March 26 Devotion - Becoming Christ-like

…since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus… For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; ¹⁰ that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹ strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power,

من اجل ذلك نحن ايضا منذ يوم سمعنا لم نزل مصلّين وطالبين لاجلكم ان تمتلئوا من معرفة مشيئته في كل حكمة وفهم روحي

10 لتسلكوا كما يحق للرب في كل رضى مثمرين في كل عمل صالح ونامين في معرفة الله

11 متقوين بكل قوة بحسب قدرة مجده

Colossians 1:9-11

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your unfailing, inseparable, deep and everlasting love for me and Your abundant blessings in my life. Abba, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I can discern Your will for my life and be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Strengthen me through Your Holy Spirit Lord, so that that I may walk in such a way that is fully pleasing to You, and is fruitful in every good work. Lord I desire and need to increase in my knowledge of You. Help me Father to pray for others and to be Christ-like, fully pleasing You and being fruitful toward others strengthened with all might, according to Your glorious power. In the name of The King of kings and Lord of lords, in the Holy Name of Jesus I pray. To Him be the glory and the power and the dominion forever and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

March 23 Devotion - Be devoted to prayer

Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.  Be unceasing and persistent in prayer; First of all, then, I urge that petitions (specific requests), prayers, intercessions (prayers for others) and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all people, constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength], In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words.

 

Colossians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, 1 Timothy 2:1, Romans 12:12, Romans 8:26

  

Prayer allows us to worship and praise the Lord. He is personal, cares for us, and wants to commune with us through prayer. Prayer is also an act of obedience. Communicating with God through prayer allows us to offer confession of our sins, which should lead to our genuine repentance. Through prayer we have the opportunity to present our requests to God. All of these aspects of prayer involve communication with our Creator. As we witnessed in our relationships with others                                                       without communication, relationships suffer. In the same way when we do not communicate with God through prayer our fellowship with God is quenched.

I invite you to repeat the following  prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for the riches of Your grace upon my life. 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 pray without ceasing with an attitude of thanksgiving. Help me to pray for others and teach me to pray out loud with others. Thank You Lord that The Holy Spirit comes to me in my weakness when I do not know what to pray for and guides me. Help me Lord to present to You my needs in prayer (even though You know before I ask) so as to strengthen my relationship with You Jesus. Abba Father, 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 thank You for Your unfailing, inseparable, deep and everlasting love for me, and Your abundant blessings in my life. I declare Jesus as my Lord and Saviour and I pray in His Holy Name. To Him be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion before all time, now, and forevermore. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein                    

March 22 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.

Corinthians 1:3-5

مبارك الله ابو ربنا يسوع المسيح ابو الرأفة واله كل تعزية

4 الذي يعزينا في كل ضيقتنا حتى نستطيع ان نعزي الذين هم في كل ضيقة بالتعزية التي نتعزى نحن بها من الله.

5 لانه كما تكثر آلام المسيح فينا كذلك بالمسيح تكثر تعزيتنا ايضا.

 

  

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 heartaches, 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, thank You 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 that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I can 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, I rejoice that in the midst of my tribulations, You are my rock. I declare Jesus as my Lord and Saviour and I pray in His Holy Name. To Him be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion before all time, and now and forever. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

March 21 Devotion - FREE TO REJOICE

But if it is by grace (God’s unmerited favor and graciousness), it is no longer conditioned on works or anything men have done. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace [it would be meaningless].

 وَلكِنْ، بِمَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ تَمَّ بِالنِّعْمَةِ، فَلَيْسَ بَعْدُ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الأَعْمَالِ، وَإِلاَّ فَلَيْسَتِ النِّعْمَةُ نِعْمَةً بَعْدُ.

Romans 11:6 

‘Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. ¹⁴ You are my friends if you do what I command. ¹⁵ I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.’

لَيْسَ لأَحَدٍ مَحَبَّةٌ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ هَذِهِ: أَنْ يَبْذِلَ أَحَدٌ حَيَاتَهُ فِدَى أَحِبَّائِهِ.

 ¹⁴ وَأَنْتُمْ أَحِبَّائِي إِنْ عَمِلْتُمْ بِمَا أُوصِيكُمْ بِهِ.

 ¹⁵ لاَ أُسَمِّيكُمْ عَبِيداً بَعْدُ، لأَنَّ الْعَبْدَ لاَ يُطْلِعُهُ سَيِّدُهُ عَلَى مَا يَفْعَلُهُ. وَلكِنِّي قَدْ سَمَّيْتُكُمْ أَحِبَّاءَ لأَنِّي أَطْلَعْتُكُمْ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي.

John 15:13-15

 

We have all sinned and fallen short of God’s likeness (Romans 3:23). But Jesus’ death on the cross removed our collective death penalty once and for all. Therefore, we are now secure in Him. We are free to rejoice.

                                                                                                                                                                  

God gave you this great gift because:

·     He has something wonderful in mind for your life (Jeremiah 29:11).

·     He wants you to accomplish great things for His kingdom and to share the joy of your faith with others (Matthew 28:18–20).

·     God designed you for a purpose when He formed you in your mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13).

·     God wants you to feel free to rejoice. (Philippians 4:4).

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for the riches of Your grace upon my life. Jesus help me to feel free to rejoice because You have paid my sin debt in full. Thank You Jesus that You love me so much that You consider me Your friend. Thank You LORD that You have designed a wonderful life for me. Thank You that You have enabled me to accomplish great things for Your Kingdom and that I get the opportunity to share the joy of my faith with others that You have put on my path. Thank You Father that You want me to rejoice and to rejoice always. Now to Him who is able to carry out His purpose and do infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Ephesians 3:20-21 AMP Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein