Sound Word Outreach and Ministry

THE CHOSEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: Thursday 18th June, 2020. TOPIC: Come Unto Me TEXT: Matt. 11:28  MESSAGE Whenever I go through the Sankey, especially when I feel happy and want to get inspired by the love of God for mankind, I usually amongst others open to sacred songs and solos 473 - "Just as I am without one plea, but that the blood was shed for, and that thou bids me come to thee O lamb of God, I come." It invites the sinner with all his sins, just as he is with all his..., all his unworthiness, pardon, cleanse and receive to relieve them. The love of the father has broken every barrier down - John 3:16. From verse 28 of our text,  Christ says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." The call is for all, the righteous and unrighteous. Job 14:1 says, "Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble."  You might be rich or poor, illiterate or learn, black or white. It is an open invitation. At an

MEDITATION Leadership Failure and Repentance 2 KINGS 12:1-16 1. Leadership failure a. Imperfect, partial obedience and compliance to the word of God v3. "Just a little" worldliness, sin, compromise and permissiveness  by the leader and the led. b. Inability to command full obedience to God's standard v3. Q What are the reasons why leaders at times chicken out from full compliance and enforcement of God's standard? It takes courage to do and enforce full obedience to God, Joshua 1:6,7. c. Leadership negligence: The temple was left in a state of disrepair for 23 years v6. Does it mean he was not going to the temple for 23 years? Procrastination? Busy with less important things etc? e. Poor supervision of the subordinate's responsibilities vv6,7. The priestly responsibility was not done for 23 years and the king kept mute until after 23 years! e. Delay in taking action on matters of emergency vv6,7. f. Wastage of divinely given resources vv7,8. They had the money but

DAILY MANNA WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2020 It is advisable that you prayerfully and meditatively read the text first FAITHFULNESS IN SERVICE   TEXT: 2 KINGS 12:1-16. 🔑 KEY VERSE  "Moreover they reckoned not with the wise men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully" (2 KINGS 12:15). Franklin Roosevelt's closet adviser during much of his presidency was a man named Harry Hopkins. During World War II, when his influence with Roosevelt was at its peak, Hopkins held no official cabinet position; however, his closeness to Roosevelt caused many to regard him as a shadowy, sinister figure. When asked by a political foe why he kept Hopkins close to him, Roosevelt replied, "Someday you may well be sitting here where I am now as President of United States. and when you'll be looking at that door over there and knowing that practically everybody who walks through it wants something out of you, you will learn what a lonely job t