Scripture Union Daily Guide 4th August 2025: “If you would be perfect” (v.13)
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 4 August 2025 (Monday)
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!
“If you would be perfect” (v.13)
Opening Prayer
I open my heart to meditate on your word, teach me your ways oh Lord.
Bible Text
Matthew 19:13-22
Meditation Question
► Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 4th August 2025 Outline
Our God is perfect, and He wants us to be perfect too (Matthew 5:48). It was a lesson this privileged young man learned the hard way. Take a closer look at Matthew 19:16-17. The question is about a thing, but the answer is about a Person: What good thing…?”; “One who is good.” This man does lots of admirable good things, so much so that the parallel account in another Gospel remarked, “Jesus, looking at him, loved him.” (Mark 10:21). However, doing all those good things did not make him good by the standard God requires, which is nothing short of perfection (Matthew 19:21a)!
How was such an outstanding man to understand the distance between his goodness and God’s perfect standard? Jesus showed him that he valued his possessions more than he valued the Kingdom of God (Matthew 19:21b). Indeed, there is nothing and no one who is truly good – only God. What we now know was unknown to this man: Jesus Christ alone is good because He is God. Perfection resides in Him; and He alone can make us perfect.
Insight
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
Turn Colossians 2:9-10 into praise for your redemption.
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Isaiah 31-33.
One Year Bible Reading Plan – Hard Copy version: Nahum 1-3
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 4TH AUGUST 2025
PRAYER FOCUS
SPIRITUAL FERVENCY
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. Rom. 12:11
THANK GOD FOR:
* The grace to stand in these days of spiritual lukewarmness • The grace to long after Him
PRAY FOR:
* God will give us more hunger for righteousness • God should make us more fervent in the spirit despite the distractions • The hunger to study the word of God, and for prayer should increase among brethren.
