November 23 Devotion - Be Happy

 

Whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Proverbs 16:20, Psalm 16:11

هَنِيئاً لِمَنْ يَثِقُ 

بِاللهِ

مَعكَ أشبَعُ سُرُورا.
أسْعَدُ، وَأنا بِجانِبِكَ، إلَى الأبَدِ!

Today I choose to make it a time to be happy, to be in God’s presence and therefore be full of joy, and stay at His right hand and find pleasures forevermore.  

You may say this is not sound doctrine, and I reply: Be happy and rejoice for this is the day The LORD has made.

This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

هَذا هُوَ اليَومُ الَّذِي صَنَعَهُ اللهُ،
لِنَبتَهِجْ وَنَفرَحْ فِيهِ!

Psalm 118:24

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. Heavenly Father, please continue to teach me to trust in You so that I can be transformed to be Christ like, to feel Your joy, to be happy, to live Your good and pleasing will for my life. A life full of pleasures forevermore. Lord, fill my heart with laughter and my tongue with songs of joy in appreciation of your blessings bringing all my thoughts into captivity to the obedience of Christ. I pray in Jesus’ mighty name, to Him be the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion both now and forever. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

November 20 Devotion - I am Strong in The Lord

 

May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy

Colossians 1:11

 

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:13

 

I will make them strong in the Lord, and they shall walk in his name,” declares the Lord.

Zechariah 10:12

 

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:29-31

 

As believers we need to ask God to strengthen us through The Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit is the supernatural tool God has given to equip and enable us believers. The power of the Holy Spirit is to do the work God calls us to accomplish. God has given us a spirit of power, not of timidity- 2 Timothy 1:7

Serving others, loving our enemies, building up one another in the faith, sharing Christ, and exercising our spiritual gifts are possible only through the Holy Spirit’s power. We need The Holy Spirit’s support and power to live the Christian life, to be loving, kind, gentle, patient, joyous, self–controlled, and peaceful.

 

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, Adonai, please guide me and strengthen me to change my ways so as to rely totally on Your wisdom and counsel through The Holy Spirit; whom You sent to me in the name of Jesus. LORD, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that Christ may dwell in my heart through faith for all endurance and patience with joy. I shall wait for You Lord to renew my strength to mount up with wings like eagles; to run and not be weary or faint and to do all things that are according to Your will through Christ’s strength. Thank You Father for Your abundant blessings and deep inseparable love. 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 declare Jesus as my Lord and Saviour and I pray in His Holy Name. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the authority, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion before all time, now, and forevermore. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

November 19 Devotion - Our Heavenly Father's Heart

 

My Precious Child,

I know everything about you. You were made in My image. In Me you live and move and have your being. It is My desire to lavish My love on you. I am the complete expression of love. You are My child and I am your Father. I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. I love you with an everlasting love. I desire to establish you with all My heart. Delight in Me and I will give you the desires of your heart. I am your greatest encourager. I am the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. I have carried you close to my heart. I love you even as I love My Son Jesus. Nothing will ever separate you from My love. I have always been Father and will always be Father.

Will you be my child?

Love,

 Your Heavenly Father

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Sources:

I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1

You were made in my image. Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28

It is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1

I am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16

You are my child and I am your father. I John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Mathew 7:11

I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 3:13

I desire to establish you with all my heart. Jeremiah 32:41

Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:13-14

I have carried you close to my heart.  Isaiah 40:1 

I love you even as I love my son Jesus.  John 17:23

Nothing will ever separate you from my love. Romans 8:38-39

I have always been Father and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15

Will you be my child? John 1:12-13