May 29 Devotion - The Peace of God

I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

بِسَلاَمَةٍ أَضْطَجعُ بَلْ أَيْضًا أَنَامُ، لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ يَا رَبُّ مُنْفَرِدًا فِي طُمَأْنِينَةٍ تُسَكِّنُنِي.

Psalm 4:8

Trying circumstances like Covid-19 often are the biggest inhibitors of experiencing the peace of God. The situation is in God’s hands. He is in control despite appearances. He is able to bring about a solution, whenever and however He chooses.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You that I can dwell in safety in You. LORD, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I can carry out Your instructions ‘Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.’ 1 Peter 5:7 and cast my burdens on You in prayer, to tell You what bothers me and robs my joy and peace, and to have a strong faith that You heard and will answer. I want to experience Your heavenly peace and sleep in Your safety. Heavenly Father, whenever the pressures mount, help me to remember that You have taken all my cares upon Yourself. I cast my anxiety and burdens on You, knowing that everything is in Your care. Thank You Lord  for Your deep and everlasting love of me, Your abundant blessings, and for the riches of Your grace upon my life. In the name of my Lord and Saviour Jesus The Christ, the only begotten Son of God, I pray. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

May 28 Devotion - Invitation from Christ

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

تعالوا اليّ يا جميع المتعبين والثقيلي الاحمال وانا اريحكم

Matthew 11:28 

In this invitation Jesus is inviting several audiences. Those listening to Him and those who in years to come will remember His words and turn to Him. Those listening to Him were the Jews, who groaned under the weight of their ceremonial laws and the traditions of the elders. Jesus tells them that by coming to Him, and embracing His teachings they would be freed from these burdensome rites and rituals and be saved through grace because He will give them rest. Jesus also addresses those who are burdened by sin amongst the listeners and along the ages to come, which includes us. We will find relief when we come to Him,

believe in Him, trust Him, and Him only, for salvation. When we do this, He will give us rest - rest from our sins, from the pain of guilt, from the terrors of the law, and from the fears of eternal death. Jesus also invites all of us who are burdened by the challenges and the tribulations of the world to come to Him and lay our ‘problems’ at His feet and seek His rest, peace and joy.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings. Jesus, I accept Your invitation to put all my worries and problems at the feet of Your cross. I know that You will give me rest, peace, joy, victory, and fill my heart with Your love, for You died for the forgiveness of my sins and to redeem me and declare me righteous in the eyes of The LORD. Help me Jesus to ‘come’ to You. Thank You Jesus that You are my salvation. Abba Father I pray to You in the holy name of Jesus. To Jesus be the glory, the power, the dominion, the majesty and the blessings forever and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

May 27 Devotion - Closed and Open Doors

“These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He who has the key [to the house] of David, He who opens and no one will [be able to] shut, and He who shuts and no one opens

هَكَذا يَقُولُ القُدُّوسُ الحَقُّ الَّذِي مَعَهُ مِفتاحُ داوُدَ، الَّذِي إنْ فَتَحَ باباً لا أحَدَ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يُغلِقَهُ، وَإنْ أغلَقَ باباً لا أحَدَ يَستَطِيعُ أنْ يَفتَحَهُ:

Revelation 3:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)

What should we do when a door that we were sure God opened, God now closes? We sometimes console ourselves by the Christian cliché ‘When God closes a door He opens a window’. Research revealed to my dismay that this cliché is not found in the Bible. We then find ourselves back into a season of waiting……waiting for God to reopen that door or another door. The door may be a lost relationship, a job, a health situation etc. Many doors have been closed during this Pandemic, and many of us have time on our hands and are in a state of waiting.

I believe that for me (and maybe for you too) I would benefit during this waiting period to seek answers to the following questions:

1. What do I need to learn more about God during this season of waiting?

2. What do I need to learn about myself in general and specifically in front of this newly closed door?

3. What does God need to root out in my heart and in my spirit to prepare me for the event if/when God reopens that door or another door?

4. What is God’s plan for my life, and how can I advance His kingdom?

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, You know my dreams and desires because You put them in me. LORD, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I can wait and obediently trust in Your ways. Reveal to me Lord Your greater purpose in my life and Your greater Kingdom purpose.  Help me Jesus to abide in You and to sit with You Jesus in prayer. God please use my season of waiting to take me to a new level of faith, trust, love, grace, mercy, joy and root out all pride and desire to be in control and whatever it is that You see needs to be improved/changed in me. Abba Father, thank You that Your deep steadfast love for me endures forever. Thank You Father for Your abundant blessings in my life, and for the riches of Your grace upon my life. Lord I praise You, revere You, worship You, I stand in awe of You, I lift You up on high, and glorify Your Holy Name. God I pray to You in the name of Your precious Son; my Redeemer and Saviour; the Lord of my life, Jesus Christ. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion before all time and now and forevermore. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein