DAILY POWERED WORD DEVOTIONAL PODCAST BY PASTOR ELVIS ASORO 11-11-2019

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Our Daily Powered Word, Wednesday 11 October, 2017: You Are Created For A Great Purpose!

The reason God brought you to this generation is because you are RELEVANT to the world at this time. It is therefore your responsibility to find out WHY you are here and WHAT you are here to ACCOMPLISH AND TAKE STEPS. But the truth is, Purpose can only be discovered in Christ Jesus, Who has mastermind your destiny by His death, resurrection and glorification. Jesus said in John 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life:" The way to your Purpose is in Him because there are many ways one may be deceived and mislead by the devil (the very enemy of man) to TAKE (Proverbs 16:25), but Jesus is THE WAY. Everything about your life is in Christ Jesus! See also Romans 8:28-30. Ephesians 1:18.
May the Lord bless and increase His word in your heart in Jesus Name.


PRAYER : Gracious God i come to you in the Name of Jesus, help me to discover my purpose for existence and reveal to me your will in Christ Jesus for my life. Thank you good God.

Remain Ever Blessed.

Jesus is The Lord! 

THE UNSELFISH MARRIAGE

Aug 18, 2014 The Unselfish Marriage   “Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” (Philippians 2:4 NLT) Marriage gives you many opportunities to make adjustments in your life. Change happens all the time — from the changing stages of your children to moves to job changes to illnesses. When circumstances change in your lives, both you and your spouse will have to make adjustments to keep your marriage on track. In fact, simply being two imperfect people building a life together requires making adjustments for one another. Marriages that grow will always demonstrate the ability to make adjustments for one another. At its core, it’s really about being unselfish. Learning to become less selfish is one of the greatest lessons of life. It might be the most important lesson God wants to teach you through your marriage. How do you become less selfish and make positive adjustments for your spouse in your marriage? Think about what your spouse needs most. The Bible says, “Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too” (Philippians 2:4 NLT). Unfortunately, often the longer we’re married the less we think about our spouse’s needs. The Bible says we should be concerned about everyone’s needs more than our own. That’s particularly true in our homes. Submit to one another. To adjust to your spouse, you have to submit to him or her. That simply means giving up what you really want in order to meet your spouse’s needs. Ephesians 5:21 says, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” Some men think their wives should do the adjusting in their marriage because they are the spiritual leaders of the home. But being a leader means husbands should lead the way in service in their homes. Make adjustments in the little things. Maybe it means arriving a little bit later or leaving a little bit earlier. Maybe it means going to bed a little bit later or a little bit earlier. Maybe it means going to the movie or restaurant your spouse wants to go to. Maybe it means listening when your spouse needs you to listen and not just when you want to listen. It’s in those little daily decisions to adjust and meet each other’s needs where genuine love is expressed. The test of your love toward your spouse isn’t what you say about your love. It’s how you demonstrate that love. Treat your mate as Jesus would. If you make that one decision, it changes everything. The definition of mature love is to treat other people as Jesus would. Jesus is our best example when it comes to love. “This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us” (1 John 3:16a GNT).  You’ll spend the rest of your lives trying to apply that to your marriage, but your marriage will be incalculably better as you try. Talk It Over What is one adjustment you’ve seen your spouse make in your marriage that has meant a great deal to you? Have you told your spouse how much you appreciate that adjustment? What’s one adjustment you could make this week as an act of love for your spouse? How does treating your spouse as Jesus would change how you view your marriage? Remain Ever Blessed. Jesus Christ Is Lord!

God Is on Your Side

God Is on Your Side
by Rick Warren

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and
the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:13 (NLT)

No matter what you’re going to face this next week, you’re not going to face it alone. God is with you, he is in you, and he is for you.

Philippians 2:13 says, “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (NLT).

“God is working in you.” The word “working” in Greek is the word energos, from which we get the word “energy.” God is the energy driver in your life. You’re not just going on willpower. You’re not just going on your own power. God says he will give you the power you need, no matter what you’re facing.

Not only is he in you, he is with you. The Bible says, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you” (John 14:18, 20 NIV). That’s quite a promise! The Bible says Christ is in you; the Bible says you’re hid with Christ in God; and the Bible says you’re sealed with the Holy Spirit. That means for the devil to get to you, he’s got to get through the Trinity! That’s a pretty good protection. That is a great fear reliever.

Not only is God with you and in you; God is also for you. Romans 8:31 says, “If God is for us, no one can defeat us” (NCV).

When a shepherd leads the sheep, there are always guard dogs at the back, nipping at the sheep to keep them moving in the right direction.
The Bible says that the guard dogs in your life are goodness and mercy. God gives you the things you don’t deserve — that is his goodness. And, he doesn’t give you the things you do deserve — that’s his mercy.
Do you ever feel the smile of God in your life? If you don’t, you don’t really know God. Some people think God is like the angry parent who’s mad at them all the time. No. God is for you!

If you want to be happy, you need to get up every morning and say, “God, thank you that you’re going to be with me today, you’re going to be in me today, and you’re going to be for me today.”

Isn’t that great news? If God is with you, and God is in you, and God is for you, what in the world are you doing being depressed?

Talk It Over

• How do you think God wants you to access his power that is available to you?
• When do you doubt God’s presence the most? Ask God for faith to see him at work in your life.
• How will your perspective of a difficult situation change now that you know God is on your side?

How Could God Forget You?

How Could God Forget You? by Rick Warren

“[Jesus] looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name! ‘Zacchaeus!’ he said.” (Luke 19:5a LB) All of Zacchaeus’ life he’d been ridiculed and rejected, first for his appearance and then for his sinful life. But Jesus not only looked at him; Jesus also showed that he knew him by calling Zacchaeus by name. Imagine the shock Zacchaeus must have felt! How did Jesus know his name? God not only knows where you are; he knows who you are. He knows what you’re going through, why you’re going through it, and how you feel about it. He knows you better than you know yourself. He cares about you personally. The name Zacchaeus means “pure one.” That’s the last thing you would think of when you think of a corrupt government official. He was anything but pure. And yet Jesus, by calling Zacchaeus by name, was saying, “Hey, pure one, I’m coming to your house today.” Jesus was affirming what he saw in Zacchaeus, not what he was. You may be afraid to get close to Jesus because you think he’s going to scold you for all the things you’ve done wrong. But Jesus wants to affirm you. He wants to let you know how much he loves you. “Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands” (Isaiah 49:15-16a NLT). When Jesus died on the cross, stretched out his arms, and the soldiers put nails through his hands, your name was engraved there. When you get to Heaven, there will be no scars on anyone except Jesus. He’s going to have those scars for eternity to remind us how much he loves us, to say, “Do you think I could forget you? Not a chance! This is how much you matter to me.” Talk It Over Does the idea that God knows you better than you know yourself give you comfort or make you uncomfortable? Why? What are some traits or gifts that others see in you that you don’t notice about yourself? What about your past or present struggles makes you question God’s love and acceptance of you? *** *** ***

Where Can You Find True Freedom?

Where Can You Find True Freedom? by Rick Warren

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36 NIV) The world defines freedom as a life without any restraint: "I can do anything I want to do and say anything I want to say without anybody telling me what to do." Everybody else may get burned by you, but you get to do it your own way. The world says you can have your freedom, but only by being totally selfish. Yet, the Bible says the only way to true freedom is through Jesus: “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36 NIV). Real freedom is freedom from fear, where you’re truly free from guilt, worry, bitterness, and death. You’re free to quit pretending because you’re free to be yourself. How do you get rid of those kinds of fears? By letting God love you! The apostle John teaches that, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18a). When you realize how much God loves you, you’ll begin to live in true freedom. In fact, you worship God when you recognize that “God is love.” It is an act of worship to agree that he is a loving, caring, generous God and that we can “rely on the love God has for us” (1 John 4:16a).  Talk It Over If you struggle to believe God loves you, why do you think you have unbelief in this area of faith? How has God shown his love to you? How can you express your freedom in Christ? *** *** ***

God Says You're Worth Being Found

God Says You're Worth Being Found by Rick Warren

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NLT) Some people believe calling someone spiritually lost is a put-down. But it’s not. It’s actually a great compliment to be called spiritually lost. There’s a difference between losing something and misplacing something. If I misplace something, it means it wasn’t important to me. But if I lose it, it’s valuable enough for me to try to find it. You misplace a bobby pin; you lose your glasses. People are only lost if they’re worth finding. Think of it this way: The value of a masterpiece doesn’t go down when it’s lost; it goes up. Human beings lose a lot when they aren’t connected to God. We lose our direction, God’s protection, our potential, our happiness, and our future home in Heaven — just to name a few. But there’s one thing we don’t lose: our value. God loved you enough to send his very best — Jesus. The most famous verse in the Bible says, “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 NLT). You matter so much to God that he underwent a rescue mission to come get you. He came to Earth as a little baby so that one day he could die on a wooden cross for your sin. Talk It Over For more on God’s love for you and to find out how you can have a relationship with God, watch the video “What Does It Mean to Follow Christ?” at rickwarren.org/know-god. How does the way you look at the spiritually lost compare to the way God sees them? What difference does John 3:16 make in your life? Who in your life is spiritually lost and needs to understand his or her value to God? How will you reach out to that person this week? *** *** ***