08-11-2019, 04:50 PM
*CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL*
*Sunday, August 11, 2019*
*SOLUTION OR SALVATION*
*Read 2 Kings 5:1-18*
*MEMORISE*
*Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12)*
*EXPOSITION*
Understanding your mission and commission in Christ will help you to value what Christ values, i.e. the soul of man. Elisha didn’t make mistake because his motive about the anointing of God in his life was not materialistic. Rather it was to bring gentiles, like Naaman to the knowledge of *YAHWEH*, the only true God.
Many people come to church because of the problems they seek solution for. A case study of Naaman who was an army commander, a great man, highly regarded, and a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. All he wanted was solutions to his problem. He got solution to his problem, but more importantly, he got something more than solution; he got the knowledge of salvation. These following are the three important steps of salvation that he took:
Conviction: He believed in the God of Israel as the only true God (2 Kgs. 5:15). He had been to other gods. He had washed in cleaner waters that were better than Jordan, but he confirmed the God of Israel as the true God (cf. Rom 10:9-10).
Covenant: After his conviction comes his covenant with God not to serve any other god anymore (vs. 17).
Confession: He confessed all his sins before God and pleaded for God’s forgiveness (vs. 18).
Dear reader, do all in your capacity, with the grace of God in you, to help sinners that come your way know God personally. Don’t just collect their gifts. Learn from Elisha.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. a. Thank God for the salvation of your soul, if you have been saved
b. If you are not yet saved, confess your sins, and accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour.
2. Pray that the Lord should save every member of your family.
3. Pray that God should save every unbeliever in our churches.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 18:18 - 21:7; Roman. 4:7 - 5:3*
*Sunday, August 11, 2019*
*SOLUTION OR SALVATION*
*Read 2 Kings 5:1-18*
*MEMORISE*
*Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12)*
*EXPOSITION*
Understanding your mission and commission in Christ will help you to value what Christ values, i.e. the soul of man. Elisha didn’t make mistake because his motive about the anointing of God in his life was not materialistic. Rather it was to bring gentiles, like Naaman to the knowledge of *YAHWEH*, the only true God.
Many people come to church because of the problems they seek solution for. A case study of Naaman who was an army commander, a great man, highly regarded, and a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. All he wanted was solutions to his problem. He got solution to his problem, but more importantly, he got something more than solution; he got the knowledge of salvation. These following are the three important steps of salvation that he took:
Conviction: He believed in the God of Israel as the only true God (2 Kgs. 5:15). He had been to other gods. He had washed in cleaner waters that were better than Jordan, but he confirmed the God of Israel as the true God (cf. Rom 10:9-10).
Covenant: After his conviction comes his covenant with God not to serve any other god anymore (vs. 17).
Confession: He confessed all his sins before God and pleaded for God’s forgiveness (vs. 18).
Dear reader, do all in your capacity, with the grace of God in you, to help sinners that come your way know God personally. Don’t just collect their gifts. Learn from Elisha.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. a. Thank God for the salvation of your soul, if you have been saved
b. If you are not yet saved, confess your sins, and accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour.
2. Pray that the Lord should save every member of your family.
3. Pray that God should save every unbeliever in our churches.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 18:18 - 21:7; Roman. 4:7 - 5:3*