by dailyd | Nov 1, 2018 | Seed of Destiny
Topic: Accessing God’s Presence
Scripture: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Psalms 100:4
Thought For The Day: It is critical to give thanks to God if you must access His Presence.
The Presence of God is the greatest asset of man on earth. If a person desires to get to the top in life and stay on top, he/she must cultivate and maintain the Presence of God in his/her life.
Now, one way or avenue of accessing God’s presence is thanksgiving. Thanksgiving gives access to God’s Presence (Psalm 100:4). People who accessed God’s Presence in the Scripture and in contemporary times praised their way into His Presence.
However, when a person comes before God with complains instead of praises, such a person will not gain access to the gates of God, let alone the courts of His Presence. It is like standing outside the gate of a man’s house trying to talk to the man who is in his bedroom.
So, it is critical to give thanks to God if you must access His Presence, and when you gain access to God’s Presence, many things happen (Psalm 100:5).
Let me give you three examples of the things that happen when you gain access to the Presence of God:
1. We encounter the manifestation of the goodness of God
It is not possible to know how to praise and not experience the goodness of God (Psalm 100:4-5).
2. We encounter the manifestation of God’s mercy
The mercy of God is located in the Presence of God; and God’s mercy preserves us from destruction (Psalm 100:4-5).
3. We encounter the manifestation of the truth of God
The truth of God is the Word of God (John 17:17, Psalm 100:4-5).
As you give God praise, you will encounter the truth that will guarantee your liberty in life, in Jesus’ Name.
Beloved, my counsel is, make up your mind to praise God always.
Remember this: It is critical to give thanks to God if you must access His Presence.
Assignments:
1. Avoid the lifestyle of complaining and murmuring.
2. Live a life of deep praise and worship.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ACCESS TO HIS PRESENCE
Prayer: Lord, thank You for showing me mercy. Thank You for all You have done for me and what You will do. I receive access to Your Presence as I praise You from my heart, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
Daily Bible Reading: Ezekiel 1:1 to 3:15, Hebrew 3:1 to 19, Psalm 104:1 to 23, Proverbs 26:24 to 26
Quote: To live a life of praise and worship is to access Divine preservation. Culled from 15 KINGDOM STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL by Dr Paul Enenche.
Amazing Fact: A mouse can fit through a hole the size of a ballpoint pen.
Today In History: 01/11/1982 – Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
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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Topic: Danger Through Delay
Text: 2 Samuel 20:1-13 (KJV)
Key Verse: “So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him“ (2 Samuel 20:5).
MESSAGE:
After David overcame the rebellion of his son Absalom, who died shamefully, another uprising led by Sheba, came up. Sheba, the son of Bichri, led all Israel except Judah, to turn their backs against David.
Seeing the evil ploys of Sheba, David quickly called and instructed Amasa his nephew, who earlier pitched his tent with Absalom in his revolt, to assemble for him the men of Judah within three days and return to him. Amasa had just been appointed by David as commander-in-chief of his army to replace Joab who incurred the wrath of David for killing Absalom.
Amasa’s delay in assembling the soldiers of Judah within three days, made David to send Abisai, another faithful soldier to run after Sheba and dislodge him with his supporters. On hearing this, Joab joined the troop with a seemingly innocuous intention of pursuing Sheba. Eventually, he met Amasa, and he murdered him as a result of his bitterness, envy and jealousy. Amasa’s life could have been spared perhaps, had he not delayed.
There is danger in delay or procrastination. Whatever God asks believers to do should be done faithfully and with prompt obedience.
There is time for everything on earth. What you are to do today should not be delayed till tomorrow. No wonder Jesus said, “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work”. When running errands or rendering services for God, we should make haste to get it done as specified. Remember that people who procrastinate can never serve God satisfactorily.
Thought For The Day: Delay in rendering service to God is as damnable as outright disobedience.
Bible Reading In One Year: Matthew 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: The Power of Love
But faith…worketh by love. – Galatians 5:6
I used to wonder why we believers didn’t see more of the power of God operating among us than we do. With what we know about faith and the Word, it seemed to me signs and wonders and miracles should be happening all the time.
So, one day I asked, “Lord, why isn’t the power of God turned up to a higher volume in the Church?”
Do you know what He said? He told me we weren’t walking in enough love yet.
God wants us to have power. But first, He has to be sure we’ll use that power in love. He wants to know that we won’t take it and mix it with judgment and criticism and blast people out of the water.
Kenneth, He said, I can’t afford to back your words with supernatural power in a church service on Sunday morning and then have you get on the freeway that night and lash out at someone because he pulled over into your lane. You’d blow him off the highway. I can’t leave the power of Almighty God at a high volume in the mouth of an unmerciful fool.
Then He reminded me of a time I took my son, John, hunting. He was just a little guy at the time, barely big enough to keep his gun from knocking him on his back every time he’d pull the trigger. I was teaching him how to shoot, and he was coming along pretty well.
That day we were walking along out at Gloria’s grandparents’ farm and John spotted one of the biggest tarantula spiders I’d ever seen. It was clinging to the wall of the barn. When John saw that spider, he took aim. He was going to blow that bug away.
If I hadn’t stopped him, he would have too. And it wouldn’t have dawned on him until it was all over that he was going to blow a hole in the barn at the same time. From my grown-up perspective, I could see that would be foolishness. He couldn’t. He was looking through the eyes of a child.
Do you want God to put a shotgun of spiritual power in your hand, so you can blow the works of the devil to kingdom come? Then focus on love. Pursue it. Practice it. Study it. Grow up in it. Then you’ll see the power of God operating through you.
Scripture Reading: Romans 13:8-14
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: Compassion Fatigue
Read: Matthew 9:35–38, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 24–26; Titus 2
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36
Anne Frank is well known for her diary describing her family’s years of hiding during World War II. When she was later imprisoned in a Nazi death camp, those with her said “her tears [for them] never ran dry,” making her “a blessed presence for all who knew her.” Because of this, scholar Kenneth Bailey concluded that Anne never displayed “compassion fatigue.”
Compassion fatigue can be one of the results of living in a badly broken world. The sheer volume of human suffering can numb even the best intentioned among us. Compassion fatigue, however, was not in Jesus’s makeup. Matthew 9:35–36 says, “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
Our world suffers not only from physical needs but also from spiritual brokenness. Jesus came to meet that need and challenged His followers to join Him in this work (vv. 37–38). He prayed that the Father would raise up workers to respond to the needs all around us—people who struggle with loneliness, sin, and illness. May the Father give us a heart for others that mirrors His heart. In the strength of His Spirit, we can express His compassionate concern to those who are suffering.
For more on this topic, see Compassion: Learning to Love Like Jesus at discoveryseries.org/q0208.
In a world filled with heartache, we can model the compassion of Jesus.
INSIGHT:
While contemplating the crowd in Matthew 9, Jesus did three specific things. First, He “saw” the crowds (v. 36) and recognized they were “harassed and helpless.” Second, He felt compassion toward them (v. 36). Finally, our Lord acted by challenging His disciples to pray that the Father would raise up workers to serve in the harvest (v. 38).
We find the same pattern in Acts 17 when Paul entered the city of Athens. He saw (v. 16) that the city was filled with idols, which stirred strong feelings within him (“he was greatly distressed”)—perhaps because of the self-destructive nature of idol worship. Then Paul acted by engaging people with the message of Jesus and His resurrection (vv. 17–18).
This pattern practiced by both Jesus and Paul established a model we can embrace today.
Bill Crowder
This message was written By Bill Crowder [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]
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Topic: Triumph in Affliction
You don’t understand now why I am doing it; some day you will. — John 13:7 (TLB)
May I remind you that physical illness is not the worst thing that can happen to you? Some of the most twisted, miserable people I have ever met had no physical handicap. Some of the world’s greatest and most useful people have been handicapped.
“The Messiah” was composed by Handel, who was suffering from a paralyzed right side and arm. Catherine Booth, in the last year of her life, said that she could not remember one day free from pain.
Helen Keller has written, “I thank God for my handicaps, for through them I have found myself, my work, and God.” Some of the most radiant Christians I have ever met were “wheelchair” saints. May God give you grace to “triumph in affliction.”
Prayer for the day: When physical afflictions come into my life, may they draw me closer to You, my beloved Lord Jesus Christ.
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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Topic: His Will Is In The Word
John 17:17 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”
In this prayer, Jesus prayed twice that the Father would keep His disciples from evil. Then He reveals the way that God will accomplish this – through His Word, the holy scriptures. Anyone who desires to live for God, reject the devil, and reject the world’s system, must know God’s Word.
We must study the scriptures, for they reveal the will of God for our actions and attitudes. To be filled with the knowledge of God’s will, we must be filled with God’s Word. God’s Word is His will! Those who are ignorant of God’s Word will be ignorant of God’s will.
Knowledge of God’s will is foundational in developing Christian conduct and character. There is no way we can fulfill God’s will if we don’t know what it is. The starting point for any Christian is understanding God’s will for his life. How can a person obtain such knowledge? The first step is to desire it. Jeremiah 29:13 says, “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” People ask the Lord for knowledge of His will but don’t receive it because they aren’t seeking with ALL THEIR HEART. No one who has ever sought the Lord with all his heart has ever been disappointed.
The Holy Spirit is the dispenser of God’s wisdom. It is through Him that we know the things God has revealed to us. One of the primary ministries of the Holy Spirit is to reveal God’s will to us.
There is no way we can walk worthy of the Lord and please Him if we don’t know His will. Furthermore, we can’t be fruitful without the knowledge of His will. God has provided all that we need to be successful and victorious in this life. Believe His Word.
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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