DAILY SHOWER October 22, 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 Rare Love of Brethren
Text: Acts 16:11-15 (NIV):
"16:11. From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day on to Neapolis.
16:12. From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
16:13. On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
16:14. One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message.
16:15. When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord," she said, "come and stay at my house." And she persuaded us."
SHOWER (Reflection):
God so love the world that He gave His begotten son to die for our sins. Jesus accepted us and came into the world to save us. Lydia, upon accepting Jesus, invited the brethren to live in her house immediately. This is currently rare in our present generation for people to willingly surrender themselves completely because that is what it means. She wouldn't have invited them over to her house if she still had skeleton in her cupboard. Again, most men of God would prefer sleeping in good hotel beds and so on. We have to offer ourselves completely to things of God. Give house when you can. Offer money, time or other resources to move the gospel to the promised land.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, thanks for making me to be living among the living. I pray for Your kindness to remain deep in Your works in Jesus name, Amen.
2. I pray to conquer and excel. I pray to win, transform and promoted in Jesus name, Amen.
3. As I step out today, I step into favour. As I return back, I return with goodies, love and laughter in Jesus name, Amen!!!