Scripture Union Daily Guide 31 May 2023
Read Scripture Union Daily Guide 31 May 2023, Wednesday SU Daily Guide Reading
TOPIC: Sovereignty of God
OPENING PRAYER: Dear Lord, may the entrance of your word bring light and life to all I will do today.
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Romans 9:14 – 33
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
• Q 7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
• Q 8: Is there any other Biblical passage that can help me understand this passage better?
MESSAGE: What Paul writes here is very difficult for many to understand. Some even feel God is unjust (v.14) because He punishes people whom He did not choose to benefit from His mercy. They feel if they did not respond to the Gospel, since God left them out, they should not be penalised (v.19). But it is God’s prerogative to show His mercy and compassion to whomsoever He chooses (v.15; compare Exodus 33:19. Compare also Christ’s parable in Matthew 20:1-15.
Read vs.16-21 again and note how God does what is right, according to His perfect will. God, like the potter (v. 21), is not answerable to the human beings He created. We cannot question His right to exercise His judgment and power (vs.22-23).
The other side of the coin is our responsibility. God has the right to specify the conditions for receiving His mercy. We hence cannot say God has chosen to reject us when we, like Pharaoh, decide to harden our hearts or, like the Jews, decide contrary to God’s requirement, to seek His salvation through our work. Our justification before God is purely by faith (Romans 5:1).
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER
Thank God for choosing you to be His child.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Luke 1:30
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 Kings 8, 9, Matthew 27.
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Wed, 31-May-2023
PRAYER FOCUS
IF IT HAD NOT BEEN GOD
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever.
– 1 Chronicles 16:34
THANK GOD FOR:
► His mercy, love, protection and provision for the month of May.
► His faithfulness and guidance in all we did this month.
PRAY FOR:
► Mercy, love and supply for the coming month.
► Peaceful co-existence and unity in our land.
► Increased expression of compassionate heart, kindness, humility and patience among our SU brethren and in the entire Christendom.
► SU senior staff as they all travel down to Camp of Hope for their Retreat from today till 4th June.
PRAY AGAINST:
► Stressful situations that cause distress in families and the entire nation.
► Unforgiveness, rebellion and increased poverty in the nation.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 31 May 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.
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