Topic: The Attitude Of Excitement And Expectancy [Seeds of Destiny Sunday April 29, 2018]

Scripture: And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, wherefore look ye so sadly to day? Genesis 40:6-7.

Thought For The Day: Your reaction is more important than your situation.

It has been confirmed that one of the key characters or attributes of great men is the maintenance of the attitude of excitement and expectancy in all situations. This is because the attitude of joy and expectancy is necessary for surmounting every situation of life.

From our anchor Scripture, we understand that Joseph was excited even in the prison. The prison was meant to be a place of sorrow but he was excited and also destroyed sorrow from the lives of other prisoners like him.

Now, take note of the following key thoughts on attitude:
1. If you have a setback, never take a step back, because every setback is a setup for a shift up
Joseph had a setback in life but his setback of going to the prison was a setup meeting with the butler for a shift-up of becoming a Prime Minister in Egypt.

2. Your attitude determines your altitude in life
How you feel determines how you fly.

3. Your attitude affects your aptitude
You can fail examinations if you are too fearful and not because you do not know the subject.

4. Your attitude affects your atmosphere.
There are people you drive away from your life because of the way you feel, look and act. These people cannot be comfortable near you.

Beloved, whatever you go through in life, refuse to lose your joy and hope. Excitement is joy while expectancy is hope.

Remember this: Your reaction is more important than your situation.

Assignments:
1. Always maintain the attitude of joy and excitement regardless of the prevailing situation.
2. Cultivate the lifestyle of praise and worship.

Prayer: O Lord, I ask for the grace to maintain the attitude of excitement and expectancy always. Help me to praise and worship You at all times, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: EIGHTEEN WISDOM KEYS FROM THE LIFE OF JOSEPH.

Daily Reading: Judges 9:22 to 10:18, Luke 24:13 to 53, Psalm 100:1 to 5, Proverbs 14:11-12

Amazing Fact: Women blink twice as many times as men do.

Today In History: 29/04/1813 – Rubber was patented by J.F. Hummel.

Quote: To lose joy is to lose strength. Culled from ’30 Secrets to the Top’ by Dr Paul Enenche.

Prophetic Parental Blessing: I decree overwhelming joy and celebration in your life. I curse the root of sorrow and sadness in your life in Jesus’ Name.

“If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Seeds of Destiny by Pastor 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.

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Topic: Sin Begets Sin [DCLM Daily Manna Sunday April 29, 2018]

Text: Genesis 34:13-26 (KJV)

Key Verse: “And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us” (Genesis 34:13,14).

MESSAGE:

A. Fuller once said: “Alas how one sin leads to another, and like flames of fire, spreads in every direction. Dissipation leads to seduction, seduction produces wrath, thirst for revenge; the thirst of revenge has recourse to treachery, treachery issues in murder and murder is followed by lawless depredation”.

The sons of Jacob conceived a deception plan to revenge the defilement of their sister. They said: “…If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.” Hamor and Shechem sold this to the whole community with the understanding that their substances would become theirs. All got circumcised and on the third day, Simeon and Levi took swords and killed all the males.

The reproach, anguish and deaths produced in this chapter arose from the desire to be like the world. Dinah was out to see the daughters of the land. “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death” (James 1:14,15). A little compromise and desire to be like the world have led many out of the pathway of righteousness.

Every heaven-bound saint must beware of the little foxes that spoil the tender grapes. Be watchful; be sober because your adversary as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour. It is dangerous to dismiss any act of indiscretion or sin as minor. The seemingly innocuous sin of today will eventually turn out a monstrous and damning calamity. Sin is a deadly plague that must be stoutly dispensed with.

Thought For The Day: The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart.

Bible Reading in one Year: 1 Chronicles 7-10

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DCLM Daily Manna HERE”

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.

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Topic: It Came To Pass [Open Heavens 29 April 2018, Sunday]

Memorise: And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. – Matthew 10:22

Read: 1 Peter 1:1-9 (KJV)

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Bible in One Year: 1 Samuel 3-5, Hebrews 7

MESSAGE:

There is a phrase commonly used throughout the whole Bible which should serve as comfort to all Christian pilgrims, particularly when they are passing through situations that are not so pleasant. That phrase is the title of today’s devotional – “It came to pass”. To someone using this devotional today, all your challenges shall pass in Jesus’ Name. The Lord Jesus Christ did not promise us that the Christian walk would be a walk in the park. He actually promised us persecutions and trials as part of the Christian experience (John 16:33, Mark 10:30). He even said in Matthew 10:22 that a time will come when we will be hated by all men. Be aware that this time is fast approaching. What is expected of us is endurance and longsuffering. As God would have it, longsuffering is part of the fruit of the Spirit, which is made manifest in our lives as we daily walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:22).

Know for sure that from the inception of the Christian faith, believers in Christ have always faced trials of cruel mocking, scourging, imprisonment and even death. Nevertheless, be encouraged by the words of Apostle Peter to some brethren who were also going through trials and persecution:

“6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:” 1 Peter 1:6-7

Just as the trying periods of the heroes of faith who have gone ahead of you “came to pass”, yours also will come to pass. Let your gaze be set on the reward that is ahead of you, which the Holy Spirit spoke of in James 1:12, saying:

“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”

In Revelation 22:12-14, the Lord also spoke of the reward we will receive, having endured unpleasant situations in this world. Beloved, the Lover of your soul, Jesus, will soon appear; be of good cheer therefore because all your trials of faith will soon be over. Just make sure you do not deny the faith. Don’t be like Demas who loved this present and forsook the Lord (2 Timothy 4: 10). My the Lord keep you holy till His appearing in Jesus’ Name.

Prayer Point: Father, please let me not lose sight of the rewards that awaits me at your appearing. Please grant unto me the grace to endure to the very end.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Open Heavens 28 April 2018 Saturday — Lessons From The Lepers

Hymn 10: My Faith Looks Up To Thee.

1. My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!

2. May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!

3. While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.

4. When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!

Open Heavens 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.

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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.

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