Topic: Knowing Who To Marry
The challenge I see a whole lot of times with young people is that they are looking for the ideal man and the ideal woman.
TOPIC: The Time Frame Of Destiny (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 26 July 2020)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 1-3
FIRE SCRIPTURE: John 18:32-37 (KJV)
32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
Topic: Deal With That Weakness (Open Heaven 26 July 2020)
Memorise: And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. – Matthew 5:29
Read: Matthew 5:28-30 (KJV)
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Text: Leviticus 17:1-7 (KJV)
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
Key Verse: “And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations” (Leviticus 17:7).
MESSAGE:
The worship of God must be done in spirit and in truth. It must also follow divinely established principles that are never to be violated since true worship involves reverence to God and submission to His will.
On this premise, God insisted that the offering of the children of Israel must be brought and slain in an appointed place in the sanctuary, and whosoever violated this rule would face a death penalty in the Old Testament dispensation.
God’s demand has not changed. He demands orderliness and compliance in church worship, service and organisation. The holy God would not want any service or worship that demeans His nature and person.
All worshippers of God should be wary of the temptation to follow worldly standards and traditions which Satan and his cohorts are passionately parading about in modern times to deceive and defile God’s children. Recall Apostle Paul’s warning about eating things offered to idols. He said that those things which the gentiles offer in sacrifice, they do so to idols.
As believers, we have no business with the idols of this world and must not be seen to have any dealings with them and their worshippers. The scriptural counsel to all believers is that we should keep ourselves from idols. God will not spare the idolater from His curse and anger.
To keep away from idols, we must avoid fellowship with idolaters and guard our heart diligently. “Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen” (1 John 5:21).
Thought For The Day: As obedient children, let’s worship God in spirit and in truth.
The Bible In One Year: 2 Chronicles 26-29
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.
Topic: Dangers of Backsliding II (Open Heaven 25 July 2020)
Memorise: And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking ba
TOPIC: Solid Platform For Your Destiny (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 24 July 2020)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 140-145
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 1:4-10; Luke 14:28-34 (KJV)
Jeremiah 1:4-10;
4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Luke 14:28-34;
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Text: Philippians 4:15-20 (KJV)
15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
Topic: Dangers of Backsliding I (Open Heaven 24 July 2020)
Memorise: And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. – Luke 9:62
Read: 2 Peter 2:20-22 (KJV)
20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Bible in One Year: Isaiah 37-39
Our God is a builder – He builds lives, and He has a plan for every single person here on earth. Jeremiah 29:11says:
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Also Read: Open Heaven 23 July 2020 – Take Heed
The moment someone surrenders his life to Christ, He begins to build that fellow into something great. However, every time the fellow backslides, the building will be affected. I also like to use the analogy of a sculptor for this. A sculptor may decide to carve a lion out of a piece of wood but find it uncooperative, breaking easily, and thus decide to carve a cat from what is left of it. If at some point while sculpting, the piece of wood breaks again, the sculptor may then decide to make a rat with what is left of the wood. If the wood breaks yet such that it cannot be salvaged, sculptor could turn it to firewood.
Every time you backslide, you frustrate the ultimate plan of God for your life.
Each time a person falls out of the faith, they are just like that piece of wood that keeps breaking. When they get back on their feet, God may decide to continue with what is left, but believe me, except by divine mercy, they cannot be what He originally planned for them. God’s original plan for Samson was that he would deliver Israel out of the hands of the Philistines and then be their leader, but he didn’t fulfil destiny. Gehazi could have become a greater prophet than Elisha, but he ended up with leprosy. Backsliding can cost you your destiny; beware.
The main danger of backsliding is being thrown into hell fire. Some people get the chance to stand again after backsliding, but not everyone does. Judas Iscariot had been falling and rising while he was Jesus’ treasurer (John 12:6), but one day he fell and never had a chance to rise again. It is a disaster for anyone who has had an encounter with Christ to still end up in hell.
Father, let me never do anything that can make me fall short of Your glory in the mighty name Jesus.
TOPIC: When God Takes Over (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 23 July 2020)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 133-139
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 43:18-21 (KJV)
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
MEMORY VERSE: “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” – Luke 1:37
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
As God’s spirit revealed
Topic: Take Heed (Open Heaven 23 July 2020)
Memorise: Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. – 1 Corinthians 10:12
Read: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (KJV)
1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
TOPIC: Chosen By The Lord ( DCLM Daily Manna 19 August 2021 ) TEXT: 2 Chronicles 6:1-6 1 Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he w...
