Daily Devotional for Thursday 14th January

[Edoman]

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES,


 THURSDAY 14TH JAN 2021.


 Pastor Chris Oyakhilome



TOPIC: CONSCIOUSLY SOW THE WORD IN YOU
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap (Galatians 6:7).


The Word of God is seed, and what do you do to a seed if you want it to produce a good harvest? You sow it in the right environment. Through meditation, you sow God’s Word into your heart. If you don’t sow the right seeds, weeds will grow of themselves. Your heart is God’s garden and you can’t allow “weeds” to grow in it.

Weeds are wrong thoughts that are received into the heart. If you allow them, they’ll destroy the crop of God’s Word in your life. We see how this happens in the parable that Jesus gave about the sower who went forth to sow his seeds (Read Matthew 13:7, 22).

Make up your mind to only allow the right seeds in your heart, because as read in our theme verse, what you sow is what you reap. The Word in your heart will produce a harvest of the Word and great blessings in your life. 

Therefore, consciously sow the Word into your heart; set your heart for it.


As you study and meditate on the Scriptures, tell yourself, “I walk in truth; I walk in love; I walk in Christ; I walk by the Spirit. I have the Spirit of boldness. No sickness in my body; I walk in divine health, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ!”


These are perilous times; the Bible says, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” (2 Timothy 3:1). We’re in that time that was spoken about, and only those who walk in the dominion of the Word, in the consciousness of their victory in and through the Word, will prevail.


So, learn the Word of God for yourself, for your life. Store it in your heart, and let it come out of your mouth, _*“...for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matthew 12:34).


CONFESSION

My heart is God’s garden, and His Word grows in me continually, producing harvests of blessings. I mount guard over my heart, allowing only the Word to grow and prevail. And by the Word, I walk in victory, success and advancement, every day, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY

Acts 20:32
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Romans 10:10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.


DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 10:24-42 & Genesis 34-35

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 6:1-13 & Genesis 14








#AFFIRMATIONTRAIN 


I affirm that the anointing of the Spirit of God is at work in me. I am powered and enabled by the Spirit on every side to do greater things. 


Everywhere I go, and in everything that I put my hands to do; I am a success. Irrespective of what is happening around the world, I can’t think of failing! I can’t comprehend failure! I do not fail, FAIL! ME! 


NEVER!! I DON’T FAIL! It’s not consistent with my nature. I am a success!!! The wisdom of
God is at work in me mightily. I can’t think otherwise because the word of God has given me a mentality. 


I have the mentality of a CHAMPION. Hallelujah! I am in God’s place for my life, and He has perfected all that concerns me. Even now, He is causing all things to work together for my good.


 By the reason of my fellowship and partnership with the Holy Spirit, He has made me a distributor of eternal verities to my world. No man or institution can place a limit on me because greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world.


 Angels have been dispatched for my favour right now. The word of God is producing results for me, in every area of my life…even in my ministry as a soul winner! God’s blessings have overshadowed me… They have gone ahead of me to make every unpleasant path, unpleasant days to become pleasant. Glory to God!







God bless you

[Edoman]

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

 
DATE:   THURSDAY 14TH JANUARY 2021
 
THEME: PAST GLORIES
 
 
MEMORISE:
 
 
Brethren , I count not myself to hove apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.                                               Philippians 3:13
 
 
READ:  Philippians 3:11-16
 
 
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
 
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
 
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
 
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
 
15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
 
16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
 
 
 
MESSAGE:
 
We have been examining the "Mathematics of Christ in You" (MCY) since January 11 and the' PG' in the equation for Resistance stands for Past Glories. Sometimes, people allow the beauty of the "good old days" to hinder Christ from working mightily through them today. Some are so stuck in the past that they are unable to move on from there.
 
As we see from today's memory verse, the Lord expects us to keep moving forward. It doesn't matter how glorious the past was, let it go! Luke 17:32 says " Remember Lot's wife". It is a very brief sentence, but one loaded with deep meanings. Lot's wife looked back simply because she was undecided about her past. Christ cannot operate in the lives of many people today for the same reason: they keep on looking back.
 
 
Occasionally, some 'believers' see the advert of a beer brand and say "Hmm, thank God for salvation". What does that mean? An urge to drink? When some believers are offended, they say "If not that I have given my life to Christ, I would have shown you that I am a tiger." Oh, so you, are having thoughts of fighting with the fellow? Are you really sure that your life has been given to Christ? If you keep looking at the past, you might end up going back. In Luke 9:62, Jesus Christ said clearly:
 
            "...No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
 
 
When you study the armor of God as listed in Ephesians 6:13-17, you will see that there is no protection for the back. This is simply because you must not look back· The moment you turn around; you have given the enemy a very clear chance to destroy you. True soldiers of Christ, those who Christ will dwell in and do exploit through do not look back. They forget the things that are behind and press on for more. They spend time studying the word of God and live by it. They pray for long hours and are committed to spreading the gospel. They don't go around boasting about what they achieved yesterday, instead they are always talking about how much more they want to do for God.
 
 
Determine to do more for God from today.
 
 
 
 
KEY POINT:
 
Forget the past, press forward for more of God.
 
 
 
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 25-27
 
 
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE 
 
 
 
HYMN 10: I'M PRESSING ON THE UPWARD WAY.
 
 
1.       I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I’m onward bound,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”
o   Refrain:
Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s tableland,
A higher plane than I have found;
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
 
2.       My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where those abound,
My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.
 
3.       I want to live above the world,
Though Satan’s darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound,
The song of saints on higher ground.
 
4.       I want to scale the utmost height
And catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still I’ll pray till heav’n I’ve found,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

[Edoman]

*Seeds????? Of Destiny* 


 _14 January 2021_ 

 _Daily Devotional by Dr_ _Pastor Paul Enenche_ 

 *TOPIC: MAXIMISING LIFE THROUGH 
ENGAGEMENT IN PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY* 
 
?️When you do nothing and live anyhow, you are more easily worn out than someone who is living a life that is fully awake and active.

 *SCRIPTURE* ?: Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; Romans 12:11

 *THOUGHT FOR THE DAY* ?: Doing nothing is more tiring than being active.

Sometime ago, someone saw my schedule and exclaimed, “What a suffering! Do you sleep in the night at all? How do you sleep?” 

He was amazed because he saw that apart from pastoring the church and overseeing the (then on-going) Lord’s Garden construction project, I was also actively involved in crusades and outreaches. All these things were going on at the same time.

Beloved, I want you to know that hard work does not wear out a person, rather, it is wrong work that wears a person out. Diligence is more refreshing than idleness. Idleness is more tiring than diligence. Doing nothing is more tiring than being active. When you do nothing and live anyhow, you are more easily worn out than someone who is living a life that is fully awake and active.

When you are fully awake and active, all your cells, arteries, tendons, ligaments, tissues are also fully awake, alert and alive. But when there is nothing to do, your body cells begin to weaken and get flaccid, and then decadence sets in. 

To live life to the full, you must be positively active, not aimlessly busy. To live your life to the full, you must be fully and positively engaged for God.

Beloved, I decree that you will fulfil yours days on earth. The grace to live for God and make the most of life is on you right now in Jesus’ Name. 

 *Remember this* ?: Doing nothing is more tiring than being active.

 *ASSIGNMENTS* :

 *1. Make up your mind to be actively engaged in doing something productive* . 

 *2. Refuse to engage in the wrong work* .

 *PRAYER* ??: O Lord, I ask that You deliver me from the wrong work. Help me to be diligent at work, Lord in Jesus’ Name.

 *FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ??MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE.* 

 *QUOTE* : There is dignity in diligence. Culled from “21 FOOLISH THINGS PEOPLE DO” by Dr Paul Enenche.

 *DAILY READING:? Exodus 16-20* 

 *AMAZING FACT* ?: A moth has no stomach.

 *PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD* ??️: Fresh grace for productivity is released upon your life in this season in Jesus’  Name.

 
 *Good Morning ??*