Wisdom For The Day Devotional 29 March 2025 By Bishop Mike Okonkwo – Grace, Fruits And Worship
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TOPIC: Grace, Fruits And Worship (TREM Devotional 29 March 2025)
“But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, band hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.” (2 Peter 1:9 KJV)
MESSAGE:
The bible did not say that we are going to be purged of our sins, but that we have already been purged. You must know and accept this, in order for you to manifest the fruits of righteousness. The reason why believers in Christ lack fruits is that, they have forgotten that God has purged them of their sins. You are lacking the fruits of righteousness in your life, because it is either you have refused to accept that your sins have been forgiven, or you have refused to accept that there is no condemnation for you or you have forgotten it all together. And as a result, fruits cannot manifest.
In the book of Psalms 130:4 (KJV), it says, “But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou MAYest be feared.” The bible did not say God is feared because He judges, He is feared because He forgives. First, He gave you forgiveness, and as a result you have reverential fear for Him. This fear is not the fear of the devil or fear of God. The fear in this scripture is talking about worship.
Jesus described what this fear means when He during his temptation in Matthew 4. He quoted from Deuteronomy where the bible says “thou shall fear the Lord thy God.” So one can say, the worship of God is the fear of God.
When you realize that God forgave you when you deserved to be judged, condemned and punished, you will worship Him. You will love and appreciate Him. When you truly appreciate the Grace of God upon your life and see how much He forgave you, worship will become a life style.
He went into the miry clay to bring you out. His love brought you out of the mess. The fact that He loved you first should make you to desire to love Him back. And not only that, it should also make you want to live your entire life to please Him.
FURTHER READING
2 Peter 1:2-9
DAILY BIBLE READING
Morning – Judges 4-6; Evening – Luke 4:31-44
DAILY CONFESSION
God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore I will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the seas. For the Lord of host is with me and the God of Jacob is my refuge. The Lord will help me at that right early. I am strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. For God has not given me the spirit of fear but He has given me the Spirit of love, power and sound mind. (Psalm 46:1-2,5,7, Ephesians 6:10; 2 Tim 1:7)
Every day and in every way I am getting better: spiritually, physically, financially, mentally, morally, and in all my endeavours.
I am called for a purpose; I will fulfill this purpose and I will arrive at God’s ordained destiny for my life. Nothing will cut me short. I will make a formidable impact in my world for the Kingdom. Therefore, I declare that I am a person of integrity, I am spiritually fervent, I am accountable in all I do because I’ve been raised to live the Kingdom Life here on earth.
It is my day of Rest!
Wisdom For The Day Devotional was Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.
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