Month: February 2020

[The Glory]

I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My lover is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.” ( Song of Solomon 5:2 )

The text used in today’s devotion may be misconstrued by many as unspiritual, as it speaks about two lovers. But “my lover” as used in the verse connotes the personality of the Holy Spirit while “my sister, my darling, my dove and my flawless one” represents you–the reader. Our hearts must be spiritually awake at all point in order to hear the knocking of the Spirit of God on our hearts. The Holy Spirit will whisper to our conscience through the door of our hearts to teach us what we do not know. Like the lovers in the text above, the Holy Spirit always knocks on our hearts by prompting us to do or not to do certain things. It is the state of our hearts–whether asleep or awake–that determines whether and when we will hear Him. The Spirit of God will not forcefully break into any heart. He will knock, and we are to hear and answer the call. Let us awaken our hearts to the call of the Holy Spirit in obedience to God’s word.

Prayer_Bead: Holy Spirit, lover of my soul, awaken my heart to your call and whispers. Let my heart yearn for you as the deer pants for water.

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[The Glory Unveiled ]

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. ( Hebrews 11:3)

There is no level of spiritual growth that can be attained without faith. There is no divine understanding that can be received unless by faith. There are certain mysteries that we cannot comprehend just by reading about them. Such can only be understood through faith. Literally speaking, one would ask how could God create the vast universe by the word of His mouth. And how could he call something out of nothing? The human mind is just incapable of holding some celestial truth. But when faith subdue the ideology and thinking trend and pathways of man, we begin to understand and believe what other people—whose gods are their bellies and eyes—cannot substantiate. Faith takes the full weight of eternal truth and compress it to the assimilation of time for the glorification of divinity. This is the mystery of faith.

Prayer_Bead: Father, who in time past called light out of darkness and still calls eternity out of us, break the captivity of my understanding. Let the eyes of my understanding be opened by faith in Christ.

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[The Glory Unveiled]

“It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.'” ( Luke 19:46 )

Our bodies are temples of the living God and in these temples, prayer and supplications are to be conveyed to heaven. Like the tabernacle of old, the body of man is a house of prayer and communion. So, Jesus in redefining and refining the desires of God for His house used the words, “…..true worshippers will worship in spirit and in truth.” This emphasized the revelation that our bodies which houses our spirits and soul—the aspect that appreciates the truth of God’s Word is truly the temple of the true worshippers. Don’t let anything, activities and rituals rob you of the true benefits of recognizing and making use of your body as a temple of prayer. The body is made for God and not God, for the body. So let us submit God’s temple to His influence and power of fellowship in order that we may see the manifestations of God.

Prayer_Bead: Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for opening my eyes to the truth of your word. Teach me to repel and resist the robbery of this world and its systems.

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[The Glory Unveiled]

Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was but one, and I blessed him and made him many. ( Isaiah 51:2 )

Our spiritual ancestors laid a foundation and a precept for us to walk in. From the records carved by the lives they lived, we can have a well defined path for our feet. So God speaking through the prophet Isaiah said we should look to Abraham and Sarah–as a pattern and an example of the Patriarchs–in our walk. God called Abraham as an individual but through obedience and commitment, he became a nation of many people—through his seed. There is power and life  in the blood of every animal, so that our source always has a vital role to play in the outcome of our lives. This is why we need to disconnect from any system that will not allow us to learn. Everyone needs a teachable heart because the world is full of unknown truth. So is the need for a mentor or a father figure.

Prayer_Bead: Holy Spirit of God, lead me in the path of the Patriarchs. Help me to humbly learn their precepts and submit to your ways by their examples.

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