May 10 Devotion - I Am The Light of the World

 

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

ثم كلمهم يسوع ايضا قائلا

 انا هو نور العالم .من يتبعني فلا يمشي في الظلمة بل يكون له نور الحياة .

John 8:12

It is He who reveals the profound and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, And the light dwells with Him.

يَكْشِفُ الأَعْمَاقَ وَالْخَفَايَا وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي بَاطِنِ الظُّلْمَةِ، وَلَدَيْهِ يَسْكُنُ النُّورُ.

Daniel 2:22

Jesus and The Father are one. He came from The Father, and is back with The Father.  Christ in calling himself the light expresses:

1. What He is in Himself—most excellent and glorious

2. What He is to the world—the fountain of light, enlightening every person

When we have Jesus in our hearts and He is our world we do not walk in the darkness of this world. When we acknowledge Him as The Lord of our lives we become children of light.

 

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I can be ‘a son of light’. Strengthen me O’Lord to follow Jesus humbly and feel joy in becoming ‘Christ-like’ in my daily walk with Him. Enlighten me Jesus my light. Thank You Father for Your unfailing, inseparable, deep and everlasting love for me, Your abundant blessings in my life, and for the riches of Your grace upon my life. Lord, I pray to You in the name of Your precious Son; The King of kings and Lord of lords, my redeemer, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, the power, the dominion, the majesty and the blessings before all time, now, and forevermore.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

May 7 Devotion - What Does God Really Want?

 

God our Savior, wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. ⁵ For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, ⁶ who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.

اللهِ مُخَلِّصِنَا،

4 فَهُوَ يُرِيدُ لِجَمِيعِ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَخْلُصُوا، وَيُقْبِلُوا إِلَى مَعْرِفَةِ الْحَقِّ بِالتَّمَامِ:

5 فَإِنَّ اللهَ وَاحِدٌ، وَالْوَسِيطُ بَيْنَ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ وَاحِدٌ، وَهُوَ الإِنْسَانُ الْمَسِيحُ يَسُوعُ،

6 الَّذِي بَذَلَ نَفْسَهُ فِدْيَةً عِوَضاً عَنِ الْجَمِيعِ. هَذِهِ شَهَادَةٌ تُؤَدَّى فِي أَوْقَاتِهَا الْخَاصَّةِ،

1 Timothy 2: 3-6

God wants everyone to be ‘saved’. It is His desire. That is why He came down in the form of a man Jesus Christ to save us.

He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].

فَإِنَّ الَّذِي لَمْ يَعْرِفْ خَطِيئَةً، جَعَلَهُ اللهُ خَطِيئَةً لأَجْلِنَا، لِنَصِيرَ نَحْنُ بِرَّ اللهِ فِيهِ.

2 Corinthians 5:21

So how do we become saved?

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

أَنَّكَ إِنِ اعْتَرَفْتَ بِفَمِكَ بِيَسُوعَ رَبّاً، وَآمَنْتَ فِي قَلْبِكَ بِأَنَّ اللهَ أَقَامَهُ مِنَ الأَمْوَاتِ، نِلْتَ الْخَلاصَ.

 10 فَإِنَّ الإِيمَانَ فِي القَلْبِ يُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَالاعْتِرَافَ بِالْفَمِ يُؤَيِّدُ الْخَلاَصَ،

 

Romans 10:9-10

 

It is God’s desire that You and I be saved and everyone else to be saved. You and I have a role to help everyone be saved by telling them about the good news of the Gospel. Jesus asked us to spread the word and let people know about salvation through Jesus Christ. Two of the very important truths and messages that Jesus told us are:

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me

فَقالَ يَسُوعُ:

 «أنا هُوَ الطَّرِيِقُ وَالحَقُّ وَالحَياةُ. لا أحَدَ يَأْتِي إلَى الآبِ إلّا بِي.

John14:6

 

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in 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

        فَاذهَبُوا، وَتَلمِذُوا جَمِيعَ أُمَمِ الأرْضِ، وَعَمِّدوهُمْ بِاسْمِ الآبِ وَالابْنِ وَالرُّوحِ القُدُسِ، 20 وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ أنْ يُطِيعُوا كُلَّ ما أوصَيتُكُمْ بِهِ.

Matthew 28:19-20

 

So my friend we have a responsibility toward ourselves to make sure we are saved, and we have a responsibility toward others to help them know the truth and The Way to salvation: Jesus Christ. Whether they accept and when or whether they do not accept that is the role of The Holy Spirit.

 

We all need to do what God desires, it is not just up to Priests, Pastors or Missionaries only, it is up to each and every Christian. Have you talked about Jesus to any nonbeliever, do you talk about Jesus when you are in the company of other Christians? It is the ‘Great Commission’ that Jesus gave us. The simplest thing you can do is forward these devotions or other devotions to someone, pray for them, share the devotions on your Facebook page, forward these emails. The alternatives in this high-tech age are immense. Let’s act on God’s desire as He wants all people to be saved, let’s communicate in the method you feel most at ease with. Direct, phone, tablet, or computer.

 

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 for 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 do Your will and share Your Gospel and help others to be saved. Lord please sink this message deep into my heart and help me achieve Your desire. Father God I pray to You in the name of Your precious Son my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Jesus  be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion forever and ever, Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

May 6 Devotion - God works in us

 

for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

 فَاللهُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَضَعُ فِيكُمُ الإرادَةَ لِعَمَلِ ما يُرضِيهِ، وَيُعطِيكُمُ القُوَّةَ لِتَحقِيقِ ذَلِكَ.

 

Philippians 2:13

Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant, ²¹ equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you [making you complete and perfect as you ought to be], accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

وَأَسْأَلُ اللهَ، إِلَهَ السَّلاَمِ الَّذِي أَقَامَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ رَبَّنَا يَسُوعَ رَاعِيَ الْخِرَافِ الْعَظِيمَ بِفَضْلِ دَمِهِ الَّذِي خَتَمَ بِهِ الْعَهْدَ الأَبَدِيَّ 21 أَنْ يُؤَهِّلَكُمْ تَمَاماً لِتَعْمَلُوا مَشِيئَتَهُ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ، وَأَنْ يَعْمَلَ فِينَا جَمِيعاً مَا يُرْضِيهِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، لَهُ الْمَجْدُ إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ. آمِين!

Hebrews 13:20-21

God leads us to "will and to act." He does not will and act for us. We "will and act" – however God influences us to do it. God  does not compel us, we are free to choose. He exerts an influence to lead us (believers in His Son Jesus Christ) to will and to do that which is in accordance with His will. We cannot take any credit for our good works, all we will and have, and do, is from God who strengthens us and equips us through Jesus Christ to do what is pleasing in God’s sight.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You that You work in me, guide me and direct my actions to be in accordance with Your good will. Lord, I pray that out of Your glorious riches that You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that Christ may dwell in my heart through faith and I fulfill Your good purpose and advance Your Kingdom. May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip me with everything good for doing His will, and may God work in me what is pleasing to Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory, majesty and authority before all time and now and forevermore. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein