13/11/2024
Today’s Devotion
By Rev. Winfred Lomotey Nartey-Graham
13th November 2024
THE SPIRIT OF REJECTION (75)
Read Luke 10:16
Quite numerous are the effects of manipulation, that it is impossible to exhaust them here. However, considering a few of them will give you an insight. Let it be clear from the onset that manipulation presents no good effect. Nothing good can ever come out from Satan, so nothing good can ever come out of manipulation. The devil will entice you by manipulating you with bad attitude to do bad things according to his will. He will hide behind the scene to encourage you to disgrace yourself openly among many. When your ‘’cup is full,’’ he will come back to disgrace you. He hates you. He is only wishing your downfall with disgraceful thoughts. Many prominent men and women have disgraced themselves before the eyes of many and they have lost their respect. If you put your trust in the devil, you are in his kingdom because you have associated yourself with him.
Out of hatred, many are using bad and destructive words against their fellow neighbours. Such people are over dangerous that they end up in church asking for God’s favour to see them through to a high honourable position. God is not mocked. Your selfishness before God will yield you no result because you have inhabited the character of anger and bad attitude of disobedience coming directly from Satan. The danger of anger is even indicated by the various ways people try to deal with it. Some people pretend they have no anger and bury it. However, what they bury is alive and with time, it will tend to expose and destroy them. Some hide their anger and temperament because they are looking for a higher position to occupy. God has no interest in the high position you want to occupy. You have buried your anger but is kept alive in your mind.
Your heart is your heart! Your character is your character! Your attitude is your attitude. Your anger is your anger! You can confirm or define all either positive or negative. It does you no good to try to fight those who hate you in life and have negative attitude against you. Your best hope is to stay centered and focussed on God by maintaining your own perfect positive integrity of attitude. It is very easy for your enemies to accuse you wrongly and begin to say bad things against you that are not true. However, stay focussed in good positive attitude. They may threaten you in many ways. Focus on God. You must be able to center yourself mentally and stay positive on your long-term goals and avoid being knocked down with their evil deeds. It is helpful and good in difficult times to call on positive people who are always there for you. They will take responsibility for their actions and are enthusiastic and encouraging to be with you any time of need. They are proactive and responsive when you need their help. Sometimes God will allow trials, hardships, and obstacles to pressure you to test your faith and temper. When you pass the test, you will look at problems and you can easily overcome them. Trust that God wants to manifest His glory in and through you. You may be trying to figure everything out, trying to solve every problem. Nevertheless, it would take so much pressure off you, and you would enjoy your life so much more, if you could just learn to relinquish control and start believing that God really is directing your steps. Stay focussed. Amen. ‘’To be continued.’’
PRAYER POINT: Allow God to assess who you are and pray to let Him direct your path.
CHRIST GENERAL INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL MINISTRY.
(EMMANUEL CATHEDRAL DAWHENYA)
