Daily Guide 15th August 2023 || Scripture Union Devotional
SCRIPTURE UNION DAILY GUIDE 15 AUGUST 2023 DEVOTIONAL
Read and Meditate on Today’s Daily Guide Devotional for 15th August 2023. May the Lord bless you as you study!
Today’s Topic: Why should I fear when trouble comes?
Opening Prayer: I open my heart to meditate on your word, teach me your ways oh Lord.
Scripture: Psalms 49:1-10
Question(s) for Reflection
• Q 8: Is there any other Biblical passage that can help me understand this passage better?
Scripture Union Daily Guide 15th August 2023 Outline:
There are many reasons why a child of God should not fear when trouble comes. Mention some of them. The Lord is your refuge and strength (Psalm 46:1-2). God is your shield. He is your protector from danger (Psalm 27:1-2 NLT). God is your strength, your rock, your fortress, your salvation, your shield, your saving power, and your place of safety (Psalm 18:1-3). Read Psalm 91:1-13 in NLT to discover other very strong reasons why you should not fear troubles. Additionally, your life is hidden with Christ in God the Father (Colossians 3:3), and anyone who touches you, touches the apple of His eye (Zechariah 2:8, NIV).
However, anyone outside of Christ or ignorant of his position in Christ has many reasons to fear whenever trouble surfaces. For instance, the trouble may be bigger than you are. The troublemaker may be very rich and influential, and you can see that you have no chance at all (v.6). Since you have no Father to call on or you are ignorant of your inheritance and privileges in Christ, you fear and shake.
Practice/Word Application
And So: If you are in Christ, you have no reason to fear when trouble comes. There are up to 365 “Fear not” in the Bible. Be sure to swallow a dose of it every day.
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Closing Prayer
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear … Psalm 118:6.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Matthew 19:26
One-Year Bible Reading Plan
Jeremiah 16‐18.
PRAYER BULLETIN FOR 15TH AUGUST 2023
PRAYER FOCUS: SU READING NOTES WRITERS
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. Hebrew 6:10
THANK GOD FOR:
►The lives of all those who have served in this capacity for years now.
►Their commitment and diligence towards this work.
►The unction given to them to write commentaries which have been a great blessing to many.
PRAY FOR:
►The Lord who does not forget to reward any man’s labour of love will bless them.
►There will not be a stop of flow of the grace of God upon their lives.
►The Lord will preserve them.
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