DAILY SHOWER September 15, 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: My compassionate God
Text: Mark 8:1-10 (NIV):
"8:1. During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
8:2. "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
8:3. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance."
8:4. His disciples answered, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?"
8:5. "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied.
8:6. He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and they did so.
8:7. They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.
8:8. The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
8:9. About four thousand men were present. And having sent them away,
8:10. he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha."
SHOWER (Reflection):
Our God is ever compassionate God. With only seven loaves and few fish, He fed four thousand men. At the end, up to seven basketful of pieces of the food were left. What do we learn from this? We learnt that our God never fails! We learnt that He wants us to be fed spiritually and physically so that we won't fell or be stranded. This is opposite of what we have now in our society. Our men and women of God only remember offerings and tithes to collect. The majority don't remember the needs to feed their members physically too. This ought not to be so. Let's have a rethink and move the church of God forward.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O Jesus, thank You for feeding me physically and spiritually. I receive the food with faith. They have permanently transformed my life to be a good ambassador of Christ on Earth in Jesus name, Amen.
2. By Your grace O God, I am marching forward to win the battles of the earth. I cannot shake or run away from my responsibilities in Jesus name, Amen!.
3. I will follow Jesus to the end. He knows my needs. He will not fail me today in Jesus name, Amen.