ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Wednesday January 1st, 2025.

Topic : Beginning The Right Way.

Memory Verse:Genesis 8:22. As long as the world exists, there will be a time for planting and a time for harvest. There will always be cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”

Genesis 8:19-21 GNB. Key Verse :v21.

All the animals and birds went out of the boat in groups of their own kind. Noah built an altar to the Lord; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burnt them whole as a sacrifice on the altar. The odour of the sacrifice pleased the Lord, and he said to himself, “Never again will I put the earth under a curse because of what people do; I know that from the time they are young their thoughts are evil. Never again will I destroy all living beings, as I have done this time.

During the days of Noah, wickedness and ungodliness became the order of the day because the people became corrupt as some angels had affair with some beautiful earthly ladies and they produced wicked giants. Because evil was widespread among men, God decided to end that generation with a flood. At the same time, he found Noah to be different in his days because he was righteous. God commissioned him therefore to build an ark with which he was able to save a remnant unto the Lord. “But the Lord was pleased with Noah. God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to the whole human race. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds. Build a boat for yourself out of good timber; make rooms in it and cover it with tar inside and out. Make it 133 metres long, 22 metres wide, and thirteen metres high.” Genesis 6:8.12-14.

After Noah finished building the ark, men of his days refused to enter unto the salvation of their souls. They couldn’t believe the message of Noah who went about doing the work of an evangelist. When the days of grace elapsed, God ordered Noah to save a remnant through his family with animals who followed him into the ark. After they boarded, the Lord destroyed every form of rebellious creatures (men) with rain from the heavens and water from the deep. For 40 days and nights the deep opened up and the heavens gave rain till every living thing that had life was wiped out. For 150 days the whole earth was flooded, after which the Lord caused the flood to reced till the 7th day of the 7th month, that the ark finally landed on Mount Ararat. At that point, Noah and all that was with him was able to disembark for a normal life on earth again. That was a new beginning.

It is good to note the first thing Noah did as he disembarked from the ark with his family and every animals that went in with him was to build an altar and sacrifice to the Lord. “So Noah went out of the boat with his wife, his sons, and their wives. All the animals and birds went out of the boat in groups of their own kind. Noah built an altar to the Lord; he took one of each kind of ritually clean animal and bird, and burnt them whole as a sacrifice on the altar.” Genesis 8:18-20.. Today we can see that the first thing Noah did was to build an altar and sacrificed unto the Lord. This pleased and moved God to initiate a new covenant for a new beginning with man because of the actions of Noah. This new year, we need to borrow a leaf from Noah. We must build the altar of God first in our hearts to strengthen our relationship with him and make ourselves living sacrifices before his throne. As we identify with his cause or live to please him, he will initiate covenants and projects that will change our lives and situations for good without struggles.

Prayer :Thank you Father God because you are the God of season and time. As you open a new season of my life this year, help me to make myself your altar and let my entire being be a living sacrifice that pleases you. On this foundation, I will soar in your strength and do great things this new season and year in Jesus wonderful name….. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Genesis 1:1-2:3.

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