05-31-2020, 05:51 PM
*CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE*
*Sunday, May 31, 2020 - World No-Tobacco Day*
*TOPIC:**FREEDOM BY THE LORD'S SPIRIT*
*Read: 2 Corinthians 3:12-17*
2 Corinthians 3:12-17 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
*MEMORISE: Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17)*
*EXPOSITION*
Freedom is a basic human desire. Everyone craves freedom. Someone jokingly said, "Absolute freedom is being able to do what pleases you without considering anyone except your spouse and your kids, the company and the boss, neighbours and friends, the police and the government, the doctor and the church." In a human society, chaos ensues, if we consider our own interests alone. Laws are necessary to guarantee freedom.
This is also true with the spiritual law of God (Psa. 119:44-45).
The freedom which comes by the Spirit of the Lord is, first and foremost, liberation from the condemnation of, and slavery to sin and the whole dominion of Satan (Rom. 8:1-2; 2 Cor. 3:7-9). True freedom begins with the believer's union with Christ, and his receiving the Holy Spirit (Acts 4:12; Eph. 1:7). Freedom from spiritual bondage is maintained through the Holy Spirit's continued indwelling and believer's obedience to His direction (Gal. 5:18). For instance, only the power of God through salvation and indwelling of the Holy Spirit can deliver those addicted to tobacco.
Freedom provided by the Spirit of the Lord is not a freedom for the believer to do what he wants but to do what he should (Rom. 6:18-23; 1 Cor. 10:23-24). It must not be used as a rationale for evil or conflict (Jas. 4:1-2; 1 Pet. 2:16-23).
Christian freedom liberates believers for service to God and fellow humans in the way of righteousness (Rom. 6:18; 1 Cor. 9:19; 1 Thess. 1:9). We are now Christ's servants, living by the grace of God (Rom. 1:1; 5:21).
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord Jesus, let Your Holy Spirit liberate me from the condemnation and slavery of sin, and the dominion of Satan, in Jesus' name.
2. Father, grant all our youths freedom from the spiritual bondages of cultism, prostitution, pre and extra-marital sexual relationships, and other social vices, in Jesus' name.
3. Holy Spirit, set all our leaders, spiritual and political, free from every form of the bondage of greed and self-centredness negatively affecting their leadership, in Jesus' name.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 2 Kings 4 - 5 & 2 Corinthians 7 - 8*
*Remember Sunday Service is another time with God, let's tell Him what bothers us and He will answer us in Jesus name. Amen...........
...Shalom*
*Sunday, May 31, 2020 - World No-Tobacco Day*
*TOPIC:**FREEDOM BY THE LORD'S SPIRIT*
*Read: 2 Corinthians 3:12-17*
2 Corinthians 3:12-17 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
*MEMORISE: Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2 Corinthians 3:17)*
*EXPOSITION*
Freedom is a basic human desire. Everyone craves freedom. Someone jokingly said, "Absolute freedom is being able to do what pleases you without considering anyone except your spouse and your kids, the company and the boss, neighbours and friends, the police and the government, the doctor and the church." In a human society, chaos ensues, if we consider our own interests alone. Laws are necessary to guarantee freedom.
This is also true with the spiritual law of God (Psa. 119:44-45).
The freedom which comes by the Spirit of the Lord is, first and foremost, liberation from the condemnation of, and slavery to sin and the whole dominion of Satan (Rom. 8:1-2; 2 Cor. 3:7-9). True freedom begins with the believer's union with Christ, and his receiving the Holy Spirit (Acts 4:12; Eph. 1:7). Freedom from spiritual bondage is maintained through the Holy Spirit's continued indwelling and believer's obedience to His direction (Gal. 5:18). For instance, only the power of God through salvation and indwelling of the Holy Spirit can deliver those addicted to tobacco.
Freedom provided by the Spirit of the Lord is not a freedom for the believer to do what he wants but to do what he should (Rom. 6:18-23; 1 Cor. 10:23-24). It must not be used as a rationale for evil or conflict (Jas. 4:1-2; 1 Pet. 2:16-23).
Christian freedom liberates believers for service to God and fellow humans in the way of righteousness (Rom. 6:18; 1 Cor. 9:19; 1 Thess. 1:9). We are now Christ's servants, living by the grace of God (Rom. 1:1; 5:21).
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord Jesus, let Your Holy Spirit liberate me from the condemnation and slavery of sin, and the dominion of Satan, in Jesus' name.
2. Father, grant all our youths freedom from the spiritual bondages of cultism, prostitution, pre and extra-marital sexual relationships, and other social vices, in Jesus' name.
3. Holy Spirit, set all our leaders, spiritual and political, free from every form of the bondage of greed and self-centredness negatively affecting their leadership, in Jesus' name.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 2 Kings 4 - 5 & 2 Corinthians 7 - 8*
*Remember Sunday Service is another time with God, let's tell Him what bothers us and He will answer us in Jesus name. Amen...........
...Shalom*