03-04-2019, 10:00 AM
*OUR DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL*
_A DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET FOR CHAMPIONS_
*DATE: MONDAY 4TH MARCH, 2019*
*TOPIC: I HEAR THE SOUND OF CELEBRATION: VICTORY IS NEAR!*
*BASIC SCRIPTURE: 1KINGS 18:41-46*
In 2011, there was an uprising against the President of Syria, Mr. Bashar Al Assad. The uprising was spearheaded by rebels and Jihadists. By early 2017, government forces held just 17% of the territory of the whole nation; the rest was occupied by forces that were against the government! But in a series of blistering offenses AND BY THE HELP OF RUSSIAN FORCES, the government has now succeeded in forcing the rebels out of many of their strongholds, putting Assad’s government in control of nearly two-thirds of the country.
The Syrian army has increased its offensive by Russian air strikes, advisers from the Iranian ministry as well as help from the militiamen of Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. In late July 2018, President Bashar Al Assad told his troops that they were close to winning the country’s seven year-old civil war, after the army inflicted a series of defeat on the rebels. In his open letter to the military rank and file, Assad wrote; “Our date with victory is near! They (the rebels) were ultimately to leave – humiliated, rolled back, their tails between their legs – after you gave them a taste of bitter defeat.”
Borrowing a leaf from the Syrian president, I bring these words to someone today: *“Victory is near! Don’t quit now because I hear the sound of victory and celebration.”* In today’s scripture, Israel had faced a bitter famine for three and half years but Elijah’s prayers caused the heavens to be opened. Elijah told King Ahab not to worry anymore. And Elijah said unto Ahab, “Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is sound of abundance of rain” (Verse 41). Oh, get up from that place of sorrow and being downcast for I hear the sound of celebration! For someone believing God for a husband or wife, the wedding bells are already ringing in the realms of the spirit; the letter of employment for someone’s job is already being prepared. DELAYED VICTORY is not DENIED VICTORY! Oh, hear Babe Ruth: *“You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.”* It was Conrad Hilton who quipped: “Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” You date with victory is near! Hold on and hold out! I hear the Holy Ghost say: This is your year!
*Start PLANNING AHEAD for 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 (Interdenominational) Mountain, OGUDU Orioke, Lagos*
*PRAYER POINTS:* Take Song 5: When The Morning Comes…
1. In your own words, pray about today’s word as led now.
2. DELAYED VICTORY is not DENIED VICTORY! Decree that you will NOT GIVE UP!
3. O God Arise! And rearrange my circumstances to bring me into my STORY TO GLORY arena in Jesus name.
4. *Pray the NEW 2019 morning, afternoon and evening devotional prayers TODAY!*
*THE BIBLE IN YEAR: JOSHUA 16 – 18*
*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: MONDAY 4TH MARCH, 2019*
*TOPIC: I HEAR THE SOUND OF CELEBRATION: VICTORY IS NEAR!*
*BASIC SCRIPTURE: 1KINGS 18:41-46*
In 2011, there was an uprising against the President of Syria, Mr. Bashar Al Assad. The uprising was spearheaded by rebels and Jihadists. By early 2017, government forces held just 17% of the territory of the whole nation; the rest was occupied by forces that were against the government! But in a series of blistering offenses AND BY THE HELP OF RUSSIAN FORCES, the government has now succeeded in forcing the rebels out of many of their strongholds, putting Assad’s government in control of nearly two-thirds of the country.
The Syrian army has increased its offensive by Russian air strikes, advisers from the Iranian ministry as well as help from the militiamen of Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. In late July 2018, President Bashar Al Assad told his troops that they were close to winning the country’s seven year-old civil war, after the army inflicted a series of defeat on the rebels. In his open letter to the military rank and file, Assad wrote; “Our date with victory is near! They (the rebels) were ultimately to leave – humiliated, rolled back, their tails between their legs – after you gave them a taste of bitter defeat.”
Borrowing a leaf from the Syrian president, I bring these words to someone today: *“Victory is near! Don’t quit now because I hear the sound of victory and celebration.”* In today’s scripture, Israel had faced a bitter famine for three and half years but Elijah’s prayers caused the heavens to be opened. Elijah told King Ahab not to worry anymore. And Elijah said unto Ahab, “Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is sound of abundance of rain” (Verse 41). Oh, get up from that place of sorrow and being downcast for I hear the sound of celebration! For someone believing God for a husband or wife, the wedding bells are already ringing in the realms of the spirit; the letter of employment for someone’s job is already being prepared. DELAYED VICTORY is not DENIED VICTORY! Oh, hear Babe Ruth: *“You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.”* It was Conrad Hilton who quipped: “Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” You date with victory is near! Hold on and hold out! I hear the Holy Ghost say: This is your year!
*Start PLANNING AHEAD for 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 (Interdenominational) Mountain, OGUDU Orioke, Lagos*
*PRAYER POINTS:* Take Song 5: When The Morning Comes…
1. In your own words, pray about today’s word as led now.
2. DELAYED VICTORY is not DENIED VICTORY! Decree that you will NOT GIVE UP!
3. O God Arise! And rearrange my circumstances to bring me into my STORY TO GLORY arena in Jesus name.
4. *Pray the NEW 2019 morning, afternoon and evening devotional prayers TODAY!*
*THE BIBLE IN YEAR: JOSHUA 16 – 18*
*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.