Morning Devotions with Rev. Ella

Exodus 20:8 NKJV “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Beloved, God reminds us about the sabbath day. Sabbath means to cease / to rest. It is very important to set a day apart of our busy schedule to seek the face of the Lord, to reflect on our spiritual life and to commune with God. PRAYER ▪️Father Lord, we ask for the grace to observe and keep the sabbath day holy. In Jesus mighty name Am...

Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” Beloved the Lord desires for us to respect his name, the name of God holds power, It gives authority to those who show respect to the name. May we not use the name of the Lord among curse words, in false statements rather may we uphold the name o...

Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.” Beloved as much as God detest people who worship and serve idols, he has made his mercies available to all those who have decided to turn away from idol worshipping. PRAYER ◾️Father, we are willing to abide and obey your commandments, so help us God.

Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,” Beloved, God gives us a charge not to worship any other god apart from him, let us receive the grace to obey his word because God’s wrath falls upon those who do not ack...

Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;” Beloved, God gives us a charge not to physically or mentally make for ourselves any image to worship. There is only one true God. God Almighty the creator of the heavens and the earth. PRAYER ◾️Father,...

Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “You must not have any other god but me.” Beloved, God is giving us a charge this morning. He says we should not worship or serve any other god apart from him. This, acknowledges the fact that there are many gods / idols, but the only one God we should worship and submit to is God Almighty. PRAYER ◾️ Father Lord, may we acknowledge you as our only true God. God, Almighty....

Exodus 20:2 NKJV ““I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” Beloved, God delivers. God is able to deliver his children from oppressions, afflictions, bondages etc. Cry upon him and he will answer. PRAYER ▪️Father, we call upon you today, please deliver us from the enemies oppressions, please rebuke the enemy for our sake. In Jesus mighty name....

Exodus 20:1 NKJV “And God spoke all these words, saying:” Beloved, in this new series the Lord will be speaking to us, we need the grace to obey and do as he tell us. PRAYER ▪️Father, we pray for the grace for us to obey your word as we embark on this series. In Jesus mighty name Amen 🙏🏽.

John 4:54 NKJV “This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.” Beloved, just as Jesus visited the region of Cana again, may Jesus visit you again. This time around may your second encounter with the Lord leave you with a mind blowing testimony, an unforgettable testimony. PRAYER ◾️ Father, we pray that, you would visit us one more time, we yearn for you to re...

John 4:53 NKJV “So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.” Beloved, the Lord will do a new thing in our lives and all who hear will rejoice with us. They will ask us who is our God? We want to submit to him and worship him. Our testimonies will win many souls for the Lord. PRAYER ▪️Father Lord, we...

John‬ ‭4‬:‭52‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”” Beloved, as you have decided to obey the Lord, may your testimonies locate you, and may you be able to date back your testimonies to this very hour, this very day of you reading and listening to this devotion. PRAYER ◾️May the God of the seventh...

John‬ ‭4‬:‭51‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”” Beloved, the Lord will honor your faith and your efforts in believing in him, he will not put you to shame. As long us you have believed in him, he will fulfill his promises. PRAYER ◾️Father, I thank you for letting me know that you will honor my faith in you and won’t put me to sha...

John‬ ‭4‬:‭50‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.” Beloved, do you believe in Jesus? Faith plus obedience produces results. The man believed that Jesus could heal his son, he believed and obeyed the words which Jesus spoke. God is able to do what you think is impossible. PRAYER ◾️Father, help my unb...

John‬ ‭4‬:‭49‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”” Beloved the noble man teaches as humility. He was humble, even when Jesus told him that he was only there to seek for a sign and a wonder, beloved persistency is the key when seeking the face of the Lord, let us humble ourselves and be persistent with God. PRAYER ▪️ Father we pray for a spirit of humility and...

John‬ ‭4‬:‭48‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”” Beloved, Jesus desires a relationship with us, he wants us to know him beyond his works, indeed miracles, signs, and wonders are his nature which he blesses us with, but he desires an intimate relationship with us. PRAYER ◾️Father, we pray that you would plant the desire for u...

John 4:47 NKJV “When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.” Beloved, the Lord is available and willing to have an encounter with you, the father interceded for his son, lets us seek the face of the Lord for our loved ones. PRAYER ▪️Father, we pray committing our family and loved ones...

John 4:46 NKJV “So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.” Beloved, if Jesus did it before he can do it again and he would do it again, beloved because Cana of Galilee received Jesus, he went there again to visit them. This time around not to turn water into wine, but to heal a child. Beloved, the Holy...

John‬ ‭4‬:‭45‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also had gone to the feast.” Beloved, when Jesus went to Galilee, they received him. They welcomed him as their Messiah. Beloved Jesus is with you, are you accepting him as your Lord and personal savior? The Galilean’s accepted him as their Messiah b...

John 4:44 NKJV “For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.” Beloved, we are the reason Jesus Christ came to earth, to die for you and I, unfortunately many people are not receiving Jesus Christ as the Messiah. This is what the Nazarites did, they didn’t regard Jesus Christ as the Messiah, they saw him to be the carpenters son. Beloved, let us see Jesus to be our Me...

John 4:43 NKJV “Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee.” Beloved, Jesus has time for you, he is patiently waiting for you to seek him, ask him a question, knock on his door, and he will answer. He wants to have a personal relationship with you. PRAYER ▪️Father, we desire a personal relationship with you, please stay with us, so we would fellowship together. In Jesus migh...

John 4:42 NKJV “Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”” Believed, the Samaritans went back to the Samaria lady and told her, they have encountered Jesus for themselves. They now believe that indeed Jesus Christ is the Messiah and he’s the savior of the world ba...

John 4:41 NKJV “And many more believed because of His own word.” Beloved, let us desire an encounter with the Lord, for this is when our faith increases. This is when we hear the word and believe in God more. PRAYER ▪️Father, cause me to believe in you more as I dwell in your presence. In Jesus mighty name Amen 🙏🏽

John 4:40 NKJV “So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.” Beloved, may we be eager to go meet the Lord, and when we finally encounter him may we desire to stay with him. PRAYER ▪️Father, we desire to come to you, we desire to know you, we desire to dwell with you so help us God. Amen 🙏🏽

John 4:39 NKJV “And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.”” Beloved, do you have a testimony? If yes, let us go ahead and share it for there are a lot of spiritual awakenings and revivals which are waiting to happen based on our testimonies. PRAYER ▪️Father, please grant us the boldness to share our test...

John 4:38 NKJV “I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”” Beloved, Jesus Christ explained to his disciples saying, the hardest part of soul winning has been done, God has already prepared the hearts of all individuals whom we are about to share the gospel with. Let us go ahead and use our gifts in glorifying the name of t...