MFM Daily Devotional 2 August 2023
TOPIC: Symbols of God’s Faithful Care (II)
MEMORY VERSE
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
Isaiah 62:5
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: Remember that even when every demon in hell stands against you, the God of Abraham remains faithful to all His promises.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY
Henceforth, you will experience God’s love and faithful care in a greater dimension, in the name of Jesus.
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Ezekiel 34:11-31
PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 148 – 149; Hebrews 13; James 1
MFM Daily Devotional 2 August 2023 MESSAGE
Yesterday, we identified three symbols of God’s faithful care to believers. Today, we shall continue this discourse. I encourage you to be in God’s will and partake of this divine privilege. The fourth symbol of God’s faithfulness is that He guides us like a shepherd (Ezekiel 34:11-31).
The summary of our Fire Scripture for today is that shepherds (including pastors and political leaders) in Ezekiel’s time failed God and the people. They were insensitive and selfish, neglecting to feed and care for God’s people. Therefore, God promised to rescue His people, make them lie in green pastures, care for them and give them justice. As the good Lord extended this faithful care to His children in Ezekiel’s time, He is doing the same even today. He is the Good Shepherd to as many as trust in Him.
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The fifth symbol is that like a hen, God brings believers together. Matthew 23:37 says, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not.” A hen gathering her chickens under her wings is an apt emblem of the Saviour’s tender love to those who trust in Him and entrust their faithful care to Him.
The sixth symbol is that like an eagle, God carries His children. Deuteronomy 32:11-12 says, “As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.” I prophesy that the same God, who bore the Israelites on eagle’s wings and brought them out of Egypt to the Promised Land, will carry you to your wealthy place and land of fulfilment, in Jesus’ name.
The seventh symbol of God’s faithful care to us is that like a groom, He brings us joy. The point here is that He will have delight in His people and this will be properly represented by the affection which a young man has for his bride. An important proof of God’s faithful care for us is the unspeakable joy He gives us. Beloved, offer God the sacrifice of thanksgiving daily for His faithful care.
MFM Daily Devotional 2 August 2023 PRAYER POINTS
MORNING
1. Father, I thank You for being my Good Shepherd and for guiding me, in the name of Jesus.
2. My Father, in the midst of the peril and turbulence of the last days, protect me and my family as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, in the name of Jesus.
3. My gracious Father, bear me on eagle’s wings and carry me to my land of fulfilment, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. Throughout this year and beyond, the Lord will delight in me, in the name of Jesus.
5. I claim the joy of the Lord for every area of my life, in the name of Jesus.
6. The faithful care of God will never cease in my life, in the name of Jesus.
7. I declare that the presence of God will never depart from me, in the name of Jesus.
