Scripture:
Luke 1:26-38; Acts 5:12-29
Wed, 29 June 2022

We Are the Lord’s Servants

Observation:

What are the implications of being the Lord’s servant?

Deeper Reflection
YOUNG MARY IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION AND EXAMPLE TO all Christians. Even though she did not fully understand what was happening and could not clearly see what will happen, she submitted to the Lord’s will. Even though her dreams could be shattered and her desired future lost, she submitted to the Lord’s will. Even though she would probably face people’s contempt and social rejection, she obeyed the Lord’s will for her life. “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (v.38). That is what it means for us to be the Lord’s servants.As the Lord’s servants in the marketplace, we will certainly face situations where our Christian beliefs and values come into direct conflict with human philosophies and worldly values. Like Peter and the apostles, we are to take a firm stand and say, “We must obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). Many contemporary disciples of Christ have testified that though they suffered setbacks for taking a Christian stand on issues of morality and ethics in the workplace, God has been faithful to supply them His peace, support and provision. Often, the Lord also subsequently made clear His vindication of the disciple’s choice to honour God and His Word. But even though we may well lose out in the present whatever earthly rewards that are denied, withheld or taken from us, it is really alright ultimately. Because we will one day certainly receive from our Lord Jesus Christ the promised inheritance of the children of God, which will be a reward far beyond all earthly comparison.68
68 Colossians 3:24.
Application:

How will I respond if and when God tells me to do something that entails risking my desired future or personal freedom?

Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Prayer Pointers:
  • Give thanks and praise
  • Pray for leaders
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for the Nations: That the nations will worship the Lord alone and rejoice in Him always
  • Pray for self

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Daily Devo
Daily Devotional Journal
Scripture:
Daniel 10: 4-19
Sat, 30 September 2023

Strengthened by the Divine Touch

Observation:

What is the significance of the repetition of the terms “strength” and
“strengthen” in Daniel’s encounter with God (vv.8, 16, 17, 18, 19)?

Deeper Reflection
When God sent His Word to Daniel in a vision, it was he “alone saw” the “great vision” (vv.7-8). It was a special privilege of divine sovereign grace. The vision was also a vision of God’s holiness and glory manifested in the awesome appearance of a heavenly being (vv.5-6). Daniel was so utterly overwhelmed by the divine vision, that “no strength was left in me” (v.8). The description, “no strength”, is emphatically repeated four times in Daniel’s encounter with God (vv.8, 16, 17). We may not experience such an utterly overwhelming encounter with God like Daniel’s, but we do experience “no strength was left in me” in utterly overwhelming adversities like being “afflicted in every way” (2 Cor 1:8; 4:8-9).When we have “no strength”, we need the divine touch. God responded to Daniel’s fourfold “no strength” with a threefold divine touch (vv.10, 16, 18): He “touched me again and strengthened me”. When we are so greatly afflicted, that we feel no strength is left in us, and yet we persevere in faithfulness, it is because we are being “strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of great endurance and patience” (Col 1:11). Note the intensity and immensity of this divine power at work in us! This is the divine touch of “the surpassing greatness of power” from God (2 Cor 4:7-9). But we feel the physical and emotional pains more than the Spiritual power. The greater is our suffering, the greater will be the strength from God in us, and the greater will be our steadfastness in God.
Application:

What is my experience of the Word of God and spiritual warfare like in my
discipleship journey?

Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Prayer Pointers:
  • Give thanks and praise
  • Pray for Church Board: To know God’s power that is perfected in weaknesses
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for those in need
  • Pray for self

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