Topic: Praise Your Way to Victory [Joyce Meyer’s Devotional Tuesday April 3, 2018]

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. — Psalm 34:1

If life sometimes seems to be a battle that causes you to feel upset and fearful, you’ll be glad to know you were not meant to fight the battle alone. The Bible says the battle is God’s.

God never loses a battle. And when you work with Him according to His plan, you won’t either.

During trying times, do you worry or worship? Praise and worship should not be limited to a few minutes in church. If you’re not worshipping at home on a regular basis, you may feel like the victim instead of the victor.

But God’s Word clearly details the Holy Ghost-anointed battle plan to combat every challenge you face. When you begin to substitute praise for petition and worship for worry, God will move on your behalf.

Prayer Starter: Father, thank You for always being with me. Please help me to praise and worship You in the midst of life’s “battles” and keep my eyes focused on You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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From Joyce Meyer’s Ministries.

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Topic: Let Us Pray [DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday April 3, 2018]

Text: Isaiah 26:6-16 (KJV)

Key Verse: “With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness” (Isaiah 26:9).

MESSAGE:

There is no doubt that everyone is tired of the current trends in the world. The crimes, corruption, injustice, rebellion,insecurity, etc., fill all and sundry with fear. Everybody desires a change that will bring relief and respite to our world. The search for this is ever ongoing, with conferences, seminars, researches, consultations among nations, increased religious activities, among others. But all these efforts seem to be taking us farther away from our desire. What then is the way out?

According to Prophet Isaiah, the establishment of God’s judgment on the earth is the only way out to make the people learn righteousness. When the people are thus made righteous, all the evils plaguing the world will be a thing of the past. To have God’s righteousness established on the earth, the prophet resolved to seek the Lord in prayer with the whole heart and all-day round.

There are many things around us that talking and complaining will not change. At times, we may notice trends among children in the family or members in the church that call for great concern and worry. What most people do at such a time is to complain, murmur and blame it on one thing or the other. But that will never bring the desired change. We need to borrow a leaf from Prophet Isaiah in order to find the relief we desire.

Let us learn to wait on the Lord in fervent prayer which is centred on seeking His glory in our homes, churches and nations. Let us move away from the dry, self-centred prayers that are focused on carnal, material and fading desires and cry to God for true righteousness. We will thereafter see the changes we desire in our homes, churches and society.

Thought For The Day: Only on bended knees can we experience genuine righteousness and peace!

Bible Reading in one Year: Judges 10-12

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: Don’t Let Your Emotions Control You [TREM’s Devotional Tuesday April 3, 2018]

“Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 KJV

First of all, let’s look at the dictionary definition of emotions. It is an effective state of consciousness, in which joy, fear, hate or the likes, are experienced. Emotions canals can be described as any strong feelings activated by experiencing love, hate, fear etc., accompanied by certain physiological changes as increased heartbeat and respiration, and often resulting to laughing, crying or joy.

God gave us our emotions but you can control it, depending on what you are hearing. That is why it is important for you to know what you ought to think about. Think the Word! Don’t just think about just every other thing. This is important. Do not allow your negative circumstance to control you. Choose your thoughts wisely.

Where your emotion goes, your thought goes. Your thoughts determine the direction of your emotions. In order to control your emotions, therefore, you must pay attention to your thoughts. Negative thoughts are meant to control your life in order to abort the God-ordained destiny for your life. That is why there is so much negativism. Everyday good things are happening but you will be shocked how much bad news spread faster. If you begin to build your imaginations on these negative thoughts, then you are in trouble.

The world that we live in today is infested with demonic activities and wickedness. Strange things happen, so there is every tendency to become discouraged. There is every tendency for your emotions to become affected. But we are sons and daughters of the Most-High that have the life of God in us. We have the Holy Spirit. We have the ability to control our emotions. This is very important because your emotions will go in the direction of your thoughts.

Further Reading: Philippians 4:1-8

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Judges 19-21; Evening- Luke 7:31-50

If you missed yesterday devotional click to read “TREM’s Daily Devotional by Dr. Mike Okonkwo’’

Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.

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Topic: Growing In Grace [Teens’ Open Heavens 3, April 2018]

Memorise: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:8

Read: Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV)

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Bible In One Year: Joshua 10-11, Luke 9:1-36

MESSAGE:

Grace is probably the most important ingredient of our Christian faith. It is through grace that a Christian becomes born again. It is through grace that a Christian can resist temptation. It is through grace that we can achieve our goals in life. And it is through grace that we can make it to Heaven. Without God’s grace we can achieve nothing because no matter how hard we work, we cannot work for everything we need. It is therefore essential that we know how to get God’s grace and grow in that grace.

The Bible says that God gives grace to the humble and He resists the proud (James 4:6), this is a pointer to how we can get God’s grace. It’s no wonder God also says that if His people can humble themselves and pray and seek His face, He will hear their cry. Humility is a prerequisite for getting grace. To grow in grace therefore, we must grow in humility. God will only give you the ability to do the impossible if He is sure that the great exploits will not make you feel as if you are now equal to Him

Prayer Point: Father, please teach my heart to be humble.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Teen Open Heavens Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye’’

Hymn 7:

1. I am Thine 0 Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Chorus
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.

Daily Devotional for Teen’s 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.

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Topic: Sweet and Bitter [Our Daily Bread 3 Tuesday April, 2018]

Read: Psalm 119:65–72, Bible in a Year: Judges 19–21; Luke 7:31–50

You are good, and what you do is good. Psalm 119:68

Some people like bitter chocolate and some prefer sweet. Ancient Mayans in Central America enjoyed chocolate as a beverage and seasoned it with chili peppers. They liked this “bitter water,” as they called it. Many years later it was introduced in Spain, but the Spaniards preferred chocolate sweet, so they added sugar and honey to counteract its natural bitterness.

Like chocolate, days can be bitter or sweet as well. A seventeenth-century French monk named Brother Lawrence wrote, “If we knew how much [God] loves us, we would always be ready to receive equally . . . from His hand the sweet and the bitter.” Accept the sweet and the bitter equally? This is difficult! What is Brother Lawrence talking about? The key lies in God’s character. The psalmist said of God, “You are good, and what you do is good” (Psalm 119:68).

Mayans also valued bitter chocolate for its healing and medicinal properties. Bitter days have value too. They make us aware of our weaknesses and they help us depend more on God. The psalmist wrote, “It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees” (v. 71). Let us embrace life today, with its different flavors—reassured of God’s goodness. Let us say, “You have done many good things for me, Lord, just as you promised” (v. 65 nlt).

Prayer: Father, help me to see Your goodness even in times of trouble.

God is good.

Insight:
Psalm 119 expresses a deep longing to be transformed by the riches of God’s truth. The psalm echoes the theme of Psalm 1—that walking with God in integrity results in being “blessed,” having a flourishing life (v. 1).

Yet even as the psalm vividly describes pursuing God wholeheartedly, it also emphasizes that a rich life with God isn’t based on us. We are always in desperate need of God’s loving guidance to lead us into ever-greater depths of His truth (119:35–37, 88). The beauty of life with God is always based on His goodness (v. 68).

That is why—even in hard times—we can still find joy and hope. Even when our struggles are caused by our own sin (vv. 67, 71), we can trust in His mercy (v. 132). Because He is good and does what is good (v. 68), we can trust that He is always at work, drawing us closer to Him (v. 58).

Reflect on the intimate way Psalm 119 unites our calling to pursue God with our complete dependence on Him. Are you prone to emphasize one over the other? How might God be calling you to a deeper walk with Him? Monica Brands

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Our Daily Bread Devotionals HERE”

This message was written By Keila Ochoa [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

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Topic: The Implication Of Giving One’s Life To Christ [Seeds of Destiny Tuesday April 3, 2018]

Scripture: And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. Luke 9:23-24.

Thought For The Day: To give your life to Christ is to hand over the control of your life to Him.

Many times, after a message is preached in church, an altar call is always made for people to give their lives to Christ. At times, we ask someone, ‘Have you given your life to Christ?’ and we get, YES, as response, but in the real sense, many of us do not even know what it means to give one’s life to Christ. This is because the lifestyles of those who claim to have given their lives to Christ contradict their profession of Christ.

So, there is a need to understand what it means by giving one’s life to Christ.

Now, what does it mean to give your life to Christ?
i) It means, to relinquish the control of your life to God
To give your life to Christ is to hand over the control of your life to Him.

ii) It means, He has the final say over your life
To give your life to Christ is to let Him have the final say over all the affairs of your life.

iii) It means, you cease to live for yourself
To give your life to Christ is to cease living for yourself and start living for Christ alone. That is to say, if it is not for Christ, there is no need to live (Philippians 1:21, Galatians 2:20).

iv) It means, Christ has the title deed of your life
He has the full ownership of your life just the way someone possesses a certificate of occupancy over a land. There is no part of you that is owned by yourself; Jesus owns everything about you.

Beloved, looking at the points listed above, the question is, have you given your life to Christ? Make up your mind today to live solely for Christ and Christ alone.

Remember this: To give your life to Christ is to hand over the control of your life to Him.

Assignments:
1. Go through the message of today again.
2. Decide to live solely for Christ from today henceforth.

Prayer: O Lord, I relinquish the ownership of my life to You. Take full control of my life from today, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: GIVE YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST.

Daily Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 23:1 to 25:19, Luke 10:13 to 37, Psalm 75:1 to 10, Proverbs 12:12 to 14.

Amazing Fact: The brain is more active at night than during the day. Scientists do not know yet why this is.

Today In History: 03/04/1968 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “mountaintop” speech just 24 hours before he was assassinated

Quote: It is wise men who seek Jesus; it is foolish men who seek their own ambition. Culled from REASON FOR LIVING by Dr Paul Enenche.

Don’t Forget To Attend: The Two power-packed Communion Services tomorrow by 4:45pm and 6:30pm; come with your friends and loved ones.

“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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