Member Writings

January 5, 2021 by hldude

Always Reminded Of Who Is Greater

“Always Reminded Of Who Is Greater”

Psalm 147:5 NLT

How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!

Through the years of my life, I have been amazed and dumbfounded at how I’ve allowed myself to become fearful of different things. I so often find myself up against various obstacles and they seem bigger than previous obstacles. I often feel like I’m being defeated in life by these obstacles in one way or another. I allow myself to become fearful of these obstacles at times and see them as something bigger than what they really are.

God has His crazy and incredible ways of often reminding me that no matter how big the obstacles and giants look that try to deter me from following Him, they are never any match for how awesome and mighty He really is! I often forget how incredible and mighty God truly is. While I let myself become fearful of the things around me and different situations that come up, God reminds me over and over and over again that these things are no match for Him. He reminds me that no matter what I’m facing, they will never be anything close to greater than Him.

Friends, no matter what obstacles you find yourself facing as we have exited 2020 and enter 2021, you and I will NEVER experience anything that is any match for Almighty God. He will always be greater and more powerful. We need to be reminded that earthly obstacles are so small compared to how awesome and mighty He is! He will never be defeated by the obstacles and fears that so often tear us down.

We have all fought and probably still continue to fight many fears and obstacles that entrapped us in some way through last year. Everyone wants the craziness to end and for life to go back to some kind of normal again. Who wouldn’t feel that???

I have found myself fearing so many different things this past year in ways I never had before. However, God has continued to show how amazing and great He always is! He has always provided and has always showed us the next step.

Whatever you might still be facing with your obstacles, whatever you might still be fearing in the near future or whatever you might be regretting, please know that nothing can ever amount to the greatness of Who God is. We so often underestimate the power of God in our lives and we have so much hope and life that He has given to us!

No matter how big the obstacles of life seem to be, we always need to be reminded of Who is greater!

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January 1, 2021 by Serving Zion

“And who is my neighbour?”

The streets were packed last night right after the New Year’s celebrations. Everyone wanted to be in the city to welcome with hope a new, more positive year than the last – so the cars were jammed in every direction like never before and busses were refusing passengers for lack of standing room.

It so happened that on the ride home, two ladies were talking about one of their friends who was suffering from nightmares in which she was being attacked by demons. While I sat quietly, listening as a bystander, I decided to offer an insight just before disembarking.

To my surprise it also was the same stop on which they were disembarking, and as we stepped off the bus, the lady who had been most enthusiastic in their conversation (the one who was talking to the one whose friend was being tormented), she was trying to get established with me, asking “what are you, are you a Christian or…”, “Christian!? what kind? are you ‘born again’?” and of course it was obvious to make a point then that only those who are born again can actually see the kingdom of God.

Well, right at that moment I saw a beautiful green moth on the footpath, having nearly been trampled by the mob of passengers and being only spared by half an inch, so I stooped down to save him. He crawled on to my finger and tried to flutter away but fell straight to the ground again – seemingly blind or disoriented or just lost at night time but otherwise healthy.

So I picked him up again and, carefully cupped in my hands, began carrying him to a safer place.

The two ladies had already walked on, not concerned or even interested in the beautiful moth, and not even slightly aware of how nearly they had crushed him. So it got me thinking and reflecting on it all.

Among the ideas such as John 3:36 (those who do not see life), Proverbs 12:10, John 5:44 – the most interesting was the parable of the Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37. There, Jesus was asked by a man who was a lawyer (a man that had made the interpretation of God’s law his profession) he tried to exalt himself over Jesus, saying: “teacher, what must I do in order to inherit eternal life?”.

Jesus responded by asking him to answer for himself: “What has been written in the law of God? What is your reading of it?”.

In typical fashion, as a sinner who had been taken captive by sin, the man did not go toward the opportunity for conviction. Instead, he chose an answer that he believed would justify him according to the life he was living:

“you shall love God with all your heart, soul and strength; and you shall love your neighbour as yourself”
The Lawyer, Luke 10:27

No doubt he believed himself to be a keeper of the law and that nobody could possibly accuse him otherwise, and so we see Jesus’ wisdom: although knowing that the man was evading conviction, did not accuse him of dishonesty but just as St. Paul has described , He emptied Himself and gave the man a response according to love:

“your answer is right. Do this and you shall live”.
Jesus Christ, Luke 10:28

The lawyer was trapped! He had begun the conversation with a challenge toward Jesus: “teacher, tell me why I can’t have eternal life!”. He did this to prove that he was capable of confounding Jesus, but it turns out that although he had not equipped Jesus with any evidence of his own sin, he was in the difficult position of having claimed to have kept the law and being therefore entitled to everlasting life while yet having sought the expressed assurance from Jesus that he will inherit it . Although Jesus did not condemn the lawyer, the lawyer did not hear the words of Jesus as an assurance but as a conviction.

The lawyer was convicted not by any charge of Jesus’ accusation but by his own conscience – and to his commendation, he did not pretend to be satisfied with Jesus’ answer . Instead we see that he wanted to justify himself (v29). It was then that he yielded and subjected himself to Jesus’ judgement, saying “and who is my neighbour?”.

Jesus understood the man’s tendency to discriminate against Samaritans according to his culture. (In those days, the Jews were regarded as the ones having the authentic religion of God. The Samaritans were regarded as Gentiles by the Jewish people: unclean, simple/beastly, brutish, uncivilised, immoral etc, and the Samaritans knew their identity in that way). So to answer him, Jesus told the story of a Jewish man who was beaten by robbers and left for dead:

Two Jewish people walked by the man and did not have any compassion. They had no interest in helping but in fact passed by on the other side of the road. They obviously would not think twice if the man had died on the side of the road. Instead, it was a Samaritan – someone who had always been despised (thought of as little/insignificant/worthless) by the Jews – that is the one who went out of his way to help the man.

In fact, not only did the Samaritan stop and help, but Jesus describes in more detail exactly what love would do: the Samaritan treated the man’s wounds and brought him to a hotel on his own donkey. The next day he paid the hotelier to look after the man, pledging to pay whatever extra it had cost to keep the man until he had recovered.

The Samaritan was not looking for any favour or reward, and nor did he have any malice for the Jewish man despite having always been looked down upon by people like him.

Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?’
Jesus Christ, Luke 10:36

.. the lawyer answered according to his conviction: “the one who showed him mercy”.

If the lawyer had only been concerned with the most correct definition of the word, he would have to give an answer that is consistent with the dictionary:

Neighbour:
1. one living or located near another
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Since proximity is an important factor, Jews and Levites were typically closer to Jerusalem and Jericho than Samaritans, so the “certain Jewish Priest” would be a close neighbour, the “Levite” a nearby neighbour while a “Samaritan” would be seen more as a stranger in the area:

We can see that Jesus’s question wasn’t designed to ask the lawyer what the legal definition of a neighbour is, instead the question was designed to correct the lawyer’s reading of the law by shifting the emphasis from the definition of the word “neighbour” (wherein the lawyer was tending to exclude a certain class) and placing the emphasis onto the word “love” – showing the lawyer how far away his culture had led him from producing the fruit for eternal life .

Jesus’ question isn’t really asking the man to define which of the three passers-by were more like a neighbour, but which one of them was fulfilling the intent of the law:

‘Go and do likewise.’
Jesus Christ, Luke 10:37

If it wasn’t for the moral of the story being owed to the lawyer’s convictions, we would naturally expect the Jewish Priest to be the first to help: he is one whose role is to be among the Jewish community to minister and to serve; next there was a Levite: one who was appointed to intercede for the people before God in the temple, pleading for mercy and salvation – and instead Jesus shows us that an outcast – the very type of person that the Jews had learned to be unclean and unfamiliar with the laws of God – that happens to be the only person who had produced the required fruits in the time of need:

The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.
St. Paul, Galatians 5:22-23

Knowing that the lawyer had received the value of the insight that he had asked for (although had not originally sought), Jesus reiterated His judgement: Go and do likewise.

.. so as I am reflecting upon the parable and the story of my own experience last night – not having spent money on a hotel for the moth and having not forfeited any valuable time (rather, being delighted to spend a few precious seconds holding and admiring the beauty of God’s work ) – it occurs to me that people can get so consumed by their religion, wanting to know it all and trying to be esteemed by others because of it; and tragically not only does life pass by unnoticed by them all around, but indeed it groans – eagerly longing for the day that the children of God are revealed “so that it may be set free from its bondage to decay”.

As the New Year brings about a customary reflection upon the year just past and the forming of resolutions going forward, may your considerations be influenced in part by this story. Maybe you will see that over the past year, all the teachings of the elementary matters of Christ have been effectively fruitless: teachings about rituals and baptisms, laying-on of hands, of repentance from dead works, the dead being resurrected and of eternal judgement – all of which do not produce in their own rite the fruits of salvation – and although we will do this if God permits, by far the true purpose of Christianity is to produce fruits worthy of the kingdom: to give to God what belongs to God and to treat others with love you would expect if you were them.

He has declared to you, man, what is good. And so what does the Lord require of you? except for to do justly, to love mercy, and to be humble as you walk with God?
Micah 6:8

Proverbs 12:10 (LEB)

The righteous knows the lifeOr “soul,” or “inner self” of his animal, but the compassionHebrew “compassions” of the wicked is cruel.10The righteous knows the lifeOr “soul,” or “inner self” of his animal, but the compassionHebrew “compassions” of the wicked is cruel.

Micah 6:8 (LEB)

He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does Adonai ask from you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?8He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does Adonai ask from you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Luke 10:25-37 (LEB)

The Parable of the Good SamaritanAnd behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?”25The Parable of the Good SamaritanAnd behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?”26And he said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”*supplied from English context26And he said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”*supplied from English context27And he answered andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,from Deut 6:5 and your neighbor as yourself.”from Lev 19:1827And he answered andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,from Deut 6:5 and your neighbor as yourself.”from Lev 19:1828And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”28And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”29But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”29But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”30AndSome manuscripts omit “and” Jesus replied andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“replied”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him.*supplied from English context AfterHere “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“inflicting blows on”) which is understood as temporal inflicting blows on him,*supplied from English context they went away, leaving himsupplied from English context half dead.30AndSome manuscripts omit “and” Jesus replied andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“replied”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him.*supplied from English context AfterHere “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“inflicting blows on”) which is understood as temporal inflicting blows on him,*supplied from English context they went away, leaving himsupplied from English context half dead.31Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.31Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.32And in the same way also a Levite, when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal came down to the placeSome manuscripts have “who happened by the place, when he came up to him” and saw him,*supplied from English context passed by on the opposite side.32And in the same way also a Levite, when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal came down to the placeSome manuscripts have “who happened by the place, when he came up to him” and saw him,*supplied from English context passed by on the opposite side.33But a certain Samaritan who was traveling came up to him and, when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal saw him,*supplied from English context had compassion.33But a certain Samaritan who was traveling came up to him and, when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal saw him,*supplied from English context had compassion.34And he came up andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine, and he put him on his own animal andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put”) has been translated as a finite verb brought him to an inn and took care of him.34And he came up andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine, and he put him on his own animal andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put”) has been translated as a finite verb brought him to an inn and took care of him.35And on the next day, he took out two denarii andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took out”) has been translated as a finite verb gave themsupplied from English contextSome manuscripts have “he took out and gave two denarii” to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him, and whatever you spend in addition, I will repay to you when I return.35And on the next day, he took out two denarii andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took out”) has been translated as a finite verb gave themsupplied from English contextSome manuscripts have “he took out and gave two denarii” to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him, and whatever you spend in addition, I will repay to you when I return.36Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?”36Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?”37So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.”37So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.”

Luke 10:27 (LEB)

And he answered andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,from Deut 6:5 and your neighbor as yourself.”from Lev 19:1827And he answered andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,from Deut 6:5 and your neighbor as yourself.”from Lev 19:18

Luke 10:28 (LEB)

And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”28And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”

Luke 10:36 (LEB)

Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?”36Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?”

Luke 10:37 (LEB)

So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.”37So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.”

John 3:36 (LEB)

The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life — but the wrath of God remains on him.Some interpreters and Bible translations extend the quotation of John the Baptist’s words through v. 3636The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life — but the wrath of God remains on him.Some interpreters and Bible translations extend the quotation of John the Baptist’s words through v. 36

John 5:44 (LEB)

How are you able to believe, if youHere “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“accept”) which is understood as conditional accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is from the only God?44How are you able to believe, if youHere “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“accept”) which is understood as conditional accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is from the only God?

Galatians 5:22-23 (LEB)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23gentleness, self control. Against such things there is no law.23gentleness, self control. Against such things there is no law.

December 30, 2020 by hldude

Our Hope For The New Year And Beyond

“Our Hope For The New Year And Beyond”

Psalm 33:20-22 NLT

We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.

I have found myself in the past months starting off statement with “I sure hope________________” and then I fill in the blank with whatever thought I have at that time. I have been hoping for a lot of things as I’m sure many or most of you have as well. Through our years of life, we hope for many things in different ways.

This past year, 2020, we have all probably hoped for things we had never thought about before. With all the chaos and uncertainty, we have found ourselves hoping in different ways and maybe hoping for different things than we have hoped for in the past. Just take a few moments and think back to the different things you have hoped for this past year. Think of all that has gone on and all that has happened in your family, at work, at church and other places. Take some time to think on what you have hoped for that you hadn’t really thought about in the past until now.

Many of us have probably had hopes shattered in some ways and then found ourselves grasping for some kind of relief and assurance that things will get better. We have all been affected in so many ways this year by all the pandemic chaos and we are hoping and praying that things will get better very soon.

I’m learning each new day that instead of hoping in things of this world, as I so often do, I instead need to hope always in God. I need to put my hope and trust solely in Him because He knows the future and knows what is best for myself and my family. I’m learning little by little to hope more in Him and not in what the world offers or tries to offer. I have been so grateful for the ways God has been providing for us this year in many different ways with the pandemic, but I need to remember that those things we have been blessed with are not and in themselves. God is always the provider and I need to put all my hope and trust in Him.

Perhaps we need to shift our thinking of hope for the New Year and start putting much more hope in God instead of the things of this world. When things seem bleak, God is still going to provide in some way and He always does. We need to look into the New Year and be reminded of all the wonderful ways He has provided and still will continue to provide.

He is our True Hope for the New Year and beyond!

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December 21, 2020 by hldude

The True Source For Every Season

“The True Source For Every Season”

Psalm 62:1-2 NIV

Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

As I gather my thoughts and share with you in the devotional for this week, I am thinking through the whole year of 2020 and all that has taken place with the chaos. However, even with all the chaos, I know and truly believe that God is still and will always be in control.

As I consider the past year, our time of celebrating Thanksgiving last month and now embarking on the week of Christmas and then New Year’s to follow right after, I am reminded that no matter what is going on, I can always find true rest and peace with God amidst all the craziness going on. We have all experienced and continue to experience times that are good, time that are challenging and times where we just cannot wrap our minds around anything going on around us.

I am so blessed to know that God has taken such good care of me and my family through all of this turbulent time this year. I am so thankful for the health that he has given to me and my wife and kids. I’m also thankful for the wonderful family he has give to me through my wife’s extended family and mine as well. Each day, God is reminding me of all He has blessed me with and continues to give me.

I am reminded that I have a job, a family who loves me, great friends who care, a house to live in, food in my fridge and transportation to get me and my family where we need to go. God has provided and He continues to do so in so many ways. I am reminded that He is truly my peace and rest. He is my salvation and my rock. He is my fortress and I can never be shaken, no matter what comes my way.

I find each day that instead of focusing on all the constant changes that are happening around me, I need to focus on the blessings He has given to me and continues to give.

I’m sure so many of you out there are dealing with many different challenges and struggles as this year has progressed. Let us never forget that even though we often face great challenges, we serve a great God Who is bigger than anything we face! He reigns and always will!

As we approach this week of Christmas and gathering together with friends and family as much as we can, let’s remember Who is the real reason for not only this season, but every season and every single day of life.

God bless you all and have a very Merry Christmas!

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December 19, 2020 by Sweetvineshema

Members of Thehe Universal Church

An Emoji Devotions for Sat 19th December, 2020

Highlights:

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves[a] or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13

For many are invited, but few are chosen.” It’s not everyone in your local assembly that belongs to the universal church. The universal church does not consist of the building around the church. It is made up of anyone who truly pursues the progress and conservation of the Kingdom of God.

Can God guarantee you belong to the universal church? Is your name written in the lamb book of life? Revelation 21:11
Are you washed in the blood of the lamb.
In John 18:36a Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. What is always on your mind?

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2

Remember you have a city which is not from here (You have washed your robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.
“That is why you stand in front of God’s throne
and serve him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits on the throne
will give you shelter. Rev 7:14-15)

Isaiah 33:24 no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.

They know who they are. They are blessed. They trust in the Lord. They don’t think like the world think. They love God forever. Most importantly they don’t dwell on what the world says, they live on the truth of God’s word. 2 cor 5:7

If you are not part of the universal church today, you need to join immediately to be counted among the saints.

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:19

Prayer: O Lord I remember and reaffirm that I belong to your universal church. Help me get familiar with the culture and ways of your universal church as I love to give you the glory. Amen.

https://emojidevotions.blogspot.com/2020/12/members-of-universal-church.html

Isaiah 33:24 (LEB)

And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who live in it, their iniquity will be taken away.24And no inhabitant will say, “I am sick”; the people who live in it, their iniquity will be taken away.

John 18:36 (LEB)

Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.”36Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here.”

Romans 10:19 (LEB)

But I say, Israel did not know, did they?*The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here First, Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation; by a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”from Deut 32:2119But I say, Israel did not know, did they?*The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here First, Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation; by a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”from Deut 32:21

Romans 12:2 (LEB)

And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.2And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.

1 Corinthians 12:13 (LEB)

For byOr “in” one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free persons, and all were made to drink one Spirit.13For byOr “in” one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free persons, and all were made to drink one Spirit.

Revelation 21:11 (LEB)

that has the glory of God. Its radiance is like a precious stone, something like a jasper stone, shining like crystal.11that has the glory of God. Its radiance is like a precious stone, something like a jasper stone, shining like crystal.

December 17, 2020 by Sweetvineshema

My faith will spring

An Emoji devotion for Thu 17, December, 2020

Topic: My faith will spring

Highlights: I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. Luke 15:18

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret. Finally he (the prodigal son) came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death! Luke 15:17

It is time to call upon the name of God and keep your eyes above the waves. Even in the ocean of life, He never fails. Trust in the Lord. Listen and wait for him say “come” and be strong to accept the change. As a born again Christian, You are In the presence of the saviour like a limping baby trying to place your feet on the ground for the first time. Do not be afraid, He said “come” and When walking seems hard and it’s time to return to the master’s feet. Keep your eyes on Jesus. The Lord is with you

Prayer: Thank you sweet Jesus for your endless love and faithfulness over my life. I understand that you are always with me even unto the end of the world. I call your name, Lord Jesus Christ: I worship you. You never fail.

https://emojidevotions.blogspot.com/2020/12/my-faith-will-spring.html

Luke 15:18 (LEB)

I will set out andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“set out”) has been translated as a finite verb go to my father and will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight!“in the sight of you”18I will set out andHere “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“set out”) has been translated as a finite verb go to my father and will say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight!“in the sight of you”

Luke 15:17 (LEB)

“But when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have an abundance of food,“of bread” and I am dying here from hunger!17“But when heHere “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have an abundance of food,“of bread” and I am dying here from hunger!