YOUR DAILY DOSE OF GOD

Good day Scripture reading: St. Luke 5:17-26 Song: His eye is on the sparrow Meditation:      The men who brought the sick of the plague to see Jesus in Capernaum while he was preaching and healing the sick was an example of faith implemented through works. Their faith led them to carry an immobile, palsy-sick man lying on his bed to seek healing for his condition. When they arrived at Capernaum and realized that the crowd was too thick for them to gain entrance, they went on the roof, removed a section of it, and then lowered the bed with the sick man on it in the presence of Jesus. They were determined to receive healing for their brethren no matter the cost. Their faith caught Jesus's attention, and he turned away from what he was doing and attended to their needs. Jesus first forgave the sick man of all his sins before commanding him to take up his bed and walk. The man immediately rose from the bed, took up his bed, and walked away rejoicing. His faith had made him w...

Good morning I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalms 89:1 Worship song: What a God Testimony:      As I listen to my friend relating her struggles, I notice her enthusiasm and how she rejoices about the goodness of God. If you hear her story, you will marvel. How can someone who has been through so much still be able to give thanks, honor, worship, praise, and trust God? For 18 years, she has been battered by an illness that requires treatment three times a week, but her faith in God never wavers. Her demands are many, including financial deficit due to her inability to work because of her condition, but she continues to rejoice because God has not failed her. Her bills are paid on time, and her barns never run dry. As she relates her story, I realize her faithfulness to God and that God has been faithful to her throughout her years of struggles. The word of God in Matthew 6 says, ...

Good morning  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us. 1 John 5:14. Praise song: I Am the Lord That Healeth Thee   Let us pray:      Healing Jesus, Father to the Fatherless, I raise a hallelujah to you, O King, for you are worthy to be praised. There is none as great and powerful as you, Lord. You deserve all the glory and the honor. Faithful Father, bind me closer to you and let me feel thy cleansing power. Sanctify my tongue by the power of the Holy Spirit, O God, and let it be used to uplift, encourage, bless, and inspire others, Mighty God. Merciful Father, purify and cleanse every part of me. Rabboni, the balm in Gilead, my great physician, I look to you, O Lord, for healing of our soul, mind, and body. Father, I pray you will heal and deliver us from infirmities, sickness, carnal weaknesses, and spiritual poverty. Heal, O God, those who are ailing and those suffering heartaches a...

Good morning Scripture reading: Romans 5:1-11 Worship Song: Washed in the blood  Meditation:      One of my favorite telecast movies was The Crucifixion. Watching The Crucifixion every Easter as a child was my greatest delight, though I did not fully understand what it meant. Learning the significance of the death, burial, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ impacted my life immensely. As I grew older, I came to realize that the shed blood of Jesus Christ is not something we should take lightly. Jehovah God is always trying to get our undivided attention, to free us from the bondage of sin, and to redeem us from our detainer. Jesus Christ desires to bring us to a place where we can acknowledge Him as our Creator and King. In Jesus Christ, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Jesus Christ took upon himself the punishment for our sins and iniquities so we could be forgiven. While we deserve death because...

Good morning Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46 Worship song: Let It Rain Meditation:      Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and heaven gave rain. Elijah had prayed the drought into existence. Now, it was time for the drought to end. He began to petition the God of the universe for rain. Not a little rain, but enough rain to quench the thirst of the land. After Elijah's seventh request, there came an abundance of rain. His earnest and sincere prayer for rain was heard, and God answered by sending rain upon the land. Elijah prayed until he received an answer. What might be your request today? Are you experiencing a drought or a dry season? Let your request be known to God; He still answers prayer. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  Let us pray:      Eternal Father, ruler ...

Good morning Scripture reading: Proverbs 3:5-6 Worship song: Trust in The Lord Meditation:      We put our trust in a pilot, someone we know nothing about, and we put our trust in drivers, yet we don't know how capable they are to maneuver the vehicle. Consider the person who sails the ship; we trust him to navigate us where we need to go, and we believe he is experienced and capable of handling any situation as we make our way to our destination, yet we fail to trust the God who controls everything. How is it that we trust a total stranger to take us through storms in the air, on land, or at sea, yet we find it hard to trust God, who controls the wind and the storm? We fail to trust God, the one who made heaven and earth with his great power and stretched-out arm, who assures us there is nothing too hard for him to do. We can trust the person behind the wheel; surely, we can put our faith and trust in the God who forms us in our mother's womb. Surely, we can trust the Lo...

Good morning   Scripture reading: Psalm 139:1-3 Worship Song: Limitless God  Meditation:      We are all blessed with the ability to accomplish and achieve great things. Most times, our potentials are blocked by the barriers of our negative thoughts. We are afraid to launch out into the deep because we are afraid, we might fail to accomplish our desires. We become fearful of the unseen, unknown things. Most times, we are fearful of trying new things because we feed our minds with negative thoughts. Negative thoughts hinder us from exercising our faith. Almighty God is waiting to do great things in our lives, but he is waiting for us to take off the limitation barrier. He is just waiting for us to listen to His step-by-step instructions and believe that there are no limits to what He can do in our lives. There are some limitations that we allow to barricade our lives. If we continue to fear that we will fail, we will never accomplish our dreams. We often...

Good morning Scripture reading: St. John 2:12-17 Praise song: House of the Lord  Meditation:      The disregard for the temple of God was evident among some Jews in Jerusalem as they assembled in the house of God with their merchants, advertising and trading them for money. Their parade did not fascinate Jesus, for he was rather angry and disappointed with their display of disdain for his holy temple. Imagine how Jesus must have felt to witness his temple filled with animals for sale. Jesus made a scourge of cord (a whip) and drove the animals from the temple. He spoke with power and authority as he drove from the temple the traders who were engaged in self-gain rather than ministering to sinners. These Jews were making God's house a house of merchandise, having their minds filled with care about worldly business for the love of gain. How do you treat the house of God? Are you using it to parade your merchandise for your gain, or are you using it to worship, praise, ...