DAILY SHOWER May 9, 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: Set your goals
Text: 1 Peter 1:7-16 (NIV):
"1:7. These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1:8. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
1:9. for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
1:10. Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,
1:11. trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
1:12. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
1:13. Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1:14. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
1:15. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;
1:16 for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
SHOWER (Reflection):
In everything you or go, always set your goals. A goal is a target, objective, missing and vision, template or blueprint which guides as steps to actualise and strain greater heights. Bible says we should adhere to this in our daily, family and personal lives. Whoever sets heaven as a target, will endeavor to be Holy and live holy lives all through. That is what today's teaching is telling us. We will be rewarded abundantly when we do this in Jesus name, Amen.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. I have set my goals in Jesus that I will serve Him only and work for Him alone to wear the crown in Jesus name, Amen.
2. O God, my father, as I am stepping out today, let Your everlasting favour and grace follow me Jesus name, Amen.
3. O God arise, dismantle and raise to dust every hard nut or rock preventing me from marching forward in Jesus name, Amen.