04-20-2020, 02:11 PM
*OUR DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL*
_A DAILY DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS_
*DATE: MONDAY 20TH APRIL, 2020*
*TOPIC: TILES IN THE DUST!
*BASIC SCRIPTURE: PSALM 8:1-9*
Welcome to the world of the late Idi Amin Dada of UGANDA. Idi Amin Dada was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1970. He ruled Uganda with an iron fist! His fear was the beginning of wisdom across the region!
He added to his name, titles: Your Excellency, President of Life, Field Marshal, Al Hadji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. He also claimed to be the uncrowned King of Scotland which led to the 2006 Cinema screen drama called, “
The Last King of Scotland” which was about the rule of the man in question! Idi Amin was finally ousted by exile Ugandans in 1979 after he invaded Tanzania, and was attacked by the Uganda National Liberation Front.
It was widely believed that Amin was a cannibal but is reported to have said that human flesh was ‘too salty’ for his tastes. He made statements such as: “You cannot run faster than a bullet”, “I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.” He was once described as _“
A Clown Drenched in Brutality” by the UK Sunday Times. But as feared and loud as he was, he later became a fugitive on the run. Sadly, he died in exile in Saudi Arabia in 2003. Oh, what is man? Why all the boasting? Always remember that clouds that thunder do not always rain.
The fly on the water buffalo’s back thinks he is taller than the water buffalo. Psalm 8 Vs. 4 asks: WHAT IS MAN that Thou art mindful of him? He was saying that with the ALMIGHTINESS of JEHOVAH, why would He even think of man? *Yes indeed, MAN IS COMMON DUST and He is like BEAUTIFUL TILES IN THE DUST! They will be washed away!* Visit your nearest CEMETERY and you will live A HUMBLE LIFE till your last breath! A Nepalese proverb says: “Vanity blossoms but bares no fruit.”
It blossoms and ends up in shame! ‘Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself’ (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Repent from BOASTING about yourself always! Always be the last to speak and let your words be few! As 2020 progresses, always remember Idi Amin and cure yourself from the affliction of worrying how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God; concern yourself only with God’s opinion of you.
Hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid! Learn and close with this: *THE WAY UP IS DOWN!* You don’t know how strong you are until you forgive someone who is not sorry for what he/she did or until you accept an apology that was never given!
That is real strength!* Yes! Be the first to apologize – no matter who is right or wrong! There is no quarrel in the grave! Serve others and your star will never grow dim!
*PRAYER POINTS:* Take your best worship song as led.
1. In your own words, pray over today’s word as led now.
2. Repent from any TRACE OF PRIDE in the past!
3. Repent from every TRACE OF feeling higher than others wherever you are!
*THE BIBLE-IN-ONE YEAR: 1CHRONICLES 20-23
*BY: BISHOP DR. CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)
_A DAILY DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS_
*DATE: MONDAY 20TH APRIL, 2020*
*TOPIC: TILES IN THE DUST!
*BASIC SCRIPTURE: PSALM 8:1-9*
Welcome to the world of the late Idi Amin Dada of UGANDA. Idi Amin Dada was the third President of Uganda, ruling from 1971 to 1970. He ruled Uganda with an iron fist! His fear was the beginning of wisdom across the region!
He added to his name, titles: Your Excellency, President of Life, Field Marshal, Al Hadji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. He also claimed to be the uncrowned King of Scotland which led to the 2006 Cinema screen drama called, “
The Last King of Scotland” which was about the rule of the man in question! Idi Amin was finally ousted by exile Ugandans in 1979 after he invaded Tanzania, and was attacked by the Uganda National Liberation Front.
It was widely believed that Amin was a cannibal but is reported to have said that human flesh was ‘too salty’ for his tastes. He made statements such as: “You cannot run faster than a bullet”, “I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.” He was once described as _“
A Clown Drenched in Brutality” by the UK Sunday Times. But as feared and loud as he was, he later became a fugitive on the run. Sadly, he died in exile in Saudi Arabia in 2003. Oh, what is man? Why all the boasting? Always remember that clouds that thunder do not always rain.
The fly on the water buffalo’s back thinks he is taller than the water buffalo. Psalm 8 Vs. 4 asks: WHAT IS MAN that Thou art mindful of him? He was saying that with the ALMIGHTINESS of JEHOVAH, why would He even think of man? *Yes indeed, MAN IS COMMON DUST and He is like BEAUTIFUL TILES IN THE DUST! They will be washed away!* Visit your nearest CEMETERY and you will live A HUMBLE LIFE till your last breath! A Nepalese proverb says: “Vanity blossoms but bares no fruit.”
It blossoms and ends up in shame! ‘Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself’ (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Repent from BOASTING about yourself always! Always be the last to speak and let your words be few! As 2020 progresses, always remember Idi Amin and cure yourself from the affliction of worrying how you appear to others. Concern yourself only with how you appear before God; concern yourself only with God’s opinion of you.
Hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid! Learn and close with this: *THE WAY UP IS DOWN!* You don’t know how strong you are until you forgive someone who is not sorry for what he/she did or until you accept an apology that was never given!
That is real strength!* Yes! Be the first to apologize – no matter who is right or wrong! There is no quarrel in the grave! Serve others and your star will never grow dim!
*PRAYER POINTS:* Take your best worship song as led.
1. In your own words, pray over today’s word as led now.
2. Repent from any TRACE OF PRIDE in the past!
3. Repent from every TRACE OF feeling higher than others wherever you are!
*THE BIBLE-IN-ONE YEAR: 1CHRONICLES 20-23
*BY: BISHOP DR. CHRIS E. KWAKPOVWE (CEK)