DAILY SHOWER May 10, 2022 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_O God, the King of kings and Lord of lords, open my eyes that I may know You and work according to Your will in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: Beware of dishonest Christians
Text: Titus 1:10- 16 (NIV):
"1:10 For there are many rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group.
1:11 They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach--and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
1:12 Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."
1:13 This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith
1:14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth.
1:15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
*SHOWER:*
Christian is a word people of Antioch used to describe the apostles of Christ because they were behaving like Christ. They were praying, performing miracles, gifting the needies, etc. just like Christ is known for. As a result, they were pronounced "Christlike" people (Christians). So, it may not be wise to say that anyone is a dishonest Christian because Christ is a honest person. But truly looking at what is happening in the world today, you would no doubt discover that we have people we can describe as dishonest Christians. They are not worthy to be called Christians due to their behaviour. They are in our churches, ministries, prayer groups, and so on doing host of things with self efforts, self helps acquired from gods, etc. You will discover them from their behaviours and keep off, rebuke or correct them accordingly. That is what today's scripture is telling us. Verse 16 of our today's passage said they claimed to know God but by their behaviours you will see that they denied Christ. You must beware of these set of people so they won't corrupt or lure you to move astray.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
O God, I thank You for today. Please give a discerning heart so that I may know the truth and the truth shall set me free in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. My God is a wise God. He has made me to become wise. Therefore, nothing will make me fall to the hands of dishonest people.*
*2. By the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, I will always stand out from the crowd. Nothing, no one, not even the principalities and powers will bring me down.*
*3. I hereby decree and declare that I shall fulfill my destiny in life. My destiny helpers must locate me to speed up the process because my God has made it to be so in Jesus name, Amen.*