03-22-2019, 09:53 AM
*OUR DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL*
_A DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS_
*DATE: FRIDAY 22ND MARCH, 2019*
*TOPIC: AFTER EVERY BUMP, THERE IS A BUMPER! HOLD ON!!*
*BASIC SCRIPTURE: JAMES 1:1-12*
A man meets a guru (an influential or a revered teacher) on the road. The man asks the guru, *“Which way is success?”* The aged, bearded sage speaks not, but points to a place off in the distance. The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in the appropriate direction.
Suddenly, there comes a loud splat (sharp continuous noise). Eventually, the man limps back and was stunned, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. He repeats his question to the guru, who again points silently in the same direction. The man obediently walks off once more. This time the splat (NOISE) is more deafening and when the man crawls back, he is full of bloodstains, broken, tattered, and very angry. “I asked you which way is success,” he screams at the guru. “I followed the direction you indicated. And all I got was pain, sweat, noise, blood and injuries. No more of this pointing! Talk to me dear wise one!”
Then the guru spoke and said: *“Success is that way! Just a little past the Splat (NOISE and PAIN).”* And suddenly the man realizes that success and keeping it, is not a tea party. Oh! John Steinbeck, novelist and Nobel laureate said, *“It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.”* That means success is not a long walk without a run! That is why Vincent Lombardi said: *“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather, a lack of will.”* Helen Keller said: “Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eyes.” *Ah, note Vs 12 of today’s loaded scripture: “Blessed is that man that endureth temptation…” Enduring means HOLDING ON! There is a BLESSEDNESS attached to HOLDING ON!* A secret of success is holding on despite the odds against you! Hold on to what you know about God! Hold on to what you know God told you concerning your tomorrow! Hold on because: *AFTER EVERY BUMP, THERE IS ALWAYS A BUMPER!* Heaven is baking your STORY TO GLORY testimony! Get ready!
*“THERE IS A “MOSES” IN EVERY MINSTER!”*
*Oh! Don’t miss the NEXT BATTLE AXE INT’L MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE OF 2019 MARCH 29TH – 31ST. 29TH is 6pm. 30TH are 3 SESSIONS from 8am. 31ST is impartation service 8am! Venue is Manna Mountain OGUDU Orioke, Lagos!*
*THEME: “THERE IS A ‘MOSES’ IN EVERY MINISTER!” IT IS A NEW PHASE YOU ARE SOARING INTO! Wow!*
*PRAYER POINTS:*
Take Song 5: When The Morning Comes…
1. Worship God and pray over today’s word as led now.
2. The way to success is full of bumps! There is a bumper after every bump. I receive grace to hold on in the midst of trials.
3. Pray about today as led now!
*THE BIBLE-IN-ONE-YEAR: 1SAMUEL 25 – 28*
*BY: BISHOP (DR) CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)*
_PUBLISHER/AUTHOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_
*Song 5: When The Morning Comes*
1. Trials dark on ev’ry hand,
And we cannot understand
All the ways that God would lead us
To that blessed Promised Land;
But He’ll guide us with His eye,
And we’ll follow till we die;
We will understand it better by and by.
*Chorus*
By and By, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God
Are gathered home,
We will tell the story
How we’ve overcome;
We will understand it
Better by and by.
2. Oft our cherished plans have failed,
Disappointments have prevailed,
And we’ve wandered in the darkness,
Heavyhearted and alone;
But we’re trusting in the Lord,
And according to His Word,
We will understand it better by and by.
3. Temptations, hidden snares
Often take us unawares.
And our hearts are made to bleed
For some thoughtless word or deed.
And we wonder why the test
When we try to do our best,
We will understand it better by and by.
_A DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS_
*DATE: FRIDAY 22ND MARCH, 2019*
*TOPIC: AFTER EVERY BUMP, THERE IS A BUMPER! HOLD ON!!*
*BASIC SCRIPTURE: JAMES 1:1-12*
A man meets a guru (an influential or a revered teacher) on the road. The man asks the guru, *“Which way is success?”* The aged, bearded sage speaks not, but points to a place off in the distance. The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in the appropriate direction.
Suddenly, there comes a loud splat (sharp continuous noise). Eventually, the man limps back and was stunned, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. He repeats his question to the guru, who again points silently in the same direction. The man obediently walks off once more. This time the splat (NOISE) is more deafening and when the man crawls back, he is full of bloodstains, broken, tattered, and very angry. “I asked you which way is success,” he screams at the guru. “I followed the direction you indicated. And all I got was pain, sweat, noise, blood and injuries. No more of this pointing! Talk to me dear wise one!”
Then the guru spoke and said: *“Success is that way! Just a little past the Splat (NOISE and PAIN).”* And suddenly the man realizes that success and keeping it, is not a tea party. Oh! John Steinbeck, novelist and Nobel laureate said, *“It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.”* That means success is not a long walk without a run! That is why Vincent Lombardi said: *“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather, a lack of will.”* Helen Keller said: “Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eyes.” *Ah, note Vs 12 of today’s loaded scripture: “Blessed is that man that endureth temptation…” Enduring means HOLDING ON! There is a BLESSEDNESS attached to HOLDING ON!* A secret of success is holding on despite the odds against you! Hold on to what you know about God! Hold on to what you know God told you concerning your tomorrow! Hold on because: *AFTER EVERY BUMP, THERE IS ALWAYS A BUMPER!* Heaven is baking your STORY TO GLORY testimony! Get ready!
*“THERE IS A “MOSES” IN EVERY MINSTER!”*
*Oh! Don’t miss the NEXT BATTLE AXE INT’L MINISTERS’ CONFERENCE OF 2019 MARCH 29TH – 31ST. 29TH is 6pm. 30TH are 3 SESSIONS from 8am. 31ST is impartation service 8am! Venue is Manna Mountain OGUDU Orioke, Lagos!*
*THEME: “THERE IS A ‘MOSES’ IN EVERY MINISTER!” IT IS A NEW PHASE YOU ARE SOARING INTO! Wow!*
*PRAYER POINTS:*
Take Song 5: When The Morning Comes…
1. Worship God and pray over today’s word as led now.
2. The way to success is full of bumps! There is a bumper after every bump. I receive grace to hold on in the midst of trials.
3. Pray about today as led now!
*THE BIBLE-IN-ONE-YEAR: 1SAMUEL 25 – 28*
*BY: BISHOP (DR) CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)*
_PUBLISHER/AUTHOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_
*Song 5: When The Morning Comes*
1. Trials dark on ev’ry hand,
And we cannot understand
All the ways that God would lead us
To that blessed Promised Land;
But He’ll guide us with His eye,
And we’ll follow till we die;
We will understand it better by and by.
*Chorus*
By and By, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God
Are gathered home,
We will tell the story
How we’ve overcome;
We will understand it
Better by and by.
2. Oft our cherished plans have failed,
Disappointments have prevailed,
And we’ve wandered in the darkness,
Heavyhearted and alone;
But we’re trusting in the Lord,
And according to His Word,
We will understand it better by and by.
3. Temptations, hidden snares
Often take us unawares.
And our hearts are made to bleed
For some thoughtless word or deed.
And we wonder why the test
When we try to do our best,
We will understand it better by and by.