12-15-2018, 10:28 AM
Good morning Brothers and Sisters....TODAY IS SATURDAY December 2018 DAY 15 of ODM devotional booklet for the Champions:
TOPIC: THE JAPANESE AGED THIEF: EVERY JONAH HAS A STORM!
( JONAH 1:3-12).
An aging Japanese thief felt the gravity of his crime when the weight of his loot tripped him down during his attempted get away! The 70 year-old man walked into a post office in the city of Kawagoe, north of Tokyo and poured petrol on the floor, saying that he would set off an explosion if he wasn’t given money. A clerk quickly filled a paper bag the man was carrying with coins worth 250,000 yen (about $2,500) and it weighed 22 pounds.
As the man ran off, the bag of coins broke under the weight and he stumbled, then fell. He was arrested by an angry mob and prosecuted. The truth is that sin is so heavy that you will break down under its weight someday! Apart from your sin finding you out, it will also press you down and smash your good name; good reputation or glory to pieces!
A wise man said “Full salvation is to realize that everything we see in Christ our example may be ours, not by imitation, but by reproduction.” Yes, God’s plan is for you to be seen as AN EXACT VERSION OF JESUS – A “LITTLE JESUS!” Christians were first called “CHRISTIANS IN THE CITY OF ANTIOCH because of their lifestyle. THEY TALKED, BEHAVED AND DRESSED LIKE JESUS!
As 2018 ends, SATAN IS PLANNING TO BLOCK YOU through SIN! But you must know that as a child of God, sin shall have no dominion over you. Plan to cut off that secret sin, before it cuts you off your FRESH OIL! Read this from A.B. Simpson: “God did not follow His chosen ones to prosper in the paths that lead them out of His holy will. He has a storm after every Jonah and an empty net for every unbelieving and inconsistent Simon.”
If you will run well and win your race, use today’s devotional to deal with yourself- public or secret sin, or be ready to welcome a storm in your ship (your LIFE, family or ministry)! Sin is sweet, but the weight is bitter. Remember that 70 years-old thief! Remember Jonah!
THE 2019 JANUARY 21-DAY FASTING PRAYERS!
The 2019 ODM and “War Against Haman -14” booklet are out! Give them out as Christmas/ New Year gift items. Get your copies from any bookshop now! Give to FAMILy/ FRIENDS this month! The “War Against Haman- 14” booklet contains the 2019 January 21-day fasting prayers! Your STORY to GLORY secrets are hidden there!
PRAYER POINTS: Take Song 1: My faith looks up……..
1. Pray about the word as it has affected you.
2. Repent from every weight (Sin) around your life and ministry. Be specific ! Pray any other prayer(s) now!
3. Pray the morning, afternoon and evening devotional prayers now. See pages 7-9 of this booklet.
BY BISHOP (DR) CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)
PUBLISHER/WRITER OF ODM AND
REV (MRS) FLORA E. KWAKPOVWE (FEK)
CO-PUBLISHER/WRITER OF ODM...
TOPIC: THE JAPANESE AGED THIEF: EVERY JONAH HAS A STORM!
( JONAH 1:3-12).
An aging Japanese thief felt the gravity of his crime when the weight of his loot tripped him down during his attempted get away! The 70 year-old man walked into a post office in the city of Kawagoe, north of Tokyo and poured petrol on the floor, saying that he would set off an explosion if he wasn’t given money. A clerk quickly filled a paper bag the man was carrying with coins worth 250,000 yen (about $2,500) and it weighed 22 pounds.
As the man ran off, the bag of coins broke under the weight and he stumbled, then fell. He was arrested by an angry mob and prosecuted. The truth is that sin is so heavy that you will break down under its weight someday! Apart from your sin finding you out, it will also press you down and smash your good name; good reputation or glory to pieces!
A wise man said “Full salvation is to realize that everything we see in Christ our example may be ours, not by imitation, but by reproduction.” Yes, God’s plan is for you to be seen as AN EXACT VERSION OF JESUS – A “LITTLE JESUS!” Christians were first called “CHRISTIANS IN THE CITY OF ANTIOCH because of their lifestyle. THEY TALKED, BEHAVED AND DRESSED LIKE JESUS!
As 2018 ends, SATAN IS PLANNING TO BLOCK YOU through SIN! But you must know that as a child of God, sin shall have no dominion over you. Plan to cut off that secret sin, before it cuts you off your FRESH OIL! Read this from A.B. Simpson: “God did not follow His chosen ones to prosper in the paths that lead them out of His holy will. He has a storm after every Jonah and an empty net for every unbelieving and inconsistent Simon.”
If you will run well and win your race, use today’s devotional to deal with yourself- public or secret sin, or be ready to welcome a storm in your ship (your LIFE, family or ministry)! Sin is sweet, but the weight is bitter. Remember that 70 years-old thief! Remember Jonah!
THE 2019 JANUARY 21-DAY FASTING PRAYERS!
The 2019 ODM and “War Against Haman -14” booklet are out! Give them out as Christmas/ New Year gift items. Get your copies from any bookshop now! Give to FAMILy/ FRIENDS this month! The “War Against Haman- 14” booklet contains the 2019 January 21-day fasting prayers! Your STORY to GLORY secrets are hidden there!
PRAYER POINTS: Take Song 1: My faith looks up……..
1. Pray about the word as it has affected you.
2. Repent from every weight (Sin) around your life and ministry. Be specific ! Pray any other prayer(s) now!
3. Pray the morning, afternoon and evening devotional prayers now. See pages 7-9 of this booklet.
BY BISHOP (DR) CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)
PUBLISHER/WRITER OF ODM AND
REV (MRS) FLORA E. KWAKPOVWE (FEK)
CO-PUBLISHER/WRITER OF ODM...