Open Heavens 24 October 2016: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Occupying while Waiting?

Topic: Occupying while Waiting? [Monday 24, October 2016]

Memorise: And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. – Luke 19:13

Read: Joshua 13:1-6 (KJV)

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 23, 2016 - I Am With You

Topic: I Am With You [October 23, 2016]

Read: Jeremiah 1:1–10, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 1–2; 1 Timothy 3

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you. - Jeremiah 1:8

DCLM Daily Manna October 23, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi - Come Down!

Topic: Come Down! [October 23, 2016]

Text: Lamentations 3:42-54

Key Verse: "Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven" (Lamentations 3:50).

Open Heavens 23 October 2016: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – The Touch of Faith

Topic: The Touch of Faith [Sunday 23, October 2016]

Memorise: Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. – Matthew 9:29

Read: Matthew 9:20-22 (KJV)

Open Heavens 22 October 2016: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Know your Works VII

Topic: I Know your Works VII [Saturday 22, October 2016]

Memorise: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? – Mark 8:36

Read: Revelation 3:14-19 (KJV)

DCLM Daily Manna October 22, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi - Wholly Follow The Lord

Topic: Wholly Follow The Lord [October 22, 2016]

Text: Deuteronomy 1:34-46

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 22, 2016 - My Brothers and Sisters

Topic: My Brothers and Sisters [October 22, 2016]

Read: Matthew 25:31–40, Bible in a Year: Isaiah 65–66; 1 Timothy 2

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According to a Facebook user from Sierra Leone, the man ate three loaves of bread, eight chapatis, ten eggs, several bottles of mineral water, two raw cabbages, four apples, two bundles of raw nakati and half-kilogramme of posho and went back home with a Shs10,000 cash prize. More photos after the cut...

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Our Daily Bread devotional, October 20, 2016 - Your Journey

Topic: Your Journey [October 20, 2016]

Read: John 14:15-21, Bible in a Year: Isaiah 59–61; 2 Thessalonians 3

DCLM Daily Manna October 20, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi - A Glimpse into Heavenly Order

Topic: A Glimpse into Heavenly Order [October 20, 2016]

Text: Ezekiel 10:8-22

Open Heavens 20 October 2016: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Know your Works V

Topic: I Know your Works V [Thursday 20, October 2016]

Memorise: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. – Matthew 26:41

Read: Revelation 3:1-6 (KJV)

Lagos State Governor reshuffle Cabinet : Ambode sacks state commissioners for Tourism, Finance, and Transportation

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today, sacked the state commissioner for Tourism, Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker; Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi and Transportation, Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola.

Chimamanda berates President Buhari's administration

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie says President Muhammadu Buhari has squandered the massive goodwill and support he had upon his inauguration as President and missed an opportunity to set Nigeria on the right path.

11 Signs Your Relationship Is Strong, Even If Everyone Thinks It's Doomed By Carina Wolff

When it comes to relationships, people often act as if they know what's right for everyone, but most times the only people who understand the relationship are the ones who are in it themselves. Despite what negative things others may say about who you're dating, there are certain signs your relationship is strong,

DCLM Daily Manna October 19, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi - Not For Destruction

Topic: Not For Destruction [October 19, 2016]

Text: 2 Corinthians 10:1-11

Key Verse: "For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed" (2 Corinthians 10:8).

Lord Acton was not wrong when he said: "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely". In our society, we often see the reckless use of power by those who are privileged to be vested with power to serve the people. Instead of exercising the power for the benefits of the common man who they are expected to serve and defend, they turn the power to an object of oppression with which they victimize and oppress the poor.

Paul consciously reminded himself and his congregation that the authority the Lord has given him and his team was not for the destruction of the people but for their edification. Even in the face of obvious provocation by the people, ministers must not turn around to use their authority to vex the people. Some people in the Corinthian church had questioned the apostleship and authority of Paul which necessitated his explanation in the text. But in proving his apostleship and authority over them, he made it clear that it was for their own edification. When ministers of God bear in mind the source of power they possess, they will be careful not to misuse it. Paul was mindful of this. He stated that their authority was given to them by God. They did not scheme or lobby their way into power.

Those who get to a place of power through carnal scheming and worldly politics will believe they earned the power, so would not care how they use it. How do you use your God-given privilege and authority as a husband, parent, pastor or a leader in the society. Are you so power-drunk that you derive pleasure in oppressing people? Do you help to build up, encourage and edify others with your power, or delight in crushing people with it? People who are privileged to hold power, especially among the people of God, must be conscious of the purpose of holding it. They need to constantly remind themselves that such privilege is not to destroy or victimize their flock but to edify them.

Thought for the day: An unbridled tongue is an open sepulcre.

Bible Reading in one Year: Isaiah 56-60

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.

Open Heavens 19 October 2016: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Know your Works IV

Topic: I Know your Works IV [Wednesday 19, October 2016]

Memorise: 1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless – 1 Timothy 3:1-2a

Read: Revelation 2:18-24 (KJV)

DCLM Daily Manna October 18, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi - Fleeting and Feeble

Topic: Fleeting and Feeble [October 18, 2016]

Text: Job 14:1-13

Key Verse: "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not" (Job 14:1,2).

Open Heavens 18 October 2016: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Know your Works III

Topic: I Know your Works III [Tuesday 18, October 2016]

Memorise: Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; – 1 Timothy 4:1

Read: Revelation 2:12-17 (KJV)

DCLM Daily Manna October 17, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi - Be Careful Of What You Say

Topic: Be Careful Of What You Say [October 17, 2016]

Text: Titus 3:1-8

Key Verse: "To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men" (Titus 3:2).

Open Heavens 17 October 2016: Monday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – I Know your Works II

Topic: I Know your Works II [Monday 17, October 2016]

Memorise: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. – Revelation 2:29

Read: Revelation 2:8-11 (KJV)

8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;