ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Tuesday January 7th, 2025.

Topic :Time To Return To The Lord.

Memory Verse:Isaiah 59:19. The Lord says to his people, “I will come to Jerusalem to defend you and to save all of you that turn from your sins.

Bible Reading :Isaiah 59:1-3 GNB. Key Verse : v2.

Don’t think that the Lord is too weak to save you or too deaf to hear your call for help! It is because of your sins that he doesn’t hear you. It is your sins that separate you from God when you try to worship him. You are guilty of lying, violence, and murder.

This season which is the beginning of the year, many people turn to God in prayer and fasting for his presence and help through the new year. Many see the need for divine intervention in order to have a year better than the past one. Sometimes after these times of waiting, people don’t end up achieving much simply because we always desire to walk in our selfish plans and transact with the master at our own personal terms and conditions instead of his. Now, we need to realise that God Almighty is the principal in our relationship with him. To that extent, we must relate with him following his laid down terms. When we fail for do that, we expose ourselves to avoidable difficulties because we will be walking against the tide of life. Matthew 11:28-30. “Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light.””

The right way to come to the Lord this time of the year is in repentance. We need to conduct a check on ourselves using the word of God as our standard, to know the areas we were found wanting in the past in view to tow the paths of repentance. I always say that what destroys men is not sin itself, but their inability to repent and turn away from their sins. This is because when we repent and turn away from our sins, God always forgives and reveals his deep mercies to us no matter how terrible our sins may be. “But if we live in the light — just as he is in the light — then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us. But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. If we say that we have not sinned, we make God out to be a liar, and his word is not in us.” 1 John 1:7-10.

“He will punish his enemies according to what they have done, even those who live in distant lands. From east to west everyone will fear him and his great power. He will come like a rushing river, like a strong wind. The Lord says to his people, “I will come to Jerusalem to defend you and to save all of you that turn from your sins. And I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours for ever, and from now on you are to obey me and teach your children and your descendants to obey me for all time to come.”” Isaiah 59:17-20. When we do what is right before the Lord, he will an enemy to our enemies. He will turn the heat of divine judgement and punishment on them that hate us for our sake. He will defend you and us and our territories against every incursions of wicked forces. Finally when we humble ourselves before him, he will commit himself to a covenant relationship with us. This will make his power and authority available to us to enable us walk in perpetual victory all our days. He will also teach us his ways so that we can walk in his wisdom the rest of our days to keep us in the paths of safety.

Prayer :Thank you Father God because your mercies endures forever. Holy Spirit, conduct a search on me. Help me to detect and repent of any sin that will limit God in my life this new year. Let your covenant of mercy and instructions be my portion forever in Jesus precious name…. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Genesis 9:1-17.

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