DAILY SHOWER December 16, 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: Be attentive to God's word
Text: Isaiah 21:1-10 (NIV):
"21:1. An oracle concerning the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
21:2. A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
21:3. At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.
21:4. My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me.
21:5. They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!
21:6. This is what the Lord says to me: "Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
21:7. When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert."
21:8. And the lookout shouted, "Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.
21:9. Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer: 'Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!'"
21:10. O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD Almighty, from the God of Israel."
SHOWER (Reflection):
When the prophets speak, sometimes it is hard to be understood. But God's word is like two edged sword; it takes a critical look, wisdom and knowledge to be understood. Our God is by this word, urging us to repent as our trusted allies, gods and goddesses are powerless and failures. They always fail when you need them most. But God almighty helps, saves and uplifts especially when you less expected. What a contrast! God comes when people believed that your own is gone! He comes when people already wrote you off. And His word is usually the last bus stop. It was when Sampson was at the verge of death that bible recorded that he killed more people.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, make me to know You! O God, bring me closer to You and save me. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
2. Every obstacles on my way to success, die so that I must move forward. In Jesus name, Amen.
3. The favour that will shake and surprise the world around me, fall on me now in Jesus name, Amen!!!