Cgeneration devotional

Daniel‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

”But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods.“

Daniel was taking up a new role in a strange land, surrounded by people whose values were completely different from his own. However, he was wise enough to realise that he couldn’t afford to be careless. He had to be determined about the things that were important.

Romans‬ ‭16‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

”Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.“

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Pricilla and Aquila were a powerful duo who through their hospitality advanced the gospel.

Acts‬ ‭9‬:‭36‬ ‭NIV‬‬

”In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor.“

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Tabitha had a reputation in the marketplace for doing good and helping the poor. What are you known for?

Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says

“And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”

With all the Jewish lepers in Isreal at the time of Elisha, non of them was healed except Naaman, an idol worshipper from Syria! How did that happen??

2 Kings‬ ‭5‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

”I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.”“

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By solving the problem of her boss, a little servant girl led him to acknowledge the God of Israel as the only true God.

2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

”All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation“

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Good has given all of us believers the ‘ministry of reconciliation’ which means we are to bring people to God by leading them to accept Jesus Christ. And we don’t need to become a pastor in a church to fulfil this ministry. We can fulfil our ministry in the ‘marketplace’.

Exodus‬ ‭34‬:‭29‬ ‭AMP‬‬

”When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hand, he did not know that the skin of his face was shining with a unique radiance because he had been speaking with God.“

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Spending quality time in God’s presence transforms us in a way that the ordinary human mind cannot comprehend!

Exodus‬ ‭19‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

”Then the Lord told Moses, “Go down and prepare the people for my arrival. Consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothing.“

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For God’s presence not to be hindered, God requires consecration from us.

2 Samuel‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“The Ark of the Lord remained there in Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his entire household.“

In 2 Samuel 6:7, God struck Uzzah dead because of the way he handled the Ark of God. But the same God blessed Obed-Edom and his household because of the same Ark! Why did God respond so differently to Uzzah and Obed-Edom?

Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says

”And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.“

The word ‘grieve’ in this verse means “to cause to feel sorrow, pain, sadness, unhappiness, or to ‘break his heart’.

So in what ways do we grieve the Holy Spirit?