DAILY SHOWER May 16, 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: Uplift one another with prayers and friendship
Text: James 5:11-20 (NIV):
"5:11. As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
5:12. Above all, my brothers, do not swear--not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned.
5:13. Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
5:14. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
5:15. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
5:16. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
5:17. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
5:18. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
5:19. My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
5:20. remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins."
SHOWER (Reflection):
Do not think you are free since things seemed to be moving for you. You need to assist others around you and within to live up to their expectations and worship God well. Today's teaching is talking about importance of prayers, togetherness, preaching, giving and above all, honesty. Let your yes always be your yes, and your no, always no. Do not conform to the world for anything.
PRAYER/DECLARATIONS
1. My father, my father, show me Your mercy and grace for the world to know that You are still God of yesterday, today and forever, in Jesus name... Amen.
2. As I walk out of my house to work today, I shall encounter my destiny helpers and return with good news in Jesus name...Amen.
3. By the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, I level every mountain of unproductiveness in my family, in the name of Jesus Christ... Amen.