29/07/2023
DECLARATION OF FAITH FOR SATURDAY 29 /07/2023
KEY VERSE: Peter asked: 'Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." (John 13:37)
WORD OF LIFE: Impatient Peter, who always longed to go beyond the limits of his possibilities. Who would not and could not accept those limits. He walked on water but doubted and sank soon afterwards. Who defended Christ at his arrest- but who fell asleep a while ago. He was prepared to give his life for the Lord- but a little later, he denied Him three times. It's enough to make you despair, to start regarding your- self as a failure, an incorrigible sinner. Yes, and that is what would have happened if he had been self-centered. But all the attention of his soul was focused on his Friend, on the One whom he was the first to recognize as the Christ, the Son of the Living God. It is the same Christ he calls out to when he was sinking- and he was saved.
He loved Christ too much to allow his problems to distract him from growing closer to Him. That is why Christ chose his testimony to be the basis for our growth: "On this rock (Petra) I will build my church." We should always acknowledge failures, but never focus
our attention on them. 'Let us fix our eyes on Jesus. Not on our failures, but on His faithfulness.
PRAYER
Glory, we made to the last Saturday, just give thanks to the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endures for ever.
We are alive today, not be our righteousness but by His righteousness , acknowledged Him in your life.
Ask for grace to remain faithful to the end.
โBut thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.โ
โญ 1 Corinthiansโฌ โญ15โฌ:โญ57โฌ-โญ58โฌ โญNIV
Victory is your portion always in Jesus' name.
*Food For Thought*
_When you trust the Lord in your weakness, He makes you stronger than in your could ever imagined._
Happy weekend and last Saturday, glory.
THE LORD BE WITH YOU.
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