TUESDAY 25TH
(Mark 7:5-13)
Thank God for disappointing every attempt
of the enemy to frustrate your spiritual growth.
Give thanks to God for every worship
leader who contributes to the planning and leading of worship. Ask God to
divinely inspire them.
Think about any significant spiritual
encounter in your life and thank God for that opportunity.
CONTEMPLATION
“Sometimes the religious arena can be
very intricate, bearing traces of the coup d’état. In a place where everyone
appears to be innocent, friendly, and spiritually inclined, it is so difficult
to imagine the presence and degree of frenzy on display. The quietude notwithstanding,
it may not take that long for you to realize you have walked into a
battlefield. ”p. 29 FFPW.
Before anyone comes to a place where they
express an outburst of anger there has been a cold war all this while which is
often covered by a religious and hypocritical actions and words. Whenever the
hidden selfish motives of our heart are allowed to guide our decisions in a
place where the Holy Spirit seeks to glorify Jesus there will be problem (see
Gal. 5:17). When we seek to be seen heard and recognized, we are more desperate
to winning the favour of people with sugar-coated words than to influence them
for the kingdom purpose. This is the Absalom spirit of rebellion and coup
d’état (see 2 Sam. 15:1-5). The word of God admonishes us to guard our heart
with all diligence (Prov. 4:23). When
you suddenly become lukewarm and passive in supporting anyone assigned to
kingdom duties, chances are that you are gradually drifting away into error.
PRACTICAL ISSUES
When there is acrimony, strife,
segregation, faction, and discrimination in a place the potential of there
cannot be fully realized. Those who no longer stand the fighting and evil
scheming will either opt for a more peaceful and passive stand or quietly leave
the church.
See Romans 12:8, 14:19 and Hebrews 12:15
GLORY REALM DEVOTIONAL
REV. IGHO Y.
www.gloriousfountain.org
No comments:
Post a Comment