Being Like Jesus

  THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)   TOPIC: SONGS OF MERCY III DATE: 30 SEPTEMBER, 2021 BIBLE READING: PSALMS 25:1-22 VERSE FOR MEDITATION: PSALMS 25:7 NKJV Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Your mercy remember me, for Your goodness’ sake, O LORD.   As we have thoroughly explained that God does not forget. But when the Scripture says, “I [God] will forget your sin”, and the Psalmist here says, “Do not remember (that is, forget) the sins of my youth nor my transgressions”. Simply means, “Clear off every record of sins of my youth nor my transgressions”. And the Psalmist added, “… According to Your mercy remember me, O Lord, for your goodness’ sake”. Simply means, “According to Your promises take action, for your goodness’ sake, O Lord”. What action? We can find that in the next consecutive verses. To teach us in the way, for all the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth (vv. 8-13). T...

  THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)   TOPIC: SONGS OF MERCY II DATE: 29 SEPTEMBER, 2021 BIBLE READING: PSALMS 25:1-22 VERSE FOR MEDITATION: PSALMS 25:6 NKJV Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses, for they are from of old.   Yesterday we were looking at the word, ‘remember’ and how God does not forget. But you may be tempted to ask this question, “If God does not forget, how come the Scripture says that God will remember our sins no more? Simply means, He will forget our sins.” (Jer. 31:31-34; Heb. 8:12; 10:17). When you study those Bible passages contextually, you will understand that it was referring to a new and better covenant that we have in Christ Jesus through His finished works on the cross. Under the old covenant, the sacrifices of bulls, lambs, goats and turtle doves, does not take away sin permanently from our heart. But under the new covenant, Christ paid and offered one sacrifice for ...

  THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)   TOPIC: SONGS OF MERCY I DATE: 28 SEPTEMBER, 2021 BIBLE READING: PSALMS 25:1-22 VERSE FOR MEDITATION: PSALMS 25:6 NKJV Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses, for they are from of old.   It was Apostle Paul that admonished us to speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, and that we should sing with grace in our hearts and also make melody in your hearts to the Lord. This is accomplished when the word of Christ dwells in you richly in all wisdom, like a wine that intoxicates, and like the Spirit that fills (Col. 3:16; Eph. 5:18, 19). After the word of Christ has dwelt in you richly in all wisdom, and the Spirit of God has filled you, the next thing that should happen is to speak to one another in psalms, and hymns and spiritual songs. We have dwelt on the word of Christ that has produced in us the mercy and the love of God, and the Spirit of ...

  THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)   TOPIC: THE RICHES OF GOD’S MERCY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT VI- PETER DATE: 27 SEPTEMBER, 2021 BIBLE READING: JOHN 21:15-19 VERSE FOR MEDITATION: LUKE 22:32 TPT But I have prayed for you, Peter, that you would stay faithful to me no matter what comes. Remember this: after you have turned back to me and have been restored, make it your life mission to strengthen the faith of your brothers.”   Today, we shall be concluding on the riches of God’s mercy by looking at Peter as our final case study. Before the Lord’s crucifixion, He told Peter about what was revealed to Him in the place of prayer, of how Satan desired to have him. But He has prayed that his faith should not fail. First, Satan has a desire. That was what Jesus Christ meant in John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy…” The devil, our adversary, will not come to you, except he had found some...

  THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)   TOPIC: THE RICHES OF GOD’S MERCY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT V- THE SYRO-PHOENICIAN WOMAN DATE: 26 SEPTEMBER, 2021 BIBLE READING: MARK 7:24-30 VERSE FOR MEDITATION: MARK 7:29 ESV And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.”   In today’s Bible reading, just like what we shared about the Samaritan woman, of how Jesus needed to go through Samaria because the riches of God’s mercy was about to visit her. And we understood from the Bible that the Jews ought to be the first to receive the gospel of Christ before the Gentiles (Matt. 10:4; 15:24). Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon; the gentiles nations. Remember what Jesus said of Himself, that he did nothing except whatever He saw the Father did (Jn. 5:21). So His journey through the gentile nation was by the leading of the Spirit of God. In Mark’s gospel chapter one, the Bible says of Jesu...

  THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)   TOPIC: THE RICHES OF GOD’S MERCY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT IV- THE PARALYZED MAN DATE: 25 SEPTEMBER, 2021 BIBLE READING: MARK 2:1-12 VERSE FOR MEDITATION: MARK 2:5 GNT Seeing how much faith they had, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My son, your sins are forgiven.”   In our Bible reading, we see that Jesus preached the word. There is difference between preaching and teaching, and the Bible is very meticulous in using both. In that same chapter of our Bible reading, we see ‘preach’ (Mk. 2:2) and ‘teach’ (Mk. 2:13). What is the difference? To teach is to impart instruction, instil doctrine into one or to explain or expound a thing.   But to preach is to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom of God. It also means to teach about the kingdom of God with evidence. Matthew 4:23 NKJV And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and he...

  THE RHEMA WORD FOR TODAY (A DAILY DEVOTIONAL WITH PREACHER SAM)   TOPIC: THE RICHES OF GOD’S MERCY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT III- THE LEPER DATE: 24 SEPTEMBER, 2021 BIBLE READING: MARK 1:40-45 VERSE FOR MEDITATION: MARK 1:41 TPT Being deeply moved with tender compassion, Jesus reached out and touched the skin of the leper and told him, “Of course I want you to be healed- so now, be cleansed!”   This leper in our Bible reading is another person from the New Testament that enjoyed the mercy of God. From his conversation with Jesus, you could tell how faithless he was. But he was bold enough to approach him, that was why he obtained mercy (Heb. 4:16). The leper must have heard of this man called Jesus. He had some understanding who this Jesus was; a miracle worker. And it was with that confidence that he came to Jesus. The sovereign mercy of God overlooks our ignorance, but God decides who to show this mercy to. Yet His new mercies are freely shown to anyo...