One Thing Is Needful Weekly Devotional Guide

Life on earth has been described as a form of pilgrimage (1 Peter 2:11, Hebrews 11:13) with eternity as man's final destination.In the course of this brief earthly sojourn, we are bound to face certain situations capable of generating questions like 'what step do I take?' 'where do I settle?' 'who do I marry?' 'will I be rich or poor?' 'how do I finance my projects?' 'how do I take good care of my family?' 'how do I know God's will for my life?' just to mention a few. Usually, we find it difficult to provide correct answers to these questions due to our weak mortal nature. However, there is a manual for this pilgrimage, which is the Word of God. The One Who designed this journey for us has put in the manual all we need to navigate our way successfully and to eventually end up on the glorious side of eternity when the pilgrimage is over. Little wonder David prayed in Psalm 119:19 - "I am a stranger in the earth; hide not thy commandment from me".In this One Thing Is Needful (One - TIN) Weekly Devotional Guide, the Lord will be opening our eyes to divine insights from His Word, capable of enriching our walk with Him throughout the year as well as providing answers to the questions on our minds and pointing us in the right path to take in order to experience a fulfilled life here on earth and to attain a glorious eternity when the journey is over.This is not written like the daily devotionals we are already used to which we sometimes read in the morning before going out but by the time we are back in the evening can hardly remember what we read earlier in the day. It is a weekly devotional guide because it will encourage us to spend a whole week prayerfully pondering the divine revelation caught in the course of our study until it sinks deep into our spirits and we naturally begin to daily walk in it. Jesus Christ commended Mary's choice of spending time listening to His Words according to Luke 10:39, and thereafter declared her choice as the 'one thing that is needful'. It is my prayer that as we give the Word of God the first place in our hearts every time and continually meditate on it as we daily go about our activities, His light and glory will overshadow us and all our endeavors in Jesus' Name. As you encounter the secret things the Lord has revealed by His Spirit in this guide, determine to prayerfully apply them in your life and situations; you will record unusual testimonies and God's light will shine upon your ways - Job 22:28, Psalm 119:105.Also, remember to share these insights with your family and friends. It's a major way of spreading the light of God into every dark area of their lives.Be blessed as you read on.Anthony O. AdefarakanPresident, Global Emancipation Ministries - CalgaryCanada