DAILY SHOWER March 10, 2023 Devotion and Declarations
Prayer before the Word:
_ O God, I thank You for yet another day. I magnify Your name because You are my God and all I have. Please, use me according to Your will and prosper me in Jesus name, Amen_
TODAY’S TOPIC: Justice is saving grace
Text: Jeremiah 21:9-14 (NIV):
21:9. Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; he will escape with his life.
21:10. I have determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the LORD. It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.'
21:11. "Moreover, say to the royal house of Judah, 'Hear the word of the LORD;
21:12. O house of David, this is what the LORD says: "'Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done--burn with no one to quench it.
21:13. I am against you, Jerusalem,you who live above this valley on the rocky plateau, declares the LORD--you who say, "Who can come against us? Who can enter our refuge?"
21:14. I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forests that will consume everything around you.'"
SHOWER (Reflection):
An adage says he who goes to equity should go with clean hands. This is because you can't give out what you don't have. In today's, teaching, God requested for a simple thing from us- justice. He observed that we have all fallen short of His glory. But because He is ever peaceful, lovely and merciful, He is still demanding for us to be just. In other words, He is asking for is to repent, treat others kindly, respect Him and do things rightly. He swore to handover the Israelites to their enemies (Babylonians) as a sign of punishment. Did they listen? Do we listen? This is a modern trend in our and. You will see someone who knows that he is facing percussion of what himself or parents did yet he will insist in remaining at the same place. A very big error! You cannot live wild life and expect just treatment. Remember that an iron is said to sharpen iron. See justice, speak justice, be just and get justice from God.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God of just, I have come before you this morning, treat me justly as I have treated others... In Jesus name, Amen.
2. By the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, let the ground open and swallow all those who have vowed to put me to shame...in Jesus name, Amen.
3. I am a child of God. I cannot be shaking by the current economic and political realities in my country. O God arise and make way for me where there seemed to be no way...in Jesus name, Amen.