August 18 Devotion - The God of All Comfort

 

    

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.

تَبَارَكَ اللهُ، أَبُو رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، أَبُو الْمَرَاحِمِ وَإِلَهُ كُلِّ تَعْزِيَةٍ، ⁴ هُوَ الَّذِي يُشَجِّعُنَا فِي كُلِّ ضِيقَةٍ نَمُرُّ بِها، حَتَّى نَسْتَطِيعَ أَنْ نُشَجِّعَ الَّذِينَ يَمُرُّونَ بِأَيَّةِ ضِيقَةٍ، بِالتَّشْجِيعِ الَّذِي بِهِ يُشَجِّعُنَا اللهُ. ⁵ فَكَمَا تَفِيضُ عَلَيْنَا آلامُ الْمَسِيحِ، يَفِيضُ عَلَيْنَا أَيْضاً التَّشْجِيعُ بِالْمَسِيحِ.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5

  

We need to always remember especially when we are going through periods of severe pain that our God is The God of all comfort. Jesus understands our heartache, rejection, and pain because He himself went through it. Our Saviour stands as the Great High Priest offering us mercy and grace.  The Holy Spirit, the comforter, who is dwelling within every believer, will remind us of all the promises of God and encourage us and channel the love of Jesus to sustain us.

 

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, teach me to depend on You totally and to call out Your name always in praise and thanksgiving, especially during the difficult, painful, dark, and desperate periods of life. Strengthen me Abba so that I can transfer Your comfort which I receive, to those who are suffering. Jesus, Prince of Peace, I rejoice that You long to comfort and encourage me and I thank You that in the midst of my tribulations, You are my rock. In the mighty name of Jesus; my Lord and Saviour; The King of kings and Lord of lords, i I pray to You Father. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.  

 

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

August 17 Devotion - The Compass versus the Clock

     

The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light; their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike). 131 I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation], because I longed for Your commandments.

Psalm 119:130 - 131

Amplified Bible (AMP)

 فَتْحُ كَلاَمِكَ يُنِيرُ، يُعَقِّلُ الْجُهَّالَ. ¹³¹فَغَرْتُ فَمِي وَلَهَثْتُ، لأَنِّي إِلَى وَصَايَاكَ اشْتَقْتُ.

 Do you prioritize your schedule, or do you schedule your priorities?

When you look at your schedule and put priorities to what is outlined for you, you are using time management, and you are using the clock. When you identify what is important in your life or work and make sure you are scheduling your priorities, you are using the compass and are making sure your mission in life is coming to fruition.

Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the obligations of everyday life, and we are so busy doing so many good things that there isn't time for the most important thing, having a personal relationship with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ through reading God’s word, meditating on it and praying.

                                                                                                                                             

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and Your deep, everlasting, and inseparable love. Lord, I need Your wisdom to help me schedule Your priorities and the most important of which is my personal relationship with You. Lord please help me to surrender to You and to give You my attention, time, mind, will and emotions. Lead me Lord in all my decisions and actions. Let the unfolding of Your words give me light, discernment, and comprehension. 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 continue to declare to the world that Christ is my Lord and Saviour and Jesus may continue to dwell in my heart through faith. 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 mighty name of Your only begotten Son Jesus, I pray. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, the authority, and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 

 

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

 

August 7 Devotion - Believe and you will See

 

    

By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.

 

وَعَنْ طَرِيقِ الإِيمَانِ، نُدْرِكُ أَنَّ الْكَوْنَ كُلَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْوُجُودِ بِكَلِمَةِ أَمْرٍ مِنَ اللهِ. حَتَّى إِنَّ عَالَمَنَا الْمَنْظُورَ، قَدْ تَكَوَّنَ مِنْ أُمُورٍ غَيْرِ مَنْظُورَةٍ!

 

Hebrews 11:3

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This verse tells me that I have to look with my eyes of faith because the provision, healing and miracle I need is already available in God’s realm.

I believe that I was created by Almighty God to live a blessed and fulfilled life.

I believe that I may be living below the emotional, financial, social, and spiritual level of what God truly intended for me because I do not have enough imagination to see God’s plan and have enough faith to believe how it could happen.

Do you think that applies to you too?

 

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, please strengthen me so that I can look with my eyes of faith and believe that You have a glorious plan for my life and see it materialize because that which I will see was not made from things which are visible. Jesus said: “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 Father God, I thank You, 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, my Lord and Saviour, I pray. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

 

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

August 3 Devotion - It is better to trust in The Lord than in Man

                                                                                                    

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; ⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths, and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

 

 

Psalm 118:8, Proverbs 3:5-6

 

الاحتماء بالرب خير من التوكل على انسان

توكل على الرب بكل قلبك وعلى فهمك لا تعتمد.  في كل طرقك اعرفه وهو يقوم سبلك. وسلام الله الذي يفوق كل عقل يحفظ قلوبكم وافكاركم في المسيح يسوع

 

 

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me and spiritually energize me with power through Your Holy Spirit in my innermost being and personality, so that I can totally trust in You LORD than to put confidence in people. God, I praise You, revere You, worship You, I stand in awe of You, I lift You up on high, and glorify Your holy name. I rejoice in the fact that You are directing my path and that through Jesus; my Lord and Saviour; my heart and mind are guarded. In Jesus’ mighty name I pray. To Jesus be the glory, the power, and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

 

In Him,

Wagdi Henein