09-29-2019, 03:05 PM
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2019}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Sunday, September 29, 2019
- World Heart Day & Inventors Day
TOPIC: CONFESSION IS POSSESSION
Read Genesis 22:7-13
7. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8. And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
MEMORISE: For as he thinks in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7)
EXPOSITION
When you are confused, disillusioned and do not know what else to do, try to be positive in your utterances and behaviour. This may seem difficult; you will laugh last, if you do.
In spite of the years of waiting to have the son of promise, Abraham obeyed the voice of God to sacrifice his son, Isaac. The boy's curiosity made him to ask his father, the ram for the sacrifice. "God will provide" was the answer from a faithful father. Though it looked like a trick, God was actually speaking through Abraham. He was a prophet of God. According to his word, God did provide the ram for the sacrifice. Most often, we fail to realise that we are what we confess.
The Israelites, because of challenges, exclaimed, 'If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?' (Num. 14:2-3) Little did they know that God was recording their conversations with Moses and vowed to do to them as they had wished themselves.
According to an African wise saying, "Walls have ears". Be mindful of how you react to situations. Are you confessing good things about your children, even in difficult situations? What are your reactions when you have horrible dreams, when your vehicle's tyre bursts on the highway? Let us learn from the Jews who rained curses on themselves and their children as they crucified the Saviour (Matt. 27:25). Are they not still feeling the heat, today? Be positive, even when situations around look otherwise.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, let the power of positive confession fall on me today.
2. Oh Lord, let Your blood cleanse all curses I rained on myself, children and family.
3. Lord, deliver Your prophets from the spirit of anger that leads them to error.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Proverbs 28:27 - 31:1; Galatians 3:5 - 3:26
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2019}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Sunday, September 29, 2019
- World Heart Day & Inventors Day
TOPIC: CONFESSION IS POSSESSION
Read Genesis 22:7-13
7. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8. And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9. And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11. And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13. And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
MEMORISE: For as he thinks in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7)
EXPOSITION
When you are confused, disillusioned and do not know what else to do, try to be positive in your utterances and behaviour. This may seem difficult; you will laugh last, if you do.
In spite of the years of waiting to have the son of promise, Abraham obeyed the voice of God to sacrifice his son, Isaac. The boy's curiosity made him to ask his father, the ram for the sacrifice. "God will provide" was the answer from a faithful father. Though it looked like a trick, God was actually speaking through Abraham. He was a prophet of God. According to his word, God did provide the ram for the sacrifice. Most often, we fail to realise that we are what we confess.
The Israelites, because of challenges, exclaimed, 'If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why has the Lord brought us to this land to fall by the sword, that our wives and children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?' (Num. 14:2-3) Little did they know that God was recording their conversations with Moses and vowed to do to them as they had wished themselves.
According to an African wise saying, "Walls have ears". Be mindful of how you react to situations. Are you confessing good things about your children, even in difficult situations? What are your reactions when you have horrible dreams, when your vehicle's tyre bursts on the highway? Let us learn from the Jews who rained curses on themselves and their children as they crucified the Saviour (Matt. 27:25). Are they not still feeling the heat, today? Be positive, even when situations around look otherwise.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, let the power of positive confession fall on me today.
2. Oh Lord, let Your blood cleanse all curses I rained on myself, children and family.
3. Lord, deliver Your prophets from the spirit of anger that leads them to error.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Proverbs 28:27 - 31:1; Galatians 3:5 - 3:26