CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR JULY 2, 2022 : TOPIC – WHO TALKS THROUGH YOU II?
Christ Apostolic Church Living Water Daily Devotional Guide
Saturday, July 2, 2022
Civil Rights Act & International Day of Co-operatives
WHO TALKS THROUGH YOU II?
READ: MATTHEW 16:16-23
16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
16:22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
MEMORISE:
Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.(1 Timothy 4:16).
EXPOSITION
Yesterday, the Word Himself warned us to carefully cooperate with the Holy Spirit to discern the very person-the Holy Spirit, or the devil-talking through anyone addressing us at any given point in time. That would save us a lot of embarrassments.
Today, the Word turns to YOU. It is easy to see the mistakes of others, but difficult to see ones, or easy to try to cover ones up. In Peter’s case, in our text for today, he was ignorant of the one (Satan) talking through him, after he had been eariler used of God to confirm the divine Sonship of Jesus. It is likely he had become so complacent because of Jesus commendation after Matt.16:17-19 that he didn’t notice when the devil subtly projected himself into his mind to confuse, so to say, Jesus.
Examine yourself as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourself to ensure that Jesus Christ is in you, so that you are not disqualified in any way (2 Cor. 13:5). Are you very careful as to who talks through you in any situation? Who talks through you when the thought to cheat on, or beat your spouse crops up? Who talks in you when you desire to get rich at all costs becomes stronger in you? Who is talking when you think you are too tried, or you have been too offended to attend your church or programmes any longer? And who talk in you when you are not passionate about the things of God?
Follow Paul’s admonition to watch your life and doctrine, as to the source and controller who monitors what you do and teach. It matters a lot if you are to save yourself and those around you, that you are going to account for, anyway (1 Tim. 4:16). Beware of the one talking through you in any given situation. You will save yourself a lot of embarrassments.
HYMN FOR TODAY: CAC GHB. 774
PRAYER POINTS
1. Holy Spirit, help me to discern who wants to talk through me in all situations, so that I don’t become devil’s mouthpiece anywhere.
2. Pray against the spirit of error in your judgements and attitudes.
3. Pray that we all would be more careful about what we think and say in all situations, so that we won’t be adding salt to injury in the world.
Extra Reading for Today: Psalms 106
Beautiful Weekend Ahead…Shalom