ULTIMATE CARE DEVOTIONAL🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023🎁💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦TODAY’S THEME: Despise Not God”He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit”TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 4:8MESSAGE📕I can recount my personal experience here. I see in many believers and churches an alarming trend, which is “ignorance of God’s word” by some, rejection of God’s word by others, and an outright “despise of the word of God” by some also. The results we see, are catastrophic.In Amos 2: 4 (KJV), one of the reasons God judged Judah was that they despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandment.“Thus, saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked” (AMOS 2:4)In 2 Chronicles 36:16, the Children of Israel mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.” But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy” (2 CHRONICLES 36:16)This is a sobering warning-to despise the word of the Lord is to incur His Wrath. This is dangerous to those that despise his word. So, the warning is “Despise Not the Word of The Lord”. Despising His Word means despising God. Despising His messenger means Despising God (2 CHRONICLE 36:16, AMOS 2:4)The Apostle Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, cautioned the church in Thessalonica not to look down on one another (despise) or one another’s gifts (1 Thess. 4:8). Every believer has been bought by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, so in God’s sight, we are equal and should treat one another as such. Since all of the believers at Thessalonica were children of God, whatever they did to one another – whether good or evil – they were doing it to God.The Holy Spirit, who is the seal of our salvation, lives in every Christian, and therefore we must respect one another and never belittle anyone. We should also exhort one another daily (Hebrews 3:13). When we do these things, there will be unity among us, and we will do the work of God with joy instead of bitterness. When there is love and oneness among us, it is easy for the world to see the light in us and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.PRAYERS🔑Heavenly Father, I thank you for the gift of life and the salvation of my soul. Father, help me to live according to your will in my life. Strengthen me with thy Holy Spirit and empower me never to despise your purpose in my life.Father, thy word is the light of my life, help me Lord to live according to thy word, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.FURTHER BIBLE READING1 TIMOTHY 4BIBLE READING PLAN FOR THE YEAR, 2023MORNING: 1 SAMUEL,15-16EVENING: REVELATION, 7-8.💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦Author: Pastor NseAbasi Harry 🪐💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦HAMMER WORD BIBLE CHURCH, ABAK, NIGERIA CARES ⛪