SCRIPTURE UNION DAILY GUIDE DEVOTIONAL FOR JANUARY 17, 2023 (GODS STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS)
TOPIC: God’s Strength is Made Perfect in Weakness
OPENING PRAYER: Dear Lord, I pray that you order my steps today through your word as I meditate on it.
SCRIPTURE: EXODUS 3: 1-22
QUESTION FOR REFLECTION
• Q 7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
MESSAGE
Having failed in his first attempt to help the children of Israel, Moses put the whole idea completely off his mind. God did not; and He decided to grab the attention of Moses in a dramatic way (vs.1-4). Moses had not realized that it is not only important to do the right thing but to do it at the right time and in the right way. It is now God’s time, and He was going to lead Moses to do it in His own way.
First, Moses needed to know God in a personal way. The God of his forefathers called him by name (v.4) and revealed to him His own name (vs.13-14). Second, Moses had to show due reverence to this God (vs.5-6).
Finally, God decided to send him on an errand, and He made His message very clear (vs.7-10). Moses had one important lesson still to learn. As our people say, “When the leopard sends you on an errand you are not afraid of the jackal.” Moses still had the fear of Pharaoh at the back of his mind (v.11). See God’s response in vs.12, 19-22. For you to be God’s mouthpiece, you need His self-disclosure (vs.14-15).
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER
Make your prayer from 2 Corinthians 12:9
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Hebrews 12:2 ‐ 3
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Genesis 28, 29, Psalms 12.
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Tue, 17-Jan-2023
PRAYER FOCUS
KNOWN BY GOD
Know that the Lord Himself is God; it is He who made us and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. – Psalm 100:3
THANK GOD FOR:
► The love of God for all His children who abide in Him
► His eternal power and divine nature He reveals to all those who follow Him diligently
PRAY FOR:
► Deeper understanding and closer walk Him daily, as we await His return.
► Grace to continue to walk in righteousness and to keep His holy commandments and instructions.
► Diligence to keep studying and living by the Scriptures so we will keep experiencing the power of God.
PRAY AGAINST:
► Allowing the current happenings to make us not do God’s will daily.
► Every plan of the devil to make us not continue in the knowledge of
► God’s will and not applying spiritual wisdom in all we do.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 17th January 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.
