Thursday Devotional......9/15/16

Good morning...

Last night we had our Monthly Women's Praise & Prayer get together. What a blessing to meet with other women, sing praises to our Lord, and pray for the prayer requests that the women asked for. We sang a song by Stephen Curtis Chapman which he wrote just after his little daughter, Maria, went home to be with the Lord.  He does not sing about Maria specifically, The song is called "It Will Rise." It is about how beauty will come even in a time of trouble....how joy always comes in the morning. Here is the link for that song... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJynET3b3PM  He sings of what God gives us when we are mourning, We prayed for Kaleb's family, the Vancils and the Ihrigs as they traverse this painful time of mourning. It was very powerful. Please pray for them and for their church family as they celebrate Kaleb's short but amazing life.

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The devotional for today is called, "Grace Is the Glue." It is co-written by Brother Thomas Ukwate and Jody Ward, The theme is that which  we strive to do is made excellent by the power of grace, Jody wrote, "The pillar that holds together the faithfulness, the anointing, the unction and passion of the Holy Spirit is grace. The unlimited progress in the fulfillment of our destiny, is grace."

"Grace Is the Glue"

And in a powerful way, the apostles gave their witness of the resur-rection of the Lord Jesus. They told their story, their account of the events, and of how the Lord Jesus was truly now alive. They duly-gave all the details and delivered their testimony with strength, ability and energy.

Great grace rested richly on them all and was powerfully at work in them all. God greatly blessed His followers with loving-kindness, favor and goodwill.

Acts 4.33

The ingredient that produces excellence in a man, is grace. The power that accelerates a person to prominence, is grace. The glue that holds the creative idea and the productivity together, is grace. The hard work and prosperity is grace.

The pillar that holds together the faithfulness, the anointing, the unction and passion of the Holy Spirit is grace. The unlimited progress in the fulfillment of our destiny, is grace.

The overall materialization of the success, the excellence, the productivity, the prosperity and the prominence we expect and hope for, depends on the release of God's great Grace upon our lives.

May the the Lord release on you the great Grace that will power total restoration and provide unlimited access to the treasures of heaven, in Jesus name amen.

Written by Brother Thomas Ukwute, 

        and Jody Ward

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