DAILY SHOWER August 2, 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, show me Your way, and assist me to follow it to the end in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: Beware of green Snakes
Text: Luke 20: 20-26 (NIV):
"20:20. Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
20:21. So the spies questioned him: "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
20:22. Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
20:23. He saw through their duplicity and said to them,
20:24. "Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?"
20:25. "Caesar's," they replied. He said to them, "Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."
20:26. They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent."
SHOWER (Reflection):
Snakes are naturally venomous no matter how you view them. And by their sizes, movements and other attributes, you can easily identify them. However, there are some snakes you cannot easily identify. They are called green Snakes living under green vegetations. They can easily hide under a leaf or stem of a plant, waiting for someone to devour. Pharisees and Sadducees played that role here. Having made up their minds to kill Jesus, they embarked on evidence searching. Their interest became what Jesus could say against their belief so they could use that to kill him. Unfortunately to them, our Lord Jesus knew them and all that concerns them. Hence, he identified their plans before it was nurtured and quickly told them to give to God what is meant for Him and their Caeser what is for him. There are people like that all over the world. Some will come with sugar coated tongues. Others with gifts and so on. You can only identify them when you are on fire. Then, flee for your life otherwise you loose all you have.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, help me to expose and destroy green Snakes under green vegetations, Amen.
2. I'm in Christ in Jesus. I won't be trapped by green Snakes no matter what they try to capture me, Amen.
3. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the month of August will continue to bow for me so that I will regain all I have lost this year, Amen!!!