Topic: The Reward For The Praise Of Faith [Seeds of Destiny Saturday March 31, 2018]

Scripture: Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16

Thought For The Day: When light comes, darkness disappears; when light comes, what is missing must be found.

Yesterday, we looked at the essence of the praise of faith. We noted that the praise of faith praises God for discoveries from His Word and also makes God know that He is the reason things are not worse in our lives than they are.(FROM MARCH 2018 SEEDS OF DESTINY DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY DR. PASTOR PAUL ENENCHE)

Today, we shall look at the rewards of the praise of faith:
1. Greater discoveries for quicker recoveries. When you praise God for discoveries in His Word, you will see more things out of the Scriptures. This is because when light comes, darkness disappears.
2. Arrest of negative occurrences and the establishment of the Will of God in your life. Praise terminates the agenda of the enemy and establishes the Will of God in a person’s life (1 Thessalonian 5:18).

Now, how do we carry out the praise of faith?
1. Praise God in the beauty of holiness. Do not let any guilt or unconfessed sin destroy your praise. Do not let your voice to be drowned by the voice of accusation.
2. Praise God with focus. Do not be distracted by any challenge while praising God.
3. Praise God unconditionally irrespective of whether you have seen your expectations or not. Praise God because you have the breath of life in your nostrils (Psalms 150:6).

Remember This: When light comes, darkness disappears; when light comes, what is missing must be found.

Assignments:
1. Make a list of what God has done for you within this month and determine to praise Him.
2. Make the praise of faith your daily assignment.

Prayer: O LORD, I praise You with all my heart and my soul. I look up to You to bring my expectations to pass in this season, Lord in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE PRAISE OF FAITH

Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 16:1 to 17:20, Luke 9:7 to 27, Psalm 72:1 to 20, Proverbs 12:8 to 9.

Quote: It cannot be released to you until it has been revealed to you. Culled from GO IN THIS THY MIGHT by Dr Paul Enenche

Amazing Fact: One day on Mercury lasts about 1,408 hours.

Today In History: 31/11/1918 – Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.

“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 — Count On It; It’s Sure! [Our Daily Manna ODM Saturday, March 31, 2018]

Basic Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Oswald Sanders once wrote: “The crown is awarded to those who have completed the Christian race with integrity, with eye fixed on the coming Lord. It is the reward for fulfilling the mystery entrusted to one.” Welcome to Today’s devotion, an encouragement concerning your labour for the Lord! Paul boldly declared in vs. 8 of today’s scripture:” there is laid up for me.”

Not, there might be” Or there is a silent chance,” but, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that day, and not to me only but to all those who love his appearing.” The word ‘IS’ can also be “SO SURE or VERY SURE.” Hallelujah call this the sure prize and I also call it the BLESSED ASSURANCE. Sometimes we ask, “Is there really a heaven?” But never, never forget the experience many years ago of the global, financial services firm, Lehman Brothers.

It is an example of shaky reporting (to put it kindly). It hides more than $50 billion in cash. When the subprime mortgage crisis hit the world 2007, Lehman Brothers was forced into bankruptcy and was acquire by Barclays (BCS) and Nomura Holdings (NMR). Just like when other banks or popular PONZI investment failed in the past, customers that were promised good results (dividends) on investments were disappointed and some committed suicide. That is the prize of man!

As you and your family do this work of the Lord, the prize that awaited Paul is also your portion. GOD IS NOT A MAN! Peter, James, Abraham, Moses, Isaac, Smith Wiggles worth, Kenneth Hag in, Oral Roberts, IDAHOSA, Ayo BABALOLA, etc, got it and you too will. Count on it, plan on it. Wait for it. It is sure! Your labour shall not be in vain. Be watchful, because: Our present choice, determines our future rewards. Pray now!

Help a SOUL daily. Give out the next ODM as a special Easter gift. NEW CHILDREN ODM CARTOON is available.

Prayer Points: Take song 5: when the roll…
1. Pray on today’s word generally as led.
2. Thank God for your salvation. ODMDAILY 2018
3. Pray in the Holy Ghost for at least 10 minutes today.
4. I shall not lose my reward like Judas. Pray Psalm 63.
5. I decree: EVERY REWARD EATER, SCATTER now! Lord, I shall possess my reward; teach me to know that YOU ARE NOT A MAN (pray it seriously).
6. Pray the new 2018 morning, afternoon and evening devotional today. See page 7.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Our Daily Manna ODM devotional HERE’’ 

By Bishop (Dr) Chris E. Kwakpovwe (Cek)
Publisher/Writer Of ODM And

Rev (Mrs) Flora E. Kwakpovwe (Fek)
Co-Publisher/Writer Of ODM.

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Topic: The King’s Crown [Our Daily Bread 31 Saturday March, 2018]

Read: Matthew 27:27–31, Bible in a Year: Judges 11–12; Luke 6:1–26

They . . . twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. Matthew 27:28–29

We sat around the table, each person adding a toothpick to the foam disc before us. At our evening meal in the weeks leading up to Easter, we created a crown of thorns—with each toothpick signifying something we had done that day for which we were sorry and for which Christ had paid the penalty. The exercise brought home to us, night after night, how through our wrongdoing we were guilty and how we needed a Savior. And how Jesus freed us through His death on the cross.

The crown of thorns that Jesus was made to wear was part of a cruel game the Roman soldiers played before He was crucified. They also dressed Him in a royal robe and gave Him a staff as a king’s scepter, which they then used to beat Him. They mocked Him, calling Him “king of the Jews” (Matthew 27:29), not realizing that their actions would be remembered thousands of years later. This was no ordinary king. He was the King of Kings whose death, followed by His resurrection, gives us eternal life.

On Easter morning, we celebrated the gift of forgiveness and new life by replacing the toothpicks with flowers. What joy we felt, knowing that God had erased our sins and given us freedom and life forever in Him!

Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, my heart hurts to think of all of the pain and suffering You endured for me. Thank You for Your gift of love that sets me free.

The crown of thorns has become a crown of life.

Insight:

The horrific scene described in today’s reading serves to underscore how this fallen world and the powers of darkness held nothing but contempt for Jesus, the Son of God and Savior of the world. Yet Christ chose to suffer to redeem us: “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).

How might we praise our Lord for enduring the cross in order to erase our sins and give us freedom and life forever with Him?

For further study, see The Mockery and Majesty of the Cross at discoveryseries.org/hp081. Dennis Fisher

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

This message was written By Amy Boucher Pye [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

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Topic: The Unpardonable Sin [Andrew Wommack Saturday March 31, 2018]

Matthew 12:31, “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shalt be forgiven unto men: but blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.”

Text: Luke 12:10; Matthew 12:24-31; Mark 3:22-30

The word “blaspheme” means “to speak evil of; defame; or revile.” In context, Jesus is saying that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is attributing the working of the Holy Spirit to the devil. Many people in the Bible did this, including Saul, who became the Apostle Paul. However, we see in 1 Timothy 1:13, that Paul said he received mercy concerning his blaspnemy because he had done it “ignorantly in unbelief.” Therefore, the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost that Jesus warns about must be the willful reviling of the Holy Ghost with knowledge of what is being done.

This parallels Hebrews 6:4-6, where qualifications are placed on those who can fall away from grace. This passage indicates that only a mature Christian can commit such a thing. Likewise, with blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, rash statements spoken against the Holy Spirit in ignorance or unbelief by those who don’t really know what they are doing can be forgiven.

From our human perspective, no clear line can be drawn as to when someone becomes accountable for blasphemies and has committed this unpardonable sin. We can be assured that God knows the hearts of all men and that He will judge righteously concerning this. However, God’s Word does show us that when anyone becomes a “reprobate,” they lose all conviction from God (Rom. 1:28).

Therefore, anyone who is convicted and repentant over having possibly blasphemed the Holy Ghost has not yet reached the place where it is unpardonable or they wouldn’t care. Keep your heart tender and sensitive to Him. Listen to His voice speak to you through His Word today.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Andrew Wommack’s Daily Devotional HERE

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).

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Topic: The Hope of Resurrection [Billy Graham’s Daily Saturday March 31, 2018]

He which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus . . . — 2 Corinthians 4:14

The resurrection of Christ brings hope. The late Emil Brunner once said, “What oxygen is for the lungs, such is hope for the meaning of human life.” As the human organism is dependent on a supply of oxygen, so humanity is dependent on its supply of hope. Yet today hopelessness and despair are everywhere. Peter, who himself was given to despair during the episode of Calvary, writes in a triumphant note, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again into a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

There is hope that mistakes and sins can be forgiven. There is hope that we can have joy, peace, assurance, and security in the midst of the despair of this age. There is hope that Christ is coming soon—this is what is called in Scripture “the blessed hope.” There is hope that there will come some day a new heaven and a new earth, and that the Kingdom of God will reign and triumph. Our hope is not in our own ability, or in our goodness, or in our physical strength. Our hope is instilled in us by the resurrection of Christ.

Prayer for the day: My hope is in You, my resurrected Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! May I never despair, as I remember Your triumph and love.

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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