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LIVING WATER CAC DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
THE PLAGUE OF SIN
READ: Psalm 39:8-11
Psalm 39:8-11 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah
MEMORISE:
We have become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to those who are around us (Psalm 79:4)
EXPOSITION
Plague is a large number of harmful, or annoying things; a disease that causes death and that spreads quickly to a large number of people. It is different from sickness. You don't need to be told, when you come across one being attacked by a plague, because it will be very glaring. The Egyptians in history would not forget how God dealt with them, because of His people (Exo. 8,9,10). The Israelites themselves were many times plagued by God, because of their sins.
There are different ways by which plague come to one's life. There are plagues due to a person's mistake; maybe by forgetting a warning which could keep one safe. There is also the plague that is caused by the enemy. It doesn't matter, if you offend them or not, whether you are a Christian or not. Another plague can come from God Himself. It is most times due to the sins we commit. That was usually the case of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 25:1-9). Whichever way, it is a devastating thing. It has made some people ordinary, vain and dishonoured. Plagues fade the beauty of the plagued, making such a reproach among people.
Of all the previously mentioned, the plague due to sin is the most devastating, abhorring and infectious.
Can you trace your background to know why you were an adulterer, a thief, an abortionist, a rapist, a drug peddler, etc.? Plague can turn a man to one abhorred by all, make favour run from him, make him lose contract, etc. Nevertheless, God is not happy that you are going through such reproaches. The only thing you have to do to be free is repent, seek God to forgive you, pray earnestly, and study His Word. Trust Him to deliver you, at least, for His name's sake. May you not die in that situation, in Jesus' name. Amen.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, be merciful unto me, as You forgive me my sin.
2. Father, cleanse me and members of my family from every uncleanness that brings reproach in our life by Your precious blood.
3. Lord, heal our land of the plagues being visited on our land due to the shedding of innocent bloods.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 104:14 - 105:41; 1 Corinthians 8:8 - 9:16
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
THE PLAGUE OF SIN
READ: Psalm 39:8-11
Psalm 39:8-11 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah
MEMORISE:
We have become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to those who are around us (Psalm 79:4)
EXPOSITION
Plague is a large number of harmful, or annoying things; a disease that causes death and that spreads quickly to a large number of people. It is different from sickness. You don't need to be told, when you come across one being attacked by a plague, because it will be very glaring. The Egyptians in history would not forget how God dealt with them, because of His people (Exo. 8,9,10). The Israelites themselves were many times plagued by God, because of their sins.
There are different ways by which plague come to one's life. There are plagues due to a person's mistake; maybe by forgetting a warning which could keep one safe. There is also the plague that is caused by the enemy. It doesn't matter, if you offend them or not, whether you are a Christian or not. Another plague can come from God Himself. It is most times due to the sins we commit. That was usually the case of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 25:1-9). Whichever way, it is a devastating thing. It has made some people ordinary, vain and dishonoured. Plagues fade the beauty of the plagued, making such a reproach among people.
Of all the previously mentioned, the plague due to sin is the most devastating, abhorring and infectious.
Can you trace your background to know why you were an adulterer, a thief, an abortionist, a rapist, a drug peddler, etc.? Plague can turn a man to one abhorred by all, make favour run from him, make him lose contract, etc. Nevertheless, God is not happy that you are going through such reproaches. The only thing you have to do to be free is repent, seek God to forgive you, pray earnestly, and study His Word. Trust Him to deliver you, at least, for His name's sake. May you not die in that situation, in Jesus' name. Amen.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, be merciful unto me, as You forgive me my sin.
2. Father, cleanse me and members of my family from every uncleanness that brings reproach in our life by Your precious blood.
3. Lord, heal our land of the plagues being visited on our land due to the shedding of innocent bloods.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 104:14 - 105:41; 1 Corinthians 8:8 - 9:16