30/07/2022
*🙇🏻♂️👏🏽2022: EFFECTUAL, FERVENT PRAYER (JAMES 5:16)👏🏽🙇🏻♀️*
>>>>>>>>>>Study Overview Explain that today's study considers:*
· How each of us will likely encounter times when we are treated unfairly even if we do our best to treat others fairly.
· How we are to respond when treated unfairly.
· How our response to unfair treatment can affect our relationship with God.
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*>>Inform and Discuss*
_a. You Will Be Mistreated_
Read or ask a volunteer to read 1 Sam 19:1-17. Jealousy can result in a variety of actions. Saul had become very jealous of David. Because of David's popularity and military success, Saul feared that the kingship might pass to David. He was aware that the LORD was with David but had left him (18:12). On top of all this, Saul was disturbed by the love and affection David received from members of his own household, particularly from Jonathan (the crown prince) and Michal, whom Saul gave to David in marriage. This is why Saul ordered that David be killed (19:1).
1. If you are aware of a situation in which people are having trouble getting along, what might you do to help them resolve their differences? (1 Sam 19:2-7) [Hint: Jonathan acted as a mediator – he talked to both sides about the situation; he gently challenged his father's actions against David, helping him realize that David had not purposely done anything to injure Saul; and he brought David to Saul to assist them in restoring their relationship.]
2. When have you been mistreated? How did it make you feel? Why? (1 Sam 19:8-17) [Guide: Help students realize that it is not wrong to feel hurt when mistreated, but we must be careful to not allow bitterness or other negative emotions to overcome us.]
*>>Note:* No matter how much we try to get along with some people, we may still end up being mistreated. Yet, even when thus mistreated, we should never forget that injustice cannot defeat us; God's justice will ultimately prevail.
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_b. Call Out to God for Help_
Read or ask a volunteer to read Psa 59:1-10. David wrote this Psalm to cry out to God when he was being mistreated by Saul. As can be found in many Bibles that include introductions, the introduction to this Psalm points to when Saul sent men to watch David's house with the intention of killing him. David did more than just flee from Saul's men, he cried out to God for help.
1. How might injustice and unfairness tempt us to lose faith and confidence in God? [Hint: Some may see trying times as a sign that God no longer loves them. Others may get offended with God, thinking that being a Christian, God should not let anything bad happen to them. Some may fail to look to God for help, preferring to try to deal with life's problems in their own strength.]
2. What are some of the things we can learn from David in Psa 59:1-10? [Hint: Obviously, David was very upset by how he has been treated unfairly, but his faith in God wasn't shaken. He called out to God to deliver him, to look on his plight, and to judge those who would wrongfully take his life. In other words, he turned the case over to God – the ultimate Judge.]
*>>Note:* Psa 59:1-10 affirms that our faith and confidence in God is not misplaced; for He is our Strength, our Fortress, and our loving Father.
3. Read or have a volunteer read 2 Pet 2:9. How does this verse inspire us to call out to God for help when faced with unfair or unjust circumstances? [Hint: Since God knows how to rescue godly people from trials, we can trust that He will help us through such trials. Also, we can be assured that God will settle every account in His time.]
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_c. Stay Confident in Him_
Read or ask a volunteer to read Psa 59:11-17. David didn't pray for God to immediately kill his enemies, but to make them wander about until they were consumed by God's wrath. He equally acknowledged that his problems had not gone away. However, he expressed his continued confidence in God, stating that each morning he would sing of God's love; for he knew that God was his fortress, his refuge in times of trouble. 1. Do you think it strange that David didn't pray for God to immediately kill his enemies? Explain. [Guide: Responses may vary. Bring out the point that we often want God to make our problems go away at once. But there can be much more gained when we learn to trust God to take care of us daily.]
2. What can we do to stay confident in God each day, especially when going through unfair and unjust treatments? [Hint: We can call out to God for help each day; we can accept support from others, who can encourage and pray with us; and we should never deny that the situation never exists, but by faith live each day in the belief that God will see us through.]
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*>>Activity Option:* CONFIDENT IN THE PROMISES
Split the class into groups, and have students read and discuss in their groups how these verses: Lam 3:19-24; 2 Cor 4:7-11; and 1 Pet 2:18-21 can help them daily remain confident in God, regardless of what they face. At the end of the activity, have students pray for those in their groups who are going through tough times.
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*>>Involve Them:* DEALING Distribute papers and pens or pencils, and have students respond, as honestly as possibly, to the following self-evaluation questions to help understand how they have been affected by injustice and unfairness in the past: 1) Describe two or three incidents in your life when you feel you were treated unfairly. 2) Are there negative feelings or attitudes developed on your part as a result of these situations? If so, what are they? 3) Have you fully dealt with these feelings? If not, what principles from this study can help you bring solutions to these situations? 4) What do you think will happen to you if you allow bitterness to fester in your life? 5) Why is it not accurate for a Christian to habour bitterness, no matter how unfairly he or she has been treated?
*>>Note:* Students won't need to share these responses. Conclude the activity by praying for students, asking God to help them deal with any lingering anger or bitterness that might exist in their lives.
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*>>Inspire Them*
Remind students THE BASIC MESSAGE of this study (pg 2), explaining WHAT the Big Idea behind the study is; WHY it matters; and HOW we can live the lesson captured in this study.
*>>Ministry Activity:* BURDEN OF BITTERNESS Encourage students to consider an unsaved friend or relative who is living with the burden of bitterness over past wrongs. Remind them (your students) that they shouldn't try to answer the “why” questions, but to gently encourage the people to whom they are ministering to look to God for help, offering to pray with them.
>>Conclude the study by explaining that life isn't always fair. There are times when we can do everything right and still suffer. But rather than becoming bitter or angry and lose faith in God, we need to call out to God for help. He will help us – sometimes by a miraculous deliverance, or He may choose to help us by giving us just what we need to get through today. Either way, we can stay confident in Him.
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*>>Teacher Hint:* Ask Yourself…
1. Do students accept the truth that life isn't always fair?
2. Do students realize the need and privilege of calling out to God for help when life is unfair?
3. Can students identify things they can do to keep their faith in God strong when life treats them unfairly?
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*>>Dew Drops*
Mon – A blessing awaits you – James 1:12
Tue – Be Patient and Diligent – Heb 6:10-12
Wed – It's Just for a While – Rev 21: 4-7
Thurs – You are not in it Alone – Isa 41:10-13
Fri – God Will Restore – Jer 29: 10-14
Sat – Rejoice in the Lord – Hab 3: 17-19
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