Scripture Union Daily Guide 27 June 2024: Atonement Before The Lord
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 27th June 2024 (Thursday)
TODAY’S TOPIC: ATONEMENT BEFORE THE LORD
OPENING PRAYER: Open my eyes O Lord that I might behold wondrous things from your word in Jesus name.
SCRIPTURE: LEVITICUS 14:1:20
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 27 June 2024 Outline:
Today’s reading reveals the elaborate rituals for the leper who must be ceremonially cleansed after he (or she) had been healed. Although the exact medical cause of leprosy was not known, it was sometimes seen as a punishment for sin committed. Since the disease could also spread by close contact, lepers had to be kept “outside the camp”, not unlike “leprosy colonies” outside towns and cities in endemic areas of the world today.
The rite of cleansing was of importance as it brought the former leper back to the camp for fellowship with family and the community as a whole. The rite also gave the healed leper access into God’s sanctuary.
We need not focus on the details of the cleansing rituals (vs.7-20) since rituals generally are based on culture and tradition at any given time and place. However, the sprinkling of the bird’s blood on a former leper symbolized his or her restoration to fellowship, just as the blood of Jesus was shed on the cross to reconcile mankind to God.
It is also worth noting that blood and oil were applied to the ear, thumb, toe, and head of the person, exactly like in priests’ ordination (Leviticus 8:22-24). By this, the person that was restored, like the priest, becomes wholly dedicated to God and has the privilege of hearing, serving, and walking with God. Real atonement should affect the whole person.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Thank you, God, for the provision you have made for our reconciliation through Jesus Christ.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Mark 10:16
“And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.”
One-Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 179-1 Kings 20-21
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 27 JUNE 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58
THANK GOD FOR:
* The opportunity to serve Him and make an impact through SU.
* The assurance that our labor in the Lord is not in vain.
PRAY FOR:
● A deep sense of dedication and commitment among SU members.
● Strength and perseverance in the work of the Lord.
PRAY AGAINST:
● Weariness and discouragement in serving the Lord.
● Doubting the significance of our work.
National Day of Prayer and Fasting
- Joyce Meyer Devotional 26 June 2024: Developing Generous Mindset
- Scripture Union Daily Guide 26 June 2024: Dealing with Uncleanliness
- Bible Verse For Today 26th June 2024 (with Daily Prayer)
