Topic You Hold the Keys [Kenneth Copeland Devotional 25 January 2019]
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them…. they are fallen under my feet. – Psalm 18:37-38
If you’ve been standing around wringing your hands and worrying about what the devil is doing, it’s time you made a switch. It’s time you put that devil under your feet!
Jesus has already given you all the power and authority you need to do it. He’s given you the keys of the kingdom. He’s promised you that whatever you declare locked on earth is locked in heaven and whatever you declare unlocked on earth is unlocked in the heavenlies (Matthew 16:19). That means you can speak the Word and bind wicked spirits. You can speak the Word and loose the angelic forces of God to work in your behalf.
What’s more, you’ve been given the power of attorney that enables you to use the mighty Name of Jesus. A Name that’s above every other name. A Name which will cause every knee to bow—in heaven, in earth, and under the earth (Philippians 2:9-10)!
So, don’t waste time worrying about the devil. Take authority over him. Bind the evil spirits that try to destroy your home, your church and your nation. Loose God’s Word in the earth and enforce it with the Name of Jesus.
You hold the keys. Learn to use them and before long the devil will be wringing his hands worrying about you!
This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.
Topic: Don’t Lose Sight [Billy Graham Devotional 25 January 2019]
. . . when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem . . . — Luke 2:45
We might as well face it, strife has even infiltrated our church life. It is true enough that the Church is now the Church militant. But, as such, its warfare ought to be that of dedication to revealed truth and divine holiness, and not intramural bickering and carnal disputes. We read in the second chapter of Luke that Joseph and Mary lost Jesus one day. Where did they lose Him? They lost Him in the most unlikely place in all the world-the Temple. I have seen many people lose Jesus right in the church. I have seen them lose Him in a dispute about who was to be choir director, who was to play the organ, who was to be an elder, or who was to be the minister. Yes, because we are human, though Christian, it is easy to lose sight of Jesus right in the temple!
Prayer for the day: Don’t let me lose sight of You, Lord, in the complex logistics of everyday life.
Written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association(BGEA). BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.
Topic: Knowing Who We Are [Andrew Wommack Devotional 25 January 2019]
Matthew 4:3, “And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”
Text: MT. 4:1-11; MK. 1:12-13; LK. 4:1-13
Two of Satan’s three temptations began with the words, “If you be the Son of God.”
Jesus was God, but he did have a human body that had to grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God (Jn. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:16; Lk. 2:52). It took faith for the physical mind of Jesus to believe the witness of the Spirit within Him that he was the Messiah. Satan was attacking the most basic of His beliefs. This must have been a temptation to Jesus or Satan would not have used it.
Satan is very subtle in his temptations. It may have looked like he was trying to get Jesus to perform a miracle, but he was actually trying to make Jesus waiver in His faith of who He was. He tried to get Jesus to draw on the supernatural power of God to confirm it to the devil and Himself.
Unlike Jesus, we sometimes fall for this trick of the devil. We may say that we are arguing for some truth of the gospel, but many times we are hoping to convince ourselves. Someone who really knows who they are and what they believe, doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone.
Isaiah 30:15 says, “For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength…” Let the Lord build your confidence in who you are in Christ.
This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI) is an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff. (www.awmi.net).
Open Heaven 25 January 2019 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Not For Sale!
Topic: Not For Sale! (Open Heaven 25 January 2019)
Memorise: “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”- Matthew 10:8
Read: Daniel 5:10-17 (KJV)
10 Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
15 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
Bible in One Year: Luke 2-3, Isaiah 24:1-20
Open Heaven 25 January 2019 Friday MESSAGE:
In His omniscience, our God has chosen not to endow His spiritual gifts on many of His children and ministers, even though they earnestly desire and seek these with fasting, prayer and long periods of waiting upon Him. His refusal is because He knows they will make merchandise of His gifts, and He does not want them to face the damnation that will follow. The Holy Spirit warns us concerning this in 2 Peter 2:3:
“And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”
Our Lord Jesus Christ in today’s memory verse laid bare His principles for operating in spiritual gifts, saying, “Freely ye have received, freely give.” Contrary to this principle, some ministers of God are merchandising the gospel in order to meet their personal needs. Beloved, if you belong to this category of people, I advise that you repent, because it is better not to preach than to preach for money. Whoever is in contention with this truth should read the story of Gehazi over and over again in 2 Kings 5:16-27.
Daniel was an upright prophet of God who chose not to make gain from his prophetic office. Even though he was offered great riches and political appointment if he could read the writing on the wall and tell its interpretation, he declined these gifts. In Daniel 5:17, he said:
“…Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.”
In other words, Daniel was saying “My prophetic gift is not for sale.” Faced with a similar circumstance, Peter said to Simon the sorcerer in Acts 8:20:
“…Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”
This is the character that our Lord wants to see in those who minister before Him and among His people. The mentality of merchandising the gift of God must be discouraged in the Church of God today. May God help His ministers to keep to the ethics of their calling in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heaven 25 January 2019 Friday Prayer Point:
Father, please deliver the ministers of Your gospel all over the world from greed that may cause them to merchandise Your spiritual gifts.
Open Heaven 25 January 2019 Friday Hymn 5: Let Others See Jesus In You
1. While passing thro’ this world of sin, and others your life shall view, Be clean and pure without, within; Let others see Jesus in you.
Chorus:
Let others see Jesus in you,
Let others see Jesus in you.
Keep telling the story, be faithful and true;
Let others see Jesus in you.
2. Your life’s a book before their eyes, They’re reading it thro’ and thro’ Say, does it point them to the skis, Do others see Jesus in you?
3. Then live for Christ both day and night, Be faithful, be brave and true, and lead the lost to life and Christ. Let others see Jesus in you.
Open Heaven 25 January 2019 Friday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 25 January 2019 Friday Daily Devotional.
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Israel Launches Iron Dome Missile System to Tel Aviv
Israel launched the Iron Dome missile system to Tel Aviv on Thursday as conflict rose between Syria and Hamas in Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at an army base in southern Israel Wednesday, saying he was “confident of our ability to defeat the enemy.
“Iran has declared its intention to destroy us with nuclear weapons, weapons we must interdict. But they are also building up forces in our region, a forward base in Lebanon, with the help of Hezbollah, and a southern front, supported by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Now they want to set up another front, on the Golan, right on our border. We must fight all these things,” Netanyahu added.
Most recently, fighting broke out Wednesday when “unknown assailants” opened fire on Israeli soldiers along the Syrian border. No injuries or deaths were reported.
IDF says it is “determined to defend the citizens of the State of Israel.”
However, Tuesday, Syria’s envoy to the United Nations said Damascus could attack Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv if the United Nations did not stop Israeli attacks.
Earlier this week, there were two other border fights with Hamas where one IDF soldier was injured. Israel retaliated by destroying terror targets in the Gaza Strip.
Also this week, the IDF released a video of its Iron Dome defense system intercepting a rocket over a ski resort in the Israeli-occupies area of the…
God’s Not Dead, I Can Only Imagine Crews Team Up for Movie about Former Planned Parenthood Employee
The makers of God’s Not Dead are set to release a new film this spring that tells the inspiring true story of a Planned Parenthood employee whose eyes are opened to the heartbreaking truth of abortion.
Unplanned tells the story of Abby Johnson, a woman who worked for planned parenthood for eight years until she saw the organizations inner workings and the truth about abortion. After quitting her job at the abortion clinic, Johnson becomes a pro-life advocate and worked to help other employees get out of the reproductive healthcare field, Relevant Magazine reports.
The film was written by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman of God’s Not Dead and is being worked on by the production crew from I Can Only Imagine, a film that grossed over $82 million in the box office in 2018.
According to The Stream, while creating Unplanned the cast and crew kept the project very quiet, even going as far as referring to it as Redeemed instead of the projects actual name, to avoid protests from pro-abortion advocates. Solomon told The Stream, “…We don’t want anyone to know we are making Unplanned as a movie. Because it would be very difficult to film if people were trying to burn down the warehouse while we’re in it. Or if protestors show up to scream and throw stones.”
The film on the controversial topic has been picking up social…
Mariano Rivera Becomes First Player Unanimously Voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Gives All the Glory to God
Retired New York Yankees’ pitcher Mariano Rivera made history on Tuesday when he became the first player to unanimously be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and he gave all of the glory to God.
The record-holding pitcher played 19 seasons with the New York Yankees, 17 of which he acted as the team’s closer. In his time in the MLB, Rivera was named an All-Star player 13 times, won five World Series championships with his team, broke two records – career leader in saves with 652 and 952 game finishes – which he still holds, along with a long list of other accolades.
For Rivera, however, it is not about the stats and the records he holds. The Hall of Famer told CBN News, he is more concerned with the man he is.
Rivera said, “Those things (the stats) mean nothing for me. I mean, doesn’t make me better or less.”
“See, I don’t—I don’t want people to recognize me for those things. I want people to recognize me for who I am,” he added.
The Christian athlete then noted that his identity and accomplishments can only be realized through Christ.
He told CBN Sports, “It is because God, Christ took those abilities and took it to a different level.”
“The Lord gave me the strength to do all that stuff. So, therefore, I can never speak about myself, but the Lord,” he added.
South Dakota Transgender Bill May Ban Boys from Girls’ Sports: ‘It’s All about Fair Competition’
A South Dakota legislator introduced a bill this month that would require transgender high school athletes to participate on teams that reflect the gender of their birth certificate.
The bill by state Sen. Jim Bolin and Rep. Thomas Brunner – both Republicans – would overturn the current policy by the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) that allows high schoolers to participate on whichever team they choose.
The current policy means a boy who identifies as a girl can play on the girls’ basketball team or run as a girl in track. In Connecticut, athletes who were born male have won state championships in girls track.
Bolin, a former high school athletic director, said the bill reflects fairness and common sense.
“I believe the activities association is a very good group, but I think they made a bad decision when they implemented this policy four, five years ago,” Bolin told the Argus Leader. “We have sports that are set up – boys go over 39-inch hurdles in 110 meters and girls have to clear 33-inch hurdles in 100-meter hurdles.
“We have a smaller ball for girls basketball than we do for boys basketball. If we’re going to have these modifications, then my point is that the birth certificate should be the determining factor in which team you play on. It’s all about fair…
Fr Michael Johnston was among young people from the Diocese of East Anglia that flew in to attend the six-day event that celebrates youngsters.
He told Premier why he wanted to go despite being one of the oldest pilgrims.
Speaking from the Central American country during Premier’s News Hour, he said: “It’s a wonderful spirit of young people, all full of Christian faith – Catholic faith, all coming together for the same purpose.
“All with great joy, friendship, all with the joy of welcoming the Holy Father – the Pope, being able to actually see him…and be with him at mass.
“If you could see the people around me – I can see flags from Australia, US, Great Britain, New Zealand – all English-speaking countries all coming together…”
This isn’t the first time Fr Michael has attended the celebration.
He first went to the event that was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985 and has gone eight times since.
WYD is celebrated at the diocesan level annually but the event is marked every two to three years in different locations.
Fr Michael Johnston speaking to Premier
Fr Michael told Premier he was pleased about this year’s choice of Panama.
“I’m finding it very friendly, the people are really pleased to see this huge crowd of young people,” he said.
Police Arrest Nurse for Rape of Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth in Long-Term Care Facility
An Arizona woman in a vegetative state gave birth last month in a long-term care facility and police have arrested one of the facility’s nurses in connection with the incident.
As Christian Headlines previously reported, employees at the Hacienda HealthCare facility only realized that the Phoenix woman, who has been a patient at Hacienda HealthCare for 26 years, was pregnant when she began to make moaning sounds while delivering her baby.
According to Fox News, the 29-year-old victim was placed in long-term care at three-years-old after a near-drowning incident that left her with severe intellectual and mobility disabilities as well as the inability to speak.
After giving birth to her baby boy in late-December, Phoenix Police began to investigate the incident. Through a combination of “good old fashion police work” and DNA testing, police were able to identify 36-year-old Nathan Sutherland, a nurse at the facility, as the man who impregnated the victim.
The Phoenix Police Chief said in a statement that authorities were able to run DNA tests on the baby against DNA collected from Hacienda employees to identify the perpetrator.
According to Fox News, Sutherland is being charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult abuse.
Additionally, two doctors who were charged with providing care for the…
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