Topic: Dealing With The Lifestyle Of Disobedience [Seeds of Destiny Monday April 9, 2018]

Scripture: And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Corinthians 10:6.

Thought For The Day: When your obedience is complete, nothing is permitted to disobey you.

Previously, we saw that the lifestyle of disobedience is a deadly enemy of destiny. Disobedience aborts a man’s glorious destiny.

Now, our anchor Scripture makes it clear that when your obedience is complete, nothing is permitted to disobey you. This means when your obedience is not complete, everything is permitted to rebel against you.

It has been confirmed that one of the consequences of disobedience is the crash of destiny; that is to say, disobedience prevents God from driving your destiny according to His plan and purpose, and if God is not the Driver of your destiny, destiny accidents are inevitable.

Now, how can you deal with the lifestyle of disobedience?
i) Check out areas of disobedience in your life
You see, there are times that many things in your life may not be seen until God shows them to you. It was in the year that king Uzziah died that Isaiah saw his filthiness and repented (Isaiah 6:1-5).

ii) Promptly repent of every act of disobedience if you want your destiny safeguarded.
Just as Isaiah repented when God revealed his sin to him, make up your mind to repent likewise.

iii) Never respect anyone enough to agree to disobey God
There are many people who have disobeyed God out of respect for people. Adam respected Eve his wife and ate the forbidden fruit she gave him whereas God commanded that he should not eat it.

Beloved, my counsel is, do not agree with anyone to disobey God, even if it is your boss at your place of work. Make God the priority of your life above everyone and everything.

Remember this: When your obedience is complete, nothing is permitted to disobey you.

Assignments:
1. Check areas of disobedience in your life.
2. Promptly repent of every act of disobedience.
3. Never respect anyone enough to obey him by disobeying God.

Prayer: O Lord, give me the grace not to respect anyone enough to disobey You in order to obey them. Help me to obey You unconditionally, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: DEADLY ENEMIES OF DESTINY (PART 1).

Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 33:1 to 29, Luke 13:1 to 21, Psalm 78:65 to 72, Proverbs 12:25

Amazing Fact: Your eyes remain the same size after birth but your nose and ears never stop growing.

Today In History: 09/04/1963 – Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.

Quote: The truth is, who you are determines how you are; who you are determines what you can attract; who you are determines what you can become. Culled from WHO ARE YOU? by Dr Paul Enenche.

“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: Please do not prolong your salvation if you have not repented. Many are going home daily and tomorrow maybe too late…There is still hope, JESUS LOVES YOU!

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Topic: Heavenly Thinking [DCLM Daily Manna Monday April 9, 2018]

Text: Colossians 3:1-11 (KJV)

Key Verse: “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth” (Colossians 3:2).

MESSAGE:

When a man is born again, his orientation becomes totally revamped. His mind is tuned to focus on those things that are above with earnestness. His ambition is no longer to acquire the things of this world upon his own lust. As believers in Christ, we must seek God’s overriding control in every aspect of our lives. In anticipation of Christ’s coming, Paul exhorts Christians to refrain from behaving after the manner of the unregenerate.

He talks about the things to “put off” and things to “put on” (Colossians 3:8-10). In verse 11, the Apostle talks about “Neither Greek nor Jew”. One identifying characteristic of those who are conformed to the image of Christ is the fact that they begin to see humanity as God sees all men. God sees no race, social or economic classifications.

Today, we are being challenged to live as if Christ will come the next moment. As the elect of God, we must pattern our lives in line with the principle of holy living and unfeigned love towards God and fellow men. Paul admonishes those who claim to have been crucified with Christ but are still attached to everything that unbelievers cherish, laying up treasures for themselves here through primitive acquisition of worldly riches and care less for the needy to turn over a new leaf.

In many societies, corruption is the mainstay. Sadly, some of those who claim to have given their lives to Christ are still caught in this cankerworm. Remember, there is no middle course to living in life. You are either living by faith or by sight, governed by the dictates of sensual judgment. The one you choose will impact either positively or negatively on your destiny.

Thought For The Day: Better to sow to the Spirit for life than sow to the flesh and reap death.

Bible Reading in one Year: 1 Samuel 4-8

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: Please do not prolong your salvation if you have not repented. Many are going home daily and tomorrow maybe too late…There is still hope, JESUS LOVES YOU!

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Topic: Wonders Of Divine Blessings IV [Open Heavens 9 April 2018, Monday]

Memorise: “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” – Psalm 32:1 (Scroll down for Open Heavens Hymn)

Read: Luke 7:37-48 (KJV)

37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Bible in One Year: Joshua 12-14, 1 Thessalonians 4.

MESSAGE:

The greatest of all the wonders of divine blessings comes from the blessings of salvation. What does it mean to be saved? What are the blessings that accrue from salvation? All these are pertinent questions that we will be considering today. To be saved is to escape eternal damnation which comes as a result of since. The Righteous God of heaven has declared every man born of a woman guilty of sin. He made His verdict known in Romans 3:23 which says,

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

Not only has mankind been declared guilty of sin, the punishment that awaits him due to this verdict has also been revealed in Revelation 21:8:

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

To be delivered from this declared eternal damnation is nothing short of a wonder of divine blessings. Luke 7:37-48 tells the story of the wonder of divine blessings in the life of a forgiven sinner. A woman considered to be a sinner came to acknowledge the saving grace of Jesus Christ, and she did all she could humanly do to express her gratitude to the Saviour of the world, who came to pay the supreme price. The Pharisees were full of indignation because of the act of this woman. They could not understand what it means to be forgiven or what it means to escape from eternal damnation. They could not see through what prompted David to pen Psalm 32. The Lord Jesus Christ tried to open their blind eyes of understanding by giving a voice to the actions of this woman. Luke 7:47 says,

“Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.”

Beloved, if you desire the wonders of divine blessings, the most profound of them all comes through the blessing of forgiveness. When you give your life to Christ, what the Lord said to the woman in today’s Bible reading, He will say to you:

“Thy sins are forgiven.” Luke 7:48b

Whoever wants to enjoy the wonders of divine blessings that last forever must plug himself or herself into the blessedness of forgiveness through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Prayer Point: Father, I thank You for the forgiveness I received when I confessed my sins and gave my life to Your Son, Jesus Christ. Please don’t let me be like a dog that returns to its vomit.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Open Heavens 8 April 2018 Sunday — Wonders Of Divine Blessings III’’

Hymn 3: What Can Wash Away My Sins

1. What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Chorus:
Oh! precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

2. For my cleansing this I see
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
For my pardon this my plea
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

3. Nothing can my sin erase
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
Naught of works, ’tis all of grace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

4. This is all my hope and peace
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
This is all my righteousness
Nothing but the blood of Jesus!

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.

Flatimes’ Notice Board: Please do not prolong your salvation if you have not repented. Many are going home daily and tomorrow maybe too late…There is still hope, JESUS LOVES YOU!

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Topic: Do Not Trust Your Heart [Billy Graham’s Devotional Monday April 9, 2018]

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him . . . — Luke 23:33

One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst. Why did the crowd ask for the release of Barabbas and the crucifixion of Jesus? The answer is in the biblical statement, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.” Jesus is just as divine today and just as much alive as He was on that first Good Friday. Yet millions today don’t accept Him. His goodness is still a rebuke to our badness; His purity still shows up our impurities; His sinlessness still reveals our sinfulness; and unless we allow Him to destroy the evil within us, the evil within us still wants to destroy Him. This is the conflict of the ages.

Prayer for the day: Lord Jesus, when I reflect upon the agony of Your death at Calvary, my heart is once again humbled at the magnitude of Your love for all mankind.

“If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Billy Graham’s Daily Devotional HERE

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.

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