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TOPIC: Rejecting Partial Miracles
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Mark 8:22-26
MEMORY VERSE: “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” – Philippians 1:6
The MESSAGE:
To have anything in a partial form simply means to have it incomplete, and it also means to have it unfinished. To reject it is to say ‘No’, to refuse, to renounce and to discard. In the Fire Scripture, the blind man’s restored sight was not complete. If Jesus had not asked the man that simple question, the man could have been seeing men as trees, thinking that is the way normal people see. Or if the man was in a hurry to depart from Jesus, he would have left Him without receiving complete sight. The so-called miracles most of us are enjoying today may simply be termed partial miracles. To explain better, miracles do occur, but the problem is that majority of Christians are victims of partial miracles. When Jacob encountered the angel, the angel wanted to leave after the partial encounter, but Jacob refused, for he knew the encounter was not yet complete. He declared, “I will not let you go until you bless me…”
Miracles are partial when you receive the promise, the revelation, the dream but no physical manifestations; they are also partial when you begin to receive the signs that the miracles have started happening physically but get terminated before it is completed. Miracles are partial when you begin to tell people that God had started working: you got the signs but no perfection. Miracles are partial when you have manifestation during prayer sessions, demons jumped out, but physically no signs and wonders follow. Miracles are partial when your case is being mentioned by the man of God, but no physical manifestation occurs. A sister believing God for the fruit of the womb had dreams several times that she was pregnant after series of prayers, but she was still awaiting the blessing of a baby. Men of God might have confirmed this with good revelation but no physical manifestation.
Partial miracles can sometimes be more dangerous than lack of miracles. It may be allowed by God to test our faith, perseverance and our calmness. Sometimes these partial miracles are due to satanic interferences. Inability to pray until something happens may be a reason for partial miracle. Over familiarity with God, not recognising and acknowledging the Holy Spirit, as the Chief Executive Officer, complaints, murmurings and having little faith are among the reasons for partial miracles. As you pray the following prayers, the Lord Jesus shall give you a perfect and second touch, in Jesus’ name.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
WHEN THERE IS NO CHANGE AND REPENTANCE, THERE WILL BE NO COMPLETE DELIVERANCE.
PROPHETIC WORD:
By the power that perfected the creation of the earth, your life shall be perfected.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. O Lord, arise and give me my complete miracles, in the name of Jesus.
2. Powers accusing me before my God, die by fire, in the name of Jesus.
3. Wicked spirits in the heavenly places saying “No” to my complete miracles, die, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. Powers of failure and disappointment at the edge of breakthroughs, die by fire, in Jesus’ name.
5. My Father, lead me out of my village’s hindrances and darkness into my city of miracles, in Jesus’ name.
6. As from today, I refuse to see men as trees, in the name of Jesus.
7. My Father, make me whole and complete all You have started in my life, in Jesus’ name.
MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)
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TOPIC: DANGEROUS DISTRACTIONS
Read: John 13:31–35, Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 1–2; Hebrews 11:1–19
Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. John 13:35 nlt
Artist Sigismund Goetze shocked Victorian-era England with a painting entitled “Despised and Rejected of Men.” In it, he portrayed the suffering, condemned Jesus surrounded by people of Goetze’s own generation. They were so consumed by their own interests—business, romance, politics—that they were shockingly oblivious to the Savior’s sacrifice. Indifferent to Christ, the surrounding crowd, like the mob at the foot of Jesus’s cross, had no idea what—or who—they had missed.
In our day as well, believers and unbelievers alike can easily become distracted from the eternal. How can followers of Jesus cut through this fog of distraction with the truth of God’s great love? We can begin by loving one another as fellow children of God. Jesus said, “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples” (John 13:35 nlt).
But real love doesn’t stop there. We extend that love by sharing the gospel in hopes of drawing people to the Savior. As Paul wrote, “We are . . . Christ’s ambassadors” (2 Corinthians 5:20).
In this way, the body of Christ can both reflect and project God’s love, the love we so desperately need, to both each other and to our world. May both efforts, empowered by His Spirit, be a part of cutting through the distractions that hinder us from seeing the wonder of God’s love in Jesus.
To a world living in the fog of distraction, we bring the light of the good news of Jesus.
INSIGHT:
Consider those Jesus chose as His first disciples (Luke 6:13–16). While they were all men and all Jewish, there was much that could (and sometimes did) divide them. Most were from Galilee in the north, but one (Judas Iscariot) was from Judea in the south. While most were fishermen (Mark 1:16–20), Matthew was a tax collector (Matthew 10:3) who served the Romans—harming his own people. Matthew would have been despised by everyone, especially Simon the Zealot (v. 4), a member of a radical Jewish group determined to drive Rome out of Israel. Add to that the attempts by James and John to seek higher places of honor in the kingdom (Mark 10:35–37), and you have a fertile environment for friction. These factors and more would have intensified the difficulty of loving one another. Yet, just as we love God because He first loved us, we love one another—despite our differences—in the power of the love we have received from God. As we seek to dwell together as followers of Christ, loving one another isn’t easy, but it’s vital.
Do you need God’s help to love a particular person in an intentional way this week?
Bill Crowder
This message was written By Bill Crowder [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]
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TOPIC: SEEK THE LORD
Text: Zephaniah 2:1-15 (KJV)
Key Verse: “Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger“ (Zephaniah 2:3).
MESSAGE:
Our God is merciful; yet, He is a God of judgment. He has reserved a day in which he would judge the world for her wickedness. Jesus established the certainty of this end-time judgment: “And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven…and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other” (Matthew 24:30, 31).
Verse 4 to 15 of the text explains the inevitability of God’s judgment upon nations that made themselves enemies of Judah. Similarly, God’s judgment upon all categories of sinners and backsliders all over the world is imminent. “The great day of the Lord is near, it is near; and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly” (Zephaniah 1:14).
The only escape route from the imminent indignation is to “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon” (Isaiah 55:6, 7). Mercy and pardon await every penitent sinner who comes to the Lord in genuine repentance.
Sinners should repent and turn away from their sins and come to Him with a broken and contrite heart to receive forgiveness and pardon. It is dangerous to face the awful judgment of God!
Thought For The Day: Seek God to avoid His wrath.
Bible Reading In One Year: Luke 24; John 20-21
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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Topic: Put Love to Work
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. – 1 Corinthians 13:13
What do you do when you’re facing a particularly stubborn problem? A problem that resists your every effort to solve it?
Put the power of love to work on it! The power of love is the greatest power in the universe. It’s beyond defeat. It never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8).
The Bible says God is love. So when you release love into a situation, you have released God into it. Think about that! When you start releasing love into a situation, Jesus becomes responsible for its success.
What is this love I’m talking about?
First Corinthians 13 tells us it’s patient and kind. It’s not jealous or haughty or conceited or rude. It doesn’t insist on its own way. It’s not touchy or resentful and it pays no attention to a suffered wrong.
Love rejoices when right and truth prevail and it bears up under anything and everything that comes. It’s ever ready to believe the best of every person. Its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances and it endures everything without weakening.
The person who refuses to love is missing out on the very best God has to offer.
Don’t you miss out on any of it. Release love every moment into every situation, every prayer and every thought until it totally consumes your life. It will strengthen you and cast out every fear that has robbed you of God’s greater blessings. It will drive the devil out of your affairs and set you free from every torment of darkness.
Put love to work on the stubborn problems in your life. It’s the one solution they’ll never be able to resist.
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 13
This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.
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Topic: Chose to Serve
Scripture: Matthew 26:51 “And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.”
Message: In Romans chapter one, Paul calls himself a servant of Jesus Christ. Out of the six Greek words for “servant” used in the New Testament, Paul used one of the most slavish terms possible. The word used in this passage is “doulos” and comes from the root word “deo” which means “bind.” Paul literally speaks of himself as a bondman or slave of Jesus Christ – a slave by free choice; yet owned and purchased by Jesus Christ.
The idea of being a love-slave by choice comes from Old Testament passages such as Exodus 21:2-6 and Deuteronomy 15:12-17. If an Israelite bought a Hebrew slave, he must set him free in the seventh year. However, if the slave loved his master and said, “I will not go away from thee,” then a hole was to be bored through the lobe of his ear pronouncing him a bond-slave forever.
Jesus is the supreme example of selflessness – He puts others ahead of Himself.
We see clearly from Jesus’ example, that the way to exaltation in God’s kingdom comes through humility and servanthood to others. Christ’s humiliation, displayed in His coming to earth as a man, is not only a lesson in Christology but also an example to all believers of what greatness in God’s kingdom entails. Let this attitude of heart, taken from the example of Jesus Christ, continue to motivate all true believers in Jesus Christ.
The Creator became the creation; the Lord became the servant; the Highest became the lowest. All of this was done because of God’s great love for us.
Andrew Wommack 15 November 2018 Daily Devotional 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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Topic: Divine Artistry [Billy Graham Devotional 15 November 2018]
Yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. — 2 Corinthians 12:5
Dr. Edward Judson, in speaking of the life of his father, Adoniram Judson, at the dedication of the Judson Memorial Church in New York City, said, “Suffering and success go together. If you are succeeding without suffering, it is because others before you have suffered; if you are suffering without succeeding, it is that others after you may succeed.”
Happy are they that mourn. They can be happy because they know that their pain, their distress, and their privation are the travail of a new creation, the birth pangs of a better world. They can be happy if they are aware that the Master Artist, God, is employing both light and shadow to produce a masterpiece worthy of divine artistry.
They can also glory in their infirmities, smile through their tears, and sing in the midst of their sorrow, because they realize that in God’s economy, “If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him.”
Prayer for the day: In suffering I will learn to praise You, loving Savior.
Written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association(BGEA). BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.
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