04-20-2020, 02:20 PM
LIVING WATER CAC DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Monday, April 20, 2020
SEE HIM CLEARLY
Read: Numbers 21:6-9
Numbers 21:6-9 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
MEMORISE: I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears (Psalms 34:4)
EXPOSITION
When the Israelites sinned against God by complaining of lack of food and water, God sent a venomous snake in their midst and many of them died (Num. 21:6-9).
They sought the Lord in repentance of their sins, and in a bid to save them, God commanded Moses to make a bronze snake for them to look and live. And for as many that looked at and saw the bronze snake, were guaranteed deliverance from the death occasioned by the venom of the snakes.
When we are not faithful to God (disobeying His commandments) and we choose to forget His miraculous deeds, we are sinning against Him. We should be careful lest He sends the poisonous snake to afflict us.
As Christians, God wants us to concentrate our attention on Him. He wants us to really focus on Him, our Deliverer. He expects us not to sit on the fence on the issue of dependency.
He wants us to completely depend on His power and ability in all areas of our lives. Partial dependency is no dependency, at all.
To God, obedience is non-negotiable. We can’t partly depend on Him. His glory will He not share with any other (Isa. 42:8). All believers today can be saved from the disease called sin, by looking to Jesus’ perfect work on the Cross, once and for all.
Change of name, religion, city and church attendance is not enough; He wants our heart. God told those Israelites to look, see and be saved. It is the same instruction today, because all have sinned (Rom. 3:23). Sin separates man from God, but God frees us from the penalty of sin through Christ Jesus. Whoever is ready to escape the eternal death must look unto Jesus (Rom. 10:13).
PRAYER POINTS
Every covering (veil) of the devil that has been preventing me from seeing God clearly, be removed by the Power of God, in Jesus’ name.
Lord, help me to see Your miracles in all situations, and not failure, henceforth.
Lord Jesus, save our land from doom, and cause our generation to serve You, wholeheartedly.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Judges 20 & Acts 23
Monday, April 20, 2020
SEE HIM CLEARLY
Read: Numbers 21:6-9
Numbers 21:6-9 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
MEMORISE: I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears (Psalms 34:4)
EXPOSITION
When the Israelites sinned against God by complaining of lack of food and water, God sent a venomous snake in their midst and many of them died (Num. 21:6-9).
They sought the Lord in repentance of their sins, and in a bid to save them, God commanded Moses to make a bronze snake for them to look and live. And for as many that looked at and saw the bronze snake, were guaranteed deliverance from the death occasioned by the venom of the snakes.
When we are not faithful to God (disobeying His commandments) and we choose to forget His miraculous deeds, we are sinning against Him. We should be careful lest He sends the poisonous snake to afflict us.
As Christians, God wants us to concentrate our attention on Him. He wants us to really focus on Him, our Deliverer. He expects us not to sit on the fence on the issue of dependency.
He wants us to completely depend on His power and ability in all areas of our lives. Partial dependency is no dependency, at all.
To God, obedience is non-negotiable. We can’t partly depend on Him. His glory will He not share with any other (Isa. 42:8). All believers today can be saved from the disease called sin, by looking to Jesus’ perfect work on the Cross, once and for all.
Change of name, religion, city and church attendance is not enough; He wants our heart. God told those Israelites to look, see and be saved. It is the same instruction today, because all have sinned (Rom. 3:23). Sin separates man from God, but God frees us from the penalty of sin through Christ Jesus. Whoever is ready to escape the eternal death must look unto Jesus (Rom. 10:13).
PRAYER POINTS
Every covering (veil) of the devil that has been preventing me from seeing God clearly, be removed by the Power of God, in Jesus’ name.
Lord, help me to see Your miracles in all situations, and not failure, henceforth.
Lord Jesus, save our land from doom, and cause our generation to serve You, wholeheartedly.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Judges 20 & Acts 23