2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.
3.Father, let Your love be shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’ name.
4.Father, give me the power and the grace, to love You, with all my heart, soul and mind, in Jesus’ name.
5.Father, empower me to love my neighbour as myself, in Jesus’ name.
6.Father, please, give me the grace to obey all Your commandments; help me to love my enemies and to do good to them, in Jesus’ name.
7.Father, please, take me to that higher spiritual realm, that I will be slapped and won’t retaliate, but turn the other cheek, in Jesus’ name.
8.Faithful Father, please, let me begin to manifest the fruits of the spirit; of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness and temperance, in Jesus’ name.
9.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.
10.Father, lift up the head of Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, above those of his enemies, round about him, in Jesus’ name.
11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures; help him to overcome every challenge of getting these prayer points across to Your children timely, on daily basis, in Jesus’ name.
12.Your Personal petitions. (Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus name I pray. (John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers. (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
These prayers have no expiry date! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus name.
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Open Heaven 18 January 2019 Prayer Points on Today – Divinely Satisfied?
The “Jarabe Tapatío,” also known as the Mexican hat dance, celebrates romance. During this upbeat dance, the man places his sombrero on the ground. At the very end, the woman grabs the hat and both hide behind it to seal their romance with a kiss.
This dance reminds me of the importance of faithfulness in marriage. In Proverbs 5, after talking about the high cost of immorality, we read that marriage is exclusive. “Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well” (v. 15). Even with ten couples dancing the Jarabe on stage, each person focuses on his or her partner. We can rejoice in a deep and undivided commitment to our spouse (v. 18).
Our romance is also being observed. The dancers, while they are enjoying their partner, know someone is watching. In the same way, we read, “For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths” (v. 21). God wants to protect our marriages, so He’s constantly watching us. May we please Him through the loyalty we show to each other.
Just like in the Jarabe there is a rhythm to follow in life. When we keep the beat of our Creator by being faithful to Him—whether we are married or unmarried—we find blessings and joy.
Today’s Reflection Dear Lord, You know all my ways. Help me to honor You in my relationships with others.
Topic: The Key to Distinction in Life and Destiny [Seeds of Destiny 18 January 2019 Devotional]
Scripture: And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Malachi 3:17.
Thought For The Day: Anything you are privileged to do, do it well in order not to end in mockery.
Sometime ago, a relative of mine who came to church saw the way I was dancing before the Lord when the praise session was going on. Then after the service, he told me, ‘What you are doing now for God and enjoying yourself is what we wasted our lives doing for the devil in disco and party dance many years ago and gained nothing.’
Our father in the Lord, Bishop David Oyedepo was dedicated to God while in school and God differentiated him from others. One day, his teacher told him, ‘David, you are going too extreme with your Christianity; do you realise that you are a student?’ And he replied the man, ‘Serving God is the first occupation of my life. I am a full time Christian and a part time student’. This means, being a Christian was more important to him than being a student. One day, he wrote an examination and they marked his papers, he scored one hundred and twenty percent. His answer was so excellent that the teacher forgot that the maximum mark should be one hundred percent.
Beloved, dedication is key to distinction; anything you are privileged to do, please do it well in order not to end in mockery.
Remember this: Anything you are privileged to do, do it well in order not to end in a mockery.
Assignments:
Make up your mind to be different from other people by standing firm for God.
Deploy all your strength, energy and potentials in serving God totally and excellently.
Prayer: O Lord, I ask for the grace to be different from other people in standing firm for You. I receive Your Help to deploy my energy in serving You totally and excellently, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: UNDERSTANDING DEDICATION (PART 2).
Today In History: 18/01/1896 – The X-ray machine was exhibited for the first time.
Daily Reading: Genesis 37:1 to 38:30, Matthew 12:22 to 45, Psalm 16:1 to 11, Proverbs 3:27 to 32.
Amazing Fact: The eye functions like a camera, capturing light and sending data back to the brain.
Quote: Prayer connects man with God’s Presence. Culled from PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities
Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.
Topic: In Your Interest [DCLM Daily Manna 18 January 2019 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]
Text: Proverbs 9:11-18 (KJV)
Key Verse: “If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it” (Proverbs 9:12).
MESSAGE:
It is the punishment placed on offenders of our laws that help to abate, to a great extent, the spate of crime and civil disorders in our society. Generally speaking, a sinner deceives himself by thinking that obeying God’s word or respecting civil government is doing favour to God or to society. He counts it a loss to himself not to indulge in fleshly sin. He takes sin as sport sometimes, thinking he can have the pleasure of sin and avoid the consequences.
Man is the ultimate sufferer of the products of his sin. In fact, the consequences of his sin may truly affect fellow men, but the greater effects are reaped by him. Living out the Word for others to see may bring about changes in the lives of others, but in the final analysis, the doer reaps the blessing. In the same vein, if we continue to live in sin, we behave unwisely and will reap sickness, and eternal death but righteousness and holy living will prolong our lives and help us stand before the Son of man.
Sin attracts punishment and ruin, but holiness and virtuous living have the promise of life and health. Without any doubt, it is in the best interest of man to stop sinning and live a life that is glorifying God.
Sin is enticing and its effects are devastating. One sin leads to another until the sinner is almost inextricably entwined. Consider the consequences of sin today and deliver your soul like a deer escaping the hunter’s hound. Wisdom demands that you confess your sin now and surrender your life to Jesus. He will have mercy on you.
Thought For The Day: It is wisdom to shun sin like the proverbial plague.
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
Flatimes’ Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.
Mario Lopez Receives ‘Miracle,’ Announces Wife’s Pregnancy after Thinking it Wasn’t in ‘God’s Plan’
Actor and Television Host Mario Lopez and his wife Courtney announced on Friday that they are having a third child.
Lopez told PEOPLE Magazine in an interview that he and his wife tried to have a baby in 2018, but after months of trying, they began to think that another baby was not in God’s plan for them.
Lopez, 45, said, “If it didn’t happen, it wasn’t meant to be. Not part of God’s plan. We have one of each.”
Despite nearly giving up on the dream, the couple received a miracle right around Christmas. Lopez told PEOPLE, “But it got in there! It snuck in, towards the end, so a bit of a Christmas miracle.”
The family first announced their pregnancy in a family update video posted to the “Saved by the Bell” star’s Instagram page.
The video starts with Lopez’s daughter Gia, 8, and son Dominic “Nico”, 5, sharing what they are doing in school. Gia said, “I still do gymnastics, dance, piano, and I am very busy at school.”
Nico followed up saying, “I just started wrestling, I do jujitsu, and gymnastics.” Lopez added his piece, noting that he has been busy with work, and then the father of two asked his wife about what was new with her.
“I’m having a baby!” Courtney sang as the family burst with screams of excitement.
Lopez told PEOPLE that he and his wife, both Christians, are…
Most Republicans and Democrats Support Major Abortion Restrictions, Poll Finds
A majority of Americans, including most Democrats, support tighter restrictions on abortion that are prohibited by Roe v. Wade and companion rulings, according to a new survey.
The poll of 1,066 adults found that 75 percent of Americans say abortion should be limited to – at most – the “first three months of pregnancy,” according to a news release. This includes 92 percent of Republicans, 78 percent of independents and 60 percent of Democrats. Even 61 percent of people who identify as pro-choice want abortion to be limited to the first trimester.
The Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalized abortion through all nine months of the pregnancy.
The survey was conducted Jan. 8-10 by Marist and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
“As in past years, this poll shows that the pro-choice label on the abortion issue is simply insufficient,” said Carl Anderson of the Knights of Columbus. “The majority of Americans — in both parties — support legal restrictions on abortion.”
The survey also found that 54 percent of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortion in the U.S., and 75 percent oppose taxpayer funding of abortion abroad.
A total of 65 percent believe the Supreme Court should either outlaw abortion (16 percent) or allow restrictions as decided by each state (49 percent). Only 30 percent of Americans…
Former Porn Star Turned Christian Counselor Shares How God Changed Her Life
Crystal DiGregorio is sharing a message of grace and forgiveness by telling her story of how she went from a porn star to a Christian counselor.
DiGregorio spent many years as a famed porn star, but one Easter Sunday at a church service she encountered God and it changed her life. DiGregorio knelt down at the altar before God and asked him to save her from an abusive relationship and asked God into her heart.
She told CBN News, “That Moment was a moment of giving hurt and fear to God. I was bawling my eyes out crying and praying for God to release me from the abusive relationship I was in and all the bad things in my life.” She continued, “It was a full surrender.”
DiGregorio said as soon as she got up, she never looked back. In an interview with CBN News the 34-year-old mother of three told the outlet that she walked away from the toxic relationship and God began to change her “from the inside out.”
In an interview with Fox News she revealed that after she surrendered her life to God, He began to stir on her heart and open her eyes to the world and industry around her. She told Fox, “I noticed how much people were being hurt by the porn industry and I never really thought of it before that.”
So, the young porn star left the industry, giving up her almost $400,000 yearly salary, her $10 million home, and a handful of luxury…
Open Heaven 18 January 2019 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Divinely Satisfied?
Topic: Divinely Satisfied? (Open Heaven 18 January 2019)
Memorise: “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”- 1 Timothy 6:8
Read: 1 Timothy 6:6-10 (KJV)
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Bible in One Year: Mark 7-8, Isaiah 15:1-16:11
Open Heaven 18 January 2019 Friday MESSAGE:
Contrary to common belief, satisfaction in life is not a matter of how much you have. Our Lord Jesus Christ said in Luke 12:15:
“…Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
In other words, abundant possessions do not guarantee joy, peace and fulfilment in life. The Lord is asking you today, “Are you divinely satisfied? What is your satisfaction in life dependent on?” The reason why a lot of people are never satisfied in life is due to the lack of contentment. In today’s memory verse, the Holy Spirit instructs us to be content with having food and clothing. This is a command and not a piece of advice. To measure up to this heavenly standard, we must endeavour to discover what true blessing is and the source of it. Concerning true blessing, Proverbs 10:22 says:
“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”
True blessings from the Lord have three characteristics: they bring riches in all ramifications, they are devoid of sorrow and are accompanied with contentment.
Irrespective of what a man has, if he is not content, he will restlessly pursue satisfaction throughout his life time. The Almighty God, in whose image we were created, is a great example to us on contentment. Genesis 1:31-2:22 says:
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.”
From the scripture above, we learn that God saw everything that He had made as being very good. In other words, God was content with what He had achieved in six days. This divine satisfaction made Him take a rest on the seventh day! We know that God continued His work after He rested on the seventh day because Jesus Christ said in John 5:17b:
“My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.”
The secret behind God resting on the seventh day even though He still had more work to do is not far-fetched: God was content with His achievements. This is why the Bible says in 1 Timothy 6:6:
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
This verse shows that one may be godly but not have contentment. Beloved, when we become obsessed with work because we want to acquire more wealth to the detriment of our worship of God and even to the point of harming our body system, then we have fallen into the snare of the devil described in 1 Timothy 6:9. Are you divinely satisfied?
Open Heaven 18 January 2019 Friday Prayer Point:
Father, please grant me the grace to live a life of godliness with contentment.
Open Heaven 18 January 2019 Friday Hymn 7: My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less
1 My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ Name.
Chorus:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
2 When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
3 His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
4 When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
In Him, my righteousness, alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
Open Heaven 18 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 18 January 2019 Friday Daily Devotional
Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:
Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.
If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.
Hindu Version of Feng Shui Leads to Demolition of Church Building in Southern India
HYDERABAD, India, January 17, 2019 (Morning Star News) – Hard-line Hindus on Jan. 9 tore down a church building in southern India because it was built on the west side of a village, which they said violated Hindu principles of placement and positioning, sources said.
The Vastu Shastra architectural and planning principles, a Hindu version of Feng Shui, were said to oppose the construction late last year of the church building in Narnepadu village, Muppalla Mandal, Guntur District, in Andhra Pradesh state. Saying the building’s placement opposed Hindu beliefs, the village president and her husband called a meeting of Hindus and Christians on Jan. 9.
“That morning the village president’s husband, also a local political leader, telephoned church pastor Koteswara Rao and asked him to be present at the meeting to discuss the matter, but Rao declined the invite as he was pre-occupied with his tasks for the day and said that he can be available the following day,” a Narnepadu-based pastor, Konda Lazarus, told Morning Star News. “This annoyed the leader, and he ordered the tribal men to demolish the church.”
The church had met in a rented shed in the same area in 2017, but tribal and upper-caste Hindus who strongly believe in Vastu Shastra collected more than 100 signatures expressing their objection to Christian worship in the location, Pastor…
YouTube Apologizes after Removing Investigative Video about a Planned Parenthood Worker Aiding Sex-Traffickers
YouTube has apologized to pro-life group Live Action after the platform removed an investigative video on Planned Parenthood.
According to CBN News, YouTube removed a video posted by Live Action that showed a Planned Parenthood employee giving advice to two people posed as a “pimp” and a “prostitute” on how and where to get sex trafficked minors abortions.
YouTube removed the video and sent Lila Rose, Live Action’s president, an email claiming that the video violated the platform’s community standards.
Rose took to Twitter to voice her frustration with YouTube writing, “YouTube just removed one of our investigative videos exposing Planned Parenthood aiding and abetting the sex trafficking of young girl, saying it violated ‘Community Guidelines.’”
YouTube just removed one of our investigative videos exposing Planned Parenthood aiding and abetting the sex trafficking of young girl, saying it violated “Community Guidelines.” Some of the footage they removed here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/5nViWBoDgQ
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