Devotion
How Great is His Goodness Towards Us
Chipo Biti
God is good and that will never change. It who He is.
Time and time again we are reminded in the Bible, God's Word, that his mercy is everlasting. It will never run out. It will never forsake us.
God's mercy is there for us every single day. It is because of God's mercy, we have the confidence in Him that we have. God's word will always reign supreme for an eternity to come.
As God's children, we are automatic recipients of his goodness and mercy, no matter what comes our way. We have a confidence inside of us that can never be found anywhere else. People in the world continue to move up and down, in search of this assurance but they are unable to find it. This is not so for we who are in Christ. We are righteous and we know that the path for the righteousness leads to life.
Our hearts are filled with assurance as a result of what the word of God tells us. The word of God tells us that we are secure in the hands of God. We are told that all things will work out for the good of them who love God. We are told of how we have been justified and glorified thanks to Christ Jesus. We are told, repetitively, to never fear, for God is with us.
People will always try to say things to doubt the existence of God, or to doubt how genuine God's love is, but none of these words will ever be true. They will never measure up to what God says. God's word will reign for generations to come, and all who stop to hear and accept His goodness, in the form of Christ Jesus, will be promised life eternal.
As Christians, we should never be blindsided by the lies the enemy will try to fill our minds with. We know whose word is true and it definitely is not the word of Satan. God's goodness, love, mercy and his truth will never die. They will go from everlasting to everlasting.
Prayer
We always have a reason to rejoice because of the life of Christ that is within us. We are heavenly protected and led by the Spirit of God. For as long as we remain in the shelter of God, the Most High, we will continue to marvel at the great things of God.
Devotion
Abraham is Father of All
Frances Taylor
There are questions in every age about the importance of the Old Testament for Christians. Abraham is considered to be the Father of Faith for Jews, Christians and Muslims. We forget that it was Abraham who believed in the doctrine of only one God. It is through him and his descendants that this tradition comes down to us. Another fact that we can overlook is that Jesus was Jewish. He was born a Jew, lived as a Jew, died, rose and ascended into heaven as a Jew. Because we believe that he was the Messiah, the Christ, and we follow him, we are called Christian. Without the Old Testament, we wouldn't understand the promise of salvation; we wouldn't understand why it was important for Jesus to be of the family of King David. We would not understand his teaching either, because Jesus quoted from Scripture – the Old Testament – frequently. He told us that he came to fulfill the Scriptures, not to abolish them. In the same way, we can ...
Morning Prayer
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Inspiration
We have a responsibility, as Christians, to abstain from the sinful practices we partook in before we became saved. While it may be a gradual process of change, we should ensure that we are putting in our best to play our part in resisting temptation. God enables us to resist temptation, but it is up to us to actually resist.
Prayer
Dear God, I pray that I will always be a person of action. Father, I take delight in my new life in you and I do not desire otherwise. I pray that in times of temptation, may I act on the strength you have given me to flee and/or resist. May I never rely on excuses or procrastination, Lord. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
Night Prayer
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Inspiration
We have chosen to surrender our lives and serve the Lord. We serve Him by witnessing, completing missionary projects, and ministering to those in need. There is always work to do and a world full of people to help. We will look for opportunities to provide for our brothers and sisters in Christ by any means necessary. We are servants to one another as a service to the Lord; He will never forsake us.
Prayer
Dear God, Help us see the world through Your eyes. We desire to serve those around us by reflecting Your love through our actions. You will never forsake us, and we will continually lift praises of thanksgiving to You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
