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Day:174|Wedneday|June 26th| 21

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*JESUS OUR HIGH PRIEST*

_For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin._ Heb. 4:15(KJV).

One of the comforting verse of the scripture that has been comfort to believers is Hebrew 4:15. *It is not surprising that this is one of the most shared verses* . Christians often feel the weight of weakness. *It is comforting to know that Christ was tempted in the same way that we are* . *It is a great comfort to know that in the midst of our struggles we have one that truly understands what it means to be human* . It is also comforting to know that Christ endured the difficulty of temptation and he did it without sin. It is one thing to have someone empathize as a fellow struggler. It is quite another thing to have someone empathize but to do so from the position of a conqueror.

It is also worth noting that Hebrews 4:15 provides the meat to a sandwich of exhortation. In Hebrews 4:14 we are told that since we have such a high priest we must hold fast our confession. And in Hebrews 4:16 we are encouraged to confidently draw near the throne of grace.

On one side you have a subtle warning that to not hold fast our confession will lead to us rejecting the only fitting high priest to atone for our sins. *And on the other side we have a precious encouragement to boldly enter into the presence of the Lord to receive the grace that has been purchased for us* . Christ is like an immovable doorstop into the throne room of heaven. Grace is always ours. Our High Priest,  Jesus Christ, was trained perfected, as it were for the position He now holds. The Bible says that we will be priests and kings under Him (Rev 5:10). A God being had never experienced life as a human being until the Word became flesh, when He was encompassed with the same kind of frame we are. He then also had a mind that was subject to satan the Devil, if He would allow it. He suffered many things: He went through difficulties and angers. Beloved, always be encouraged in the lord, in that life threatening challenges Jesus is there as your high priest because he has gone through what you are going through now. Remain focus in him. Shalom

*SHALL WE PRAY* : Father in the name of Jesus, thank you for the sacrifice paid for me in redemption and thereby becoming my high priest.

*THE BIBLE THROUGH* : Job 34-37

*MEDITATION* : Hebrew 1:1-10

*SURE PROPHECY* :. I decree total increase over that Business, job in Jesus mighty Name

Gifted Hands!!!

©Thomas Adegbile, Senior Pastor, Revealed Life Christian centre. 08035868741

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Day:173|Tuesday|June 22nd| 21

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*THE JUDGEMENT OF THIS WORLD*

_Now is the judgement of this world: now shall the Prince of this world be cast out_ John 12:31 (KJV).

There was a decisive point coming in the life of Jesus Christ whereby He would draw both Jew and Gentile to Himself, defeat Satan, and pay for the sins of mankind. John used the word ''now'' two times in this verse. The time had come for the Son of Man to be gloried. The word Cast out is the language of violence, of warfare. Jesus is in the business of judgment. The rallying point was when He was lifted up to the cross. The Lord now proceeded to the impact of the cross, that it represents judgment on the world. These Gentiles came at a time of the most significant events in salvation history. The world would be judged for its rejection of Christ. The death of Jesus Christ on the cross was a judgment on the world alone. Because Jesus paid the price for the sin of the world. The world will also judge itself by its actions toward Christ. The judgment is the cross of Christ. That judgment will dispossess the ruler of this world. Jesus death on the cross will strike a fatal blow to Satan. *Jesus would defeat the devil in the power by His death on the cross.* *Satan’s authority over people was conquered by Christ* . He delivered them out of the domain of darkness. The idea here is not that the defeat of the devil would end active evil in the world. The thought is that the devil was decisively condemned by Jesus death on the cross. *The death of Christ finally judged him* . The Holy Spirit will make that fact evident by conviction (John 16:11). *The cross is a symbol of victory in God’s viewpoint* . Satan will go through four dimensions of cast out. He was to be cast out at the cross. He was cast out of heaven to earth previously(Rev 12:10). He will be cast into the bottomless pit.(Rev 20:3). He will be cast into the lake of fire(Rev 20:10). *Christ will reign where Satan is cast out.* (Re 11:15; Rev. 12:9-10). The world is a victim of the deceptions of Satan. People follow demonic delusions that lead them away from the truth in Jesus. *Satan seeks to sponsor unbiblical ideas and false belief systems and ideology, through which he seeks to gain dominance over the individual soul and the human race* . Jesus, however, judged this false religious system on the cross. That was His first act against Satan. The final act is when Jesus casts him into the lake of fire forever.

The cross demonstrates what is wrong with the world, its philosophy and values. Jesus will expose what is so bad about this world system. The defeat of the devil at the cross does not mean that the believer will not face temptation to sin again. It simply means that the believer has participated in the death of Jesus so that the devil no longer has authority over him. The devil has been decisively condemned, but believers must deal with the present extant evil in the world. And I pray, this event will not stand against us at the judgement day of the saints.

*SHALL WE PRAY* : Father in the name of Jesus, grant me grace to walk in the consciousness if your death and resurrection.

*THE BIBLE THROUGH*

Job 25-29

*MEDITATION*

Revelation 12:1-20

*SURE PROPHECY* .

I prophecy this season shall work for your good in Jesus name. Gifted Hands!!!

©Thomas Adegbile, Senior Pastor, Revealed Life Christian centre. 08035868741

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Day:172|Monday|June 21st| 21

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*WHO IS THIS SON OF MAN*

_The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever_ : and how sayest thou, _The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man_ ? John 12:34(KJV).

A crowd of people was speaking with Jesus in Jerusalem, not long before Passover (John 12:20–22). In this conversation, Jesus has mentioned His impending death, and received a response from heaven, in the form of audible words (John 12:23–28). Some in the crowd dismissed this as thunder, while others ascribed it to an angel (John 12:29). *_Jesus pointed out that these signs were meant for the people as proof they needed to respond_* (John 12:30–31). All people are faced with a certain level of evidence for God (Romans 1:18–20), and the crucifixion of Christ represents the ultimate call that people must either accept or deny (John 12:32–33). Old Testament prophecy looked forward to the Messiah. However, that perspective didn't include a clear separation of time between events. Most people in this crowd expect the Messiah will come and immediately establish a permanent rule on earth. *The question being asked here implies that Jesus words are not falling on completely deaf ears* . Being lifted up, to some, might suggest ascending to heaven, while others might understand the veiled reference to crucifixion. Either way, this implies that Jesus will not be on earth forever. Earlier, Jesus used the title Son of Man for Himself (John 12:23). This is part of the people's confusion, so they ask Jesus to clarify what He means. There is no doubt that He has claimed that phrase, but the people don't understand how that connects to being lifted up. In a sense, they're asking if Jesus means Son of Man in a different way than He's been using it. His answer will flow from prior comments that there's a clear choice between belief and disbelief, and a person's time to make that decision is limited (John 12:35–36). None believing Israel expected a triumphant Messiah, so they questioned whether Jesus could be the Messiah. Daniel 7:13-14 said that the Son of Man would establish an eternal kingdom. It was difficult for these Jews to reconciled conquering Messiah with a dying one. It is important to approach the Bible without biase. Nonbelievers reject Christ because of their biases. These prejudices are of greater value and importance to them than what God has to say explicitly in His Word.

*SHALL WE PRAY* :Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I operate in the dynamic faith.

*THE BIBLE THROUGH*

Job 25-29

*MEDITATION*

John 4:1-10

*SURE PROPHECY* . I decree you will operate by divine knowledge and succeed in Jesus name.

©Thomas Adegbile, Senior Pastor, Revealed Life Christian centre. 08035868741

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Day:171|Sunday|June 20th| 21

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*NEITHER HATH THIS MAN SINNED*

_Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents_ : _but that the works of God should be made manifest in him_ . John 9:3(KJV)

 

several people today, have this erroneous mindset that ones some is afflicted is either the person has committed a sin or suffering from a punishment due to his inadequacy. Not all suffering is due to ones sin or not. Jesus  replied to His disciples’ question in verse 2, about who sinned, this man or his parents. Instead of responding to His disciple’s question about the cause of this man’s blindness, Jesus gave the purpose of his situation. Jesus concern was not to assign blame nor point out who has sinned. His answer was that the man’s blindness was not related to neither his sinning nor his parents. No specific sin caused this blindness. Jesus rejected the idea that our challenges in health and prosperity is the result of whether we sin or not. The man’s blindness was not the result of his sin or his parents’ sin. God does not give His favor strictly on whether we sin or not. Bildad was wrong in his view that only the righteous prosper (Job 8:6). *Sometimes the righteous suffer* .

*God has a  providential design behind all suffering* . Jesus redirected the disciples’ focus to the Father’s mission for Him on earth. He shifted the emphasis from the healing of the blind man itself to the purpose of his healing. Jesus did not imply here that the man or his parents never sinned. His words do not contradict the idea that men sin universally (Rom 3:23). Rather, He meant that the blindness was not caused by a specific sin.

There is no universal tenet implied in this statement, because it relates to Christ and His ministry on earth.

Suffering is an opportunity for God to demonstrate His grace.

All our personal sufferings are occasions whereby we can manifest God’s glory in our lives (John 11:4). This is His purpose for us. Our pain is an opportunity to manifest God’s grace on us and through us. God does not always reveal why He does what He does. We can praise Him in any circumstance because of His providential care. God never allows anything to happen to us that does not occasion His glory. God created us for His glory and not that we might be a success in life. If we do not understand this point then we will develop distortions of God’s purpose for our lives. God uses our physical problems to manifest who He is and the dimensions of his mightiness. God showed His glory through the healing of the blind man. The blind man became a testimony when his eyes were healed to all that knew him to be a blind person. If we hold on to the idea that we must be free from trouble and that we must be comfortable in all situations, then we are not living in a real world. This will lead to resentment and hostility against God and others. The proper attitude is to give thanks in everything, not for everything (1The 5:18). This perspective will influence others on how to deal with pain in one’s life (2 Cor 1: 3-11). Beloved, not every ugly situation you are going through is as a result of the sins you committed.

Misfortune is not God’s primary will. He works in us through and in our problems, he share in our challenges( Hebrew 4:14-15). Sin and its consequences is due to rebellion again Him. Suffering is a test of our faith. We do not deny or avoid pain because of this. Not all disease can be traced to sin. Some sinful behavior can result in sickness. Neither is the degree of sickness is not always related to sinful behavior (Luke 13:2-5). However, all sin is remotely due to the sin of Adam and Eve. And less remotely, personal sin is sometimes the cause of suffering. God does not give tit for tat in every situation. If our suffering is the direct result of our sin, then it occasions us to receive God’s grace of forgiveness. Thomas Adegbile RLCC AKURE

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Day:170|Saturday|June 19th|21

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*THE HORROR OF THE CROSS* Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. John 12:27-28(KJV)

Jesus our lord came to this earth with the destiny of fulfilling the eternal and the mandate of the God. (John 18: 37). *The death of the cross was now at hand, even the disciples couldn't understand fully the purpose of his coming to earth* . The lord Jesus knew since the foundation of the world, that he was the sacrificial lamb( Rev 13:8). He repeated several time that he was going to be crucified for the sins of the world. When he was faced with the reality of death on the cross, a deep agony of death took over him. He pleaded in the garden of Gethsemane saying my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me( 26:39). *It was God's cup of wrath over sin and the sinner, it caused him great anxiety.* This was the baptism he was distressed about(Luke 12:50). The dressing moment, he talked about frequently. He came to the world because of that moment. All epochs was pointing to it and in the spirits all prophet foresaw ahead (1Peter 1:10-11). *One of the greater sacrificial work of God at all times was consummated at that moment* (Hebrew 9:26).

All creatures were focused on that moment that made Satan and his host trembled as it destroyed his last hope of victory. The immeasurable horror which Jesus went through was the physical agony (Psalm 22; 69; Isaiah 53), such as the the agonies of the soul (Isaiah 53:10-11), Which He should drink from was the bitter cup. This very was the most difficult moment which separate the relationship between father and son, and break the cords that binds the relationship of the trinity and this took him to the deepest darkness in his life experience. Behold loneliness came, despised by all and forsaken by his own father simply for your sin and mine. An understandable plea was denied when he shouted Father spare me of this hour. The conflict in the Gethsemane, the physical agonies, the deep darkness, what about dishonour, shame, contempt and mocking, to our lord, it was as if he was been faced with an insurmountable hurdle, all these were some of his reason for his pleading. Save me my father. He surrender totally to the will of the father and he said, the time has come. He knew the word of the scripture which says it pleased the lord to bruise him. It is as if he wanted to say should I now ask the father to relieve me from my responsibility. No I must go through this for this moment that the will of the father will honored (Matt. 26:45-46).

Beloved, this was what Jesus went through purposely for our sake and this implies that who ever that didn't accepts this offered is condemned because of the wrath of God that is upon him. *Will you at this look up to that rugged Cross at Calvary where Jesus died, and that precious blood of the begotten son of the father was released to the earth, which cries for the atonement and propitiation of our sins* (Rom. 3:24-26), this happened so that we can be accepted in the beloved. Jesus says come, I will give you rest from all your labours. The hands that were nailed on the cross is still calling and he says come unto me. I pray you will not miss that glorious day in eternity in Jesus name. Shalom!!!

SHALL WE PRAY. Father, in the name of Jesus, I confess and accept you as my Lord and saviour, help me not to be carried with the pleasures of life, lost of flesh and the mundane of this perverse generation

THE BIBLE THROUGH

Job 14-16

MEDITATION

John 3:1-17, 36. John 1:1-14

SURE PROPHECY. I made a deep decree on your behalf what ever represents limitations in lineage, I break by the precious blood of Jesus.

Gifted hands.

©Thomas Adegbile

The Senio

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Day:169|Friday|June 18th| 21

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*LIFE IS MORE THAN MEAT*

Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment.

*There is a life that goes beyong just an ordinary meat, life does not constitute in the abundance of mans gathering.* The burden of what to eat and drink should be less boards on us, having God as our provider. Until you start seeing God and trust him for what he alone can do, then your burden on meat will be less on the issue of life.

After having touched on tangible things like charitable giving, prayer, fasting, and one's attitude towards possessions, Jesus addressed issues like worry and anxiety and the need to place one's total trust in God for all eventualities of life, For this reason. Jesus told them. *I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on* . Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing. Do not be anxious! Don't worry! Fear not! Don't be afraid! We have all heard Christ's command not to allow the cares of this world to enter in and choke the Word of truth, crowd out the peace of God in our heart, and cause us to become defeated and unfruitful. But anxiety, worry, fear, and fretting about the smallest thing, seems second nature to each one of us and we all have asked the question.

*SHALL WE PRAY* : Father in the name of Jesus, I cast my burden on you

*THE BIBLE THROUGH*

Job 10-13

*MEDITATION*

Matthew 6:1-15

*SURE PROPHECY* . I prophecy divine supply in your ways this month.

_Gifted Hands_

©Thomas Adegbile

Senior pastor Revealed life Christian centre Akure

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Day:168|Thursday|June 17th|21

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*SWEAT FRAGRANCE OF CHRIST*

For we are to God a sweet fragrance of Christ, in those who are being saved and in those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma from death to death, and to the other the aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? 2Cor 2:15-16(KJV).

It is God who works in our lives in order to give us victory by the gospel over the powers of darkness. *The Christian is the vessels through whom God propagates the aroma of the gospel of Christ* ( Matt.28:19-20; Mk. 16:15-16. The Greek word here for aroma means ''Osman'' Which refers to a smell that is given off which affects those who smell it. The preaching of the word of God is the aroma that is given off from the life of a Christian. It is a sweet smelling to those who favourably respond to the preaching of the gospel(Col. 1:18; 15:1-4). It is a sweet smelling because the gospel is the opportunity for the sinner to be redeemed from sin. It is an opportunity for freedom for those who have all their lives been subjected to the bondage of man made religion. (Gal 1:5).

When the romans soldiers returned from battles, they would burn incense of victory. Some of the captives were set free, while others are executed. The fragrance of their incense meant life to some and death to others. However, the fragrance of the aroma of the Christian manifest that there is life. The gospel is life to those who are under a sentence of condemnation because of sin(Rom 6:3-6). However, to those who reject the gospel, it is sentence to condemnation (Thes 1:7-9; 1Peter 4:17).

Beloved, what Paul is saying here is that there no hope for those who do not obey the gospel (Act 4:12; 2The 1:6-9). For those who choose to remain spiritually dead, the preaching of the gospel is the occasion where their spiritual death is manifested. But those who spiritually alive because their searching hearts, the gospel is life, for when they heat, they response (Act 18:9-10 Rom. 9:18; Phil 9:28; 1Peter 2:7). I pray the reflection of the fragrance of Christ will be evident in your life in Jesus name. Shalom!!!

*SHALL WE PRAY Father* in the name of Jesus, thank for dieing and reflecting your fragrance over my life.

*THE BIBLE THROUGH*

Job 7-9.

*MEDITATION*

John 3:1-16

*SURE PROPHECY* .

I stand against every setback and limitations over life and destiny in Jesus name.

©Thomas Adegbile, Revealed life Christian centre. Akure, Nigeria

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Day:167|Wed|June 16th| 21

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*BOUGHT WITH A PRICE*

_For you have been bought with a price: therefore, glorify God in your body._ 1Cor 6:20 (KJV)

Beloved, Not only has God created us but He has redeemed us. We not only belong to the Lord because He formed and fashioned us out of the dust of the earth(Gen. 2:7), but we are His precious possession for a second reason. We have been bought with a price, the precious blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, and so we are challenged by Paul to glorify God in our body. *We are not only the Lord's by means of creation, but also because we have been purchased for an enormous price* . We have been redeemed by God from the subtle kingdom of darkness and so God not only created us but He has also purchased us. He owns us because He also loves us( Rom 3:24-25). Christ died for the sins of the whole world so that whosever believes on Him would not perish but have everlasting life(John 3:16-17, 36). And all who trust the Lord Jesus for salvation belong to God by right of creation and by right of ownership(Rom 10:9- 10), for we were bought with a price, redeemed from the pit of hell, by the blood of the Lamb. *The precious blood of the sinless Son of God was shed at Calvary as the purchase price for all who would one day trust in Him as Saviour, and God's ownerships of all believers dates back to that pivotal day in history when Christ cried out with a jubilant shout, It is finished.* We belong to God for we are His own purchased possession, which is a position of great honour and tremendous responsibility. *Our spirit, soul and body belongs to the Lord, for we are no longer slaves to sin, for He paid a high price to buy us back from the slave market of sin. A price is that which is paid for an article, and which, in the view of the seller, is a fair compensation, or a valuable consideration why he should part with it; that is the price paid is as valuable to him as the thing itself would be* .

How important therefore is it to glorify God in our actions, attitudes, words and bodies.

We can no longer think of our body as our own, thereby following our own selfish fancies, our carnal desires and our worldly lusts, for our body, soul and spirit belongs to the Lord. Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit(1Cor 3:16), for we are in-dwelt by the Spirit of God and our body belongs to Him. He created us and he purchased us with His own blood. Let us therefore glorify God in all we are and in all we do. The language here is figurative. It does not mean that there was strictly a commercial transaction in the redemption of the church. 1. Christians have been redeemed, recovered to God; 2. This has been done by a valuable consideration. 3. This valuable consideration was the blood of Jesus, used as an atoning sacrifice, an offering, a ransom, which would accomplish the same great ends in maintaining the truth and honor of God. Therefore, may be called, figuratively, the price which was paid. 4. Nothing else could or would have done to this. There was no price which the sinner could pay, no atonement which he could make. 5. As *we are purchased, ransomed, redeemed, we are bound to devote ourself to God only, and to keep his commands, and to flee from a licentious life* . Glorify God, Honor God; live to him; and to please him(Matt. 5:16; John 12:28 17:1). Beloved, God did not only created you he died for you, by shedding his blood and purchased you as his own precious possession. _In your body, Let your entire person be subservient to the glory of God. Live to him; let your life tend to his honor._

*SHALL WE PRAY*

Thank You that I have been placed into the kingdom of Your only begotten Son by grace through faith in Him.

*THE BIBLE THROUGH*

Job 5-8

*MEDITATION*

Romans 12:1-3, Matt 5

*SURE PROPHECY* . I decree the blessings of the lord will follow you always in Jesus name.

©Thomas Adegbile

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Day:166|Tuesday|June 15th| 21

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*A WISE MASTER BUILDER*

_According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon_ . 1Corinthian 3:10(KJV).

Describing Paul’s work among the Corinthians, begins with a declaration of grace. He knew that his status as a worker in God’s field, or on God’s building, was based on God’s undeserved favor, not on his own deserving or merit. It is an exalted thing to be a fellow worker with God. But God doesn’t choose exalted people to do His work. It isn’t anything in them that makes them worthy to be His worker, it is according to the grace of God. *The design or the plan of the building is from God; all things must be done according to the pattern which he has exhibited* (Hebrew 12:1-2);but the  execution of this plan was entrusted chiefly to Paul; he was the wise or experienced architect which God used in order to lay the foundation; to ascertain the essential and immutable doctrines of the Gospel those alone which came from God, and which alone he would bless to the salvation of mankind. Let each one take heed how he builds on it. There is only one foundation for the church. If it isn’t founded on Jesus Christ, it isn’t a church at all. So one can’t build on any other foundation; but one can build unworthily on the one foundation. Each one’s work will become clear, God will test the building work of all His fellow workers, so each one’s work will become clear. Some build with precious things like gold, silver, precious stones; others build with unworthy materials like wood, hay, and straw. Let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. Let him take care that the doctrines which he preaches be answerable to those which I have preached; let him also take heed that he enjoin no other practice than that which is suitable to the doctrine, and in every sense accords with it. I pray you will be a master builder in the vineyards of God in Jesus name. Shalom!!!

*SHALL WE PRAY* : Father in the name of Jesus, cause me to build according to pattern in Jesus name

*THE BIBLE THROUGH*

Job 1-4

*MEDITATION* Matt. 16:17-20

*SURE PROPHECY* . I pray your destiny will not fall into the hand of the evil ones. Destiny helpers will find you and help you in Jesus name.

©Thomas & Testimony Adegbile

*Senior Pastor Revealed life Christian centre* Akure Nigeria 08035868741

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Day:165|Monday|June 14th| 21

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*TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS*

_But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us_ . 2 Corin 4:7(KJV).

2Timothy 2:20 refers to the vast collection of jars, pots and similar objects that rich people had in their houses. Some of these were gold or silver, others were of wood or clay. *Clay is a kind of earth that people bake to make cheap pots* . Rich people needed these objects in order to store the things that they had bought. Of course, they would choose a gold or silver jar to store a very precious thing. Cheap pots were for the cheapest things. Such pots were not beautiful and they broke very easily. In 2 Corinthians 4:7, the idea of a pot that someone makes from the earth interested Paul. Genesis 2:7 says that God made the first man from the earth. Genesis 3:19 says that, at death, the human body returns to the earth. Like a cheap clay pot, the human body is very weak. Paul had suffered much. He understood how weak he really was. *Christ is present in the lives of God’s people.* Paul compared that fact to a very precious object, as Jesus did in (Matt 13:44-46). *Then Paul said that God has done something extraordinary. God has placed Christ in the hearts of his people* . He is precious, but they are weak, like clay pots.

Paul compared themselves to the church and to one another. He confesses his humanity and thus his frailty by referring to himself and others as pot made of clay (2Cor 5:1). The value of the pot is not the pot itself, but in what it contains. It is the power of the gospel that is important. *The gospel is exemplified by the fragile nature of the earthen pot who is the medium through whom it is proclaimed* . It was because of the grace of God that the gospel was entrusted to the hands human messenger as He whose strength was limited by their humanity (Judg 7:2,1; Col. 2:5). Due to the power of God, the messengers of God went forth with power regardless of their human fallibility. *God has a purpose for everything that he does. Therefore, there is a reason why God’s power works through weak people* . It is so that other people can clearly see the power and greatness of God. If God only used powerful and impressive people, then other people would give honour to them, and not to God. However when God shows his power through weak people, he alone receives the honour. And I pray we will become a useful vessel in the hand of God in Jesus name.

*SHALL WE PRAY* : Father in the name of Jesus, thank for entrusting the gospel into my care thereby operating the dynamics of your spirit in me.

*THE BIBLE THROUGH*

Esther 8-10

*MEDITATION*

Ezekiel 37

*SURE PROPHECY* :

I stand against every evil prophecy spoken against your life and destiny from today they will never come to pass(Isaiah 7:7) in the name of Jesus Christ.