DAILY SHOWER December 13, 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: Reconciliation
Text: Colossians 1:15-23 (NIV):
"1:15. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
1:16. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
1:17. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
1:18. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
1:19. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,
1:20. and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
1:21. Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
1:22. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation--
1:23. if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant."
SHOWER (Reflection):
Reconciliation is process of making peace or bringing back enemies (or people who held contrary views in the past due to selfish needs). To reconcile, is to reconnect, reshape and revive people again. We are sinners, and it separated us from God. However, Christ came and died on the cross to bring us and make peace between us and God. This is commendable and should be valued by all. If you want to experience it before hand, try to cause feud with your benefactor and see how life would be with you throughout the period. Let us acknowledge Him in our behaviour.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, I am sorry for not living to the standard You created me to be due to sins. Have mercy and reshape me again. I promise not to disappoint You again in Jesus name, Amen.
2. By the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, I resist all forces of darkness and evil mercenaries targeted against me and my household this month. In Jesus name, Amen.
3. O God arise, destroy my destroyers; burn the household enemies to ashes in Jesus name, Amen!!!