#GOFAMINTDailyDevotion Thur. 1/6/2017

4/6/2017     LESSON  1

 BLESSINGS FOR THE POOR IN SPIRIT

 Quarter’s Theme: CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE

Unit 1: Our Spiritual Condition (Lessons 1-4)

(RESPONSIBILITY MONTHS)

 Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 190, 203

Devotional Reading: LK. 6:17-20

Topic For Adults

DO NOT REMAIN A SPIRITUAL BABE

Topic For Youths

HEAVEN – ADMISSION ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Topic For Intermediates

AN INHERITANCE IS WAITING FOR YOU

Scripture Lesson

Lk. 18:9-14; MATT. 13:24-32; 5:3

MEMORY VERSE

I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. Rev. 3:18 (NKJV)

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Thur. 1/6/2017

David, A Man After God’s Heart

Ps. 51:1-12

David was a king in Israel. He fell into the sin of adultery with Bathsheba and committed murder by arranging that Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, be killed. Nathan, the prophet, confronted David concerning the sin; David did not try to find excuses for his actions, instead, he humbled himself before God. One of the symptoms of spiritual pride is finding excuses for one’s sin, or blaming others for one’s actions. A man who realises his spiritual poverty and desires to make heaven does not hesitate to confess his sin to God and ask for forgiveness. David went further to ask for a clean heart and a steadfast spirit. The goal is not just to acknowledge one’s spiritual poverty, but to seek to be built up spiritually and to be established in holiness. One who will inherit the kingdom of God will not remain a spiritual babe perpetually.

POINT OF EMPHASIS: Realising your being poor in spirit should drive you to aspire to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

PRAYER POINT: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a steadfast spirit within me.