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.
Night Prayer
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Inspiration
We despise the thought of a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. The outside is easy to clean; it's the caked-up residue on the inside that's so difficult to remove. Jesus compares the scribes and Pharisees with dishes that have been wiped clean on the outside while dirty inside. The Pharisees took exceptional care of their outward appearance and neglected their inward spirits. We are guilty of allowing our hearts to be left filthy as well. We look and act as we should while our souls are full of darkness. We must continue to converse with the Holy Spirit daily and trust His guidance to cleanse our sinful nature.
Prayer
Dear God, Please forgive our sinful nature. We yearn for cleansing from within, so we are genuine witnesses to Your name. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
