Your Birthstone

 

April 20

YOUR BIRTHSTONE – When you were born, you were given a birthstone. Perhaps you, like many, can tell the name and colour of your birthstone. However, do you know that all who are born of the Spirit, also have a birthstone? It is the Stone which the builders rejected, the Stone that is a stumbling block for all who are perishing. It is a Stone that cannot be crushed or defeated. For all who believe, it is the Stone of Revelation, that on which the Church is built. You and I are the Church. Let us be proud of our Birthstone. No evil can prevail against you.

Holy Jesus, we confess with shame that too often we have forgotten Your Words about the Church and have allowed the gates of hell to intimidate us. Help us please. Amen! 

Read Revelation 2: 17

 

Power And Authority

 

My power over demons, that you don’t dispute,

That I have the authority, you don’t refute,

But you think, when I ascended back to heaven,

This authority and power to none was given,

For in the way you think, you speak, you pray and act,

As though it’s a sad and most unfortunate fact,

I returned, with all My power over demons,

Leaving you, My Church, as helpless, defenseless ones,

Ravished and ransacked by the bold, vicious devil,

Who freely fruits in minds, his unhidden evil.

You agonize and cry to Me with unsound thought,

For your mind is filled with untruths, by Satan brought,

Yes, it’s the devil’s, to plunder and deceive,

With convincing falseness, which the faithless believe,

For all who know Me and in My Spirit abide,

Will show that My powers from them, I did not hide,

For one thing, demons in heaven will not be found,

They’re evil forces that ply their trade on the ground,

So why take with Me what in heaven I don’t need?

Why think, and propose Me as a Person of greed?

Why call yourself one of Mine, yet you know Me not?

As you lump Me with human actions, thoughts, the lot,

Demon spirits run havoc, as minds they possess,

And forthwith you become, My people all helpless.

No! Don’t let the same evil take hold of you too,

Denying powers, I’ve already endowed you;  

Just as I called the Twelve and gave them what is Mine,

Power and authority as in verse one, Luke Nine,

I still give all whom I send My work to do,

Victory over demons; they are conquered through you.

Amen!

 

Who Is A God Like Our God

 

April 19

WHO IS A GOD LIKE OUR GOD - We give God all the praise, glory, thanks and honour that’s due to His Matchless, Holy Name. We worship a God who sees, hears, knows and shows His goodness and mercy to all, as He wills. We bow before a God who has told us to call Him Father; a God who delights in calling us His children. We come as children of the resurrection, redeemed and completely washed in the powerful, life-freeing, life-cleansing, life-giving and life-sustaining Blood of Immanuel, Christ Jesus, Lamb of God. 

 

There’s no God like Jehovah! We are glad and we thank You for being our God. Amen!

 

Read 2 Samuel 7: 22

 

Celebrate Jesus

 

April 18

CELEBRATE JESUS –

Let’s celebrate Jesus for He is Love,

The One who can all of our problems solve,

He still is the answer to this world’s plight,

Jesus the world’s one true and trusted Light,

Celebrate Him, give Him praise and honour

Today, share Jesus with someone or other. 

 

Lord Jesus, we celebrate You because of who You are. You are God the Son, yet You have given Yourself to be our hope, joy, peace and promised relief. We love You Jesus. Amen! 

 

Read Philippians 4: 4

 

 

Rebellious People

 

April 17

REBELLIOUS PEOPLE – The children of God have always been a rebellious people, grumbling, dissatisfied and forever complaining and finding fault. Check your life! If you say that you are a child of God, yet your stance is one of always being dissatisfied, then all you are doing is showing God up to be a most wretched Father to you. Never tell lies on God. He will not take kindly to lies, for He is Truth and Truth and lies cannot be friends.

 

God of all Truth, who am I to point fingers at You? Father, save me from this malady of discontent, for You are a Good and Loving Father. Amen!

 

Read Numbers 14: 5 - 9

 

 

Believe In Jesus

 

April 16

BELIEVE IN JESUS - Jesus is the Living Word. God’s life-giving Word is brought to us every single day in many ways and through different people. We hear all that is being said about Jesus as the Way! Jesus as the Truth and Jesus as the Life! Stubbornly, many a hearer turns his or her ear away, and refuses to accept the Word of God without compromise. Many of us profess that we believe, but our lives are all full of the fruits of unbelief. What is your life showing?  

 

Holy Jesus, keep me from idle chatter, which professes Your Name, but names and numbers the ways of the evil one. Rebuke me Lord and return me to truth, for You are Truth. Amen!

 

Read Romans 10: 8 – 13

 

Repentance Rejoicing

 

April 15

REPENTANCE REJOICING – Does God love sinners? Of course He does. He loves every single sinner so much that He gave Himself, in His Son Jesus, to come down to earth, take all our sins and pay the full price of sin. Death is the full price of sin and Jesus died for sinners. Through His death and resurrection, every sinner can know repentance. When a sinner repents, there is great rejoicing, even in heaven.

 

Lord, I believe Your heart of pure love for the sinner. Teach me the path of repentance, which sends all heaven to celebrate. Amen!

 

Read Luke 15: 3 - 7

 

 

Repentance Talk

 

April 14

REPENTANCE TALK – Repentance talk comes from every person who has done wrong, knows that he or she has done wrong, admits that wrong and seeks forgiveness. Repentance is not the mere uttering of words, such as, I am sorry. No! Repentance talk is also repentance walk. It’s the conscious desire to turn completely away from one’s sins and seek the Holy Spirit’s help to desist from the same. Repentance talk is lived.   

 

Father, I have sinned against You and many others. I return, seeking forgiveness, with no desire to do the same things again. Amen!

 

Read Luke 15: 17 - 21

 

 

 

Saviour Of The World

 

April 13

SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD – Jesus is the Saviour of the world, the One sent by God to snatch people from everlasting hell. God, our heavenly Father, so loved us all that in the midst of our dark and depraved world, when our just deserve was an everlasting death of hell, He made the first move to save us. In order to fulfill or to bring to completion, to ratify, if you like, what is, and was and is to come, He sent Jesus to be the propitiation for our sins. Only Jesus saves!

 

Saviour Jesus, Love Divine, come into this heart of mine. Sanctify and make me whole, please let my life Your Love extol. Amen!

 

Read 1 John 4: 10

 

Sweet Injuries

 

In the space of time, a few hours or less,

They were refusing the One who did them bless,

Their Good Master, He with whom they worked and served,

What did He do, that such vile treatment deserved?

He was their all, yes the disciples lived with Him,

But today things are getting darker, more grim,

Why? Just what has their Jesus done to the Twelve?

They desert, deny, and to darker ways delve;

Sweet Injuries! Did not Jesus with them toil?

See how fear and favour His good works did spoil.

 

He walked among His people both night and day,

Teaching and preaching what was His Father’s way,

A Jew born and bred, a Rabbi superior,

What did He do to make Him as a traitor?

He gave sight to the blind, He made the lame walk,

The deaf were made to hear and the dumb to talk,

The poor had the Gospel News preached to them too,

These and more miracles are what Jesus did do;

Sweet Injuries! Scribes, Rabbis, people like these,

Deviously conspire Jesus to seize.

 

In what space of time will it happen my friend,

When you no longer to Jesus’ commands attend?

Look at yourself, you love Jesus as your Lord,

Yet many of His ways, you simply can’t afford,

To watch and wait, you’re too tired, too busy,

Yet His word to you says, My yoke is easy,

Stubbornly defiant, His peace you resist,

And on your lukewarm living, you still insist;

Sweet Injuries! Friend, it doesn’t have to be so,

Jesus died and rose! Does His Life in you show?

Amen!