by dailyd | Oct 3, 2018 | More
Topic: The Antidote for Doubt
…Blessed is the man who fears the Lord…He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. — Psalm 112:1, 7
You may know the story of Abraham (see Genesis 12:1–7, 21:7). Basically, God promised Abraham a son, but at the time he was 100 years old, and his wife was 90, so their childbearing years were long gone!
But Abraham knew God had spoken and was determined not to focus on the natural impossibility that he and Sarah could have a child. Instead, he planted his faith in God’s promise and held on to that promise by praising God. His story is so remarkable that Paul made reference to it in Romans 4:18–21.
Abraham had absolutely no reason to hope. In fact, if any situation has ever been beyond hope, it would be the possibility of two people past 90 being able to have a biological child.
Nevertheless, Abraham kept hoping; he kept believing God’s promise. He did not waver in his faith or question God’s promise. Instead, “he grew strong and empowered by faith” as he praised God.
The same thing will happen when you praise God. You gain more and more strength, your faith increases, and the things that are coming against you to defeat you are dissipated as you praise Him.
That’s why it’s important to be diligent to listen to praise and worship music. I encourage you to play it in your home and in your car; learn songs and sing them; thank God and praise Him!
Love God today: God never responds to complaining, but He does respond to praise and an attitude of gratitude.
Prayer Starter: Father, I choose to praise You today! I believe You are able to do the impossible in my life. Help me to see my circumstances with the “eye of faith.” In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
From Joyce Meyer’s Ministries.
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by dailyd | Oct 2, 2018 | Open Heavens
Topic: Refuse to be Hopeless
Memorise: “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”– Romans 15:13
Read: Ezekiel 37:11-14 (KJV)
11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 28-29, Luke 1:1-25
Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Tuesday MESSAGE:
Hopelessness or despair is a state marked by great difficulty, doubt, desperation, heaviness and embarrassment, causing one to be confounded, to give up hope or to be at a loss on what to do. Shame is also implied, as hopelessness leads to hanging one’s head low in a daze or confusion. What do you do when life leaves you with no money, no source of livelihood, no food and no place to lay your head? What do you do when there is no way of providing for your family, especially if you have little children? what do you do when you are faced with medical, financial or psychological problems that seem to defy all solutions? What do you do when calamity or devastation comes against you unexpectedly and you have exhausted all channels of resolution without respite? Many in such situations have chosen the dark path that eventually leads to death, either by way of murder or suicide. I pray for anyone who may be passing through difficult times at this moment: the Lord will help you, He will make a way for you out of your troubles, and you will live to share your testimony with the world in Jesus’ Name.
So much evil comes forth from situations of hopelessness. In 1 Samuel 31:4, after King Saul had been badly wounded, he lost every hope of divine intervention or recovery, and he committed suicide by falling on his sword. Similarly, in 2 Samuel 17:23, the moment Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he was filled with shame and embarrassment, so much so that he took his own life. After Judas Iscariot had betrayed Jesus, his heart was stricken by guilt, and he hanged himself (Matthew 27:3-5). I pray that the type of hopelessness that drove these men to commit suicide will never be your portion in Jesus’ Name.
Are you confronted by a hopeless situation, or are you stricken with deep sorrow and pain? I want you to encourage yourself in the Lord your God, just like David did after he lost everything he had ever laboured for (1 Samuel 30:6). The Almighty is our hope, our salvation and our peace. In your deepest sorrow and greatest moments of despair, please avoid the temptation of seeking respite in alcohol, hard drugs or any other mind-bending substances. Always turn to God for help, because you can always count on Him to console you and make a way out of that hopeless situation. I pray that no matter what you are passing through, you will not take any step that will lead to destruction in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Tuesday Prayer Point:
Father, please turn every hopeless situation in my life around for good in Jesus’ Name.
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Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Tuesday Hymn 11: O God Our Help In Ages Past
1. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
2. Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op’ning day.
6. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
Open Heaven 2 October 2018 Tuesday 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 2 October 2018 Tuesday Daily Devotional.
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by dailyd | Oct 2, 2018 | More
TOPIC: COURAGEOUS DAVID
Text: 1 Samuel 17:25-37 (KJV)
Key Verse: “And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:32).
MESSAGE:
William Wilberforce was born at a time when slavery was acceptable in the society. But after he had an encounter with Christ, his perception of slave trade changed. Amidst strong and bitter opposition from his critics, Wilberforce fought for the abolition of slave trade in British territory. In the midst of bitter conflict, he said, “So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the slave trade’s wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for abolition. Let the consequences be what they would: I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition.” What a man!
Today’s passage centres on David. He was on an errand from his father to see the welfare of his elder brothers who followed King Saul to battle the Philistines. When David got to the battlefront and heard the bragging of Goliath, he wondered aloud why no one was challenging the giant. Being confident of God’s power to protect him, he courageously offered to defend His name. Initially, no one supported David, but upon his persistence, King Saul reluctantly agreed to let him fight Goliath alone. David went ahead to the battle and with his faith fully grounded in the unfailing power of God, he triumphed.
David could have developed cold feet like Saul and the other soldiers. But he did not. You too must learn to stand for what is right even when you lack supporters.
There is no shortcut to victory. Victory lies in overcoming obstacles everyday. Obstacles may come in the form of oppositions, challenges or criticisms. But victory lies in depending absolutely on God’s promises and doing what is right.
Thought For The Day: Every accomplishment begins with the determination to win.
Bible Reading In One Year: Matthew 1; Luke 2:1
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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by dailyd | Oct 2, 2018 | Seed of Destiny
TOPIC: THE FUTURE OF FILTH
Scripture: Her filthiness clung to her skirts; she did not consider her future. Her fall was astounding… Lamentations 1:9. (NIV)
Thought For The Day: There is no destiny for the dirty, there is no future for the filthy and there can be no prospect for the polluted.
Sometime ago, after I finished preaching, I made an altar call. As I was about leading the people in the prayer of repentance, a lady suddenly fell and we thought she fell under the Power of God, not knowing she had fainted and slumped. After the prayer, I touched her and discovered that she was lifeless. I did everything I could medically to resuscitate her but all to no avail. There was no sign of life in her. So, I cried to God with passion, “Oh Lord, this lady must not die; please bring her back to life.”
While I was still praying, she jerked back to life. When asked what happened, she said that when she slumped, she saw herself at the other side of eternity; she saw people jubilating on one side and other people screaming in torment on the other side. Then an Angel asked her, “Where do you want to go?” She said, “The side where people are rejoicing.” The angel said, “You are dirty and too filthy to go there, people like you cannot step in there”.
It was at that juncture where she was about to be sent to hell that God intervened in answer to my prayer for her and gave her a second chance.
Beloved, she would have gone to hell because of filthiness had God not intervened. The truth is, there is no destiny for the dirty, there is no future for the filthy and there can be no eternal prospect for the polluted. The destination of sinners is eternal damnation in hell fire. But that shall not be your portion, in Jesus’ Name! Therefore, make up your mind to repent from every sin and remain pure in the sight of God.
Remember This: There is no destiny for the dirty, there is no future for the filthy and there can be no prospect for the polluted.
Assignments:
1. Go through the message for today again.
2. Repent of every sin and determine to maintain a conscience void of offence towards both God and men.
Prayer: Lord, I ask that You cleanse me from every filthiness by the Blood of Jesus. Baptize me with the grace to maintain a conscience void of offence towards You and towards men O Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: HELL IS REAL.
Quote: The way of integrity is stronger than the way of compromise at any time. Culled from WHO ARE YOU? By Dr. Paul Enenche
Amazing Fact: Tigers are completely blind for the first week of their life.
Daily Reading: Isaiah 66:1-24, Philippians 3:4 to 21, Psalm 74:1 to 23, Proverbs 24:15 to 16
Today In History: 02/10/1528 – William Tyndale, the renowned English Reformer and Bible translator published his famous work The Obedience of a Christian Man.
Don’t Forget To Attend: The two Power-Packed Communion Services tomorrow by 4:45pm and 6:30pm respectively. Invite your friends and loved ones. God bless you.
Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities
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by dailyd | Oct 2, 2018 | More
Topic: Base Your Relationships on God
Matthew 24:12 “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”
The only reason that an abundance of iniquity would make anyone’s love for the Lord wax cold, is if he were not separated from that iniquity. As with Lot, a righteous man can vex his soul from day to day by hearing and seeing the unlawful deeds of the ungodly (2 Pet. 2:8).
We have to deal with the world’s system and those in it, but we need to be careful and maintain proper balance. We should shun relationships with those who influence us negatively more than we influence them positively.
Marriage is one area where this principle is especially true. There is no closer union in life than the marriage relationship. A believer who marries an unbeliever is directly violating this scripture and is toying with disaster. The Lord should be the most important person in our life. How could we possibly become “one” with a person who doesn’t love our Lord?
It is folly to think that after marriage an unbelieving spouse will accept the Lord. Although that does happen, it cannot be guaranteed. In fact, statistics are overwhelmingly against this happening. Regardless of that possibility, a believer who marries an unbeliever is directly violating God’s instructions here. It is not a good start to any marriage to spurn God’s Word.
Being unequally yoked with unbelievers just doesn’t work. Believers and unbelievers are as different as righteousness and unrighteousness, light and dark, Christ and the devil. One has faith and the other has none. One is the temple of God and the other an idol. Any Christian who doesn’t see this conflict is deceived.
This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI) is an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff. (www.awmi.net).
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