Mobile Daily Devotional With Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel
Week 22, Day 3
Tuesday, 1 June, 2021.
TOPIC: SHOWING FORTH GOD’S PRAISE
Memory Verse: 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
Bible Reading: 1 John 2:15-17
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
FLEE THE STYLES OF THE WORLD
The word “World” has many definition in Christianity. The scripture says, For God so love the world, …. (John 3:16), meaning, For God so love mankind and not the entity called the world, the earth or the sphere, it’s the people of the world that God loved, not their wrong ways or their attitude but their person.
From our Bible reading today, 1 John 2:15, the “World” here means, the ways of sinners, their life style, the desire for evil things and action, this is what was referred to in thus context.
Now, this world is filled with lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life, (all these brings shame to our saviour who came to lay down His life for us). All these doesn’t show forth the praise of our God. These attitude stains the praise of God and hinders the glorification of his name. When the devil tempted Jesus Christ, he tempted Him with the love of the flesh (food), pride of life (to jump down) and lust of the eyes (showing Him the kingdom of the world) but to the Glory of God, Jesus show forth the Praise of God.
To show forth God’s praise we have to be able to overcome these three temptation, in life, family and ministry. How intense is your love for money? How far can you go with sexual immorality? Is it pride, can you control yourself with it? To make God smile through your life style you have to be able to handle these area and do what pleases the Lord.
I need your help father to overcoming these worldly ways and life styles in order to show forth your Praise. Help me daily to put my body under check, in Jesus Mighty Name I pray, Amen.
Happy New month to you all, may you show forth God’s praise in every area of your life in this month of June in Jesus Precious Name, Amen.
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