DAILY SHOWER August 8, 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: The last warning
Text: Jeremiah 6: 1-10 (NIV):
"6:1. Flee for safety, people of Benjamin! Flee from Jerusalem! Sound the trumpet in Tekoa! Raise the signal over Beth Hakkerem! For disaster looms out of the north, even terrible destruction.
6:2. I will destroy the Daughter of Zion, so beautiful and delicate.
6:3. Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents around her, each tending his own portion."
6:4. "Prepare for battle against her! Arise, let us attack at noon! But, alas, the daylight is fading, and the shadows of evening grow long.
6:5. So arise, let us attack at night and destroy her fortresses!"
6:6. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.
6:7. As a well pours out its water, so she pours out her wickedness. Violence and destruction resound in her; her sickness and wounds are ever before me.
6:8. Take warning, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it."
6:9. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Let them glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine; pass your hand over the branches again, like one gathering grapes."
6:10. To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it."
SHOWER (Reflection):
God due to His infinite love and mercy, often warn His beloved of impeding dooms. The warnings could come from mouths of the prophets, the book of the law, happening around us or dreams. It's left for you to listen and be saved. In today's scripture, He warned the Jerusalem, the Benjamites to repent and flee from atrocities due to intending dangers ahead. If you read down you will discover that some will not hearken to the advice as it happened during the time Noah and Sodom and Gomorrah eras. We have a lot of evil happenings around us. However, many have refused to listen; probably due to their sudden gains from the system. But what would you gain from the whole world if you loose paradise? Let have a rethink before it is too late...
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, help me to know when You are warning me. Give the grace to flee and overcome the impending dangers in Jesus name, Amen.
2. I trust in God. Therefore, every impending dangers and storms before me shall melt by mentioning my name because my hope and faith are in the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
3. I am a conqueror. I am a winner. I must march forward this month whether my enemies like it or not. No weapon fashioned against me shall ever prosper in Jesus name, Amen!!!