Sunday, March 27, 2022

When God is Near There is Peace

 


An Emoji Devotional for Sun, March 27 2022


Topic: When God is near there is peace.


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The Lord is Near! Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation with prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God. And the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6


Why is your heart troubled? so many things on our mind lately. We need someone to help with our burdens. Jesus said it, maybe you did not remember: “Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28 ERV


Whatever is giving you sleepless night can be handled by Jesus if you follow his teachings. 


"Accept my teaching. Learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will be able to get some rest. Yes, the teaching that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is light.”

Matthew 11:29‭-‬30 ERV


Though the Lord is near, he wants you to come.  Even if you cannot come to Jesus because of forces of life holding you bound, you can beg God to bid you to come to Him because once Jesus asks you to come, no power can hold you down. And wherever Jesus is, you find peace and joy.


Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”


You do not need to resist your anxieties or anything bothering your heart. Instead, in every situation with prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God by asking Jesus to bid your anxieties away according to the will of God. Remember to abide in God's word which is the teachings of Jesus which you can find daily in the Bible.


Remember that Jesus is in the midst of your storm. Wake him up like the apostles did and ask Him to help you with peace that surpasses all understanding.


Prayer: Lord Jesus please bid me to come into your peace that passes all understanding. I pray with Thanksgiving in your name. Amen


Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Tychicus the brother we love

 


An Emoji devotions for Wed, March 23, 2022


Topic: Tychicus the brother we love


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I am sending you Tychicus, the brother we love. He is a faithful servant of the Lord’s work. He will tell you everything that is happening with me. Then you will know how I am and what I am doing.

Ephesians 6:21 ERV


It's not easy to be loved this days most especially when you are a Christian because the people of the world see gentleness as weakness and sees love as slowness. They see hope and faith as waste of time. 


Apostle Paul categorically called Tychicus, the brother we love just like John the one whom Jesus loved. (John 21:20). This reflect to the brotherly love of Christ in which the Christian faith was built. For the Apostle Paul to send Tychicus, they must have found in him the quality of someone who could withstand the tricks of the devil. 


So Tychicus must have had the belt of truth tied around his waist, which means he always says the truth even at the point of death and on his chest he has worn the protection of right living (breast plate of righteousness). On his feet he wears the Good News of peace to help him stand strong. And He also use the shield of faith with which you can stop all the burning arrows that come from the Evil One. He already accept God’s salvation as his helmet. And had taken the sword of the Spirit—that sword is the teaching of God. Tychicus prays in the Spirit at all times. Praying with all kinds of prayers, and asking for everything he need. Tychicus is always be ready.  He Never gave up. He is always praying for all of God’s people.

Ephesians 6:14‭-‬18 ERV


Check Colossians 3:22


Prayer: Lord let your love flow through me in Jesus name. 



Saturday, March 19, 2022

Your Perfume in Mind

 


An Emoji devotions for Sat, March 19, 2022


Topic: Your perfume in mind


Highlight: Perfume and incense make you feel good, and so does good advice from a friend.

Proverbs 27:9 ERV


Wait, let someone just open their mouth to start talking in the public, then you will know which type of person they are. An adage says "show me your friend and I will show you who you are!


Are you a good or bad influence. It is not the expensive perfume you wear on your cloth that make you a good influence to others. Rather it is the counsel of civilization in you.

Sometimes you have to know when friendship with another person is leading you away from the Lord. In this case, you must choose Christ or that friend. The answer is always going to be Christ.


If you wear an expensive Cologne on your body, what about the one for your soul and Spirit? 


Jesus is the best cologne fragrance you can wear on your soul. Jesus is the only friend that will never deceive you. His words are truth and durable to stand the test of time. 


You need to understand that as you are out there in the public, you are wearing a cologne that is perceived by others. Don't forget, that what people perceived in you is impactful than what they perceived on you.


Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 14:6 ERV


Come to Jesus in the real sense and let the world around be translated in the truest Definitions of life. 


Prayer: I am not ashamed to be perceived as the follower of Jesus Christ because it is the power of God that controls the human nature. Here I am Holy Spirit, mix with me in Jesus name. Amen.


Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Beer Lahai Roi



An Emoji Devotional for Thu, March 17, 2021


Topic: Beer Lahai Roi


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The Lord talked to Hagar. She began to use a new name for God. She said to him, “You are ‘God Who Sees Me.’” She said this because she thought, “I see that even in this place God sees me and cares for me!” So the well there was called Beer Lahai Roi (THE WELL OF THE LIVING ONE WHO SEES ME). It is between Kadesh and Bered.

Genesis 16:13‭-‬14 ERV


One day God said to Jeremiah

"But I will bless those who trust me, the Lord. They will be like trees growing beside a stream— trees with roots that reach down to the water, and with leaves that are always green. They bear fruit every year and are never worried by a lack of rain."




Do you know that it is a blessing to be very sure that God is with you.


David Said: " I may walk through valleys as dark as death, but I won't be afraid. You are with me, and your shepherd's rod makes me feel safe.

Psalms 23:4


Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” Hebrews 10:38


Prayer: The living one who sees me is Jesus my friend, therefore I dwell in safety and peace of mind. Amen

Monday, March 14, 2022

Encourage Yourself in the Lord



An Emoji devotions for Mon, March 14, 2022


Topic: Encourage Yourself in the Lord


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David was desperate. His soldiers were so upset over what had happened to their sons and daughters that they were thinking about stoning David to death. But he felt the Lord God giving him strength,

1 Samuel 30:6


Look to God where you will find help and Help will come to you. Look deep and rest on the finished works of Jesus. Jesus is a healer. Those who are sick run to him once he is around. He won't let them remain sick. Before you speak a word, first encourage yourself in God's word. Those words came from heaven. They are the words that will discover your healing. 


Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5:14. 


Before you speak a word. You must first be convinced that the name of the Lord Jesus can help you. At the name of Jesus (said with conviction) angels will troop out from every side to rescue those who call that name.


I can understand that such knowledge is above us but I sometimes like to chant " in the name of Jesus" severally before I make my statement. It gives me conviction that my words are coming with order from above with powerful angels taking the order. 


quote God's word: "The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous" Psalm 146:8


call "in Jesus name" and your words will climb up by faith. And find the solution as you encourage yourself in the Lord.


Prayer: In the name of Jesus (4x) I have found my way. Jesus is my way. I am saved. I am blessed, good health is mine. I am secured. In the name of Jesus.


Sunday, March 13, 2022

New Wine in New Wineskin

 


An Emoji devotions for Sun, March 13, 2022


Topic: New wine in New Wineskin


Highlight: Also, no one ever pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would break them, and the wine would be ruined along with the wineskins. You always put new wine into new wineskins.”

Mark 2:22 ERV


Do I need to tell the story of how Adam lost his body to sin. We all need the good spirit. So if what you are doing does not permit God to flow through you, then I think your wineskin contains the old wine. God sent Adam out of paradise because he lost his glory. May we not lose our salvation. Everybody has the old wine in their wineskin unless the Spirit of Christ dwell inside of you, you cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.


Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17


God put Christ over all rulers, authorities, powers, and kings. He gave him authority over everything that has power in this world or in the next world. Ephesians 1:21


Jesus answered, “I assure you, everyone must be born again. Anyone who is not born again cannot be in God’s kingdom.”

John 3:3 


To be born again means you have made a renewed or confirmed commitment of faith in Jesus Christ and pledge to follow his ways and do the will of God. 


Jesus said in Mark 3:35 that My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what God wants.”


If you are in the old wineskin, come to the new wineskin which is the Lord Jesus so that you can have seamless peace of mind.


“I leave you peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t be troubled. Don’t be afraid.

Jesus Christ (John 14:27)


Prayer: I am chosen by Christ, my salvation is from his Spirit. I believe in Jesus. I believe in His grace. Amen


Saturday, March 12, 2022

When you wake up in a New Dawn

 


An Emoji Devotions for Sat, March 12, 2022


Topic: When you wake in a new dawn


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Now is the time for the world to be judged. Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out.


I will be lifted up from the earth. When that happens, I will draw all people to myself.”

John 12:31-32 ERV


You wake up everyday seeing the sun but you don't understand that it means freedom. The day has break again and it's time to wake up and look at Jesus the light. 


If you look to him for help, he will put a smile on your face. You will have no need to be ashamed.

Psalms 34:5 ERV


See, we sleep every time, we wake up most times only to meet same problems awaiting us. But if you wake up to look at the Jesus light, our day will be different. God decided to let his people know just how rich and glorious that truth is. That secret truth, which is for all people, is that Christ lives in you, his people. He is our hope for glory.


It's a pity that we are carried away at most of time but being carried away is inevitable for anyone of us living on the planet earth. No one actually knows the way, everyone is just guessing but I'm can assure you that there is someone who knows the way. 


John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”


Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.

John 14:6


Later, Jesus talked to the people again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never live in darkness. They will have the light that gives life.”

John 8:12 ERV


So when you wake up in the new dawn. It's good to see the Jesus light. It makes life good for me and you. (Pick up your Bible app today and learn more about Jesus the light)


Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ please be the light I wake up to see everyday. Amen


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