Devotional for Sunday February 20, 2022
Morning Isaiah 43:1-3
Noon Psalm 2
Evening Psalm 118:5-7
If you had a close friend who could feed thousands of people with five loaves and two fish, a friend who could be with you in your time of trouble even in the distance, someone who would come to meet you walking on the water and calm the wind and the sea with his word; if that close friend of yours had the ability to raise the dead, restore sight to the blind, straighten up hunchbacks and was willing to use all that power in your favor today and always, would you still be troubled, sad, scared and worried? I want you to know you have such a friend. There is no reason to be disturbed, sad, scared, worried about anything. If you still are, I urge you to let go of the weight that is weighing you down and run into the arms of Christ, the One who has promised to be with you always and says to you: Don't be afraid, I will help you, I will fight for you and you will be safe. He does not change and, therefore, He has not lost His power to defend you whenever necessary. Fear not, God is with us and if He is for us, who is against us?
Written by Natileydis Gonzalez
Translated by C.D.R.Sunza
Morning Isaiah 43:1-3
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Noon Psalm 2
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Evening Psalm 118:5-7
5 I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
Prayer Guide: [Nicaragua-La Paz] and [México-Tuxtla Gtrrez]
February's challenge: Show love, not only with words but with deeds, to your relatives, to your spiritual brothers and the neighbors. Give them flowers, make a donation when needed, write something special to them, help the needy, feed the hungry, etc. Pray for this daily.
Annual Bible reading: Deuteronomy 14, 15, 16
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