Cgeneration devotional

Proverbs‬ ‭18:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.”

Proverbs‬ ‭23:7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.”

John‬ ‭6:38‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”

Jeremiah‬ ‭5:21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says “‘Hear this now, O foolish people, Without understanding, Who have eyes and see not, And who have ears and hear not:”

I Thessalonians 5:23 NKJV, “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Exodus‬ ‭33:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.”

John‬ ‭17:3‬ ‭NKJV “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”

Psalms‬ ‭42:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”

Ecclesiastes‬ ‭12:1‬ ‭ICB‬‬ says “Remember your Creator while you are young. Your old age is coming when you will have many troubles. When that time comes, you won’t have much to enjoy.”

Joshua‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

Luke‬ ‭1:13-17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his...

1 John‬ ‭5:21‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.”

Romans‬ ‭11:29‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.”

Elijah let his emotions get the best of him and he abandoned the place where God sent him to. But what is God going to do about this? Is He going to destroy Elijah, or reject him as His prophet or what exactly is God going to do with him? It’s comforting to know that God judges us by the motives of our hearts.

1 Kings‬ ‭19:9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ :’’There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”” ‭‭ Sometimes God asks questions that the answers are pretty obvious to Him. So why does He ask such questions?

Isaiah‬ ‭55:8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ ““My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”

Psalms‬ ‭56:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.”

Psalms‬ ‭103:11-14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.” ‭‭

Elijah had just achieved very great victories in his life and ministry. However, right after the victory was a big challenge threatening to pull him down. How can we ensure we sustain our victories?

Elijah had given his word to Ahab that a rainstorm was coming. Yet when Elijah went up on mount Carmel to pray and he sent his servant to check whether there were any clouds, nothing had changed. He sent his servant out several times but still, the circumstances did not change. What should we do when we pray but the situation doesn’t seem to change? What can we learn from Elijah?

James‬ ‭5:17-18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says “Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.”

1 Kings‬ ‭18:38-39‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, “The Lord—he is God! Yes, the Lord is God!”” ‭‭Hallelujah!

Isaiah‬ ‭45:20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ says ““What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!” You may have gods and idols and not even realise it! There are so many contemporary idols and we may not know when we get hooked on them.

Matthew‬ ‭13:15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’”

1 Kings‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭MSG‬‬ “Elijah challenged the people: “How long are you going to sit on the fence? If God is the real God, follow him; if it’s Baal, follow him. Make up your minds!” Nobody said a word; nobody made a move.” Where do you stand? Are you still sitting on the fence or limping between two opinions? If Jesus is Lord, then follow him!‭‭