EUPHORIA Devotional
(The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God)
August 23, 2025 - SAFE IN THE ARK
REV. AROME E. TOKULA
Genesis 6:18 (TPT) - But AS FOR YOU, I will establish MY COVENANT OF FRIENDSHIP, and YOU WILL ESCAPE DESTRUCTION by coming into the ark, you and your wife, your sons and their wives.
The book of Genesis 18 records that the cup of the city of Sodom and Gomorrah was full because of sin and judgement was inevitable, yet God wanted to save the people. God passed by Abraham’s tent because He wanted an intercessor that could stand in for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah so that judgement will be averted.
If it was only for judgement God was going to Sodom and Gomorrah, there wouldn’t have been any need for Him to have the conversation that He had with Abraham after two of the angels with Him proceeded because Genesis 18:17 says, “And the LORD said, “SHALL I HIDE FROM ABRAHAM WHAT I AM DOING,” The ‘LORD’ i.e. God Himself unveiled His mission to Abraham to the end that he (Abraham) could intercede and He (God) will show the people of Sodom and Gomorrah mercy!
God said in Genesis 18:32, “… I WILL NOT DESTROY it for the SAKE of ten.” God is always looking for ways to save and deliver people! The bible says in 1 Timothy 2:4, “who (God) DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED and to come to the knowledge of the truth” and God declares in Ezekiel 33:11 “… As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, I have NO PLEASURE in THE DEATH of the WICKED, but that the wicked turn from his way and LIVE...”
In our text, it is recorded that God was sorry for making man (Genesis 6:5-8) yet His grace found Noah like His grace for salvation is towards everybody today (Titus 2:11).
To save Noah from judgement, God asked him to make an ark. To form the ark, the wood had to be cut from the gopher tree, nailed together and afterwards covered with pitch – inside and outside – to form the ark (Genesis 6:14-16). This ark is a type of Jesus who laid down His life for us by being nailed to a wooden cross!
The word translated “pitch” is the Hebrew word “kopper” which comes from the root word 'kapar' and it means to “atone or appease.” This means that through the death of the tree (the cross), our sins have been atoned for within and without. When you believe what Jesus has done for you, God sees you flawless inside and outside and you are safe from corruption and judgement because you are in the perfect one - Christ Jesus. Judgement is averted and you won’t have to pay for your sins or go to hell.
Noah and his family weren’t all perfect, but the waters of judgment didn’t overflood them because they were IN a perfect ark built according to God’s design! In the same way, we are IN the perfect One and because of Jesus, we are safe from judgment!
This is the beauty of God’s grace! Jesus has become the ark that we enter, and the judgment of sin is removed from our lives because our greatest safety is the ark of God’s love built for us in Jesus’ sacrifice!
DECLARE
I put no trust in my self-efforts. I recognize that it is only the grace of God that saves. I am safe and secure in Christ, my eternal ark. Nothing can swallow me because Jesus is my escape from every corruption, negativity and curse. Thank You, Jesus!
PONDER
God sees you flawless inside and outside and you are safe from corruption and judgement because you are in the perfect one - Christ Jesus.
#IOFWithPastorArome
#MorningDevotion
#Euphoria #Devotional
#21DaysOfGlory
#August #MonthOfPrayerAndJoyfullHarvest
#2025_TheChristOurLord
(The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God)
August 23, 2025 - SAFE IN THE ARK
REV. AROME E. TOKULA
Genesis 6:18 (TPT) - But AS FOR YOU, I will establish MY COVENANT OF FRIENDSHIP, and YOU WILL ESCAPE DESTRUCTION by coming into the ark, you and your wife, your sons and their wives.
The book of Genesis 18 records that the cup of the city of Sodom and Gomorrah was full because of sin and judgement was inevitable, yet God wanted to save the people. God passed by Abraham’s tent because He wanted an intercessor that could stand in for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah so that judgement will be averted.
If it was only for judgement God was going to Sodom and Gomorrah, there wouldn’t have been any need for Him to have the conversation that He had with Abraham after two of the angels with Him proceeded because Genesis 18:17 says, “And the LORD said, “SHALL I HIDE FROM ABRAHAM WHAT I AM DOING,” The ‘LORD’ i.e. God Himself unveiled His mission to Abraham to the end that he (Abraham) could intercede and He (God) will show the people of Sodom and Gomorrah mercy!
God said in Genesis 18:32, “… I WILL NOT DESTROY it for the SAKE of ten.” God is always looking for ways to save and deliver people! The bible says in 1 Timothy 2:4, “who (God) DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED and to come to the knowledge of the truth” and God declares in Ezekiel 33:11 “… As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, I have NO PLEASURE in THE DEATH of the WICKED, but that the wicked turn from his way and LIVE...”
In our text, it is recorded that God was sorry for making man (Genesis 6:5-8) yet His grace found Noah like His grace for salvation is towards everybody today (Titus 2:11).
To save Noah from judgement, God asked him to make an ark. To form the ark, the wood had to be cut from the gopher tree, nailed together and afterwards covered with pitch – inside and outside – to form the ark (Genesis 6:14-16). This ark is a type of Jesus who laid down His life for us by being nailed to a wooden cross!
The word translated “pitch” is the Hebrew word “kopper” which comes from the root word 'kapar' and it means to “atone or appease.” This means that through the death of the tree (the cross), our sins have been atoned for within and without. When you believe what Jesus has done for you, God sees you flawless inside and outside and you are safe from corruption and judgement because you are in the perfect one - Christ Jesus. Judgement is averted and you won’t have to pay for your sins or go to hell.
Noah and his family weren’t all perfect, but the waters of judgment didn’t overflood them because they were IN a perfect ark built according to God’s design! In the same way, we are IN the perfect One and because of Jesus, we are safe from judgment!
This is the beauty of God’s grace! Jesus has become the ark that we enter, and the judgment of sin is removed from our lives because our greatest safety is the ark of God’s love built for us in Jesus’ sacrifice!
DECLARE
I put no trust in my self-efforts. I recognize that it is only the grace of God that saves. I am safe and secure in Christ, my eternal ark. Nothing can swallow me because Jesus is my escape from every corruption, negativity and curse. Thank You, Jesus!
PONDER
God sees you flawless inside and outside and you are safe from corruption and judgement because you are in the perfect one - Christ Jesus.
#IOFWithPastorArome
#MorningDevotion
#Euphoria #Devotional
#21DaysOfGlory
#August #MonthOfPrayerAndJoyfullHarvest
#2025_TheChristOurLord
EUPHORIA Devotional
(The spirit of joy, an ecstasy that comes from God)
August 23, 2025 - SAFE IN THE ARK
REV. AROME E. TOKULA
Genesis 6:18 (TPT) - But AS FOR YOU, I will establish MY COVENANT OF FRIENDSHIP, and YOU WILL ESCAPE DESTRUCTION by coming into the ark, you and your wife, your sons and their wives.
The book of Genesis 18 records that the cup of the city of Sodom and Gomorrah was full because of sin and judgement was inevitable, yet God wanted to save the people. God passed by Abraham’s tent because He wanted an intercessor that could stand in for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah so that judgement will be averted.
If it was only for judgement God was going to Sodom and Gomorrah, there wouldn’t have been any need for Him to have the conversation that He had with Abraham after two of the angels with Him proceeded because Genesis 18:17 says, “And the LORD said, “SHALL I HIDE FROM ABRAHAM WHAT I AM DOING,” The ‘LORD’ i.e. God Himself unveiled His mission to Abraham to the end that he (Abraham) could intercede and He (God) will show the people of Sodom and Gomorrah mercy!
God said in Genesis 18:32, “… I WILL NOT DESTROY it for the SAKE of ten.” God is always looking for ways to save and deliver people! The bible says in 1 Timothy 2:4, “who (God) DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED and to come to the knowledge of the truth” and God declares in Ezekiel 33:11 “… As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, I have NO PLEASURE in THE DEATH of the WICKED, but that the wicked turn from his way and LIVE...”
In our text, it is recorded that God was sorry for making man (Genesis 6:5-8) yet His grace found Noah like His grace for salvation is towards everybody today (Titus 2:11).
To save Noah from judgement, God asked him to make an ark. To form the ark, the wood had to be cut from the gopher tree, nailed together and afterwards covered with pitch – inside and outside – to form the ark (Genesis 6:14-16). This ark is a type of Jesus who laid down His life for us by being nailed to a wooden cross!
The word translated “pitch” is the Hebrew word “kopper” which comes from the root word 'kapar' and it means to “atone or appease.” This means that through the death of the tree (the cross), our sins have been atoned for within and without. When you believe what Jesus has done for you, God sees you flawless inside and outside and you are safe from corruption and judgement because you are in the perfect one - Christ Jesus. Judgement is averted and you won’t have to pay for your sins or go to hell.
Noah and his family weren’t all perfect, but the waters of judgment didn’t overflood them because they were IN a perfect ark built according to God’s design! In the same way, we are IN the perfect One and because of Jesus, we are safe from judgment!
This is the beauty of God’s grace! Jesus has become the ark that we enter, and the judgment of sin is removed from our lives because our greatest safety is the ark of God’s love built for us in Jesus’ sacrifice!
DECLARE
I put no trust in my self-efforts. I recognize that it is only the grace of God that saves. I am safe and secure in Christ, my eternal ark. Nothing can swallow me because Jesus is my escape from every corruption, negativity and curse. Thank You, Jesus!
PONDER
God sees you flawless inside and outside and you are safe from corruption and judgement because you are in the perfect one - Christ Jesus.
#IOFWithPastorArome
#MorningDevotion
#Euphoria #Devotional
#21DaysOfGlory
#August #MonthOfPrayerAndJoyfullHarvest
#2025_TheChristOurLord
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