Scripture Union Daily Guide 21 September 2024: Discerning God’s Voice
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 21st September 2024 (Saturday)
TOPIC: DISCERNING GOD’S VOICE
OPENING PRAYER: Sanctify my life dear Lord as I study your word in Jesus name.
SCRIPTURE: 1 SAMUEL 3:1- 4:1A
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
* Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
* Q6: Is there any prayer for me to remember?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 21 September 2024 Outline:
While the message from the Lord was rare, Samuel, living in the presence of the Lord, heard him call (3:1-4). We live in an increasingly busy world that gives little or no room to stop and listen. We struggle to listen to fellow humans talk less of listening to God. What does it take for Samuel to identify and listen to the voice of God (vs.4-6)? Eli was there to guide Samuel to identify the voice of God. It took a while for him to realize that God was calling Samuel. Where are the disciples who would guide the young converts to navigate the path of their faith?
When Samuel got past the initial hurdle and identified God’s voice, he settled down to listen. The message was a difficult one (see vs.11-14). Such messages are the type one would rather avoid but God wanted the truth told and Samuel was the vessel to convey that. What message has God given to us to convey to our family, friends, and those around us. The gospel is a task, a truth we are called to pass onto our world.
Eli may have suspected the content of the message. This was a follow up to what God had told him before (2:27-36). Eli’s response seems as if he had lost all hope over his children (v.18b)? Notice the testimony about Samuel (vs.19-4:1a) and the reason for his success in v.19.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Pray for the constant abiding presence of the Lord upon our church leaders.
Prayer for the week
* Pray for ministers of the gospel and their ministries, that they minister as correct servants, serving the Lord in their duty posts • Pray that they will engage in the preaching of the total gospel of salvation
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Isaiah 55:12
“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 265- Zechariah 10-14
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 21 SEPTEMBER 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND DEPARTMENTS MEETINGS
THANK GOD FOR:
‣ God’s glory and counsel will be revealed in all their deliberations.
‣ Wisdom to make the right decisions and polices that will move the Union forward.
‣ The success of the meeting.
‣ Travelling mercies back home tomorrow as the meetings end.
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