Christ Apostolic church Daily devotional manual 20 sept 2023[English and Yoruba]

CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH

THE LIVING WATER (January-December, 2023)

DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE 

DATE:

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

TOPIC:

WE ARE ABLE

MEMORISE

Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, "Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it" (Numbers 13:30).

READ:

Numbers 13:30-33

[30]. Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

[31]. But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” 

[32]. And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. 

[33]. There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

EXPOSITION 

         Let the knowledge and understanding of God shape and sharpen your perception about yourself. His promises in His Word should be the only report you reckon with to live a fulfilled life here on earth (cf. 2 Cor. 1:20). Having a limited mind-set does not only affect you but others around you. In today's Scripture reading, the 10 of the 12 leaders sent as spies saw themselves as grasshoppers; they were moved and lived by sight (2 Cor. 5:7). They returned and gave their myopic report which most of the people believed, and so, were befallen by the same fate. Their response revealed that they agreed to it. And they all missed the promise together, except for Caleb and Joshua. When you focus on your challenges instead of subjecting to God's Word, you are living by sight, and may never receive God's victory over the challenge.

    Beware of spiritually myopic and pessimistic people. You can't partner with them, if you would achieve all that God has for you. They are unstable/inconsistent in their ways. Instead, speak God's Word concerning you into reality. You can do all things (overcome that challenge, get that admission, marry that godly and virtuous sister/brother, win that contract, get that visa) through Christ Who strengthens you (Php. 4:13). Believe it and see it come to pass. Why? With God, nothing shall be impossible! 

SUGGESTED HYMN FOR TODAY: 

CAC GHB 638 

1. Give me the faith which can remove

 And sink the mountain to a plain;

 Give me the child-like praying love,

 Which longs to build thy house again;

 Thy love let it my heart o'erpow'r,

 And all my simple soul devour.

2. I want an even strong desire,

 I want a calmly fervent zeal

 To have poor souls out of the fire,

 To snatch them from the verge of hell

 And turn them to a pardoning God,

 And quench the brands in Jesus' blood.

3. I would the precious time redeem,

 And longer live for this alone,

 To spend, and to be spent, for them

 Who have not yet my Saviour known;

 Fully on these my mission prove,

 And only breathe, to breathe Thy love.

4. My talents, gifts, and graces, Lord,

 Into Thy blessed hands receive;

 And let me live to preach Thy word,

 And let me to Thy glory live;

 My every sacred moment spend

 In publishing the sinner's Friend.

5. Enlarge, inflame, and fill my heart

 With boundless charity divine!

 So shall I all my strength exert,

 And love them with a zeal like Thine;

 And lead them to Thy open side,

 The sheep for whom their Shepherd died.

Amen.

PRAYER POINTS

1. Thank God for His promises for your life, the fulfilled and yet to be fulfilled. 

2. Pray that God should destroy every grasshopper mentality militating against your progress in life. 

3. Jehovah Rapha, help brethren in precarious health situations at the verge of giving up on You to revive their faith again.

EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: 

Ezekiel 41-43

AUTHOR

CAC Worldwide

Remain blessed

Yoruba 

ÌJỌ ÀPỌ́SÍTÉLÌ KRISTI 

Naijiria àti Oke Okun 

OMI IYE NAA, (January- December, 2023)

Òjọ

ỌJỌRU(Wednesday) September 20, 2023.

ÀKÒRÍ:  

A LE ṢE E

AKOSORI:

      Kalebu si pa awọn enia lẹnu mọ́ niwaju Mose, o si wipe, Ẹ jẹ ki a gòke lọ lẹ̃kan, ki a si gbà a; nitoripe awa le ṣẹ́ ẹ ( Numeri 13:30 )

KA:

Numeri 13:30-33

[30]. Kalebu si pa awọn enia lẹnu mọ́ niwaju Mose, o si wipe, Ẹ jẹ ki a gòke lọ lẹ̃kan, ki a si gbà a; nitoripe awa le ṣẹ́ ẹ. 

[31]. Ṣugbọn awọn ọkunrin ti o bá a gòke lọ wipe, Awa kò le gòke tọ̀ awọn enia na lọ; nitoriti nwọn lagbara jù wa lọ. 

[32]. Nwọn si mú ìhin buburu ti ilẹ na, ti nwọn ti ṣe amí wá fun awọn ọmọ Israeli, wipe, Ilẹ na ti awa là já lati ṣe amí rẹ̀, ilẹ ti imu awọn enia rẹ̀ jẹ ni; ati gbogbo enia ti awa ri ninu rẹ̀ jẹ́ enia ti o ṣigbọnlẹ. 

[33]. Ati nibẹ̀ li awa gbé ri awọn omirán, awọn ọmọ Anaki ti o ti inu awọn omirán wá: awa si dabi ẹlẹnga li oju ara wa, bẹ̃li awa si ri li oju wọn. 

ITUPALẸ

       Jẹ ki imọ ati oye Ọlọrun tun oju-iwoye rẹ nipa ara rẹ ṣe. Awọn ileri to wa ninu ọrọ Rẹ nikan to fun ọ lati sinmi le ninu gbigbe igbe-aye imuṣẹ ayanmọ rẹ laye ( II Kor. 1:20 ). Ero kukuru ti o ni ko nii nipa buburu lori rẹ nikan, yoo tun ran awọn ti o yi ọ ka pẹlu. Ninu ibi kika wa toni, mẹwaa ninu awọn asaaju mejila ti a ran jade lati lọọ ṣe ami gan-an ri ara wọn bii ẹlẹnga, awọn wọnyi ni a n dari nipasẹ iwoye tara lasan ( II Kor. 5:7). Wọn pada wa lati waa jabọ f'awọn eeyan ni ibamu pẹlu ero kukuru wọn, ọgọọrọ awọn eniyan si gba wọn gbọ ti wọn si ṣe bẹẹ ni ipin ninu ajalu to de ba wọn nikẹyin. Idahun wọn fihan pe awọn naa fara mọ ọn. Eyi lo ṣokunfa bi ileri naa ṣe yẹ lori gbogbo wọn yatọ si kalẹbu ati Josua nikan. Elero kukuru lo jẹ nigba ti o ba n tẹju mọ awọn ipenija rẹ ju dipo ki o jọwọ ara rẹ si abẹ itọni Ọrọ Ọlọrun, ko si nii ṣe e ṣe fun ọ laelae lati ri iṣẹgun Ọlọrun gba lori ipenija naa 

    Sọra fun awọn elero kukuru atawọn ti kii ronu ohun rere nipa tẹmi. O o le ba wọn ṣe pọ niwọn igba to o ba si fẹẹ ki ileri Ọlọrun ṣẹ laye rẹ. Wọn kun fun iyemeji ni gbogbo ọna wọn. Dipo titẹle iṣe wọn, Ọrọ Ọlọrun ti yoo mu eto Rẹ wa si imuṣẹ lo yẹ ko o maa sọ si ara rẹ. Iwọ le ṣe ohun gbogbo ( bori ipenija naa, gba iwe iwọle si ile-iwe giga, ṣe igbeyawo pẹlu ọkunrin tabi obinrin ti Ọlọrun ti ṣeto fun ọ, o ti gba iṣẹ akanṣe nla naa, gba iwe-irinna s'oke-okun ) nipasẹ Kristi ẹni to n fi agbara kun ọ ( Filipi 4:13 ). Gba a gbọ ki o si maa wo o bo ti n wa si imuṣẹ. Kinni idi? Pẹlu Ọlọrun, ohun gbogbo ni ṣiṣe!

            

Awọn Koko Adura

1. Dupẹ lọwọ Ọlọrun f'awọn ileri Rẹ lori aye rẹ, eyi to ti n wa si imuṣẹ ati eyi to o si n reti pe o n bọ wa si imuṣẹ.

2. Gbadura ki Ọlọrun ba ọ pa gbogbo awọn ẹmi ẹlẹga to n ṣe lodi si itẹsiwaju rẹ laye run.

3. Jehofa Rafa, ran awọn ara ti wọn ti sọ ireti nu latari aisan kan tabi omiran to n ba wọn finra lọwọ lati sọ igbagbọ wọn ji lẹẹkan si i.

Orin Ti A Dabaa, I.O. CAC: 638

OJILELẸGBẸTA O DIN MEJI

                                    8.8.8.D.

Nitori itara ile rẹ ti jẹ mi tan.

O D. 69:9.

1. Fun mi n'igbagbo to le so 

   Oke giga di petele; 

   Fun mi ni ife adura, 

   Ti nfe lati tun 'le Re ko; 

   K'ife Re bori okan mi, 

   Ko si gba gbogb' emi mi kan 

2. Mo nfe ife to lagbara, 

   Mo nfe itara to gbona, 

   Ki nyo elese n'nu ina, 

   Ki nja won lowo iparun, 

   Ki ndari won sod' Olorun 

   Ki nf'eje Jesu pa 'na won. 

3. Mo fe ra 'gba to lo pada, 

   Ki npe laye nitorina, 

   Ki nlo ara mi fun awon 

   Ti ko ti mo Olugbala; 

   Ki nf' ipe mi han lara won, 

   Ki nsi ma mi kik'ife Re. 

4. Gba ebun ati ise mi 

   S'owo rere Re, Oluwa; 

   Jeki nma wasu oro Re, 

   Ki nwa laye fun ogo Re, 

   Ki nlo gbogbo akoko mi 

   N'ikede Ore elese 

5. Bus' okan mi, mu ko gbona, 

   K'O si f'ife mimo kun un! 

   Beni uno lo gbogbo 'pa mi, 

   Uno f'itara Tire fe won; 

   Uno si to won si iha Re, 

   Awon agutan t'O ku fun. 

Amin.

Afikun Ibi Kika Fun Oni:

Esekiẹli 41-43