by dailyd | Oct 4, 2018 | Relationship
This volume presents deeper insight into relationship issues: “One Flesh, Not One Bone”, “Naked But Not Ashamed,”” Don’t Be Naked”, “Now the Serpent!” These topics will surely open your eyes!
One Flesh, Not One Bone!
“… and they two shall become one flesh”! Remember Adam said, “this is the bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” But in unity, they became one flesh and not one bone! What’s the implication of that? It simply means that even though you are one with your spouse, your bones are not fused together! You both still have different thoughts! Which is why there must be good communication in the home, your spouse can’t read your mind explicitly! Wrong assumptions ruin relationships! Don’t say he or she is supposed to know! You both need to communicate effectively! You are one flesh and not one bone! (Genesis 2:24)
Naked but Not Ashamed!
“and they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.” Of, course a man and his wife should not be ashamed to see their own nakedness! Otherwise, why are they married? But the kind of nakedness depicted here shows their level of simplicity and obedience to God. In marriage it depicts transparency! The husband and the wife must be opened to each other, no deceit, no secrecy! Remember this was the marriage Jesus while addressing the issues of divorce was referring to when he said, “in the beginning it was not so”! My dear Single, if you are not ready to be transparent to your spouse, then please remain Single! (Genesis 2:25)
Don’t Be Naked!
Though you were born naked… You don’t have to walk the street naked! Lots of young people today are parading the street in seductive attires all in the name of fashion or hunting for a spouse! Listen, the way you dressed, is the way you will be addressed! Adam and his wife were naked because they had no clothes! Besides, they were just two in the garden with the rest of the animals. Dress decently to cover your nakedness! Don’t post semi-nude pictures on social media! Don’t lose your self’s worth and dignity while trying to win the approval of others! A word is enough for the wise! (Still on Gen. 2: 25)
Now the Serpent (Part 1)
Adam and his wife were living happily in the garden until the Serpent (Satan) showed up! The woman yielded to the deceit of the devil, she disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit, her husband too was deceived, and they both fell into sin! Come to think of it; the Serpent never showed up in the garden until the woman was created! The devil didn’t get Adam until he got married! Satan is still in the business of attacking homes! The devil’s greatest weapon is DECEIT, he never forced the Woman, all he did was to start a conversation and offer suggestion! Unfortunately, the woman didn’t get God’s instructions right. It is not enough to listen to sermons! Study the BIBLE yourself and get it RIGHT …to be continued (Genesis 3)
Now the Serpent (Part 2)
See exactly what got the woman down in the garden: “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it”- Gen 3:6. Let me connect it with 1 John 2:16 to see the similarity. “For all that is in the world, the lust of the FLESH, and the lust of the EYES, and the PRIDE OF LIFE is not of the Father but is of the world.” The same formula the Devil used in the garden, He is still using till date, He tried the same formula with Jesus, but failed! Don’t allow the Devil to deceive you with the LUST OF THE FLESH, the LUST OF THE EYES & the PRIDE OF LIFE! Be wise!
God bless you!
To be continued in Volume 4
Written by:
Paul Ojomu
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by dailyd | Oct 4, 2018 | Open Heavens
Topic: Instant Restoration
Memorise: “And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.”– Luke 4:27
Read: 2 Kings 5:8-14 (KJV)
8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 33-35, Luke 1:57-80
Open Heaven 4 October 2018 Thursday MESSAGE:
Instantaneous restoration is a miracle that occurs suddenly. Immediate resolution of human problems and challenges are highly desired and sought after. The Bible contains several accounts of divine interventions that resulted in instant miracles, signs and wonders, one of which is the healing of Naaman. Naaman had been a leper for many years, but after he dipped himself into Jordan River seven times, he was cleansed immediately and his skin became like that of a little child (2 Kings 5:14). Similarly, the woman with the issue of blood had suffered for twelve years before she met with Jesus (Mark 5:25-29). As a matter of fact, she had exhausted all she had without any solution. However, immediately she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, her issue of blood ceased. Another example of instant restoration is seen in 2 Kings 7:1. After about three years of terrible famine, Elisha prophesied that there would be a food surplus in Samaria within 24 hours, and it happened as he said. In Matthew 8:3, the moment Jesus touched the leprous fellow who had been in that condition for years, the man became cleansed instantly. Also in John 5:1-9, once the impotent man who had been at the pool of Bethesda for thirty-eight years heard the words of Jesus, he was completely made whole. Just as it happened in all these examples, I pray that whatever you are passing through at the moment will receive the immediate attention of heaven, and you will get instant restoration in Jesus’ Name.
Note however that behind every seemingly instantaneous miracle, there has been meticulous obedience, stubborn faith, perseverance, serious fasting and prayers, and sometimes prolong pain, sorrow and shame. What appeared on the surface as instant restoration did not exactly come easy for Naaman, Joseph, Hannah, the people of Samaria, Zechariah and Elisabeth, and several others. Most of these people paid the price in perseverance, stubborn faith, fasting and prayers, etc. for example, the people of Samaria had to endure a situation where the dung of birds became an expensive delicacy and some women actually ate their own children. In the case of Zechariah and Elisabeth, they waited for so long that they completely lost any hope of bearing a child. The impotent man at the pool of Bethesda had no hope of restoration after thirty-eight years of waiting for an opportunity that kept eluding him. One thing that kept this people going was perseverance. Perseverance is maintaining your faith in God even in trying times .Every Christian is expected to faithfully endure hardship, persecution and trials. Through consistent prayers, we are expected to remain steadfast in the face of opposition, attack and discouragement (James 5:13, Ephesians 6:18). I pray that God will grant you the type of endurance that can weather any of life’s storms without giving up in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point:
Father, please uphold me and see me through every storm of life in Jesus’ Name.
Thursday Hymn 4: Trust and Obey
1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Chorus:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2. Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.
4. But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.
Open Heaven 4 October 2018 Thursday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 4 October 2018 Thursday Daily Devotional.
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by dailyd | Oct 4, 2018 | Seed of Destiny
Topic: A Lifting By Vision
Scripture: And the Lord said unto Abram…Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward…to thee will I give… Genesis 13:14-15
Thought For The Day: What man sees determines what God gives; to see far is to go far.
The realm of authority and dominion is God’s plan for His children. As children of God, authority is our realm, dominion is our position and the high places of life is our destiny. The Most High God cannot have the most-low children.
From our anchor Scripture, we understand that God asked Abraham to lift up his eyes. Now, a lift can be described as a raise or a shift from a lower position to a higher position. God always wants His children to exist in a high realm or position in life. So, there is a connection between seeing and lifting; there is a connection between vision and promotion. People of great vision are people of great lifting.
The truth is, what man sees determines what God gives. As long as Abraham saw nothing, God gave him nothing, but when he lifted up his eyes and began to see, God had no other choice but to give him the lands. The extent of your seeing determines the measure of your receiving (Genesis 13:14-15). To see far is to go far.
When a man sees enlargement in the eyes of his mind, that man is set for a lifting. It is not possible to have a mega result in life with a micro insight.
David had the vision to kill Goliath despite Goliath’s size and vast experience in war. That vision delivered Goliath cheaply to David and shifted him to the next level in Israel.
Today, I prophesy upon you the capacity to see the future and the grace to look beyond the immediate in order to achieve the ultimate, in Jesus’ Name.
Remember This: What a man sees determine what God gives; to see far is to go far.
Assignments:
1. Determine to be a person of vision.
2. Take action steps to realize the visions of your life.
Prayer: O Lord, help me to be a person of solid vision. Deliver me from the lifestyle of visionlessness, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: VISION AND ENLARGEMENT (1).
Quote: It doesn’t matter how hopeless your situation or state might be, once you can trust God and desire a transformation to greatness, God will certainly give you a lift into the greatness. Culled from HOW TO LEAVE THE GROUND LEVEL OF LIFE by Dr. Becky Paul-Enenche
Daily Reading: Jeremiah 2:31 to 4:18, Colossians 1:1 to 17, Psalm 76:1 to 12, Proverbs 24:21 to 22
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Topic: No Convenient Time
Text: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 (KJV)
Key Verse: “He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap“ (Ecclesiastes 11:4).
MESSAGE:
It is often said that procrastination is the thief of time. Those who put forward to another day, what ought to have been done today end up having no time at all to do anything. They end up as pitiable failures.
Technology has equipped modern man with the ability to predict, to a reasonable extent, nature and climatic conditions. Science of meteorology therefore predicts, with a certain amount of precision, what the weather conditions could be over a certain period. In the text, King Solomon, in his wisdom, declared that life involves both risk and opportunity. Because of the uncertainty of life, man ought to develop the spirit of trust and adventure in his daily endeavours.
Can there ever be a perfect condition when there will be neither rain, nor wind, nor sun? Such a condition would breed laziness, inactivity and spiritual boredom. Conditions driving this present age will never be ideal. Even in the world, there is an axiom that if there is no venture, there will be no success. Weather watchers are convenient idlers.
The sinner today does not need a convenient time to seek the Lord to repent. No time is more convenient than now. Also, believers do not need convenience to serve the Lord, read the Bible, visit the sick and attend to the needy. The result and reward of what we do today may yet be in the time to come. Therefore, cast thy bread upon the waters; let us go out there and face life’s challenges with godly enthusiasm, hard work and trust.
Thought For The Day: There is no food for a lazy man.
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Topic: Courageous Stand
Read: Ephesians 6:10–18, Bible in a Year: Isaiah 20–22; Ephesians 6
Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world. Ephesians 6:12
Teresa Prekerowa was just a teenager when the Nazis invaded her native Poland at the dawn of World War II. This was in the beginnings of the Holocaust when her Jewish neighbors began to disappear—arrested by the Nazis. So Teresa and other Polish countrymen risked their lives to rescue those neighbors from the Warsaw ghetto and the Nazi purge. Teresa would become one of the premier historians of the war and the Holocaust, but it was her courage to stand against the tide of evil that would list her with the Righteous Among the Nations at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.
Courage is needed to stand against evil. Paul told the church at Ephesus, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil” (Ephesians 6:12). Clearly this unseen opposition is more than any of us can face alone, so God has given us the necessary spiritual resources (the “full armor of God”) to enable us to “stand against the devil’s schemes” (v. 11).
What might that courageous stand involve? It may be working against injustice or intervening on behalf of someone you know who is vulnerable or victimized. Whatever form the conflict may take, we can have courage—our God has already provided what we need to stand for Him and against evil.
Listen to the Discover the Word program “Brave Enough” at discovertheword.org/series/brave-enough.
God enables us to stand for Him.
This message was written By Bill Crowder [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]
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