John 15:19 “If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”
We should not think it is strange to be persecuted. “All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Tim. 3:12). We can actually rejoice because we are being persecuted for Jesus’ sake, and the Lord will be with us in the midst of the persecution. When we stand before Him, there will be more than ample reward.
Persecution is a token that those persecuting you are under conviction. They realize that they are not living what your words or actions are advocating and in self defense, they attack you, who they perceive is the source of their conviction. If you understand this, it makes persecution much easier to take. They aren’t just mad at you; they are convicted. When the gospel is presented in the power of the Holy Spirit, there will always be either revival or riot, but not indifference.
In the midst of persecution, Satan will try to convince us that the strife is all our fault. If he succeeds, then we back down and the pressure is off his followers. However, Jesus suffered continual rejection and persecution, yet we know that the problem was not with Him, but with those who rejected Him.
Jesus makes it clear that persecution is an inevitable part of living a godly life, so that we will not fall prey to introspection and self-condemnation when rejection comes. If our sinless Savior was rejected, then certainly we will be too. Don’t feel guilty or condemned when persecution comes. The Word strips people of the disguises they have been hiding their sins behind, and the result is persecution.
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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I am the living bread that came down from heaven . . . — John 6:51
In John 6:48 we read that Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.” Jesus had just fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fishes. They were all excited and thrilled over the great miracle that had occurred, [but] Jesus was talking about something more important than social needs. Bread in the Scriptures is a symbol of spiritual life.
Man has an inborn hunger for God. He cannot be satisfied with anything less than God. God alone can supply the bread which satisfies the inner longing of your soul and the hunger of your heart. . . . The Bible says that He is the Bread of Life.
Prayer for the day: Lord Jesus, thank You for satisfying the yearnings deep down in my heart. Your presence fulfills the needs of my soul, and I rejoice.
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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You are watching the Thursday LIVE Service tagged “Covenant Hour of Prayer” October 24, 2018 with Bishop David Oyedepo at Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel, Faith Tabernacle Canaan Land Ota Nigeria. (Please, reload this page for the latest live event)
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Scripture: We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1
Message: “Do you still hope for peace?” a journalist asked Bob Dylan in 1984.
“There is not going to be any peace,” Dylan replied. His response drew criticism, yet there’s no denying that peace remains ever elusive.
About 600 years before Christ, most prophets were predicting peace. God’s prophet wasn’t one of them. Jeremiah reminded the people that God had said, “Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people” (Jeremiah 7:23). Yet they repeatedly ignored the Lord and His commands. Their false prophets said, “Peace, peace” (8:11), but Jeremiah predicted disaster. Jerusalem fell in 586 bc.
Peace is rare. But amid Jeremiah’s book of dire prophecies we discover a God who loves relentlessly. “I have loved you with an everlasting love,” the Lord told His rebellious people. “I will build you up again” (31:3–4).
God is a God of love and peace. Conflict comes because of our rebellion against Him. Sin destroys the world’s peace and robs each of us of inner peace. Jesus came to this planet to reconcile us to God and give us that inner peace. “Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” wrote the apostle Paul (Romans 5:1). His words are among the most hope-filled ever written.
Whether we live in a combat zone or dwell in a serene neighborhood with nary a whisper of war, Christ invites us into His peace.
Thought for the Day: God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. C. S. Lewis
INSIGHT
Jeremiah delivers a devastating message of coming punishment to the people of Judah. God’s judgment of sin includes loss of spouse and property (Jeremiah 8:10), failed crops (v. 13), and overwhelming terror (v. 15). Why such a devastating punishment? They have mishandled the law of the Lord (v. 8). Jeremiah continues by saying that they have no wisdom since they have rejected the word of the Lord (v. 9). Scripture is not something to be treated lightly. In the Bible God reveals Himself and His plan for humanity’s redemption. It’s a story to be treated with the utmost respect. (J.R. Hudberg)
Our Daily Bread 25 October 2018 Devotional was written by Tim Gustafson
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SCRIPTURE: And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house Acts 20:20
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Those who sow mediocrity must reap obscurity; to sow lethargy is to harvest poverty.
Giving life all it takes means holding nothing back. This is coming to a point where all that God deposited in you in the form of talents and potentials are being maximally utilized for the benefits of both humanity and Divinity.
The truth is, life is not a rehearsal but a reality. You don’t have eternity to fulfil destiny. If you have the stage, make sense on time because you will not have the stage forever. Approach life with a sense of urgency.
Therefore, I would like you to take note of the following thought-provoking facts:
1. ‘When you give life all it takes, life gives you all it contains.’ (Bishop David Oyedepo)
2. The best of life answers to the best of man.
3. Average input can never deliver excellent outcome.
4. Life is a fertile ground: Life is a seed, what you sow determines what you reap.
Those who sow mediocrity must reap obscurity; to sow lethargy is to harvest poverty. You cannot sow laziness and reap prominence. If you sow quality, you will reap notoriety.
5. God is a Rewarder of excellence.
God is an excellent God; He recognizes excellence when He sees it; He rewards excellence.
Beloved, you make the most of life when you give to life all it takes. Diligence or hard work is the vehicle for such excellent delivery.
I prophesy the release of spirit of excellence upon you now, in Jesus’ Name.
REMEMBER THIS: Those who sow mediocrity must reap obscurity; to sow lethargy is to harvest poverty.
ASSIGNMENTS: Seeds of Destiny 25 October 2018
1. Determine to give life all it takes.
2. Embrace hard work and avoid laziness.
3. Do your work excellently: if it won’t be done excellently, it should be left totally.
PRAYER: Lord, deliver me from the spirit of laziness and mediocrity. Grant me the grace to give life all it takes to be a blessing to both humanity and Divinity, Lord in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: GIVING LIFE ALL IT TAKES
QUOTE: Deploy maximum diligence; your work today determines your worth tomorrow. Culled from CAREER AND WORKPLACE WISDOM by Dr Paul Enenche
DAILY READING: Jeremiah 48:1 to 49:22, 2 Timothy 4:1 to 22, Psalm 95:1 to 96:13, Proverbs 26:9 to 12
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Seeds of Destiny 25 October 2018 Daily 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.
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Key Verse: “And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid“ (1 Samuel 17:24).
MESSAGE:
There was war between Israel and the Philistines in the valley of Elah. All the men of Israel were sore afraid when they saw Goliath, the champion of the Philistines and they fled from him. Eventually, David, the youngest of the eight sons of Jesse, was providentially and circumstantially brought to the scene of the battle. Though he was not enlisted as a soldier in the army, the Spirit of God moved him into action.
We should realise that it was the wise God who moved Jesse to send David, his youngest son, to the raging battle at this critical juncture of the war between Israel and Philistine. Jesse’s purpose of sending David to the battlefield was to see how his three eldest sons who were fighting in Saul’s army fared and also to give them food. Little did he know that he was merely carrying out God’s plan to send a deliverer to humiliate Goliath and grant victory to the people of Israel. Other Israelites, including the three brethren of David, might misunderstand David’s arrival at the battlefield at that critical moment. But God knew why.
Therefore, when certain things happen which you do not understand, commit them to God in prayer rather than complain, criticize or come to a wrong and sinful conclusion. Man’s understanding and knowledge are limited.
While the Israelites’ army panted and shook for fear of Goliath, they did not recognise that David was the champion in disguise that God had sent to the scene to deliver them. At the peak of your fear and anxiety, God will bring the solution very close to you.
Thought For The Day: Only faith in God will make you see His presence in the storms of life.
Bible Reading In One Year: Luke 10-11; John 10:22
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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