Daily Devotional for Sunday 13th June

[Edoman]

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 

DAILY DEVOTIONAL


SUNDAY 13, 2021


PRAY FOR ALL MEN

And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel (1 Chronicles 21:1).


The Bible shows how evil spirits influence men to do wrong. One of such instances is what we read about David in our theme verse. Imagine David, a righteous king, was moved by Satan to number Israel against God’s will. As a result, God took actions against Israel.


There’s another incident recorded for us in the gospels. When Jesus made it clear to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to die on account of our sins and be raised back to life for our justification, Peter took Him aside and began to “rebuke” Him, saying, “God forbid, Lord! This must never happen to you; you’re not going to die” (Matthew 16:22).


Jesus, right away, identified that it was Satan speaking through Peter, and the Bible says “...he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men” (Matthew 16:23). So, even good men can be moved by Satan to do or say the wrong things. That’s why God wants us to know the truth; know His Word. When you know the truth, you can walk in the light of it. You’ll know how to pray, and how to put a stop to Satan’s works and influences around you.


Learn to pray for all nations of men, leaders and those in authority as admonished in 1 Timothy 2:1-2. Boldly declare by the Spirit that the will, plans and purposes of God be established in and around you, in the hearts of leaders in your community, city, town, nation and in the organisation where you work. Pray that they refuse to yield to negative influences that could stir them to wickedness; rather, they rule with justice and equity, righteousness and truth. Amen.


PRAYER

Dear Father, I pray for leaders in my country, that they’d use their positions and authority to favour your righteous cause, that the Gospel may spread speedily and unhindered. I pray your blessings of peace and prosperity upon the nations, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.


FURTHER STUDY

Luke 18:1; 1 Timothy 2:1-4

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 4:1-31 & 2 Chronicles 16-19


2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 1:26-38 & Deuteronomy 11







God bless you

[Edoman]

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

  
DATE: SUNDAY 13TH JUNE 2021

THEME: THE WORD DELIVERS

  
MEMORISE:
 
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Psalm 107:20
 
READ:  Jeremiah 33:1-9
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

2 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;

3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

4 For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword;

5 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.

6 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.

8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.

9 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

MESSAGE: 
The word is more potent than any two-edged sword, according to the following passage from Hebrews 4:12:
“ For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

It is unfortunate, however, that some Christians trivialize the word of God and so lose its benefits. When the word of God comes to an individual in the form of prophecy, scriptures or other means, wisdom should tell the fellow to pay close attention to it.

Going by our text of today and the memory verse, we can see that the word was sent to the people of Judah for deliverance and restoration of their freedom which they had in battle to the Chaldeans. Never allow yourself to lose focus so that you would know when God sends a specific word of prophecy that could settle your case.

Typically, in the Old Testament before the children of Israel went to war, the word of God would go forth- announcing their victories and that always settled the battle. Sometimes in Church services and programmes, God sends forth prophesies that would have settled people’s cases before they even begin to pray, I prophesy to you: your life, marriage. Business or career will receive the peace of God now, in Jesus’ name.

It is also comforting that the word of God offers spiritual cleansing.
“And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.” Jeremiah 33:8

Thus, every child of God must read, study and meditate upon the word of God day and night (Joshua 1:8). We must partake of the word of God being taught and preached in Sunday School, Bible Study and Christian teaching seminars. The Bible says:
“….even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,” Ephesians 5:25-26

PRAYER POINT:
Father, please help me to align my life to conform to Your word. Through Your word, deliver me today from every bondage.
 
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezra 3-5.
 
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 
  
HYMN 2:   AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND.

1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.

2. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

4. The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.

5. Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.

7. When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.

[Edoman]

SEEDS OF DESTINY DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY

DR PAUL ENENCHE

SUNDAY 13 JUNE 2021.

TOPIC: THE IGNORANCE OF GOD’S WORD – A THREAT TO DESTINY FULFILMENT

SCRIPTURE: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…
Hosea 4:6

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your greatest strength is your light and your greatest threat is your ignorance. 

In our previous studies, using the lives of Adam and Eve, we have explored some pitfalls that led to the crash of their destiny. This is so we can avoid them.  

And today, we are looking at yet another destiny-hindering factor which is the ignorance of the Word of God. This is another pitfall to avoid.

If you look at the conversation between Eve and the devil, there was a lot of ignorance manifested by Eve. 

Genesis 3:2-3 says: And the woman said…But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it…. 

Was that what God said? No! “Touch” was not mentioned at all. 

Genesis 2:15 says:

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 

Now, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was inside the Garden. It was part of the trees to be dressed too. If you don’t touch it, how do you dress it? But she didn’t know the Word. 

The Bible says:

…Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it (Genesis 2:16-17). That is, you can dress it but don’t eat it.

The problem is, many people carry the Bible but they don’t understand what the Bible carries. Refuse to be such kind of Christian.

Beloved, your greatest strength is your light and your greatest threat is your ignorance. Study and understand God’s Word and your destiny shall not be hindered or corrupted in the Name of Jesus.

Remember this: Your greatest strength is your light and your greatest threat is your ignorance.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Make demands on the spirit of understanding upon your life.

2. Whenever you study the scripture, ask God to unveil the Voice behind the verses of the scripture to you.

3. Refuse to think over the devil’s suggestions. Rebuke him by the Word.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: AVOIDING THE CRASH OF DESTINY 

PRAYER: O Lord, I receive the grace to understand Your Word. Open my eyes to behold the light in Your Word and let the light swallow up every form of darkness around my life and destiny, Lord in Jesus’ Name.

DAILY BIBLE READING: Psalm 106-108

QUOTE: Nothing disarms darkness like light. Culled from, “15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL” by Dr Paul Enenche. 

REFLECTION: Miseducation, at times, can be worse than no education. Misinformation, at times, can do more harm than no information. Don’t know things half way. Know things thoroughly. Know what you know and trust God to help you know what you don’t know. Eve knew what God said but not perfectly.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: The Lord cause you to know those things you need to know that you don’t yet know in Jesus’ Name.