DAILY SHOWER September 27, 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: Make everyone your neighbour
Text: Luke 10:25-37 (NIV):
"10:25. On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
10:26. "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"
10:27. He answered: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
10:28. "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
10:29. But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
10:30. In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
10:31. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
10:32. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
10:33. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
10:34. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.
10:35. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
10:36. "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
10:37. The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
SHOWER (Reflection):
Do not maltreat or ignore anyone for any reason. God created all equal before Him. God wants us to love our neighbour. To Him, everyone should be our neighbour. This goes beyond physical or dictionary meaning of neighbors. If you can treat someone you know or someone who lives close to your house as a king, why won't treat others same way? That person may become your helper tomorrow. So show them love too. God created us all.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, give me the grace to identify and show love to all as I do to my neighbour, especially those presumed to have nothing to pay back in Jesus name, amen.
2. O Jesus, Yours I am. Yours I want to become forever. I submit myself for You to utilise to propagate and win more souls financially, physically, emotionally and spiritually in Jesus name, Amen!.
3. O You month of September, think twice. Dig more and bring out all the blessings and miracles God destined for me this month. You shall not end without releasing all that God purposed for me in Jesus name, Amen.