ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.
Tuesday January 28th, 2025.
Topic :Having Godly Fear.
Memory Verse:1 Corinthians 10:12. Those who think they are standing firm had better be careful that they do not fall.
Bible Reading :1 Corinthians 10:13-15 GNB. Key Verse: v13.
Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out. So then, my dear friends, keep away from the worship of idols. I speak to you as sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
Apostle Paul in trying to resolve issues coming up among Corinthian believers had to take them back memory lane so that they could learn from men that did business with God in the past. The children of Israel was chosen by God among the nations. His dealings with them revealed his unchanging nature and character. Any man that must have a very deep and successful walk with the Lord in any generation have to learn from the success and failures of men of old. We look at their mistakes and failures so that we do averything possible to avoid repeating their mistakes in our days to avoid the wrath of God. We look at their strength and success stories as to follow the paths they went through as it becomes relevant in our own dealings or walk with the Lord who does not change.
On a very important note, we must serve the Lord with reverence. That is a type of fear that brings respect and not torment. There is a fear or respect a child should have for a father, despite the love and closeness. When that is missing, we will deal with God in a casual and most unserious manner to our destruction. That was what happened in the camp of the children of Israel on their way to the promised land. Some of them became too familiar with God and Moses as to argue and to walk contrary to divine instructions to their destruction. They provoked the Spirit of Christ (grace and mercy) that followed them to anger and jealousy and the resultant effect was regrettable.
“In the cloud and in the sea they were all baptized as followers of Moses. All ate the same spiritual bread and drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them; and that rock was Christ himself. But even then God was not pleased with most of them, and so their dead bodies were scattered over the desert. Now, all this is an example for us, to warn us not to desire evil things, as they did, nor to worship idols, as some of them did. As the scripture says, “The people sat down to a feast which turned into an orgy of drinking and sex.” We must not be guilty of sexual immorality, as some of them were — and in one day 23,000 of them fell dead. We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did — and they were killed by snakes.” 1 Corinthians 10:2-9. Apostle Paul had written in another place that we should work our faith with fear and trembling. This is a type of fear that works obedience to his word or instructions.
Prayer :Thank you Father God because you love me and your word and instructions are meant to preserve me. Help me to live to reveverence you all my days as my father and master. Keep me from doing anything that will provoke your wrath in Jesus precious name…. Amen 🙏🏿.
Yearly Bible Reading :Genesis 44:1-34.
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