DAILY SHOWER June 2, 2022 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_ O God, I thank You for today. Open my eyes that I will know You more and serve You better in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: Be brave even when prosecuted
Text: Act 23:1-11 (NIV):
"23:1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.
23:2 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
23:3 Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!
23:4 Those who were standing near Paul said, "You dare to insult God's high priest?"
23:5 Paul replied, "Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: 'Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.'
23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead.
23:7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
23:8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)
23:9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong with this man," they said. "What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
23:10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.
23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."
*SHOWER:*
I trust you wakeup in sound health today. We are been confronted with a teaching that reminds us who we are in Christ. Brother Paul was confronted with many temptations or should I say prosecution after his conversion. But he never relented. And God was saving him in all. This Penticost week in the Christian calendar, we must ask for Holy Ghost to fill us with power and courage from above to witness and testify the God's goodness always. Go on to conquer. Have a nice day.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
O God, I thank You for today's teaching. Help me to implement it in my daily life in Jesus name, Amen.
*1. June 2022 is my month to witness and testify the goodness of Christ Jesus. Hence, my life and family must be loaded with His mercy, grace and blessing to witness Him.
*2. June shall offer me sound health, connections and contacts. People must see me and praise God due to His wonderful works in my life and family.
*3. I hereby decree and declare that whatever God has not planted in my life and family must be rooted out. Whatever does not glory God must give way for our Lord Jesus to shine in my life, Amen.