Wisdom For The Day Devotional 16 February 2025 By Bishop Mike Okonkwo – Retrace Your Steps
TOPIC: Retrace Your Steps (TREM Devotional 16 February 2025)
“And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,” (Luke 15:17-18 KJV)
MESSAGE:
There is not one believer who fell into sin and came back to God that God rejects. The only condition in which He will not accept you is if you don’t return to Him. Perhaps you are wondering today if God will truly accept you back. I want to remind you of the story of the prodigal son, who despite his offense, was accepted back by his father. Jesus told His disciples that story just to let them know that there is hope for a believer who falls. All you need to do is find your way back to Christ. Repent of your sin and embrace the righteousness freely given by God.
This is not a license to sin but rather an assurance that you can overcome sin. If you are struggling with sin today, ask the Holy Spirit for help. When you do wrong, the Holy Spirit convicts you of righteousness. He reminds you of who you are in Christ Jesus and the righteousness that has been made available for you. Come to yourself today. Awake to righteousness, stop slipping off. Tell yourself you are better than that sin and come back to God. You will be surprised at how God will welcome you with open arms. It is the devil that wants you to continue in sin. He shows you the attraction of sin so that you can snub God’s love for you.
In spite of the sin of Adam and Eve, God still went out of His way to set in motion the plan of salvation. He decided to come down and save His man by wrapping Himself in humanity. What a demonstration of love! Child of God, feed on the love of God for you, and forget about sin.
FURTHER READING
1 John 2:1-2
DAILY BIBLE READING
Morning – Leviticus 19-20; Evening – Matthew 27:51-66
Wisdom For The Day Devotional was Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.
