Cgeneration devotional

Exodus‬ ‭31‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!” ‭‭ Talent is not enough. What you do with the gifts, skills, talents and opportunities that God has blessed you with is what sets you apart!

Genesis‬ ‭39‬:‭6‬ ‭AMP‬‬ “So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s charge; and with Joseph there he did not need to pay attention to anything except the food he ate..” ‭‭ There were many other people that were slaves and servants at the same time with Joseph. But what made Joseph stand out and go from being a slave to becoming the second in command to the king?

Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭23‬ ‭TPT‬‬ “Put your heart and soul into every activity you do, as though you are doing it for the Lord himself and not merely for others.” ‭‭ As Christians or believers, diligence is meant to be our default response to every task. The bible teaches us a lesson on diligence from the most unlikely source, the ant. So what can we learn?

1 Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬ ‭TPT‬‬ “Instruct every employee to respect and honor their employers, for this attitude presents to them a clear testimony of God’s truth and renown. Tell them to never provide them with a reason to discredit God’s name because of their actions.” As Christians we are representatives of Christ in our organisations and we are to honour our employers. But is this what we do in real...

1 Timothy‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” Thank God for spiritual leaders who have taught us the word and have helped us to grow in our relationship and our w...

Romans‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.” As followers and citizens, it’s our responsibility to choose the right leaders because once people are in positions of authority, we have no choice but to honour and obey them.

Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭33‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says “So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” Husbands and wives have a responsibility to honour each other. A lot of marriages are failing and breaking up because the parties involved are not honouring each other the way that God designed. So what does it mean for husbands to honour their wives and for wiv...

How do we treat the elderly and older people in our community and around us? Leviticus‬ ‭19‬:‭32‬ ‭MSG‬‬ says ““Show respect to the aged; honor the presence of an elder; fear your God. I am God.”

1 Timothy‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says “But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.” Our Christianity is of little value if we don’t honour, respect and care for our parents.

Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:” The verse says obey your parents in the Lord and honour your father & mother. How can we apply this?

1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.” God created our body, Jesus paid for it, and the Holy Spirit lives inside it. Our body is a temple and not just a house so we must be careful...

Isaiah‬ ‭58‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭MSG‬‬ ““If you watch your step on the Sabbath and don’t use my holy day for personal advantage, If you treat the Sabbath as a day of joy, God’s holy day as a celebration, If you honor it by refusing ‘business as usual,’ making money, running here and there— Then you’ll be free to enjoy God! Oh, I’ll make you ride high and soar above it all. I’ll make you feast on the inheri...

Are we honouring God with our finances and the material things that He’s blessed us with? We saw during last week’s devotional that Cain offered a sacrifice that was rejected by God which means that God doesn’t accept everything that we give to Him. So how can we ensure that what we give is honourable to God?

Isaiah‬ ‭29‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.” No matter how much we sing, pray, serve and say we that we honour God, if it doesn’t come genuinely from our hearts, it’s not honour.

In 1 Samuel 2 Vs 30, God established a law regarding honour. He said …. ‭‭I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.”

Romans‬ ‭13‬:‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”

Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭37‬ ‭NLT‬‬ ““Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” ‭‭ God has given us His law about forgiveness and He has commanded us to forgive others the same way we have been forgiven. But how do you actually perceive forgiveness? Do you think you’re doing people a favour by forgivin...

When someone offends us, should we just swallow it and act like we’re not hurt and everything is okay because God has commanded us to forgive? Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭3‬ ‭EASY‬‬ says “Be careful how you live. If your Christian brother does something wrong, speak to him. Tell him that he has done a bad thing. He may say, “I am sorry for what I did. I will not do it again.” If he says that, you must forgive him...

How many times should we forgive people particularly when they keep committing the same offence against us?

The Bible teaches us that forgiveness brings healing and restoration. Even Psychologists and medical researchers have proven that unforgiveness and bitterness can cause stress in our bodies that can lead to very severe diseases like high blood pressure, migraines, ulcers, cancers, depression and so on. So the big question is ‘is unforgiveness really worth all the trouble?’.

When we refuse to forgive others, we are hurting ourselves much more than the people we’re holding in unforgiveness. This is because if we don’t forgive, we can’t receive any forgiveness from God and that’s a terrible place to be!

Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” If Jesus could forgive all the evil and injustice done to him, who are we not to forgive?

1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.” Anything that we do or any service that we render to God or to people without love is useless!

1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NKJV “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” Anyone that does not know God does not have the capacity to love. Period!

Romans‬ ‭13‬:‭8‬ ‭TPT “Don’t owe anything to anyone, except your outstanding debt to continually love one another, for the one who learns to love has fulfilled every requirement of the law.” Love is a debt and an obligation so pay it forward!