Raising Children of Destiny! (5) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Topic: Raising Children of Destiny! (5)

Dear Reader,

Shalom!  Without hesitation, it has been a most knowledge-filled month for you. Last week, I highlighted three root causes to the problems of wayward children.

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 31, 2016 - It Never Runs Out

Topic: It Never Runs Out [October 31, 2016]

Read: 1 Peter 1:3–9, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 22–23; Titus 1

He has given us new birth into . . . an inheritance that can never perish. 1 Peter 1:3–4

When I asked a friend who is about to retire what she feared about her next stage of life, she said, “I want to make sure I don’t run out of money.” The next day as I was talking to my financial counselor he gave me advice on how I might avoid running out of money. Indeed, we all want the security of knowing we’ll have the resources we need for the rest of our lives.

Open Heavens 30 October 2016: Sunday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Godly Sorrow

Topic: Godly Sorrow [Sunday 30, October 2016]

Memorise: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. – Matthew 5:4

Read: 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 (KJV)

9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Bible in One Year: Zechariah 11-14, Psalms 90:1-6

MESSAGE:

There are different categories of sorrow; the ungodly sorrow and the godly sorrow. Ungodly sorrow leads to deadly actions that drag its victims to either temporal or eternal perdition. The Bible says that Cain was sorrowful because his offering was not acceptable by God. That type of sorrow was ungodly

DCLM Daily Manna October 30, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi – That Which Counts

Topic: That Which Counts [October 30, 2016]

Text: Acts 8:9-25

Key Verse: "And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money" (Acts 8:18).

Countries across the globe spend a huge money trying to fight the spread of counterfeited products. Regulatory agencies deploy men and materials to rid the society of these unwholesome products. But in most cases, fake products appear genuine on the face value. Most times, innocent and unsuspecting members of the society are deceived by the fantastic presentation of such injurious products, whereas they are valueless.

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 30, 2016 - Hearing God

Topic: Hearing God [October 30, 2016]

Read: 1 Samuel 3:1–10, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 20–21; 2 Timothy 4

Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:10

I felt like I was underwater, sounds muffled and muted by a cold and allergies. For weeks I struggled to hear clearly. My condition made me realize how much I take my hearing for granted.

Young Samuel in the temple must have wondered what he was hearing as he struggled out of sleep at the summons of his name (1 Sam. 3:4). Three times he presented himself before Eli, the high priest. Only the third time did Eli realize it was the Lord speaking to Samuel. The word of the Lord had been rare at that time (v. 1), and the people were not in tune with His voice. But Eli instructed Samuel how to respond (v. 9).

The Lord speaks much more now than in the days of Samuel. The letter to the Hebrews tells us, “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets . . . but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (1:1–2). And in Acts 2 we read of the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (vv. 1–4), who guides us in the things Christ taught us (John 16:13). But we need to learn to hear His voice and respond in obedience. Like me with my cold, we may hear as if underwater. We need to test what we think is the Lord’s guidance with the Bible and with other mature Christians. As God’s beloved children, we do hear His voice. He loves to speak life into us.

Prayer: Open our eyes, Lord, that we might see You. Open our ears, that we may hear You. Open our mouths, that we might speak Your praise.

The Lord speaks to His children, but we need to discern His voice.

Insight:

God has communicated in various ways throughout history (Heb. 1:1). One way God speaks today is through our conscience (Rom. 2:14–16). Our conscience is like a moral monitor. An important way we discern whether a spiritual communication has God as its source is to ask: Does the message agree with the Bible, God's written Word? If it does not align with God’s previously revealed truth, then we cannot put our stamp of approval on it.

This message was written by Amy Boucher Pye [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Open Heavens 29 October 2016: Saturday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Not Reprobate

Topic: Not Reprobate [Saturday 29, October 2016]

Memorise: But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. – 2 Corinthians 13:6

Read: 2 Corinthians 13:5-8 (KJV)

5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

DCLM Daily Manna October 29, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi – You’re His

Topic: You’re His [October 29, 2016]

Text: Deuteronomy 2:1-7

Key Verse: "Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward" (Deuteronomy 2:3).

Throughout history, God has always remembered His people. He may try their patience, but He always intervenes at the right time. He never forgets His own. The children of Israel had wandered in the wilderness for forty years and it appeared that they were stuck and had no future. But Moses waited for God’s directive on their next line of action.

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 29, 2016 - The Praying Patient

Topic: The Praying Patient [October 29, 2016]

Read: John 17:6–19, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 18–19; 2 Timothy 3

Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. John 17:11

The obituary for Alan Nanninga, a man in my city, identified him as “foremost, a dedicated witness for Christ.” After a description of his family life and career, the article mentioned nearly a decade of declining health. It concluded by saying, “His hospital stays . . . earned him the honorary title of ‘The Praying Patient’” because of his ministry to other patients. Here was a man who, in his times of distress, reached out to pray for and with the people in need around him.

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Open Heavens 27 October 2016: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Cost of Discipleship

Topic: Cost of Discipleship [Thursday 27, October 2016]

Memorise: And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. – Luke 14:27

Read: Luke 14:25-27 (KJV)

25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

DCLM Daily Manna October 27, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi – Divinely Protected

Topic: Divinely Protected [October 27, 2016]

Text: 2 Kings 6:8-12

Key Verse: "And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber" (2 Kings 6:12).

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 27, 2016 - Stage by Stage

Topic: Stage by Stage [October 27, 2016]

Read: Numbers 33:1–15, 36–37, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 12–14; 2 Timothy 1

At the Lord's command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. Numbers 33:2

Numbers 33 is a chapter in the Bible we might pass by without reflection. It appears to be nothing more than a long list of places tracing Israel's pilgrimage from Rameses in Egypt to their arrival in the plains of Moab. But it must be important because it’s the only section in Numbers that follows with the words: “At the Lord’s command Moses recorded . . .” (v. 2).

Open Heavens 26 October 2016: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – What are you Living For?

Topic: What are you Living For? [Wednesday 26, October 2016]

Memorise: For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. – Ecclesiastes 12:13

Read: Luke 12:15-20 (KJV)

15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

DCLM Daily Manna October 26, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi – Don’t Be Timid

Topic: Don’t Be Timid [October 26, 2016]

Text: 2 Corinthians 10:12-18

Key Verse: "To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand." (2 Corinthians 10:16).

Everyman has treasures of divine deposits of wealth inside him. These treasure or potentials are God’s investments in his life. They are seeds of greatness planted in his life for optimum living. God expects  everyone to make maximum positive use of the potentials in a way that it would profit Him. The impact we make with our potentials will bring fulfillment in our lives and create more

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 26, 2016 - Mending Hearts

Topic: Mending Hearts [October 26, 2016]

Read: Matthew 5:1–16, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 9–11; 1 Timothy 6

You are the light of the world. Matthew 5:14

Not long ago I went to a seamstress to have some clothing altered. As I entered her shop I was encouraged by what I saw on the walls. One sign read, “We can mend your clothes but only God can mend your heart.” Near it was a painting of Mary Magdalene weeping in anguish as the risen Christ was about to reveal Himself to her. Another sign asked, “Need prayer? Let us pray with you.”

Open Heavens 25 October 2016: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Spiritual Adultery Forbidden!

Topic: Spiritual Adultery Forbidden! [Tuesday 25, October 2016]

Memorise: For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. – Isaiah 54:5

Read: Hosea 2:2-5 (KJV)

2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

DCLM Daily Manna October 25, 2016 by Pastor Kumuyi - Bonded

Topic: Bonded [October 25, 2016]

Text: Song of Solomon 6:1-13

Key Verse: "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he feedeth among the lilies" (Song of Solomon 6:3).

In God's divine plan for marriage, He abhors unfaithfulness. The Holy Scripture says, "marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled". In this series of Solomon's love songs, through divine inspiration, he revealed the very heart of God.

Our Daily Bread devotional, October 25, 2016 - This Gift

Topic: This Gift [October 25, 2016]

Read: 2 Corinthians 12:6–10, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 6–8; 1 Timothy 5

Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

A number of years ago I wrote an essay about my collection of canes,