Daily Devotional

Living For God Daily Devotional
LIVING FOR GOD DAILY DEVOTIONAL
MONDAY MARCH 30, 2015
THEME: ESSENCE OF THE SCRIPTURES (II)
REFERENCE TEXT:
"Everything written in the scriptures was written to teach us, in
order that we might have hope through patience and
encouragement which the scripture gives"- Romans 15:4 (GNB)
REFERENCE HYMN:
"Oro Oluwa ko si yin
Latoke Orun wa
E mura, ke gbo ipe na
Ke si ri ogo na"
"The voice of the Lord comes to you
From the heaven above
Be prepared to respond to the call
So ye might see the glory"- CCC Hymn 291
Yesterday, we started studying the essence of the scripture
where it was submitted that one of the essence of the scripture
is to teach us. Also, as we shall be continuing, the scripture was
also written to give us hope through patience and
encouragement. What this means is that, it should help us to
continually hold on to Jesus when we are faced with unpleasant
situations and trying moments. This is true as of the scriptures
as:
i. The story of Abraham is to give us hope that nothing is too
difficult for God to do even when it is against all facts.
ii. The story of Daniel is to give us hope that so far we hold onto
God, he will always be there for us.
iii. The passage of Prophet Ezekiel and the dry bone is to give us
hope that every dry bone or dead situation in our life can still
come back to life.
iv. The story of Hannah who was a barren and latter gave birth
to 5 children is to give us hope that indeed, once a barren can be
mother of children.
Beloved, the scripture has been put in place to give us hope and
encourage us. May God grant you the grace to commit yourself
to the scripture in Jesus' Name.
Prayer point: Oh Lord, let me continually draw hope through the
encouragement I will be receiving from the scripture in Jesus'
Name.
Further readings: 1Samuel 2:21, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans
4:18-22
Questions
(i) According to today's reading, what is another essence of the
scripture?
(ii) Mention 4 biblical incidences that is enough to give hope
(iii) Explain anyone in details