Daily Manna 18 January
MEMORY VERSE: and in That Day Ye Shall Ask Me Nothing. Verily, Verily, I Say Unto You, Whatsoever Ye Shall Ask the Father in My Name, He Will Give It You – John 16:23
READ: John 16:23-33
26. And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
27. And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
28. If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die; then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
29. But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
30. If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
31. Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
32. If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
33. And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;
34. The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
35. And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
36. Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
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Sometimes, we think that we receive answers to prayers because of our fervency or intensity of praying. It could even become something of pride to some believers that when they prayed for themselves or for other people, they received answers. All these are, of course, good, but not nearly good enough alone to attract answers to prayers from God. More than anything else, Christians receive answer to prayers because of the nature of God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
We should always direct our prayers to our Father in heaven through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. He assures us that when we do this, we will receive answers that give fullness of joy. God loves and appreciates us because we love Jesus Christ. We have no doubt who He is, where He came from and to where He has returned. We express our faith in Christ as the One who alone has power to save us from sin.
We believe His every word, including when He is foretelling the future. It is in Him that we find peace in all circumstances. Jesus’ sacrifice at Calvary grants us direct access to God. We no longer need to go through any other medium, or count on our merit, sacrifice and service, or solely on our faith and fervency in prayer.
Instead, we come to the Father confidently knowing that Jesus has made us acceptable to God. The Father grants our requests, not for our sake, but because of His dear Son Jesus Christ. You must, therefore, make Him your Lord and Saviour, to be assured of answers to your prayers.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Jesus is the key that unlocks the treasure trove of heaven.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: EXODUS 5 – 7
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – Why Your Prayers Are Answered – by Pastor Enoch A.
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Daily Manna 18 January 2021
