September 23 Devotion - Feelings versus Truth

Some of us at times may experience negative feelings. These negative feelings may be founded on various factors like:

• ·     Our upbringing

• ·     What is happening in our lives

• ·     How we are being treated

• ·     Our self-image

If you ever feel unworthy, or insignificant, or unloved or rejected, the best way to combat these negative emotions is to turn to The Word of God and see what He says about us or to us.

·     Whenever we feel unworthy let us remember that God made us in His image, so we are precious:

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness”

وقال الله نعمل الانسان على صورتنا كشبهنا

Genesis 1: 26

·     Whenever we feel insignificant let us remember that we are very significant because we can be used by God to accomplish His glory:

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

وكل ما عملتم بقول او فعل فاعملوا الكل باسم الرب يسوع شاكرين الله والآب به

Colossians 3:17

·     Whenever we feel unloved let us remember that God loves us so much that He sent His only Son to die for us and grant us everlasting life.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

لانه هكذا احب الله العالم حتى بذل ابنه الوحيد لكي لا يهلك كل من يؤمن به بل تكون له الحياة الابدية.

John 3:16

What Jesus did for us by dying for us is the ultimate type of love because Jesus said:

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

ليس لاحد حب اعظم من هذا ان يضع احد نفسه لاجل احبائه .

John 15:13

·     Whenever we feel rejected let us remember that we are chosen by God and are precious to God.

If God is for us, who can be against us? There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, and my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

مَادَامَ اللهُ مَعَنَا، فَمَنْ يَكُونُ عَلَيْنَا؟ فَالآنَ إِذاً لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ أَيَّةُ دَيْنُونَةٍ بَعْدُ

وَإِنَّ إِلَهِي سَيَسُدُّ حَاجَاتِكُمْ كُلَّهَا إِلَى التَّمَامِ، وَفْقاً لِغِنَاهُ فِي الْمَجْدِ، فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

Romans 8:31, Romans 8:1, Philippians 4:19

Let us remember that Jesus prayed for us and asked God to sanctify us by His truth. Truth about us is what is important, not our feelings.

Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

قدسهم في حقك. كلامك هو حق

John 17:17

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your deep and everlasting love for me, Your abundant blessings, and for the riches of Your grace in my life. Father, whenever I feel bad or depressed let me always remember Your truths, Your words, Your love, and Your promises. Thank You Father that You created me according to Your image and Your likeness. Strengthen me to be used by you for Your glory. Thank You Father that You consider me an adopted child of God. Sanctify me by Your truth Father and do a ‘cut and paste’ in me Lord; ‘cut’ these negative feelings and let the Holy Spirit ‘paste’ Your truth and promises deep into my heart and my spirit. God I praise You, glorify You and lift You up on high. In the name of the King of kings and Lord of lords, in the Holy Name of Your only begotten Son Jesus, I pray. I declare Jesus as my Lord and Saviour, to Him be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein