TOPIC: OBSESSED WITH THE FATHER
MEMORISE: As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. Psalm 42:1
BIBLE READING : MATTHEW 22:35-39
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
MESSAGE:
Many people in the world define wealth as the abundance of valuable possessions and money. Being wealthy materially is not a bad thing. In the Bible, we see examples of wealthy individuals like Abraham, the queen of Sheba, Job, David, and Solomon. However, many young people are desperate to be wealthy at all costs, even if it requires them to commit atrocities like theft, internet fraud, kidnapping, money rituals, and immorality.
Beloved, God is the source of true riches, and it is not His desire for you to be poor or to live in penury. He has provided an abundance of good things, blessings, and riches for His children to enjoy, use for His service, and propagate His Kingdom.
My dear child, I want you to know that God can make you wealthy. However, you must not give in to laziness, lack of ambition, and prayerlessness. If you want to live a prosperous life, you must be serious with your academics, goals, and godly ambitions. When you do this and pray often, God will prosper the works of your hands, and you will enjoy good success.
REFLECTION:
Are you obsessed with God?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Luke 4:33-44, Joshua 14-15
HYMN : 70- ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER
1 All to Jesus I surrender
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
Chorus:
I surrender all.
I surrender all:
All to Thee,
my blessed saviour
| surrender alI
2 All to Jes beus | surrender,
Humbly at His feet I bow;
Worldly pleasures all forsaken.
Take nme, Jesus, take me now.
3 All to Jesus I surrender.
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing fall on me.
4 All to Jesus I surrender,
Now | feel the sacred flame
O the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory to His name!
Authors: Pastor E. A. Adeboye and Pastor Folu Adeboye