DAILY SHOWER April 26, 2022 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_O God, I thank You for a new life. Please, crown me with wisdom and understanding that I may serve You more as I study Your word today in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: The goal of Christianity
Text: 1 Timothy 1:3-11 (NIV Bible)
"1:3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer
1:4 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith.
1:5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
1:6 Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk.
1:7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
1:8 We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.
1:9 We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
1:10 for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine
1:11 that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me."
*SHOWER:*
We are in the season where people are commissioning selves as men and women of God. They do this to propagate their own doctrines which are false. They are not what God actually requires of us. God wants us to believe in love, propagate love and live life that depicts love. Our attention is on verse 5 which says that the goal of Christianity is love. Love supersedes everything. It was because of it that our Lord Jesus Christ came to the world and died for our sake. With love, sinners could be forgiven and transform to become better and useful in the society.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
I thank You, O God of remembrance. I pray for understanding of the gospel so that I will hearken to Your command in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. My God is love. I will love and live in love as He does to me and my household.*
*2. God will favour me beyond my imagination, and surprise all who loves and stands by love.
*3. I hereby decree and declare that today shall be my day of upliftment. My tears and sorrow are turning into joy in Jesus name, Amen.*