HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK, NIGERIA ⛪💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦Morning Devotion 🍎”He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant forever: holy and reference is his name”— Psalms 111:9MESSAGE 🌈The Lord’s people delight in the covenant itself. It is an unfailing source of consolation to them so often as the Holy Spirit leads them into its banqueting house and waves its banner of love, for his banner of his people is love (Song of Solomon 2:4).They delight to contemplate the antiquity of that covenant, remembering that before the day-star knew its place, or planets ran their round, the interests of the saints were made secure in Christ Jesus. It is peculiarly pleasing to them to remember the sureness of the covenant, while meditating upon “the sure mercies of David.” They delight to celebrate it as “signed, and sealed, and ratified, in all things ordered well.” It often makes their hearts dilate with joy to think of its immutability, as a covenant which neither time nor eternity, life nor death, shall ever be able to violate—a covenant as old as eternity and as everlasting as the Rock of ages. They rejoice also to feast upon the fulness of this covenant, for they see in it all things provided for them. God is their portion, Christ their companion, the Spirit their Comforter, earth their lodge, and heaven their home. They see in it an inheritance reserved and entailed to every soul possessing an interest in its ancient and eternal deed of gift. Their eyes sparkled when they saw it as a treasure-trove in the Bible; but oh! how their souls were gladdened when they saw in the last will and testament of their divine kinsman, that it was bequeathed to them! More especially it is the pleasure of God’s people to contemplate the graciousness of this covenant. They see that the law was made void because it was a covenant of works and depended upon merit, but this they perceive to be enduring because grace is the basis, grace the condition, grace the strain, grace the bulwark, grace the foundation, grace the topstone. The covenant is a treasury of wealth, a granary of food, a fountain of life, a store-house of salvation, a charter of peace, and a haven of joy.What a covenant that comes with grace? We are grace personified, but not in sin, for we are of the righteous stalk, Holy and Reverend is His Name.Prayers ♨️Heavenly Father, I thank you this day for your love and goodness. I thank you for the covenant which you made with the house of Israel for our good. Father, uphold me today with your covenants of life and mercy, and keep me as the apple of your eyes. Father, keep me from all evil and establish my goings. Lord, manifests yourself unto me today and bless me with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus, in Jesus mighty name Amen.Evening DEVOTION 💚”And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. — Mark 9:15MESSAGE 🌈How great the difference between Moses and Jesus! When the prophet of Horeb had been forty days upon the mountain, he underwent a kind of transfiguration, so that his countenance shone with exceeding brightness, and he put a veil over his face, for the people could not endure to look upon his glory. Not so our Saviour. He had been transfigured with a greater glory than that of Moses, and yet, it is not written that the people were blinded by the blaze of his countenance, but rather they were amazed, and running to him they saluted him. The glory of the law repels, but the greater glory of Jesus attracts. Though Jesus is holy and just, yet blended with his purity there is so much of truth and grace, that sinners run to him amazed at his goodness, fascinated by his love; they salute him, become his disciples, and take him to be their Lord and Master. Reader, it may be that just now you are blinded by the dazzling brightness of the law of God. You feel its claims on your conscience, but you cannot keep it in your life. Not that you find fault with the law, on the contrary, it commands your profoundest esteem, still you are in nowise drawn by it to God; you are rather hardened in heart, and are verging towards desperation. Ah, poor heart! turn thine eye from Moses, with all his repelling splendour, and look to Jesus, resplendent with milder glories. Behold his flowing wounds and thorn-crowned head! He is the Son of God, and therein he is greater than Moses, but he is the Lord of love, and therein more tender than the lawgiver. He bore the wrath of God, and in his death revealed more of God’s justice than Sinai on a blaze, but that justice is now vindicated, and henceforth it is the guardian of believers in Jesus. Look, sinner, to the bleeding Saviour, and as thou feelest the attraction of his love, fly to his arms, and thou shalt be saved.PRAYERS ♨️Heavenly Father, I thank you for grace for life which you have given me. Many are not able to see today, but your love and faithfulness have granted me life. I will ever remain grateful to you for making me your glory, an instrument in the hand of the Lord. Father, let your countenance empowers me so that I will continue to work in your love, fulfilling purpose and manifesting the kingdom.TODAY, I declare the decree of the Lord, that my going out is blessed and my returning is blessed. Lord, let the rain of your blessings showers on me this day, in Jesus mighty name Amen.💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦⛪Hammer Word Cares