05-04-2019, 09:39 AM
*OUR DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL*
_A DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS_
*DATE: SATURDAY 4TH MAY, 2019*
*TOPIC: MY NAME IS COURAGE!*
*BASIC SCRIPTURES: PSALM 27:7-14;
DEUTERONOMY 31:6*
Mark Twain once said: *“Only those who risk going too far possibly find out how far they can go.”* Relative to the whole scheme of things, your life span can be compared to lighting a candle and immediately blowing it out. *In other words, life is short – very short.*
Missing out on any of the joys life offers is a tragedy. Courage is the mental muscle that conquers fear and the Holy Ghost wants you to go out today and BOLDLY declare daily to your world: “MY NAME IS COURAGE!” I read Pharmacy as a career in the university and I learnt in medical Physiology that the more you use the muscles of your body, the stronger they become! Courage is not something you are born with, it must be developed like the muscles of your body!
Individuals who fail to develop courage, remain confined in mental prisons and face each day as mental lightweights. One truth which the Lord wants to drop in your spirit through today’s devotional is: *IF YOU FACE THE THINGS YOU FEAR THE MOST, THE FEAR OF THEM LEAVES YOU AND BOWS OUT!* From Verse 14 of our 1st scripture (Psalm 27), and also from our 2nd scripture, God is calling a user of today’s devotional to a greater life of courage and risk-taking. For years, I believed that courageous individuals had no fear! I was wrong! Eddie Richembacher put it very well when he said: *“There is no courage without fear.”*
We all have fear! However, not everyone becomes subservient to their fears. In the midst of your secrets fears, think fresh and act BY FAITH! There is very likely, something you have wanted to do for years – move to another city, start your own business, apply for that better career position, etc. It could also be obeying a divine call to ministry as I did when the LORD asked me to quit Pharmacy after practicing for 11 years! Oh, but I was scared initially! It could be starting a new relationship or taking a very bold step on a matter. Whatever it is you should do, go ahead and do it. *A little courage leads no more!* Oh, observe those poor souls who are without courage.
They merely tip-toe through life hoping that they make it safely to death. You and I were never meant to live that way. Learn to live the way you like by no longer living as you dislike. Close with Franklin Delano Roosevelt: *“To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift.”* Tell the devil and circumstances daily: “MY NAME IS COURAGE” and shame shall be far from you in Jesus name! Amen and amen! *Tomorrow is the continuation of the 7-Sundays programme titled: 55 Secrets of uncommon success – the Story Behind the Glory. Venue: Manna Mountain, Ogudu Orioke, Lagos. Lekki Mountain will always be connected. Time: 8am.*
*PRAYER POINTS:* Take Song 1: There’s Not A Friend...
1. There is no courage without fear! I decree: *My new name is COURAGE!* I receive grace to be courageous in life. I bind fear now in Jesus name!
2. I shall not tip-toe or crawl to my grave. Lord, I must not die wasted. Pour fresh courage upon me again in Jesus name.
3. Pray about today as led now!
*THE BIBLE-IN-ONE-YEAR: EZRA 1-4*
*BY: BISHOP (DR) CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)*
_PUBLISHER/AUTHOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_
*Song 1: There’s Not A Friend*
1. There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus:
No, not one! No, not one!
None else could heal all our souls’ diseases:
No, not one! No, not one!
*Refrain:*
Jesus knows all about our struggles;
He will guide ‘til the day is done:
There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus:
No, not one! No, not one!
2. No friend like Him is so high and holy,
No, not one! No, not one!
And yet no friend is so meek and lowly,
No, not one! No, not one!
3. There’s not an hour that He is not near us,
No, not one! No, not one!
No night so dark, but His love can cheer us,
No, not one! No, not one!
4. Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him?
No, not one! No, not one!
Or sinner find that He would not take him?
No, not one! No, not one!
5. Was e’er a gift like the Saviour given?
No, not one! No, not one!
Will He refuse us the bliss of heaven?
No, not one! No, not one!
_A DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS_
*DATE: SATURDAY 4TH MAY, 2019*
*TOPIC: MY NAME IS COURAGE!*
*BASIC SCRIPTURES: PSALM 27:7-14;
DEUTERONOMY 31:6*
Mark Twain once said: *“Only those who risk going too far possibly find out how far they can go.”* Relative to the whole scheme of things, your life span can be compared to lighting a candle and immediately blowing it out. *In other words, life is short – very short.*
Missing out on any of the joys life offers is a tragedy. Courage is the mental muscle that conquers fear and the Holy Ghost wants you to go out today and BOLDLY declare daily to your world: “MY NAME IS COURAGE!” I read Pharmacy as a career in the university and I learnt in medical Physiology that the more you use the muscles of your body, the stronger they become! Courage is not something you are born with, it must be developed like the muscles of your body!
Individuals who fail to develop courage, remain confined in mental prisons and face each day as mental lightweights. One truth which the Lord wants to drop in your spirit through today’s devotional is: *IF YOU FACE THE THINGS YOU FEAR THE MOST, THE FEAR OF THEM LEAVES YOU AND BOWS OUT!* From Verse 14 of our 1st scripture (Psalm 27), and also from our 2nd scripture, God is calling a user of today’s devotional to a greater life of courage and risk-taking. For years, I believed that courageous individuals had no fear! I was wrong! Eddie Richembacher put it very well when he said: *“There is no courage without fear.”*
We all have fear! However, not everyone becomes subservient to their fears. In the midst of your secrets fears, think fresh and act BY FAITH! There is very likely, something you have wanted to do for years – move to another city, start your own business, apply for that better career position, etc. It could also be obeying a divine call to ministry as I did when the LORD asked me to quit Pharmacy after practicing for 11 years! Oh, but I was scared initially! It could be starting a new relationship or taking a very bold step on a matter. Whatever it is you should do, go ahead and do it. *A little courage leads no more!* Oh, observe those poor souls who are without courage.
They merely tip-toe through life hoping that they make it safely to death. You and I were never meant to live that way. Learn to live the way you like by no longer living as you dislike. Close with Franklin Delano Roosevelt: *“To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift.”* Tell the devil and circumstances daily: “MY NAME IS COURAGE” and shame shall be far from you in Jesus name! Amen and amen! *Tomorrow is the continuation of the 7-Sundays programme titled: 55 Secrets of uncommon success – the Story Behind the Glory. Venue: Manna Mountain, Ogudu Orioke, Lagos. Lekki Mountain will always be connected. Time: 8am.*
*PRAYER POINTS:* Take Song 1: There’s Not A Friend...
1. There is no courage without fear! I decree: *My new name is COURAGE!* I receive grace to be courageous in life. I bind fear now in Jesus name!
2. I shall not tip-toe or crawl to my grave. Lord, I must not die wasted. Pour fresh courage upon me again in Jesus name.
3. Pray about today as led now!
*THE BIBLE-IN-ONE-YEAR: EZRA 1-4*
*BY: BISHOP (DR) CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)*
_PUBLISHER/AUTHOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_
*Song 1: There’s Not A Friend*
1. There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus:
No, not one! No, not one!
None else could heal all our souls’ diseases:
No, not one! No, not one!
*Refrain:*
Jesus knows all about our struggles;
He will guide ‘til the day is done:
There’s not a Friend like the lowly Jesus:
No, not one! No, not one!
2. No friend like Him is so high and holy,
No, not one! No, not one!
And yet no friend is so meek and lowly,
No, not one! No, not one!
3. There’s not an hour that He is not near us,
No, not one! No, not one!
No night so dark, but His love can cheer us,
No, not one! No, not one!
4. Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him?
No, not one! No, not one!
Or sinner find that He would not take him?
No, not one! No, not one!
5. Was e’er a gift like the Saviour given?
No, not one! No, not one!
Will He refuse us the bliss of heaven?
No, not one! No, not one!