DAILY SHOWER December 6, 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: Feeding the hungry
Text: Matthew 15:29-39 (NIV):
"15:29. Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
15:30. Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.
15:31. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
15:32. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way."
15:33. His disciples answered, "Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?"
15:34. "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish."
15:35. He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
15:36. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
15:37. They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
15:38. The number of those who ate was four thousand, besides women and children.
15:39. After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan."
SHOWER (Reflection):
Christmas is here again. People are running Helter skelter to gather what they will wear, eat or drink. But God is saying another thing to you and I. That's, be still. Be calm; I will do a new thing for you. The people that gathered to hear the word and receive healings from Jesus never expected that they will be fed too. But God saw the need and feted them. That is the type of God we serve. If you know whatever you know how to do, do it well. Don't cheat people or engage in some other illegalities. God will provide for you immesurably.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, I commit our leaders into Your able hand; guide, direct and protect them to make good decisions for our benefits in Jesus name, Amen.
2. O God of vengeance, take vengeance for me. Destroy any spirit or power that is rising against me this week in Jesus name, Amen.
3. By your power, O God! Anything in me, around me or surrounding me that will make me not to be favoured this week, I command them to be roasted by fire in Jesus name, Amen!!!