30/04/2024
*CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH*
*THE LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE*
*DATE: Tuesday, April 30, 2024*
*(International Jazz Day)*
*TOPIC: ASKING FOR MERCY*
*MEMORISE:*
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever *(Psalm 23:6).*
*READ: Psalm 90:13-15*
13. Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants.
14. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
15. Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, the years in which we have seen evil.
*EXPOSITION*
An important thing that one shouldn't lack is divine mercy-His act of kindness/goodness. It comes as a result of His grace upon one. Mercy and favour are often used synonymously. When mercy eludes one, it means God's presence and goodness aren't with one. No wonder, that blind man asked Jesus to have mercy on him, instead of saying He should make him see, at first. He shouted for mercy. The moment he called on Jesus for divine mercy, his predicament (blindness) disappeared and he began to see again. This confirms the fact of this Scripture: _Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved_ (Rom. 10:13). Nothing should stop you from asking for the mercy of God. Divine mercy will add colour to your life and make you able to achieve with ease, those things that hitherto seem difficult. Those that mercy of God spoke for in the Bible had their lives receiving tremendous turnarounds. Do you remember Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson? He was sought for by King David (2 Sam. 9:1-13). Mercy found that crippled man. Following the death of a priest during the Ark's journey to Jerusalem, Obed-Edom also experienced God's mercy within three months. He became so wealthy that the king was prompted to move the Ark to his own place (2 Sam. 6:1-12). Ask God to satisfy you with His unlimited mercy now (Psa. 90:14). You'll be glad you did especially, on this International Jazz Day.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Oh Lord my God, I need Your mercy to speak for me in all areas of my life.
2. Every power withdrawing the mercy of God from me, loose your grip, in the mighty name of Jesus.
3. Pray for CAC Music Department, the Director and the staff as led by the Spirit of God.
*SUGGESTED HYMN FOR TODAY: CAC GHB: 232*
1. Lord, in this Thy mercy's day
Ere the time shall pass away,
On our knees we fall and pray.
2. Holy Jesus grant us tears,
Fill us with heart-searching fears,
Ere the hour of doom appears.
3. Lord, on us Thy Spirit pour,
Kneeling lowly at Thy door,
Ere it close for evermore.
4. By Thy night of agony
By Thy supplicating cry,
By Thy willingness to die.
5. By Thy tears of bitter woe,
For Jerusalem below
Let us not Thy love forgo
6. Judge and Saviour of our race,
When we see Thee face to face,
Grant us neath Thy wings a place.
7. On Thy love we rest alone
And that love will then be known
By the pardon'd round Thy throne.
Amen.
*EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 1 Chronicles 22, 23, 24*
*AUTHOR: CAC Worldwide*