TODAY’S DEVOTION (TUESDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2023)
“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:9-10 NKJV
WELCOME TO THE 360TH DAY OF OUR YEAR OF SIGNS AND WONDERS.
Today is Boxing Day. A day after Christmas is usually called that way.It is called boxing day because it is a day of opening the boxes brought as Christmas presents. One of my kids complained of not having a present to open. I was surprised that they know about opening boxes.
Truly, the kind of work we do, people seem not to care about giving our kids Christmas gifts, even those we gave Christmas gifts to. Most of those we serve with resources, only think of collecting from us.
I was so shocked to discover that even those we lay down our resources for so they can be better in life during the year, those we took care of in Church all through the year, even those we forgave over and over, and those we brought back after terrible things they did; could not even get a gift for our kids in appreciation.
It is painful when you take care of other people’s Children so to speak (because we are not the biological parents of these people), but none of them think of your own.
Well, such is life. It teaches one that when we fulfill our days, and are long gone, our kids will only need God to survive, that those we are currently investing in might not remember them.
Ordinarily, those you care for now, should become an asset to your children in future, and they should show it by what they do to them now. People should be able to remember the good a father did and return same to the kids of that man.
SO, LIKE MY KIDS, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE ANY BOX TO OPEN, BUT PERMIT ME TO SAY TO YOU, “HAPPY BOXING DAY.”
If no one gave you a present in a box that you would have opened today, there are boxes of truth to open in God’s word. You can spend the day opening them in the Bible in your hands, or going back to teachings you receive during the year. Hallelujah!
That is part of what we do in our eagle’s nest.
By God’s mercies we have been opening boxes of truth in the Holy Scriptures all year long, every day on this platform. That is why our souls are glad and we are now better in Spirit than we were before.
When you open boxes of truth, and apply what you learn, freedom will become your portion, progress your heritage, and ordering of your life alright, your lifestyle. The Bible says, no good thing will be withheld from you.
Also, nothing that hinders the fallen man will be able to hinder you.
Freedom from sin, Satan, and the influences of the evil and corrupt systems of this world will become your heritage. Freedom from the works of the flesh, and the works of the devil, into the glorious liberty of the sons of God where you enjoy the works of God, will become the hallmark of your life.
In our devotional word today, we will be looking at the seasons that make a man vulnerable to satanic assaults.
God’s will is that we live in rest. But that is not possible if we are not aware of seasons that make a man vulnerable to Satanic assaults, and avoid them completely.
So, as we uncover them, I pray that you make them your guide so that 2024 can be a peaceful year for you and your family.
Generally, the ignorance of God in man makes him very vulnerable to satanic assaults, but there are two seasons that I want us to look at; the first is a season of pain, and the second a season of joy.
That is why you must be careful of what you do when things are not okay with you, and also be careful of what you do when things are okay with you.
BOTH SEASONS CAN BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE.
People manage both glorious and inglorious moments very badly sometimes. For instance, it was when he reaped the greatest harvest of his life that the rich fool lost his life.
He never lost it when he was poor. You have to be careful when things are okay with you, my friend.
The rich fool lacked the sustaining power of God’s word in his heart in his glorious moments, that was why he got his life cut short in the middle of his days by of plenty and abundance.
For this kind of people, poverty is a blessing.
Understand that, the glorious moments of a life that is not anchored on the rich and sustaining word of God, can usher in inglorious moments.
There is also an example of the possibility of losing it out in an inglorious moment. But if you have the rich word of God in your heart, it will save you. That example was the example of Jesus Christ in His days as man.
It was during His inglorious moments (when he had fasted and became weak), that Satan came to temp Him.
We are to be careful of what we do when things are not okay with us because that is when the tempter will come. He comes in both glorious and inglorious moments of our lives.
The Bible made it clear that Jesus had just finished a 40 day fast and was hungry when the enemy came. He did not come against Him blindly; he came against him in his season of vulnerability. But the word of God in Him, sustained Jesus all through.
You see, God sustain everything by the power of His word.
If we will not loose out to the devil in an hour of attack, we must be on guard through any season of life, giving the word of the LORD its ideal place in our hearts.
The saints of Old sang to the LORD saying “I need thee every hour.”Any hour that God’s sustaining word is not given its place in our heart, has a way of leaving a deficit in our spiritual lives.
NOW, TO THE GLORIOUS MOMENTS OF CHRISTMAS; WHAT DID THE ENEMY USE THIS FESTIVE SEASON TO DO IN YOUR LIFE?
What successful enemy attack did you succumb to during the festive season? This is the time to deal with it! This is the time to bow your knee in prayer and ask the LORD to save you from it.
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Our devotional text said,
“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad”
This is a forgotten truth in the Church today! What did you do during this festive period that is not well pleasing to the LORD?
Accountability is part of the Christian faith. Any Christianity that lacks accountability is insanity. The Bible says if we cover our sins we will not prosper, but if we confess and forsake them God will have mercy.
I pray that the LORD neutralizes whatever attack the enemy successfully launched at you this season. I declare that as you bow the knee in prayer, Heaven will pour mercy upon you and every unclean thing will be made clean in Jesus precious name. AMEN!
LET THIS SCRIPTURE BE AN ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR US TODAY!
“And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls.” Joel 2:32 NKJV