*DAILY SHOWER January 11, 2022 Devotion and declarations*
Prayer before the Word:
_ O God, the giver of life, I thank you for bringing me into a new day. Please, open my eyes to study your word; my mind to understand your word; and my heart to accommodate and walk according to Your words in Jesus name, Amen_
*TODAY’S THEME: The testimony of the hypocrites*
TEXT: Matthew 22:15-22
"[15]Then the Pharisees went and consulted and plotted together how they might entangle Jesus in His talk.
[16]And they sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are sincere and what You profess to be and that You teach the way of God truthfully, regardless of consequences and being afraid of no man; for You are impartial and do not regard either the person or the position of anyone.
[17]Tell us then what You think about this: Is it lawful to pay tribute [levied on individuals and to be paid yearly] to Caesar or not?
[18]But Jesus, aware of their malicious plot, asked, Why do you put Me to the test and try to entrap Me, you pretenders (hypocrites)?
[19]Show me the money used for the tribute. And they brought Him a denarius.
[20]And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and title are these?
[21]They said, Caesar's. Then He said to them, Pay therefore to Caesar the things that are due to Caesar, and pay to God the things that are due to God.
[22]When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed."
*SHOWER:*
The Pharisees, as presented in today's texts, are hypocrites. They are very cunny people who can go to any length to pull you down. One major attribute of the hypocrites is the ability to go extral mile to study, discover and describe people. Verse 15 & 16 of today's text show how far they could go to testify over your life. But do not be carried away. They are all deceptions. All you need is wisdom from above to discover this, be focus and respond or relate with all accordingly.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
Oh God, I submit myself to you. Please, help me to dictate and detest the hypocrites. I don't want to be carried away by their testimonies in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. I dwell in the secret place of the Most High. I shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand.*
*2. Therefore, I am not afraid of the gatherings of the enemy, the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day against me. Because I have made the Lord my refuge, and the Most High my dwelling place.*
*3. I shall dictate and defeat the Pharisees and their deceptive testimonies.*
*4. I hereby nullify, jump and pass over all the traps enemies are setting before me today.*
*5. Today, I decree and declare myself a winner not a looser in Jesus name, Amen!*
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