any father would love a son. He saved them from slavery in Egypt. Yet, they loved the ways of Egypt and did not care about His love (Hosea 11:1-4). Israel was about to be taken as slaves into Assyria. God was about to punish them for their attitude towards Him, yet it hurts God to punish them so.
Note that God resolved to punish them for one reason (Hosea 11:5-7)! But, with God there is mercy. Though He is God of justice, His love is stronger. Therefore, though, like a father, He pities His children (see Psalms 103:13), He disciplines those He loves (see Hebrews 12:10). He promises that He will not punish them forever but will overpower the enemies, release His people from captivity and bring them back to their homeland (Hosea 11:8-11).
That is the God we serve! The hymn writer says, “His love in time past, forbids me to think He’ll leave me at last in trouble to sink.” God does not love like man and so His love for us cannot change.
And So
“Let the Lord have His way, in your life every day; .
There’s no rest, there’s no peace, until the Lord has His way. .
Place your life in His hands, rest secure in His plan. .
Let the Lord, Let the Lord have His way!” (SU Chorus).
Insight
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
That God will help you reciprocate His love.
Prayer for the Week
Thank God for saving you from every plan of the devil this year.
Thank God in anticipation, for all His plans for you, your family and loved ones in the coming year, because they are good.
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Jude 1, Psalms 143-144.
One Year Bible Reading Plan – Hard Copy version: 1 Peter 1-5
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN FOR 20TH DECEMBER 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
PERSONAL GROWTH
“But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”. 2 Peter 3:18
THANK GOD FOR:
* Making his grace available to us in our journey of faith • Helping us to know Him more
PRAY FOR:
* Grace to be more intentional and serious about our personal growth • Strength to spend more time reading and studying his word
