DAILY SHOWER July 14, 2022 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_ O God, my King, my Your name be highly glorified for the gift of life. Forgive my trespasses. Please, shower me with Your unmerited favour. Show me Your way, and assist me to follow it to the end in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: The humble shall be lifted
Text: Luke 14:5-14 (NIV):
"14:5. Then he asked them, "If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?"
14:6. And they had nothing to say.
14:7. When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:
14:8. "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
14:9. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.
14:10. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests.14:11. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
14:12. Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.14:13. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,14:14. and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
SHOWER (Reflection):
When you humbled yourself, you shall be lifted. That is the summary of today's scripture. The price of humility is very small. It is a call to respect oneself and respect others. Another lesson is that hypocrite is bad. Don't do things to favour others to the detriment of the truth, justice and realism. Jesus asked the Pharisees question on their believe and reality on ground, they couldn't provide answer to that because they were hypocrites. He, therefore, forgot what they could say or do, and went ahead to do the right thing. Always stick to the right thing irrespective of whatever situation or socalled law of man.
*PRAYER/DECLARATIONS*
O God, I thank You for showing me the way this day. May Your grace lead me to stick to that in Jesus name, Amen!
*1. My God has showed me that He is a perfect example of humility, truth and justice. My life will take path of these in Jesus name, Amen.
*2. God has empowered me to go higher. Therefore, everything I need to grow and prosper in life must come my way in Jesus name , Amen.
*3. I hereby decree and declare that my delayed blessing, answers to my prayers and favour shall locate me now in Jesus name, Amen.