12-21-2019, 03:25 PM
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2019}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Saturday, December 21, 2019
TOPIC: TEACH ME YOUR WAYS
Read Exodus 33:12-17
12. And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
13. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
14. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
15. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
16. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
17. And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
MEMORISE: Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people (Exodus 33:13)
EXPOSITION
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a man is to embark on a journey he knows nothing about, and with the determination to neither use a map, nor ask people or make phone call for direction. Hope this is not how you practice your Christianity?
Are you a minister of God, do you even ask God to teach you His ways about His ministry in your hands? Or you think that will not be necessary because you have obtained degrees in theology and ministerial training? Or you think you are going to use the same method that worked for you in your formal church in this new one? It doesn't work that way.
Parents, do you want to train your children, now, with the rules and methods your own parents or grandparents used in generations past? I beg, it will not work: 'Children are heritage from the Lord' (Psa. 127:3). You need to consult their Creator who owns their manual, to teach you His way to raise them in His will. The method that your neighbour or mentor uses may not work for you.
Maybe you are a businessman, student, trader, teacher, etc., you are like Moses and the Israelites in the wilderness, who wanted the way out. No wilderness journey is palatable, and it is not a sign of God's weakness or wickedness on you.
Wilderness experience is a training ground. Read about King David. You will know that great men are made in the secret. Ask God to teach you His way out of your wilderness. Only the knowledge of His ways would help you get where He wants you, and only that will pay you.
PRAYER POINTS
1. My Lord and my God, teach me Your ways so that I can do Your will always.
2. Tell God to show you the ways out of your present predicaments, in Jesus' name.
3. O Lord, covertly and overtly penetrate the midst of our politicians with Your agents to teach our nation Your ways.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Amos 6:2 - 9:15; Obad. 1:1 - 1:4; Rev. 10:9 - 11:18
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2019}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Saturday, December 21, 2019
TOPIC: TEACH ME YOUR WAYS
Read Exodus 33:12-17
12. And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
13. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
14. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
15. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
16. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
17. And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
MEMORISE: Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people (Exodus 33:13)
EXPOSITION
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a man is to embark on a journey he knows nothing about, and with the determination to neither use a map, nor ask people or make phone call for direction. Hope this is not how you practice your Christianity?
Are you a minister of God, do you even ask God to teach you His ways about His ministry in your hands? Or you think that will not be necessary because you have obtained degrees in theology and ministerial training? Or you think you are going to use the same method that worked for you in your formal church in this new one? It doesn't work that way.
Parents, do you want to train your children, now, with the rules and methods your own parents or grandparents used in generations past? I beg, it will not work: 'Children are heritage from the Lord' (Psa. 127:3). You need to consult their Creator who owns their manual, to teach you His way to raise them in His will. The method that your neighbour or mentor uses may not work for you.
Maybe you are a businessman, student, trader, teacher, etc., you are like Moses and the Israelites in the wilderness, who wanted the way out. No wilderness journey is palatable, and it is not a sign of God's weakness or wickedness on you.
Wilderness experience is a training ground. Read about King David. You will know that great men are made in the secret. Ask God to teach you His way out of your wilderness. Only the knowledge of His ways would help you get where He wants you, and only that will pay you.
PRAYER POINTS
1. My Lord and my God, teach me Your ways so that I can do Your will always.
2. Tell God to show you the ways out of your present predicaments, in Jesus' name.
3. O Lord, covertly and overtly penetrate the midst of our politicians with Your agents to teach our nation Your ways.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Amos 6:2 - 9:15; Obad. 1:1 - 1:4; Rev. 10:9 - 11:18
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!