*DAILY SHOWER January 15, 2022 Devotion and declarations*
Prayer before the Word:
_ Lord, Jesus, I thank You for a new day. Please, come and let your word dwell richly in me in Jesus name I pray, Amen_
*TODAY’S THEME: My Communion with God*
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 11:24-30.
"[24]And when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said, Take, eat. This is My body, which is broken for you. Do this to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.
[25]Similarly when supper was ended, He took the cup also, saying, This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.
[26]For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are representing and signifying and proclaiming the fact of the Lord's death until He comes [again].
[27]So then whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is unworthy [of Him] will be guilty of [profaning and sinning against] the body and blood of the Lord.
[28]Let a man [thoroughly] examine himself, and [only when he has done] so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
[29]For anyone who eats and drinks without discriminating and recognizing with due appreciation that [it is Christ's] body, eats and drinks a sentence (a verdict of judgment) upon himself.
[30]That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason many of you are weak and sickly, and quite enough of you have fallen into the sleep of death."
*SHOWER:*
The Holy Communion is a Communion that is Holy. This is not referring to ordinary bread or wine. But it's represented with bread and wine across different Christian denominations. Have you communed with God? Communion is a covenant we enter into with God as Christians (You become a Christian once you're born-again). In fact, you can call it blood covenant. At least Nigerian movies will educate you that entering into blood covenant is a very hard decision. It's usually unbreakable or leads to death once violated in anyway.
Unfortunately, people are abusing the communion. The month is fast coming to an end. Do you still remember your New Year's resolution (s)? What is that covenant you entered with Christ this year? Are you still keeping to them? If not, why? In verse 30 of today's text, we are being reminded of the percussion of not keeping to our covenant (communion) with God. The choice is yours!
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
Oh God, I thank You for allowing me to commune with You. I'm sorry for violating it. Please, help me to start keeping to the covenant I have with you in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. O God, I have communed with You. I know that your Communion is covenant. I hereby renew my covenant with You.*
*2. The Grace of God is sufficient unto me. I cannot abuse or violate the God's covenant any longer.*
*3. Therefore, I am under my special God anointing. As I step out today, God's anointing will make way for me even where they are no ways.*
*4. I hereby decree and declare that what was not achievable to my parents, siblings, friends or colleagues, is achievable to me.*
*5. God has given the earth under my care. I will not seek but possess my world immediately because God has given me power to do so, Amen!*
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