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WARNING TO THE WORLDLY poem devotional

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And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed.
– Luke 9:25 (NLT)
WARNING TO THE WORLDLY
A poem and essay by ILMA
Are you focused much on following this world’s system?
Do you only care to satisfy your pleasures and cravings?
Be warned! If you do so, you will lose yourself
You may be let down and not even get help.
When you are consumed by the ways of the world
You will suffer its consequences according to God’s word
There is no benefit in seeking approval from mankind
Seek the Lord and you won’t be swayed to stay blind.
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Many decades of my life was spent on following the ways of this world. Gaining knowledge, having control over others and situations, aiming to reach my goals to be recognized and looked up to, idolizing myself and the talents I had were just some of the ways I lived before I became a born again Christian. I didn’t know any better because I didn’t read the word of God even though I thought I have already been saved when I was baptized as an infant. That’s what I was taught. Ambition, success, earning money, hard work to gain others’ approval where some of the systems I anchored my life on. No wonder I was so confused, got lost, and eventually destroyed. Now that God has released me from such bondage, I am forever grateful.
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PRAYER
Lord, always convict me when I get corrupted by this world.
REFLECTION
How can the world system sneak and steal your joy and peace?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. To receive emails of my poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

SPIRITUAL CIRCUMCISION Poem Devotional

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November 17                                                   The Power of God’s Word
When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision-the cutting away of your sinful nature. – Colossians 2:11 (NLT)
SPIRITUAL CIRCUMCISION
A poem and essay by ILMA
When you run to Christ, your life is going to be transformed
You will see the lies and deception perpetuated by the world
God will ensure that sin has no power over you any longer
He will make your minds renewed and you will be stronger.
When you surrender to Christ, you will have wisdom and mature
He spiritually circumcised and cut away your sinful nature
You were buried with his Son when you were baptized
You were raised to a new life just like our Lord, Jesus Christ.
“You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you.” –Genesis17:11. The Lord said that a time is coming when he will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit. –Jeremiah 9:25. God also told his people through Jeremiah in 4:4 –“O people of Judah and Jerusalem! surrender your pride and power. Change your hearts before the Lord.
When we came to Christ, we received spiritual circumcision where our sinful nature was cut off. We need to honor that covenant with God.
PRAYER
Lord, free me from corruption of this world.
REFLECTION
What impurities do you need to bring to the cross of Christ?

For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s Poem Devotionals, or go to www.ilmaarts.com or to receive emails of the poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com

GOD’S ENEMIES Poem Devotional

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November 2                                                                         The Power of God’s Word
This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. – Colossians 1:21 (NLT)
GOD’S ENEMIES
A poem and essay by ILMA
Are you a friend of God or his enemy?
How can you easily be an adversary?
When you don’t obey the heavenly Father
You are prone to cater to yourself instead of others.
The devil gains a foothold on rebels
He stamps them with thoughts that are evil
You become more lawless as you dwell in wickedness
When your actions defy God’s plan, you become one of his enemies.
What makes someone an enemy of God and an ally of the devil? Corruption, impurities, a life of compromises, succumbing to evil thoughts and actions, disobedience can all be leading to defying God’s plan in your life.
This is why the bible always cautions us to preserve a heart that isn’t tarnished by worldly ways and standards. When we turn our backs to God or become disobedient to his will, we are candidates to be his enemies. When we obey his will and feed on his word, we become his friend.
The bible also promises a way out when you become an enemy. You can repent of your sin and forgive others. God will take you back as his friend.
PRAYER
Lord, help me to obey you.
REFLECTION
Why is it important to repent and forgive to remain friends with God?
For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s Poem Devotionals, or go to www.ilmaarts.com or to receive emails of the poem devotionals, email me at ILMA.ARTS.STUDIO@gmail.com