*_'Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven._*
Matthew 5:3

*Prayer :*

Keep me from pride but grant me a heart that is humble in spirit.

Remind me “apart from You, we can do nothing.” for every moment of my life is dependent on You.

Help me to walk by faith in Christ but not to live with self-sufficiency.

Lead me to the life that is not self-focused but the life that pleases You now and always.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

*_A Benignant Week_*

“Our identity in God cannot be shaken by any trial.”

Today’s devotional covers the start of Jesus’ ministry, beginning with His baptism and heavenly affirmation, “This is My Son.” Soon after, Jesus faces testing in the wilderness, showing His strength in God’s truth.

SCRIPTURE

"And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel." Mark 1:15

STORY
Have you ever felt a mix of clarity and challenge as you stepped into a new season of life? Jesus' baptism wasn’t just a moment of divine affirmation—it was a declaration of His purpose. As the heavens opened, God proclaimed, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” What would it mean for your daily life if you fully embraced the truth that you, too, are a child of God, deeply loved and divinely called?

Following His baptism, Jesus immediately faced the wilderness—a place of solitude and testing. For forty days, He endured physical hunger and spiritual challenges as Satan tempted Him with shortcuts, power, and doubt. Yet, Jesus stood firm, countering lies with truth. How do you respond when life’s wilderness tests your faith and resolve?

Just as the Spirit led Jesus, God equips us for every trial and strengthens us for the work ahead. Trust His affirmation over your life, and remember that your identity in Him is unshakable. What wilderness are you walking through today, and how might God be calling you to lean into His Word for strength?

REFLECTION
Reflect on your identity as God’s beloved child. Are there areas where you struggle to believe in God’s calling or purpose for you? Jesus’ time in the wilderness shows us that knowing and trusting in God’s love gives us strength in any trial.

Take time to reflect on the affirmations God speaks over your life. Write down ways you’ve seen His Spirit guide you through challenging times. Ask yourself: What temptations or doubts are you facing, and how can you root yourself in God’s truth to overcome them?

PRAYER
Dear Lord, you have perfect timing for all things. The time of the fulfillment of the arrival of the predicted messiah was now. Jesus knew that after John the baptist was imprisoned it was the fullness of time for the world to know the Messiah was among them. He began to preach the importance of knowing the time was short and the Kingdom of God was at hand. I have no idea when Christ is going to return to the earth in the final days. No one but the father knows when the fullness of time will be so it is important to be ready. Just as Jesus called the people to repent for their sins I need to keep my soul clean through repentance. Repentance can become despair without faith in the gospel of good news and faith can become presumption without repentance. Without faith and repentance there is no way to be saved. No human efforts of good works will achieve righteousness. When I put my faith in the gospel I receive liberty from the law, peace, forgiveness, and right standing with God through Christ. There is no other way to salvation and eternal life except through the grace of God through his son Jesus Christ. In Jesus name, amen.

➡️If God asks you to wash someone's feet as an obedience to John 13:14, do it humbly even if you don't understand.💯

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'Your Will, Not Mine!' — Mark 14:36

"Abba, Father," [Jesus] cried out, "everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine."

Key Thought

Jesus recognizes two crucial realities: First, God can do anything he wants to do; he is God, the sovereign ruler of all things. Second, Jesus knows that his life must be governed by God's will and not his own. The whole of human salvation history hinges on Jesus' following through on one heart-felt phrase from his lips: "I want your will to be done, not mine." In a parallel way, our future is also determined by our following our Savior's example and saying, "Father, I want your will to be done, not mine."

Today's Prayer

Father in heaven, thank you that Jesus was willing to submit his will to yours and to allow himself to be crucified for my sin. I want so much to mean the following words just as he did: "Not my will, but your will, dear Father, be done." In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

Related Scripture Readings
James 4:13-16
Romans 8:26-27
Romans 12:1-2

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ENCOURAGE YOURSELF IN JESUS
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God...(1 Samuel 30v6)

🙌
Jesus...
My hope is in you
My hope is in you
My hope is in you

I encourage myself in you
And rejoice in hope
For when trouble comes
And in distress
I will encourage myself
In you Jesus

[Worship in the Spirit]
...Hallelujah...

Seek to encourage yourself in the Lord, even in times of distress and when all your loved ones turn their back at you, or when we find ourselves in a situation where it seems there is no way to turn...just encourage yourself in the Lord, remember Jesus loves you so much and will never leave you nor forsake you...All you need is to surrender everything to him and the Lord will turn the situation around for your good 👉🏻Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to you as my personal Lord and savior...please let your mercy prevail over judgement upon my life and write my name in the book of life for me to reign with you in eternity in Jesus mighty name

🙏Thank you Lord Jesus for bringing to pass every of our expectation in you and encourage your church in this last days all to your glory in Jesus mighty name [Pray in the Spirit] Thank you Holy Spirit; In the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 (𝐈𝐈)

𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼: 2 Kings 5:20-27
[20] But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he brought; but as the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.” [21] So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?” [22] And he said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Indeed, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the mountains of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of garments.’ ” [23] So Naaman said, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and handed them to two of his servants; and they carried them on ahead of him. [24] When he came to the citadel, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the house; then he let the men go, and they departed. [25] Now he went in and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant did not go anywhere.” [26] Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants? [27] Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants forever.” And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow.

𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
1 Timothy 6:6 - "But godliness with contentment is great gain."

𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
Nothing gives peace more than contentment and nothing breeds trouble more than covetousness.

ℙℝ𝔸𝕀𝕊𝔼 & 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕊ℍ𝕀ℙ

ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘, 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕄𝔼𝕊𝕊𝔸𝔾𝔼:
Today, we want to look at another covetous young man -Gehazi. Gehazi was a servant of Elisha, one of the greatest prophets in the Bible. Thus, opportunities abound for him to receive the mantle of Elisha. Elisha served Elijah and received the double portion of his power. If Gehazi had served Elisha well, he too could have received a quantum dimension of the power of Elijah. However, covetousness got the better part of this young man and he ended a leprous man. Elisha went from the presence of Elijah, a powerful prophet but Gehazi went from the presence of Elisha a leprous fellow. Beware of covetousness!

In 2 Kings 5:15-16, Namaan who had been cleansed of leprosy brought some gifts to Elisha, but the man of God refused it. This did not go well with Gehazi. He ran after Naaman to collect a talent of silver and two changes of garments. We never read where he ran after God to know Him better but he ran after Naaman. He never ran after Elisha to get power, but he ran after Naaman to collect the gifts of leprosy. He threw caution to the wind, left the substance to pursue the shadows. What a purposeless life! He did not understand that there are times to take gifts and there are times to reject gifts. To Gehazi, every gift is a blessing and must be collected. May we not collect trouble wrapped as a gift in the name of Jesus.

No wonder, when Elisha gave him his staff in 2 Kings 4:29 to go and perform miracle with it, the staff of power refused to work in Gehazi's hands because his hands had been bewitched at the altar of covetousness. You cannot be holding onto the devil's property and expect the rod of God to prosper in your hands. Beware of covetousness! It is an expressway to leprosy. Gehazi got the reward of leprosy not just for himself but for his seed forever. He brought generational curse and leprosy on his descendants.

Covetousness is a tragedy. Avoid it like a plague. Be contented with what you have while hoping for a better life from God. Godliness with contentment is a great gain. With contentment comes peace of mind.

ℙℝ𝔸𝕐𝔼ℝ ℙ𝕆𝕀ℕ𝕋𝕊:

1. Arrow of covetousness fired to finish me up, you are a liar, jump out of me and die, in the name of Jesus.

2. Inordinate love for money, die to your root, in the name of Jesus.

3. Spirit of Gehazi on assignment to rubbish my calling, I am not your candidate, die by fire, in the name of Jesus.

4. You my hands, reject bewitchment, in the name of Jesus.

5. Powers distracting me to leave the substance to chase the shadows, die by fire, in the name of Jesus.

6. Powers on assignment to derail me, you are a liar, receive the leprosy of Naaman now, in the name of Jesus.

7. By fire, by force, I receive a quantum leap in the spirit, I walk into new dimension of God's power, in the name of Jesus.

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