Glorified God by holy living Psalm 135:12-21

The only living God desires for His people to be a thankful and praising people. Should children of God worship idols? (vv.15-18). Why? Anything that takes the place of God in our lives is idol. It can be silver, gold or our possessions, our work, our pleasure, our career, relationship or anything. We should worship God and glorified Him not only with our lips but with our whole lives copying Jesus Christ goodness, love and His truth. We must offer our bodies  as living  sacrifice  holy  and pleasing to God. This is  our  spiritual act  of service or  worship. (Rom.12:1).

Prayer for the  Day:  Lord  Jesus  Help me to  present  my life  to you  as  holy  and  acceptable  at all  times. So that as we enter into 2011 things shall be well with me and my entire family.

Be grateful to God Psalm135:1-11

The Lord is good to everyone. From today's passage, can you mention the reason why God is to be praised (vv.1-5). In different ways God's goodness and greatness  can be seen  and experienced. How? The Lord is charged both in the affairs of the world and in the lives of His children (v.5-11). The has chosen Christians to Himself that they might be unto Him for a name of praise. if we do not praise Him for this favour we are the most unworthy and ungrateful of all people. Unbelievers can not praise God acceptable. So praise God continually and every time of your life. Praise the Lord for the is good sing praise to His name for it is pleasant. This is what we need to do at all times.

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus  I pray  that you help me praise you with all my  life  without  ending  in Jesus  name.

Do not allowed yourself to be deceived 1Corinthians 6:9,15,33

Many times  young people  are  deceived  into  believing  that  even  if  they break  fellowship  with  Christ and live anyhow or  immorality and in evil their salvation and inheritance in God's kingdom will still be intact. Anybody who is habitually sinning is spiritually dead. Nobody can live for immoral gratification and still inherit the kingdom of God (Rom 6:16). It is no secret that all who are wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God. Those who claim to be born-again, Holy Spirit-filled tongue-talking, heaven-going while at the same time consciously sowing to please their sinful nature have missed it all. it is natural to reap what we sow(Gal 6:7). Be warned, no one can share in the salvation and the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ without turning his back on all the worldly  pleasures  that draw a person's heart from Christ and His word.

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus please help me not to follow the deception of the world.

Live selflessly 1Corinthians 9:13-27

There are different motives for taking up spiritual responsibilities. Paul in this passage continues to explain his selfless commitment to the call of Christ to preach the Gospel. He sees preaching the Good News as a sacred trust from God for which he seeks no other payment other than the blessing of being an instrument of God  for converting  souls to  Christ.  His  reward  or  blessing  is  the joy  of  sharing  the  good news  with others.  His  hope is  to  win  the  prize.  Are you  also  doing  all  that  you  can  to win  the  prize  that  has  been  reserved  for  you? His  fear  is  not  to  be  disqualified.  What is  that  which gives you joy? Do you derive joy and satisfaction from leading sinners to Christ? If not then start it now!

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus may you grant me the grace to live a selfless and a committed life to you now and forever.

Keep yourself pure Exodus 30:11-21

Moses was instucted by God to levy people for the service of the tabernacle. The rich were not to give more, nor the poor to give less. What do we learn from this arrangement? God is no respecter of anybody. When you read from vv. 19-21 you will see what happen to Aaron and his children, they were to wash their hands and feet with water from it. This point emphasizes purity in all their ministration. Only those with pure hearts and clean hands shall stand before God. This teaches us to cleanse oue hands, our sins, and purify our hearts we those who are double minded (James4:8).

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus help me to live pure and clean in your sight all the days of my life.

A call to holy living 1Peter 1:14-16

The imminent return of Christ should motiviate us to live for Him. This means being mentally alert (''think clealy''). disciplined (''exercise self-control''). and focused look forward. Are you ready to meet Christ, living as God's obedient child? The God of Israel and the Christian church is holy and He has set a standard for morality. Unlike the gods of other nations, our God is not a warlike,adulterous, or spetful. Unlike the god of pagan cults which was popular in the first century, he is not bloodthirsty. He is a God of mercy and justice who cares personally for each of His followers. Our holy God experts us to imitate him by following His high moral standards and by being merciful and just. Peter's words means that all part of our lives and character should be in the process of becoming conformed both inwardly and outwardly, to God' standards. After people commit their life to Christ they sometimes feel a pull back to their old ways. Peter tell us to be like our Heavenly Father holy in everything we do. Holiness means being tatally devoted or dedicated to God, set aside for His special use and set apart from sin and it's influence. We are to be set apart and be different not blending in with the crowd, and yet not being different for defferent sake. God's quality in our lives makes us defferent. Our focus and priorities must be His, all this things are in direct contrast with our old world. We can not become holy in our own, but God gives us His Holy Spirit to help us obey and to give us power to overcome sin. Don't use the excuse that you can't help slipping into sin. Rather rely on God's power to help you free yourself from the power of sin.

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus help me cleanse myself from the corruption of this world in other to be ready for you at anytime you come in Jesus name.

The Gospel

Do you remember how you felt as a child on Christmas Eve? Most of as could not wait for the morning to come when we will eat a good mael and put on new cloths probably to church service. In the church we heard children singing and reciting memory verses as they dramatized the Christmas story. The story of angelic host and of the visit of the shepherds to the manger is perhaps the best known of all stories. The shepherd caring for their sheep, the mother and the father caring for their new born baby, the angelic choir breaking into the darkness of the earth's night to herald the long awiated sunrise of the good news that the Savior had been born. God so much care for that He sent Christ to the dying world to be born in a manger and birth to be announced first to the humble shepherds. That is the Good News that came to change our destiny. Have you allowed Christ to be born into your heart? That is the only way you can boldly say you are celebrating or enjoying Christmas. You have the opportunity to invite Christ into your heart now for He is still standing behind the close door and want you to open Him to in and celebrate with you. The next hour or so may cause you something great do not delay.

Prayer for the Day: Lord Jesus thank you for the life you brought to me and help me stay close to you now and forever in Jesus Name.