DAILY SHOWER May 13, 2022 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_O God, I honour Your Holy name for a gift of life today. Please open my mind to understand Your word and apply them accordingly in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: Building Confidence in Christ
Text: Acts 25:1-11 (NIV):
"25:1 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
25:2 where the chief priests and Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.
25:3 They urgently requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
25:4 Festus answered, "Paul is being held at Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
25:5 Let some of your leaders come with me and press charges against the man there, if he has done anything wrong."
25:6 After spending eight or ten days with them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he convened the court and ordered that Paul be brought before him
25:7 When Paul appeared, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.
25:8 Then Paul made his defense: "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."
25:9 Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?"
25:10 Paul answered: "I am now standing before Caesar's court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
25:11 If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!"
*SHOWER:*
Every true Christian must build a confidence in Christ Jesus. When you have confidence in Him, you can easily preach the gospel, go about your normal duties without fear or favour even at a gunpoint. That is what Paul has done here in verses 11. He insisted that he was ready to die for Christ sake. And it did happened.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
O God, I pray You to me to do Your will in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. I am the child of God. I cannot fear or run away from my responsibilities when confronted with the world.
*2. I shall not die but live to praise God.
*3. I hereby decree and declare that with God by my side, I shall remain a conqueror in all areas of my life in Jesus name, Amen.*