03-05-2020, 02:51 PM
LIVING WATER CAC DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Thursday, March 5, 2020.
GOD'S RESPONSES TO A SPIRIT-CONTROLLED GIVER
Read: 1 Kings 17:8-24
1 Kings 17:8-24 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
MEMORISE: And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, "The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord." Then they would go to their own home (1 Samuel 2:20)
EXPOSITION
Whenever God has a burden in His heart, He looks for people He can use to meet it. For instance, giving to the poor is bringing solution to a particular burden in God's heart. God created the rich and the poor. If you are rich in your own capacity, you are blessed to meet the needs of the poor, for God's sake (Deut. 15:11). The Scripture says, 'He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given' (Prov. 19:17).
When Hannah asked God for the fruit of the womb, she gave two specifications which would bring solution to the immediate burden in God's heart. She asked for a male child who would stand before Yahweh throughout his lifetime. Meanwhile, God was looking for a priest (a man) who would replace Eli's dynasty that had been disqualified for carefreeness and breaking of the priesthood covenant terms (1 Sam. 2:30). God had to give Hannah five more children, added to the fact that Samuel was still to her credit, all for giving Samuel back to Him to meet His own burden (1 Sam. 2:21).
Learn to ask for the directive of the Holy Spirit, and also be sensitive enough to know when to give, what to give, how to give, and who to give, at a particular time. If you allow the Holy Spirit to control you in your acts of giving, God will always bless you in return. 'Or who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to him'. (Rom. 11:35). And, 'There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself' (Prov. 11:24-25).
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, let me be guided by Your Spirit, to give to the glory of your holy name.
2. Lord, sharpen my sensitivity to know when, what, how and who to give, at every point and in all situations.
3. Lord, help Your church to desist from self-centredness and stinginess, in Jesus' name.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Numbers 14 & Luke 22
Good day and a lovely day to you ahead. God bless your going out and coming in, in Jesus name Amen.
Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior today!
Thursday, March 5, 2020.
GOD'S RESPONSES TO A SPIRIT-CONTROLLED GIVER
Read: 1 Kings 17:8-24
1 Kings 17:8-24 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
MEMORISE: And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, "The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord." Then they would go to their own home (1 Samuel 2:20)
EXPOSITION
Whenever God has a burden in His heart, He looks for people He can use to meet it. For instance, giving to the poor is bringing solution to a particular burden in God's heart. God created the rich and the poor. If you are rich in your own capacity, you are blessed to meet the needs of the poor, for God's sake (Deut. 15:11). The Scripture says, 'He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given' (Prov. 19:17).
When Hannah asked God for the fruit of the womb, she gave two specifications which would bring solution to the immediate burden in God's heart. She asked for a male child who would stand before Yahweh throughout his lifetime. Meanwhile, God was looking for a priest (a man) who would replace Eli's dynasty that had been disqualified for carefreeness and breaking of the priesthood covenant terms (1 Sam. 2:30). God had to give Hannah five more children, added to the fact that Samuel was still to her credit, all for giving Samuel back to Him to meet His own burden (1 Sam. 2:21).
Learn to ask for the directive of the Holy Spirit, and also be sensitive enough to know when to give, what to give, how to give, and who to give, at a particular time. If you allow the Holy Spirit to control you in your acts of giving, God will always bless you in return. 'Or who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to him'. (Rom. 11:35). And, 'There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself' (Prov. 11:24-25).
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, let me be guided by Your Spirit, to give to the glory of your holy name.
2. Lord, sharpen my sensitivity to know when, what, how and who to give, at every point and in all situations.
3. Lord, help Your church to desist from self-centredness and stinginess, in Jesus' name.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Numbers 14 & Luke 22
Good day and a lovely day to you ahead. God bless your going out and coming in, in Jesus name Amen.
Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior today!