Monday January 11th, 2021
Memorize: Mark 14:18 Good News Translations (GNT)
« While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you that one of you will betray me–one who is eating with me.” »
Read: Psalms 41:6-12 New King James Versions (NKJV)
6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes out, he tells it.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me; against me they devise my hurt.
8 “An evil disease,” they say, “clings to him. And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
9 Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
10 But You, O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up,
That I may repay them.
11 By this I know that you are well pleased with me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, and set me before Your face forever.
Message:
“Because I’ve traveled a lot, I’ve faced dangers from raging rivers, from robbers, from my own people, and from other people. I’ve faced dangers in the city, in the open country, on the sea, and from believers who turned out to be false friends.”
2 Corinthians 11:26 GOD’S WORD® Translation (GWT)
As we see above, Apostle Paul enumerated the dangers he had encountered in the course of preaching the gospel and perils among false brethren made the list.
You must be aware of false brethren within your family, neighborhood, workplace and even in your local assembly.
In 1 Samuel 17:26-28, while David was making enquiries about the reward for slaying Goliath, his elder brother wanted him to go back to look after sheep.
The elders say that if the household enemy cannot kill a person, neither can the external ones.
David was already dreaming of how he was going to become a giant-killer but his brother wanted to silence him, just as Josephs brothers sought to kill his own dreams in Genesis 37:17-20.
One would think that his brothers would have been interested in helping him become a great ruler as he had dreamed; after all, they would have been the great ruler’s brothers. Rather, they not only wanted his dreams to be aborted, they also wanted to kill him.
Don’t be fooled; not everyone smiling with you genuinely wishes you well, so be careful who you share your dreams with.
Be like David and follow the counsel of God rather than those of men.
When I became the General Overseer of the RCCG, there was a man I had considered to be a good friend as we had done some wonderful things together for God in the past. I went to visit him one day to discuss my new assignment as the General Overseer. When I got to his house, he drove me away, saying he had hated me since the day I came into the Church. I was shocked and really felt sad.
I pray that every wolf in sheep’s clothing around you shall be exposed and disgraced in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer point: Father, every wolf in sheep’s clothing around me, expose this week in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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