Scripture Union Daily Guide 7 November 2022 | Devotional
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Today’s Topic: Divine Purpose
Opening Prayer: Grant me grace dear Lord to apply what you will teach me today as I read this passage.
Scripture: Acts 22:1‐21
Question(s) for Reflection
• Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
• Is there any command for me to obey?
• Is there any other Biblical passage that can help me understand this passage better?
Other Daily Devotionals You Can Read Today:
- November 3, 2022 Your Daily Prayer For Thursday
- November 3, 2022 Your Daily Bible Verse for Thursday
- Rick Warren Daily Hope for Thursday 3rd November 2022
Today’s Outline For Scripture Union Daily Guide 7 November 2022
In today’s reading, we see how Paul used the opportunity to present Christ to the angry crowd that attacked him earlier. From vs.1‐2, we read that Paul addressed the Jews in the Aramaic language. This is to say that they should listen to him as he identified himself with them.
This was enough to get them to listen to his “oration”. Here we see how the use of the ‘heart’ language attracts the listener to the gospel, a useful tool in evangelism. In Africa, the official languages are mostly English or French or Portuguese. How fluent are you in speaking the dialect of your own people? Paul’s speech from vs.3‐16 was about how he encountered Jesus and became a follower and servant of Jesus of Nazareth (cf., Acts 9:1‐19).
He presented his encounter so concisely and clearly that everyone understood him as he was talking in their native language. Personal testimonies about Christian conversion can be really effective in presenting the gospel of Christ and a very useful tool in evangelism. You cannot give what you do not have. It is important that we note God’s divine purpose for Paul as stated in v.21.
Practice/Word Application
So: Write up your personal testimony. Thank God for saving you and seek to share it with someone today.
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
• Thank God for saving you and ask for the grace and power to witness the salvation.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with
Proverbs 18:10; Song of Songs 8; Proverbs 13; Psamls 108‐110
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