Cgeneration devotional

Word for Today:

Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God’s promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac.

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Reflection:

When God asks you to give Him that one thing that you value most in your life, will you obey?

Word for Today:

Numbers‬ ‭23‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

God is not a man, so he does not lie.

He is not human, so he does not change his mind.

Has he ever spoken and failed to act?

Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

Reflection: No one can delay or block God’s promises for your life except you!

Word for Today:

Genesis‬ ‭17‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility.”

Reflection:

Are you fulfilling your own side of the covenant?

Word for Today:

Genesis‬ ‭17‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.”

Reflection:

Are you asking God to endorse your Plan B?

Word for Today:

2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬ ‭AMP‬‬

If we are faithless, He remains faithful

[true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.

Reflection: Are you trying to ‘help God?’

Word for Today:

Genesis‬ ‭15‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.”

Reflection:

Have you given up on yourself when God hasn’t given up on you?

Word for Today:

Hebrews‬ ‭5‬:‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.”

Reflection:

How do you approach God? Do you esteem Him lightly or do you treat Him with the utmost reverence?

Word for Today:

Hebrews 13:2 (NKJV)

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Reflection:

On a scale of 1 to 10, where do you rank on your kindness and hospitality scale?

Word for Today:

Genesis‬ ‭14‬:‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I will accept nothing belonging to you,

not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’

Reflection:

Are you willing to walk away from opportunities that will make you compromise God’s glory in your life?

Word for Today:

1 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭24‬ ‭AMP‬‬

“Let no one seek only his own good, but also that of the other person.”

Reflection:

Who around you needs help—but you’ve been too preoccupied to notice?