ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

Tuesday 24th October, 2023.

Topic: Retaining His Favout And Blessing.

Memory Verse: Deuteronomy 30:14. But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

Bible Reading :1 Kings 9:4-6. Key Verse: v5.

And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:

God is a constant factor in life. His ways and nature does not change. When we study the old testament, we feel him through his dealings with the great men there. He revealed himself to us through what transpired between him and our fathers. These our fathers were able to obtain good report with him, even without having any examplary life to look at the way we are looking at their own testimonies of God’s nature and faithfulness. Neither King David, Solomon or any other old testament character had any Bible to read unlike ourselves. Therefore we have no reason to fail in life after God had revealed himself in totality to us through his dealings with the men of old.

After King Solomon warmed himself into the heart of God by building a house or a place of worship for him, God came to him a second time to lay his mind bare before him, so that he could be wise enough as to live in a manner that he would retain the favour of God. God made him understand that if he stays faithful to the Lord in love, service and worship, he will retain the blessing and his throne will be established. But if Israel goes astray to serve idols, they will labour under the wrath of God and suffer negative consequences. “Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?” 1 Kings 9:7-8.

Even today, there’s no man or people that God created to hate. When men love and obey the commands of the Lord, they will enjoy his blessing and favour unhindered, but when they forsake him to follow after vain gods or walk in disobedience to his commands, they bring pain and divine judgment upon themselves. When any people forsake the Lord to serve idols, they attract curses upon themselves. But when me forsake their evil ways to seek and obey the Lord, they enjoy his blessings. “That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.” Deuteronomy 30:3-5.

Prayer : Thank you Father God because you care so much about my humble self. Help me never to forsake your ways after you have blessed and answered me. Keep in the paths of obedience, love, service, and blessing till I see you face to face in Jesus’s precious name….. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Acts 10 :24-48.

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