Scripture Union Daily Guide 30th July 2024: Keeping Our Promise To The Lord
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 30 July 2024 (Tuesday)
TOPIC: KEEPING OUR PROMISE TO THE LORD
OPENING PRAYER: As I read through this passage dear Lord, let your word bring transformation to my life.
SCRIPTURE: LEVITICUS 27:1-13
Question(s) for Reflection
* Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 30th July 2024 Outline:
The Israelites could make vows to dedicate themselves, their slaves, a family member, an animal, or a piece of property to the service of God (cf: 1 Samuel 1:11). But they could “redeem” or “buy back” such gift and still fulfil the vow by giving money as substitute. Note that the amount assigned to each age bracket and sex has nothing to do with their worth before God (vs.3-8).
Every person is valuable to God. The amount assigned was based on how much work each person would have been able to do. A “shekel” was the equivalent of a month’s wages for a worker. This was a guide to help them think properly before making these special vows. How do you think v.13 may also help to curtail rash vows?
As a Christian, we should be cautious in making vows and be ready to keep our promises, especially to the Lord. We should avoid emotional and rash decisions when we hear missions’ challenges and appeals to support God’s work. We cannot fail to fulfil our vows to the Lord! It is His covenant with us (see Ecclesiastes 5:1-2; Proverbs 20:25).
Practice/Word Application
So what? Failure to keep promises has led to many broken marriages, and underdevelopment in our communities.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Pray that you will not be a part of this problem.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 118:25 ‐ 26
25 Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
One-Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 212- Isaiah 59-63
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 30 JULY 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
PRAYER FOR THE NATION
The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Ps.24:1
THANK GOD FOR:
‣ His mercy and faithfulness to Nigeria as a nation
‣ Seeing us through the thick and thin.
‣ Not allowing us to be crushed under the weight of the hard times we’ve been through
PRAY FOR:
‣ God to continue to frustrate every satanic agenda over our nation
‣ God will unleash His anger on all wickedness in our land
‣ Pray as the Spirit leads
