DAILY SHOWER April 13, 2022 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_O God, I have come before You this day with humility and a remorseful heart. Please help me to know You, learn from You and be Your Ambassador, in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: Overcoming persecution
Text: John 16:1-8 (NIV Bible)
"3:1 All this I have told you so that you will not go astray.
16:2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
16:3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.
16:4 I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you.
16:5 "Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
16:6 Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief.
16:7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
16:8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment."
*SHOWER:*
We are in the period when the faithful are persecuted for knowing Him. Bible says they will chase you away from the synagogue (your house, worship centres, etc). And it is happening all over the world. He, however, sent us a counselor, and assured us that the counselor will surely guide us accordingly. That counselor is here with us; it acts as our conscience directing us on what to do and when to do it and how to do it. Unfortunately, many don't care about that otherwise tell me why people still kill even when they know it is a sin to kill? We must change our attitudes if we truly wish to be in Heaven.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
O God, I thank You for Your words of wisdom and guidance. I hereby promise to listen and hearken to Your voice in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. I am available Oh Lord. May I be directed by Your wonderful counselor.*
*2. Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Therefore temptations and persecution cannot take me away from what God has in stock for me.*
*3. I hereby decree and declare that today is my day to shine whether devil like it or not in Jesus name, Amen.*