Another name for Daily Devotion is daily encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ on daily basis through reading the Scriptures and praying early in the morning before going out. That mean, we urge to do our daily devotion immediately we wake up from our bed to show God appreciation for showing us another beautiful morning by His grace and not by our power but His.
In everything, God deserve the praise and worship for what He has been doing in our lives and what He will still do. That's why it is very important for believers in Christ to take their daily devotions seriously. Keep following our blog as we keep giving out our daily devotions in other we should grow together and rapturable.
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
TEXT:
Isaiah 48:9-22
9.
But out of the sheer goodness of my heart, because of what I am, I keep a tight
rein on my anger and hold my temper. I don’t wash my hands of you.
10.
Do you see what I’ve done? I’ve refined you, but not without fire. I’ve tested
you like silver in the furnace of affliction.
11.
Out of myself, simply because of who I am, I do what I do. I have my reputation
to keep up. I’m not playing second fiddle to either gods or people.
12.
“Listen, Jacob. Listen, Israel – I’m the One who name you! I’m the One. I got
things started and, yes, I’ll wrap them up.
13.
Earth is my work, handmade. And the skies – I made them too, horizon to
horizon. When I speak, they’re on their feet, at attention.
14.
“Come everybody, gather around, listen: Who among the gods has delivered the
news? I, God, love this man Cyrus, and I’m using him to do what I want with
Babylon.
15.
I, yes I, have spoken. I’ve called him. I’ve brought him here. He’ll be
successful.
16.
Come close, listen carefully: I’ve never kept secrets from you. I’ve always
been present with you.” Your Progeny, Like Grains of Sand And now, the Master,
God, sends me and his Spirit
17.
with this Message from God, your Redeemer, The Holy of Israel: I’m God, your
God, who teaches you how to live right and well. I show you what to do, where
to go.
18.
If you had listened all along to what I told you, your life would have flowed
full like a river, blessings rolling in like waves from the sea.
19.
Children and grandchildren are like sand, your progeny like grains of sand.
There would be no end of them, no danger of losing touch with me.”
20.
Get out of Babylon! Run from the Babylonians! Shout the news. Broadcast it. Let
the world know, the whole world. Tell them, “God redeemed his dear servant
Jacob!”
21.
They weren’t thirsty when he led them through the deserts. He made water pour
out of the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed.
22.
“There is no peace,” says God, “for the wicked.”
(The
Message Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
FURNACE OF AFFLICTION
Because God is in
charge of the universe, He can use any tool in His hands to correct and direct
His people.
In today’s reading, God
uses affliction to correct the lives of the Israelites. But because God was
involved, He delayed his judgment on His people.
So, for the love God
has for His people (us), He never allows complicated and difficult situations
to destroy us. Yet He allows and uses the ‘furnace of affliction’ to test his
people (vs. 9-11) in order for us to come out refined (cf. Romans 5:3; James
1:2-4).
Therefore, we should
not continue to complain, rather, we should look up to God in faith, be patient
and ask for the strength to endure the tough situations which will bring out
the best in us.
God showed the
Israelites that it is possible to rejoice in affliction when you but pay
attention to God’s instructions.
QUESTION:
Have you lost your patience instead of holding on to Jesus Christ for strength
to be able to go through the complicated situation?
PRAYER:
Lord God, please help me to focus on You, I repent from my sins and hold on to
You for strength, even in my most difficult moments, in Christ’s name, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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