Swear Your Allegiance to God

 An Emoji Devotions for Mon, 19th April, 2021

Topic: Swear Your Allegiance to God

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The time will come when the skies are shut up tightly and no rain falls because your people sinned against you. When they direct their prayers toward this place, renew their allegiance to you, and turn away from their sin because you punish them, 1Kings 8:35

"I pledge to God my father, to be faithful, loyal and honest, to serve Jesus with all my strength, so help me God. Amen"

The statement above is an example of allegiance. Have you any? First what is allegiance? An oath of allegiance is an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges a duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to God. Do you know that the Kingdom of heaven has its constitution and the day you are born again, you have said bye bye to sin. You have become the temple of God. A child of God is not supposed to commit fornication or steal. 1 Corinthians 6:18 tells us to "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body." There are many other things listed in Galatians 5:19-21 which a child of God must run away from.

"The result of sin’s control in our lives is clear. It includes sexual immorality, impurity and wild living, worshiping false gods, doing witchcraft, hating, making trouble, being jealous, being angry, being selfish, making people angry with each other, causing divisions among people, having envy, being drunk, having wild and wasteful parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: Those who do these things will not be in God’s kingdom."

When a child of God becomes irresistibly attracted to sin. He or she must repent and renew allegiance otherwise they will be cast out of the kingdom. The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions. 1Kings 11:19 May God be merciful unto our soul.

If you are far away from God, you need to find your way back to God like the prodigal son immediately so that God can be Happy with you - Luke 15:32 because outside the kingdom is an outer darkness. Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin. James 4:17 Renew your allegiance back to God today.

Prayer: Lord Jesus It is not over between us. I am renewing my allegiance to you by pledging to love you with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength. I will be faithful, loyal and honest.  So help me Lord in Jesus name. Amen

Stolen Water

An Emoji Devotions for Sat, 17th April 2021

Topic: Stolen Water

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“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten secretly is tasty!” Proverbs 9:17

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Proverbs 5:15

Enough of wrong conclusions when you are lonely. Say to yourself God is with me. God loves everybody, but whoever lacks common sense will fail. Such person will enter into the realm of the inexperienced making expensive jokes calling wise fools. They know nothing and are only wise for their own benefit. Stolen Water is sweet in their mouth but for how many days will it last long? All humans are living beings carried away with excitement of vain things but the chosen few are taught by divine wisdom as "the wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools." Proverbs 3:35

No questions at all for Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful,  for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers,  for they will be called children of God.  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3-10

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more. What about the stolen water? You may have your reason to remain confused if you are an unbeliever. This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.' Jesus is calling Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. John 17:37

Prayer: Lord please wash me and I will be clean, please purge me and I will be whiter than snow. Give me the living water from new Jesusalem in the name of Jesus. Amen

God is Coming, Wait for Him

 An Emoji Devotions for Fri 16th April, 2021

Topic: God is Coming, Wait for Him

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David prayed to the Lord. This time the Lord told David, “Don’t attack the Philistines from the front. 2 Sam 5:23a

But the Lord God called to the man. The Lord said, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9

It's true that God would have come up with a better plan in the garden of Eden if Adam had waited some more time before allowing the cunning serpent tempt him to eat the forbidden fruit. On that fateful day, God is coming with good news asking Adam "where are you?" but it's a pity that the excitement in the nature of man got him into rash decisions before the arrival of God. He really wants to test the magic of the fruit and he fell in an irreversible manner. We all have been infected with excitement, only few waits for God. Matthew 22:14.  Similar incident happened when Samuel asked, “What have you done?”(to Saul).

Saul answered, “I saw the soldiers leaving me, and you were not here. The Philistines were gathering at Micmash. Then I thought, ‘The Philistines will come against me at Gilgal. And I haven’t asked for the Lord’s approval.’ So I forced myself to offer the whole burnt offering.” Samuel said, “You acted foolishly! You haven’t obeyed God’s command. If you had obeyed him, God would make your kingdom continue in Israel forever. But now your kingdom will not continue 1 Sam 13:11-14a Maybe this could have been Adam, His power could have been forever divine and matchless to other Spirit being if he had held on while the Serpent attempted to tempt him.  (Read Psalm 8:5) He could have waited for God to come and report the Serpent to God but chose to eat the forbidden fruit.  Things would have been different.

Those who fail to wait for God will miss the opportunity. Inability to Wait made a prophet like John the Baptist in doubt to ask Jesus "are you the one to come or we should wait for another (Luke 7:22). Why wait for another when you can believe in Jesus as your savior today. He is standing at the door of your heart knocking. Rev 3:20. If you are not carried away with excitement of this world, you will see as people are walking with Jesus daily and he's giving them eternal life.

I have read about one man called David, He is a man after God's heart. He's always praying and waiting for God. In Psalm 27:13-14 He said "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD."

As for me too, I know that God is coming for me, I will wait for Him through Jesus Christ my Lord. Confess Jesus as your Lord today and receive the Holy Spirit. Amen

Prayer: God I'm sorry for all my over excitement that has lead me astray. I may not know the next temptation but I pray for Divine grace to wait for you till you come and find me worthy. in Jesus name Amen

You are Among the Trinity

 

An Emoji Devotions for Thu, 15th April 2021

Topic: You are among the Trinity

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God raised Jesus from death. And if God’s Spirit is living in you, then he will also give life to your bodies that die. God is the One who raised Christ from death. And he will give life through his Spirit that lives in you.

You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Romans 8:11 and Matthew 5:38

God is my Creator, Jesus is my Savior, The Holy Spirit is my Guide. God created me in His image, Jesus came with His perfect blood to wash me from my sinful stain. The Holy Spirit now dwells in the inside of me. Is this your story? If this story is the same for you, then you are among the Trinity. Our Lord Jesus said "that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me." John 17:21

When you gave your life to Jesus Christ, you became the temple Jesus Christ has spoken. Temples of God's Holy Spirit divine. Since when you you have believed, it has been promised that all who received pardon for sin will surely be cleansed and be turned into a refined nature for them to be thrilled and  filled with power from divine. Are you aware of this?  That you can be lead by His Spirit and kept by His hand to dwell in God's sunshine and also feed others with Manna from above? 

You are not an ordinary person anymore, you are God’s “chosen generation”, his “royal priesthood”, his “holy nation”, his “peculiar people”—all the old titles of God’s people now belong to you. It is for you now to demonstrate the goodness of him who has called you out of darkness into his amazing light. In the past you were not “a people” at all: now you are the people of God. In the past you had no experience of his mercy, but now it is intimately yours. 1 Peter 2 : 9 -10 You are among the Trinity.

Prayer: Holy Trinity, I praise you God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Thank you for making me part of your family. I am fully aware of my great potential. Help me to use it right to the maximum. In Jesus name. Amen.

God can rise like the stars for you

 

An Emoji Devotions for Wed 14 April 2021

Topic: God can rise like the stars for you

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But the people who trust the Lord will become strong again.
They will be able to rise up as an eagle in the sky.
    They will run without needing rest.
    They will walk without becoming tired. Isaiah 40:31

When God become a rising star for you, there will be a promotion to higher level in your life. There are some people who God wants to bless but they need to open up. Let's say for example someone whom God is planning to make to a multimillionaire but is lazy. Take a look at the highlighted verse and you will see that people who trust God are strong. Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Samuel are strong. When they rise, it goes in a acceleration of an eagle to the sky. This is not about trusting God alone but it's about opening up a platform for God to perform wonders. Thses people are never consumed with tiredness of waking up to start another life's battle to prepare a ground for divine action.

Do you see the widow of Zarephat, She was surviving by God's grace in times of famine till it was her last meal and God sent the prophet Prophet Elijah to her home. The prophet asked for water and food, but the one she had was the one she wants to eat with her son and died but she obeyed the servant of Most High God and prepared their last for him. Afterwards God did a miracle for their family. Their jar of flour was not used up and their jug of oil never run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’” 1 Kings 17:15

Where God has begun work for grace, he will perfect it, provided you open up and follow up by faith. There is a promise for everyone of us in the Bible and when you pick it up and follow it up,God will turn into a rising super star for you.  "When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person." Job 22:29

Prayer: In Jesus name, My father I am grateful to you that you are interested to star in my life's expectations. I pray that you give me the surface that you can breathe your life and establish me as your holy mountain unto yourself in Jesus name. Amen

Testimonies: How Emoji Devotions has been a blessing to me

 

Testimonies: How Emoji Devotions has been a blessing to me

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He is one of the numerous readers of the daily Devotional content.

 Emoji Devotions is a daily Devotional written and inspired by the Holy Spirit. It discusses the word of God on surface level a transparent in-depth from the Bible in relations to our daily lifestyle. It is the latest version of Bible study. 

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Can I pray and believe someone into life eternal?

 

An Emoji Devotions for Mon, 12 April, 2021

Topic: Can I pray and believe someone into life eternal? 

By Hans Ulrich Wenger

Highlights: When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” (Mark 2:5; 10–12)

In the Gospel of Mark we read a very astonishing story. Jesus was in Capernaum healed people and preached the Gospel. Same brave men wanted to bring a paralyzed friend, carried by four,  to Jesus, but Jesus was in the house and around the house was a big crowd gathered. It was impossible for them to enter the house. So the four men climbed on to the roof of the house, heaved the man up, opened the roof and lowered him down into the house in front of Jesus’ feet. 

As the man never says a word in the whole story, it may well be that even his speech was paralyzed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Now wait a minute. Has not everyone to repent for himself? What is Jesus saying here? But this was not the only question in the room. Now, some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?Everybody in the crowd knew that Jesus question could not be really answered, as both words are not in man’s competence. With his action Jesus made, however clear that it is never wrong to care for a beloved person.  The group of man, cared for the paralyzed fellow, they believed for him and they acted decisively for him. Jesus sees that and he acknowledges it immediately. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 

This is encouraging! How many people have prayed for loved ones, have believed for them and acted for them, but never saw a result. Often times I encounter people, who are disappointed with prayers because of this. The person they prayed for, they believed for, they cared for so much and they brought  before Jesus every day, suddenly passed away and it seemed as everything would have been in vain. Do not think like that. The story of the paralyzed man does show us that there is a chance. Therefore carry on with your prayers and believe on. I am thinking of that single mother whose son did not find his inner peace in life. He kept being thrown back and forth. Since he was born, the mother prayed for him, believed for him and she brought him before the throne of grace every single day. As the boy was thirty one years old he committed suicide, because of an unfulfilled love. The mother was devastated, but the extraordinary story from Mark 2, has restored her hope and her faith. Finally Jesus makes clear that he has the power to forgive sins, by healing the paralyzed man and to show to the crowd that for God nothing is impossible. Jesus said then to the crowd: But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”We may not understand it, but we know that his ways are higher than ours and his thoughts are way greater and bigger than our thoughts. (Isaiah 55: 8 – 9) 

Prayer: Heavenly Father, let me be a person who cares for my beloved ones, who prays for them, who believes for them and who acts for them, if necessary. Thank you that you honor my faith.