For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. – Matthew 17:20
Someone once said that the reason I can live like I do is because I have “special faith.” But, you know, that’s just not true. I don’t have “special faith.” God has given me the same measure of faith He’s given to you and every other believer. The only reason my faith looks like it works better is because I use it!
If you’ve been living in the shadow of a mountain, waiting for God to give you some kind of special faith, make a change today. Step out and put the measure of faith you have to work moving the spiritual, physical, mental or financial obstacles Satan has brought against you.
Romans 12:3 says God has dealt to every man the measure of faith. Believe Him! Step out in faith about that faith! Say, “Heavenly Father, I thank You that through faith in Jesus Christ, You have shared Your nature and Your Spirit with me. I am grateful for the measure of faith imparted to me as a believer.
“I make the decision today to walk in that faith—to put it to work on the situations around me. I commit myself to operate in mountain-moving faith, for I know that it is impossible to please You without it (Hebrews 11:6).
“As I plant this faith and water it with Your Word (Romans 10:17), I expect it to grow and overcome the mountains in my life and in the lives of those for whom I intercede.
“Thank You, Father, that as I do this, nothing shall be impossible to me! In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”
Scripture Reading: Luke 8:41-56
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.
Scripture: I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me…Habakkuk 2:1
Thought For The Day: Travelling without direction is ending without distinction.
Direction, according to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, connotes instructions on how to reach a destination or about how to do something. It is the course which must be taken in order to reach a destination or to get something done. It is also the management or guidance of someone or something in achieving a progress.
Direction is knowing what to do in order to leave where you are. Direction is key to acceleration in life.
Divine direction is the direction that comes from God through the leading of the Spirit. It has been confirmed that Divine direction is one of the greatest assets in life. The worst thing that can happen to anyone is to travel fast in the wrong direction. Travelling without direction is ending without distinction. It is Divine direction that averts disasters in life. Divine direction eliminates destruction. Direction by God forbids distraction and guarantees destination in life.
Now, one way to access Divine direction is by prayer (Jeremiah 33:3). Prayer is a means of communicating with God. It is at the place of prayer that destinies are revealed and potentials are unveiled. Nothing shows a man the right way to follow like prayer.
At the place of prayer, the vision for your future becomes clear, the direction for your daily living is accessed and the revelation/wisdom you require for profitable living is unveiled.
Today, I prophesy unto you, the last time you missed your direction shall be the last forever, in Jesus’ Name.
Beloved, my counsel is, make up your mind to pray fervently; seek God’s direction in everything you do at the place of prayer (Philippians 4:6).
Remember This: Travelling without direction is ending without distinction.
Assignments:
1. Make up your mind not to take any step outside Divine direction or guidance.
2. Ask God for His help and direction at the place of prayer.
Prayer: O Lord, I ask for a clear revelation of Your blueprint for my life and destiny. Help me Lord not to miss my path in life, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: PRAYER AND DIRECTION
Quote: Direction is critical to acceleration; if the road is clear, the journey must be easy. Culled from 365 WISDOM CAPSULES by Dr Paul Enenche.
Amazing Fact: Tigers are solitary hunters, and generally search for food alone at night.
Daily Reading: Jeremiah 10:1 to 11:23, Colossians 3:18 to 4:18, Psalm 78:56 to 72, Proverbs 24:28 to 29
Today In History: 08/10/1919: The first transcontinental air race in the United States begins with 63 planes competing between California and New York
Don’t Forget To Attend: The Healing and Deliverance Service tomorrow by 9:00am. 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
Read: Zephaniah 3:14–20, Bible in a Year: Isaiah 30–31; Philippians 4
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will . . . rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
No one told me before my wife and I had children how important singing would be. My children are now six, eight, and ten. But all three had problems sleeping early on. Each night, my wife and I took turns rocking our little ones, praying they’d nod off quickly. I spent hundreds of hours rocking them, desperately crooning lullabies to (hopefully!) speed up the process. But as I sang over our children night after night, something amazing happened: It deepened my bond of love and delight for them in ways I had never dreamed.
Did you know Scripture describes our heavenly Father singing over His children too? Just as I sought to soothe my children with song, so Zephaniah concludes with a portrait of our heavenly Father singing over His people: “He will take great delight in you; in his love he will . . . rejoice over you with singing” (3:17).
Much of Zephaniah’s prophetic book warns of a coming time of judgment for those who’d rejected God. Yet that’s not where it ends. Zephaniah concludes not with judgment but with a description of God not only rescuing His people from all their suffering (vv. 19–20) but also tenderly loving and rejoicing over them with song (v. 17).
Our God is not only a “Mighty Warrior who saves” and restores (v. 17) but a loving Father who tenderly sings songs of love over us.
Prayer: Father, help us to embrace Your tender love and “hear” the songs You sing.
Our heavenly Father delights in His children like a parent singing to a newborn baby.
This message was written By Adam Holz [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]
Matthew 26:2 “Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.”
In Israel, crucifixion was a common sight. This practice was first mentioned in scripture as one used by the Egyptians (Gen. 40:19). Anyone hung upon a tree was accursed by God according to the Mosaic law (Dt. 21:22-23).
Failure to obey the law brought on the curse. Praise God that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by bearing the curse for us. Now, through Christ, we will never receive any curse from God even though we still disobey the law in some way. Justice was satisfied when Jesus died for the law that we broke, thus paying the prescribed penalty and bearing the curse.
There is no condemnation awaiting us from the law; for we died in Him.
A Christian who still walks in condemnation is being condemned by the devil or himself. It’s not God who condemns us (Rom. 8:34). It is the law that brought God’s adverse sentence against us.
When the government condemns a building it is declared unfit for use and must be destroyed. Likewise, when Satan condemns us, he makes us feel unfit for use and ready to be destroyed. Since the Christian is no longer under the law, he should no longer be condemned or feel unfit for use. We have been accepted by the Father through Jesus.
God convicts of sin but He doesn’t condemn (Rom. 8:34). Conviction is solely for our profit with no malice, while condemnation includes punishment. Satan is the one who condemns the Christian, but the Holy Spirit has given us the power to escape that condemnation.
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).
Memorise: “Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.”- Genesis 26:12
Read: Genesis 26:12-14 (KJV)
12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 41-42, Luke 2:41-3:6
MESSAGE:
Any farmer who wants to reap a bountiful harvest knows that sowing is a specialised act. In other words, you don’t expect a great harvest when you sow at a time of your own choosing and in a haphazard manner. After soil preparation, sowing is often the next and most important step taken by a farmer in anticipation of harvest. The principles of sowing that govern the physical realm are also applicable in the spiritual realm Ecclesiastes 3:2 tells us that there is a right time, which also is the best time, for sowing. Good farmers know very well that the planting of crops is a major event, and its timing depends on the type of seed to be sown. Some factors that determine the right time to sow include the season or time of the year, sunshine and clouds, length of day and night, rainfall pattern and soil fertility. Sowing in the time of famine, being a time of drought, is a ridiculous thing to do, to say the least. Nevertheless, for Isaac in today’s Bible reading, it was the right time, and he experienced the miracle of a hundredfold harvest. His case is a classic example of doing the ridiculous to produce the miraculous. Just as it happened to Isaac, I pray that as you sow into God’s kingdom, you will experience returns in hundred fold in Jesus’ Name.
When is the best time to sow into God’s kingdom? The best time to sow is when you are born again and living in total obedience to the will of God. It is when the source of your livelihood is clean and your way of life is pure, such that you can lift up holy hands to God in adoration and worship (Psalm 24:3-5). It is when curses have been removed, devourers rebuked, cankerworms destroyed and contrary circumstances have been turned around to work in your favor. If for any reason you have missed it somehow and your life does not fit these descriptions, it is never too late with God. You can retrace your steps back home to God for a new beginning- a new beginning of peace, progress and bountiful harvest. Thankfully, it is still the season for sowing, and there is still time to sow righteousness and obedience now, before you face God’s law of harvest based on your deeds (Romans 2:6). It is yet a sunny day, the weather is favorable, and the timing is right. You can set your life on the right path by sowing righteousness, mercy and favor today. Invest into God’s kingdom today and reap a hundredfold in eternity. The best seed you can sow is the seed of your life. Invest your time, money and energy into soul winning activities today and watch as things will begin to work in your favor. If you are busy doing God’s business, He will also respond by going the extra mile to take care of your family and business.
Prayer Point:
Father, please let my contribution to the expansion of Your kingdom produce hundredfold returns for me in Jesus’ Name.
Sunday Hymn 6: A New Thing
(Tune: There Shall Be Showers of Blessing)
1. We will soon shout Halleluiah
Because God will do new things
Sinners will be forgiven
Prodigals will come home soon.
Chorus:
Shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Rivers in desert now flowing
Hallelujah to our king.
2. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Sickness and sorrow will be gone
Bondage will be forgotten.
3. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
The barren will be faithful soon
Failure will be forgotten.
4. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Poverty will be forgotten
Stagnancy will soon be gone.
5. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
To all miracles are given
There shall be celebrations
6. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Many will have testimonies
Of prayer answered fully.
7. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
One of us will chase a thousand
Two will conquer ten thousand
8. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
Songs of praises we will sing
Hallelujah to our King.
Open Heaven 7 October 2018 Sunday 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 7 October 2018 Sunday Daily Devotional.
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