SU DAILY GUIDE DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE FOR TODAY
March 24, 2023 || Scripture Union Daily Guide Reading, SU Daily Guide Devotional Reading for Friday. Read SU Daily Guide Message
TOPIC: An Adversary and Enemy
OPENING PRAYER: Help me dear Lord to meet with you as I meditate on your word in Jesus name
SCRIPTURE: Esther 7: 1 – 10
Question(s) for Reflection
• Q 2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
• Q 7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
March 24, 2023 Scripture Union Daily Guide MESSAGE
The Christian life is spiritual warfare. We become Christians when God the Father rescues us from the kingdom of darkness and transfers us into the Kingdom of His dear Son, who purchased our freedom with His blood and forgave our sins (Colossians 1:13-14). Despite this great deliverance, many African Christians in particular, sometimes fear the traditional fetish, household witches and wizards, ancestral curses, and covenants – more than their expressed faith in Christ! For many, demonic power is “sharp, sharp”, while the power of God seems slow to them.
Haman’s plan was to “destroy, kill and annihilate” the Jews (v.4), but God was on their side! In His providence, the gallows prepared for Mordecai was used to hang Haman himself (see Psalm 7:14–16). For us, Jesus assures, “the thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full” (John 10:10).
Esther came before an earthly king asking, “grant me my life – this is my petition” (7:3). We stand before the King of kings! How does this passage speak to your faith in God or fear of the adversary and enemy? We all face daily circumstances that stir up faith, doubt or fear, and the choice is yours!
Practice/Word Application
Thought: Your faith or fear is a true measure of where or how your belief is grounded!
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER
Turn 1 Peter 5:7-10 into prayer for Christian families round the world.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Jeremiah 32:27
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Deuteronomy 1, Psalms 37, Acts 16.
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Fri, 24-Mar-2023
PRAYER FOCUS
FULLY COVERED!! 2023 NATIONAL PRAYER CONFERENCE
My God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the Horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my Refuge my Savior…
-2 Samuel 22:3
THANK GOD FOR:
► The godly fear of the Lord that leads to life and how He satisfies us as we rest fully in Him.
► For being our refuge and strength, a very present help especially in this end time.
► The Prayer team as they travel down to Benin for the National Prayer Conference
PRAY FOR:
► Continuous preservation of life and property as we continue to pray and submit to His authority and leadership in all things especially in this conference.
► Financial provisions, jobs, favour and good health for our brethren especially as we continue to pray and beliive God that we continue to pray and tarry in holiness.
► Preservation and deliverance from trouble and from violent men and women in our nation and families more so as we see the day approaching.
PRAY AGAINST:
► Loss of strength and courage to continue in prayer due to the bad news we keep hearing daily forgetting our God has promised to go with us daily.
► Joking with sin in the prayer teams thereby loosing God’s protection and letting the serpent bite.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 24th March 2023. Scripture Union is an international, interdenominational, evangelical Christian organization. It was founded in 1867, and works in partnership with individuals and churches across the world. The organization’s stated aim is to use the Bible to inspire children, young people and adults to know God
