CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2022 : TOPIC – CAPABLE AND WILLING
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Friday, February 4, 2022 -World Cancer Day
CAPABLE AND WILLING
Read: Matthew 8:1-4
Matthew 8:1-4 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
MEMORISE:
Therefore He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them (Hebrews 7:25)
EXPOSITION
Being capable is being able and efficient, having the ability to do something, permitting or being susceptible to something, while willingness is a readiness to do something without being coaxed, or compelled. Ability is what one is capable of doing. He has the skill involved, he is competent, and has the experience required to successfully carry out the task. Willingness is based on one’s motivation and satisfaction.
One can be capable of doing something while the willingness will not be there. A medical doctor is capable of treating a sick person because he is skilled in that field and has the experience, but he might not be willing to take up the task, because of some conditions, including lack of fund on the patient’s part. It is one thing to be capable of solving man’s problem or to deliver someone from danger; it is another to be willing to do it.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is both capable and willing to save, heal and deliver, even those who are battling with cancer as today is World Cancer Day. (Matt. 11:28). He beckons on you to come with your heavy loads of sin, guilt, shame, pain, affliction, sorrow, trouble, sickness, infirmities, etc. He is ready to save and deliver you. He has all it takes to do it. For how long will you keep Him waiting? Come now! His willingness to save and deliver us from all forms of attack from the devil and his cohorts is demonstrated in the fact that He came to redeem us when we least deserved it (Rom. 5:6ff). He came at the appointed time (Gal. 4:4). His willingness to redeem the undeserving humanity is evident in how He resiliently stood by His mission to save man despite the odds on the way.
As children of God, we should possess this attribute of our Lord Jesus Christ. As you have the capability to help others or solve a problem, show your willingness to do it (cf. Jn. 3:27). When there is a clarion call for duty in God’s project, never hide your capability and willingness; do it joyfully (cf. 2 Cor. 9:6).
PRAYER POINTS:
1. I receive the grace and power to do all that is in my capacity to help the helpless and give hope to the hopeless.
2. Pray that God will visit you in that area of your life where you desperately need His intervention.
3. Pray for CAC Babajide Region, our father in the Lord, the Superintendent, and its officers at the various levels, as led by the Spirit of God.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Leviticus 8 – 10