DAILY SHOWER March 2, 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: The Just shall Live by Faith
Text: Galatians 3:11-20 (NIV):
"3:11. Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith.
"3:12. The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them.
"3:13. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.
"3:14. He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
3:15. Brothers, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.
3:16. The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ.
3:17. What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise.
3:18. For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
3:19. What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator.
3:20. A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one."
SHOWER (Reflection):
Law guides and safeguards. Like signpost, it shows people the way. Following it, you can make a mistake, and seek forgiveness same way stipulated by the law. That is why verse 12 says it is contrary to faith. In 13, it says that Christ has redeemed us. Faith, as we all know, is assurance of things hoped for, and evidence of things not seen. It's by faith we believed that God crested the world, and that Christ died for our sins. It is also by faith we believed that by His resurrection on the cross, we can see Christ or go to Heaven at the end. The faith will surely make you to stay clear of sin and end up in heaven. But he who believes in the law only may keep committing sin because law also provides for forgiveness. Brethren, we are by today's reading, reminded of living a just and righteous lives for Christ, Himself is just...and told us to be holy like Him.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. O God, arise, purge me of every sinful nature and make me acceptable unto You...in Jesus name, Amen.
2. By the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, I will live above what the enemy wants me to become ...in Jesus name, Amen.
3. Because the just will live by faith, I declare and decree today, that the results of my efforts in life must come now for me to enjoy the fruits of my labour alive...in Jesus name, Amen.
4. O God arise, return to the enemy, the spirit of accident and sudden death it is proposing against me ...in Jesus name, Amen.