08-12-2019, 05:00 PM
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2019}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Monday, August 12, 2019
- International Youth Day
TOPIC: HOPHNI AND PHINEHAS (I)
Read 1 Samuel 2:12-1
12. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
13. And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14. And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
MEMORISE:
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6)
EXPOSITION
On this August occasion of the International Youth Day, it is not out of the way to learn from two jolly brothers, but partners in ungodliness/
crime - Hophni and Phinehas, who were bad examples of the priesthood!
How did these miscreants find their ways into the ministry, in the first place, because the ministry is supposed to be for men of godly character and personal integrity? Let us go through their misdeeds and their misfortunes: 'Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord. And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there' (1 Sam. 2:12-14).
The Bible accused the siblings of corrupt practices. Corruption is not just starting today. How are you bringing up your children? Do you teach them to be God-fearing? Our children deserve proper upbringing - spiritually, physically, educationally, and otherwise. Present them to the Lord, on time. Train them up. Discipline them appropriately and duly.
The passage also accused them of godlessness: 'they did not know the Lord'. What were their father and mother doing? Do not let your children add to the problems in the world by constituting unnecessary nuisance. May you and your God-given children not be bad points of reference. Amen.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, help me and all the children You have given, or would give me, to be for signs and wonders.
2. Lord, help parents not to shirk their God-given responsibilities on their children.
3. Every wave of ungodliness, immorality, waywardness in the land, operating over our children and youth, stop, in Jesus' name.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 21:8 - 25:10; Romans 5:4 - 6:4
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2019}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Monday, August 12, 2019
- International Youth Day
TOPIC: HOPHNI AND PHINEHAS (I)
Read 1 Samuel 2:12-1
12. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
13. And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14. And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
MEMORISE:
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6)
EXPOSITION
On this August occasion of the International Youth Day, it is not out of the way to learn from two jolly brothers, but partners in ungodliness/
crime - Hophni and Phinehas, who were bad examples of the priesthood!
How did these miscreants find their ways into the ministry, in the first place, because the ministry is supposed to be for men of godly character and personal integrity? Let us go through their misdeeds and their misfortunes: 'Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord. And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there' (1 Sam. 2:12-14).
The Bible accused the siblings of corrupt practices. Corruption is not just starting today. How are you bringing up your children? Do you teach them to be God-fearing? Our children deserve proper upbringing - spiritually, physically, educationally, and otherwise. Present them to the Lord, on time. Train them up. Discipline them appropriately and duly.
The passage also accused them of godlessness: 'they did not know the Lord'. What were their father and mother doing? Do not let your children add to the problems in the world by constituting unnecessary nuisance. May you and your God-given children not be bad points of reference. Amen.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, help me and all the children You have given, or would give me, to be for signs and wonders.
2. Lord, help parents not to shirk their God-given responsibilities on their children.
3. Every wave of ungodliness, immorality, waywardness in the land, operating over our children and youth, stop, in Jesus' name.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 21:8 - 25:10; Romans 5:4 - 6:4
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!