May 27 Devotion - Suffering leads to Hope

Suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 

ان الضيق ينشئ صبرا

ا والصبر تزكية والتزكية رجاء

Romans 5:3-4

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, please grant me out of the riches of Your glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through Your Spirit in my inner self, indwelling my innermost being and personality so that I can convert any suffering in my life to an increased hope through an increase in my perseverance level, and improvement and strength in my character. God, I rejoice in the fact that all things will work for good in my life. Romans 8:28 Help me Lord to always have an attitude of gratitude. Lord increase my love for You, my trust in You, and my dependence on You. In the name of my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, I pray. To Jesus be the majesty, the glory, the power and the dominion forever and ever and unto ages of all ages. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein

May 24 Devotion - During difficult times

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge.

ارحمني يا الله ارحمني لانه بك احتمت نفسي وبظل جناحيك احتمي

Psalm 57:1

When facing difficult times we need to:

1.  Depend on the fact that God’s character never changes.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

يسوع المسيح هو هو امسا واليوم والى الابد

Hebrews 13:8

2. Remember that God has helped us before in the past.

3.  Increase our faith, obedience, and commitment to The Lord.  Depend on God to comfort and reward us as He rewarded Abraham’s faith, rewarded Joshua’s obedience, and Daniel’s commitment.

4.  Strengthen our hearts through God’s grace.

It is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace

لانه حسن ان يثبّت القلب بالنعمة

Hebrews 13:9

Grace speaks of deliverance from affliction, or adversity. It also denotes enablement, daily guidance, forgiveness, and preservation. Grace is God’s supernatural provision and it overwhelms every obstacle.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, I know You are omnipotent and have unlimited power and are merciful, I take refuge during tough times under Your wings. Father, surround me and infill me with Your grace that overcomes every obstacle, every difficulty and dilemma. Thank You that You are merciful to me. My soul trusts in You. Thank You God that You are omnipresent, present in all places at all times throughout the ages and never change. Lord, I look at my past and I 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. I know that You will never leave me nor forsake me. I rest in the assurance that Your grace works every time. Lord God I praise You, lift You up on high, and glorify You. In the name of my Lord and Saviour Jesus The Christ, the only begotten Son of God, I pray. 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 23 Devotion - We are the recipients of God's riches

That He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory.

Romans 9:23

Once we understand our relationship to God through Jesus we can begin to live in the power of The Holy Spirit. All believers who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour are extremely rich because the moment we were born again and placed our trust in God’s Son, God deposited the enormous riches of heaven into our accounts.

The devil will try to steal our peace but we have to let The Holy Spirit convict us of our heritage in Christ and to claim it.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You Lord for all the riches of heaven that that You have deposited into my account. Thank You Lord for sending The Holy Spirit to me and for allowing me to live in the power of The Holy Spirit. Lord, I pray that You strengthen me so that I can affirm my heritage in Christ and claim all what You have for me right now. God I pray to You in the name of Your precious Son; my redeemer, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Jesus be the glory, the power, the dominion, the majesty and the blessings before all time, now, and forever and ever and unto ages of all ages.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein