June 23 Devotion - Jesus is The Good Shepherd

 

    

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

 

اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ اللهُ . هُوَ صَنَعَنَا وَنَحْنُ لَهُ، نَحْنُ شَعْبُهُ وَقَطِيعُ مَرْعَاهُ.

Psalm 100:3

 

 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

 

أَنَا الرَّاعِي الصَّالِحُ، وَالرَّاعِي الصَّالِحُ يَبْذِلُ حَيَاتَهُ فِدَى خِرَافِهِ.

John 10:11 

 

God has always provided for His people through His unlimited resources. What a fantastic feeling it is to know that God’s love for us is so infinite that Jesus laid down His life to redeem us.

 

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and love. Thank You Lord that Your power is absolute. Your provision is the alpha and the omega; it extends from the provision for the body to the provision of eternity. Thank You Lord that You always provide for me. Lord, I praise You and glorify You. I pray to You in the name of my Saviour Jesus Christ. To Jesus be the power, the majesty, and the glory forever and ever. Amen. 

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

June 22 Devotion- The Great Commission

    

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in^[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

فَتَقَدَّمَ يَسُوعُ وَكَلَّمَهُمْ قَائِلاً: «

دُفِعَ إِليَّ كُلُّ سُلْطَانٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَعَلَى الأَرْضِ.

 ¹⁹ فَاذْهَبُوا إِذَنْ، وَتَلْمِذُوا جَمِيعَ الأُمَمِ، وَعَمِّدُوهُمْ بِاسْمِ الآبِ وَالاِبْنِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ؛

 ²⁰ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا بِكُلِّ مَا أَوْصَيْتُكُمْ بِهِ. وَهَا أَنَا مَعَكُمْ كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ إِلَى انْتِهَاءِ الزَّمَانِ! ».

Jésus, s’étant approché, leur parla ainsi: “Tout pouvoir m’a été donné dans le ciel et sur la terre. ¹⁹ Allez, faites de toutes les nations des disciples, les baptisant au nom du Père, du Fils et du Saint-Esprit, ²⁰ et enseignez-leur à observer tout ce que je vous ai prescrit. Et voici, je suis avec vous tous les jours, jusqu’à la fin du monde.”

 

Matthew 28:18–20

 

 

I have read Jesus’ ‘Great Commission’ many times yet consider that I have done very little personally to expand the knowledge of the truth. While giving money to Christian organizations and missionary work is highly regarded and is a blessing, I understand the great commission to be one where we each have a role to talk about the good news and the truth about Jesus to all those who do not believe and/or do not know the good news and the truth. Do you know anyone who you can help, even if you just forward devotions to them, that is a beginning.

 

What is the good news?

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.

He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu’il a donné son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne périsse point, mais qu’il ait la vie éternelle.

Il est lui-même une victime expiatoire pour nos péchés, et non seulement pour les nôtres, mais aussi pour ceux du monde entier.

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

فَهُوَ كَفَّارَةٌ لِخَطَايَانَا، لاَ لِخَطَايَانَا فَقَطْ، بَلْ لِخَطَايَا الْعَالَمِ كُلِّهِ.

John 3:16

1 John 2:2

 

What is truth?

 

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

6 قال له يسوع انا هو الطريق والحق والحياة .ليس احد يأتي الى الآب الا بي .

Jésus lui dit: “Je suis le chemin, la vérité, et la vie. Nul ne vient au Père que par moi.”

John 14:6

 

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings. Expand my focus Jesus and bring me into harmony with Your divine purpose of reaching the world with the good news of the gospel and the truth about Your identity. Lord, help me follow Your commandments and help me to become a disciple and help me to help others become disciples. Thank You Jesus that You are with me always to the very end of the age. I pray in the name of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the living Son of God to whom be honour, power, and glory forever and ever. Amen. 

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

June 19 Devotion - We walk by faith

    

For we walk by faith, not by sight.

لاننا بالايمان نسلك لا بالعيان

 

2 Corinthians 5:7

 

God has given us the ability to solve many of the problems we face; His greater desire for us, however, is to live our lives dependent on Him.

Some of us try to walk by faith but sometimes fail. We need to stop trying and instead we need to trust God fully and live with the knowledge that He is able to do what we cannot do for ourselves. 

Solomon wrote in Proverbs:

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

اتَّكِلْ عَلَى الرَّبِّ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وَعَلَى فِطْنَتِكَ لاَ تَعْتَمِدْ.

  اعْرِفِ الرَّبَّ فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِكَ وَهُوَ يُقَوِّمُ سُبُلَكَ.

Proverbs 3:5-6

For most of us before we get to trust God fully, we must get to a point of helpless dependence. In a state of helpless dependence, we realize that we simply cannot do it all and need God’s help, guidance, and wisdom.

I am learning that the more I trust in God and stop trying to figure things out on my own and obey His commandments through the strength of The Holy Spirit, and seek His Face, the more He will reveal His plan for me, to me.                                      

The foundation to our Christian faith is to trust God more than we trust ourselves. When we do this, we gain wisdom and hope in every area of life.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, please help me to realize that my total dependence on You is not an indication of weakness on my part, but a sign of strength and confidence in You and Your promises. Help me God to become totally dependent on You. Lord, show me Your ways that I may be holy (consecrated and set apart for You) and walk with You in confidence and trust all the days of my life. Thank You Father God for Your deep, everlasting, and inseparable love for me, Your abundant blessings in my life and for Your grace upon my life. In the name of my Lord and Saviour Jesus The Christ, Your only begotten Son, I pray to You Father. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion before all time, and now, and forevermore. Amen.

In Him,

Wagdi Henein