04-06-2020, 11:02 AM
OUR DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS
DATE: MONDAY 6TH APRIL, 2020
TOPIC: THE SIN OF “HOW WILL IT HAPPEN
BASIC SCRIPTURES: (LUKE 1:26-35; 1 CHRONICLES 21:1)
Welcome! Begin today’s devotional encounter with this amazing scripture containing an amazing question by millions everyday: Luke 1:34 says: “The question (paraphrased) is “HOW WILL IT HAPPEN?” Then be reminded of Vs. 1 of 1Chronicles 21 – “And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.”
The question is: Why did David number Israel? Why would he carry out a census of God’s own people and nation without permission from God? When David fought against Goliath, he was inspired by God to do it!
When the Amalekite invaded Ziklag, the hometown of David at the time and burnt down everything David and his men had, and took their wives and children captive, David enquired from God about what he should do and God told him the next step to take. But why would David number Israel without hearing from God?
Well, THE HOLY GHOST WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT – the issue here was not just about numbering Israel but about THE MOTIVE OF THE EXERCISE. Oh, thank You LORD Jesus! The motive was wrong and it was the wrong that provoked God. David carried out that census in order to ascertain the military might of Israel.
He wanted to know what was left of his army in the event of war or enemy invasion. He was asking himself: “DO I HAVE THE REQUISITE MILITARY STRENGTH, INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERTISE TO FACE MY ENEMIES? HOW WILL I CONQUER MY ENEMIES with my current number of personnel?
It was the sin of ‘HOW WILL IT HAPPEN?’ ‘How will I defeat my enemies?” But David forgot the God who elevated him from the last to the first; from number 8 to number one among his brethren! Ah! He forgot the God of the 5 stones and a sling!
He forgot that the God who used ONE STONE to paralyze the entire nation of the Philistines could use just one soldier to devastate a million enemies! And what the Holy Ghost is saying to a user of today’s devotional is that no matter your many life’s battles and enemies, no matter your unfulfilled dreams and expectations, etc, don’t engage in the sin of “HOW WILL IT HAPPEN?”
Learn from David and Mary today! Mary had a good motive, she believed God that faithful is He who had promised and who will perform it, and she became a star! How your miracle will locate you is NOT your business! It is in the hands of your God and He will shock you for good this year because He is working behind the scenes for you! Refuse to worry or doubt! Hold on, trust God and hold out!
PRAYER POINTS: Take Song 1: When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder…
1. Thank God for today’s word and pray as led now.
2. Lord, I repent from the sin of “how will it happen?” as it concerns me in Jesus name.
3. My elevation good news shall not pass me by. Spirit of doubt, be arrested by fire.
4. Pray seriously about today now. Cancel satanic provocation and regrets!
THE BIBLE-IN-ONE YEAR: (2 KINGS 1-3)
BY: BISHOP DR. CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)PUBLISHER/WRITER
SONG 1: WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER
1. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
REFRAIN:
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
2. On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
And the glory of His resurrection share
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
3. Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
DATE: MONDAY 6TH APRIL, 2020
TOPIC: THE SIN OF “HOW WILL IT HAPPEN
BASIC SCRIPTURES: (LUKE 1:26-35; 1 CHRONICLES 21:1)
Welcome! Begin today’s devotional encounter with this amazing scripture containing an amazing question by millions everyday: Luke 1:34 says: “The question (paraphrased) is “HOW WILL IT HAPPEN?” Then be reminded of Vs. 1 of 1Chronicles 21 – “And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.”
The question is: Why did David number Israel? Why would he carry out a census of God’s own people and nation without permission from God? When David fought against Goliath, he was inspired by God to do it!
When the Amalekite invaded Ziklag, the hometown of David at the time and burnt down everything David and his men had, and took their wives and children captive, David enquired from God about what he should do and God told him the next step to take. But why would David number Israel without hearing from God?
Well, THE HOLY GHOST WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT – the issue here was not just about numbering Israel but about THE MOTIVE OF THE EXERCISE. Oh, thank You LORD Jesus! The motive was wrong and it was the wrong that provoked God. David carried out that census in order to ascertain the military might of Israel.
He wanted to know what was left of his army in the event of war or enemy invasion. He was asking himself: “DO I HAVE THE REQUISITE MILITARY STRENGTH, INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERTISE TO FACE MY ENEMIES? HOW WILL I CONQUER MY ENEMIES with my current number of personnel?
It was the sin of ‘HOW WILL IT HAPPEN?’ ‘How will I defeat my enemies?” But David forgot the God who elevated him from the last to the first; from number 8 to number one among his brethren! Ah! He forgot the God of the 5 stones and a sling!
He forgot that the God who used ONE STONE to paralyze the entire nation of the Philistines could use just one soldier to devastate a million enemies! And what the Holy Ghost is saying to a user of today’s devotional is that no matter your many life’s battles and enemies, no matter your unfulfilled dreams and expectations, etc, don’t engage in the sin of “HOW WILL IT HAPPEN?”
Learn from David and Mary today! Mary had a good motive, she believed God that faithful is He who had promised and who will perform it, and she became a star! How your miracle will locate you is NOT your business! It is in the hands of your God and He will shock you for good this year because He is working behind the scenes for you! Refuse to worry or doubt! Hold on, trust God and hold out!
PRAYER POINTS: Take Song 1: When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder…
1. Thank God for today’s word and pray as led now.
2. Lord, I repent from the sin of “how will it happen?” as it concerns me in Jesus name.
3. My elevation good news shall not pass me by. Spirit of doubt, be arrested by fire.
4. Pray seriously about today now. Cancel satanic provocation and regrets!
THE BIBLE-IN-ONE YEAR: (2 KINGS 1-3)
BY: BISHOP DR. CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)PUBLISHER/WRITER
SONG 1: WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER
1. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
REFRAIN:
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll, is called up yon-der,
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
2. On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
And the glory of His resurrection share
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
3. Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.