Scripture Union Daily Guide 23 August 2024 For Today’s Devotional (Monday) Topic is The Sun Stood Still For Victory
TOPIC: The Sun Stood Still For Victory
OPENING PRAYER:
May the meditation of my heart be acceptable unto you, O Lord as I read from your word.
Before you continue Study Yesterday’s Devotional: Scripture Union Daily Guide 22 August 2024: Seek God’s Guidance In All Things
SCRIPTURE for Today: JOSHUA 10:1-21
1 Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed[a] it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies.
2 He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.
3 So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon.
4 “Come up and help me attack Gibeon,” he said, “because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”
5 Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
6 The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.
8 The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”
9 After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.
10 The Lord threw them into confusion before Israel, so Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely at Gibeon. Israel pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
11 As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.
12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
“Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on[b] its enemies,
as it is written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!
15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.
16 Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah. 17 When Joshua was told that the five kings had been found hiding in the cave at Makkedah,
18 he said, “Roll large rocks up to the mouth of the cave, and post some men there to guard it.
19 But don’t stop; pursue your enemies! Attack them from the rear and don’t let them reach their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.”
20 So Joshua and the Israelites defeated them completely, but a few survivors managed to reach their fortified cities.
21 The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.
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Question(s) for Reflection
* Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
* Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
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Scripture Union Daily Guide for Today 23 August 2024 Outline
The enemy may not attack you directly but may indirectly wage war on you by attacking your inheritance. The people of Israel defeated Ai, subdued and subjected the powerful Gibeonites to slavery through a treaty that was based on deception.
The fearful King Adoni-Zedek of Jerusalem gathered other five kings to fight Israel’s conquered or inherited country, the Gibeonites (vs1-5).
Notice what the men of Gibeon did in v.6, and the outcome in vs.7-21. They ran to the God of Israel and He defended them.
How do you respond to difficulty or adversity? See Psalm 20:7. Read vs.8-14 again and note specific actions God took during the battle to save Gibeon. When we put our faith and trust in God, He can accomplish unimaginable exploits through us.
Read 1 Corinthians 2:9 and Ephesians 3:20. Are you being called to do something greater that you think you can manage for God? Trust and obey.
Some people who attribute every occurrence to rational causes would be wondering how God used natural disasters to defend His people (vs.9-15). It is, however, not strange that the one who created all these things could use them for His purpose.
Practice/Word Application
And so? Continually examine yourself, confess, and receive cleansing to remain on the victory side.
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
For Further Study
Further studies: They are Esther 6:1-3; Daniel 3:21-25; Daniel 6:16-22 and. Exodus 14:13-22.
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* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Daily Guide Devotional For Today 23th August 2024 (Thursday) Anthem
WE HAVE A MESSAGE
1 We have a message, a message from Jesus,
And time now is speeding, the moments are few;
The Master is come, O make haste to receive Him,
For sinners He waits; He is calling for you!
Refrain
For you He is calling, for you He is calling,
Yes, Jesus is calling, is calling for you.
2 We have a message, a message from Jesus,
A message of hope to the weary of heart;
The love of my Savior, there’s nothing so precious,
The friendship of Jesus will never depart.
3 We have a message, a message from Jesus,
A message of love to the poor drunkard’s soul;
The love of my Jesus will snap all his fetters,
The blood of my Savior makes perfectly whole.
4 We have a message, a message from Jesus,
O do not reject Him and forfeit your soul!
The Savior invites you just now to receive Him,
And in His great love to be made fully whole.
Closing Prayer
Turn Psalm 139:23-24 into prayer.
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 20:6
“Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.”
One Year Bible Reading Plan
Daily Bible Reading Plan: Day 232- Habakkuk
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NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN 23 AUGUST 2024
PRAYER FOCUS
SU STAFF AND LEADERS.
You did not choose, but I chose you and appointed you. John 15:16
THANK GOD FOR:
‣ Willing men and women that he has chosen and called to serve in the SU.
PRAY FOR:
‣ More commitment for all leaders at all levels- Council, Regional, Area, Zonal and Group Committee members to lead his people.
‣ The travelling staff; HODs, Regional Coordinators, Travelling Secretaries and Missionaries for divine enablement; their families and protection in all their journeys.
‣ God to raise more dedicated workers to cope with the expanding ministry.
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