Topic: Rest for the Weary [Joyce Meyer Devotional 30 December 2018]

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. — Matthew 4:1-2

The first key to overcoming stress is to recognize or admit we are experiencing it, and look for the source of it.

There was a time in my life when I was constantly having headaches, backaches, stomach aches, neck aches, and all the other symptoms of stress, but I found it very difficult to admit I was pushing too hard physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

I wanted to do all of the things I was doing and wasn’t willing to ask God what He wanted me to do. I was afraid that He would lead me to give up something I wasn’t ready to give up yet.

Although the Lord gives power to the faint and weary, if you are worn-out from continually exceeding your physical limitations, you will have stress.

Our bodies are the sanctuary (home) of God, and we are in disobedience when we push ourselves past God-ordained limitations and live in continual stress. We all have limits and we need to recognize what they are and eliminate excess stress from our lives.

If you wear out your body, you can’t go to a department store and purchase another one, so take care of the one you have!

Prayer Starter: Father, I lift my schedule and activities up to You. Show me areas where I need to change. Help me to do my part to eliminate stress and take care of my body, the temple of Your Holy Spirit. Thank You for Your grace to change! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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From Joyce Meyer’s Ministries.

Topic: Don’t Let Your Today Define You [TREM Devotional 30 December 2018]

“There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.” 2 Cor. 4:18 (MSG)

One thing you must never do is to allow your circumstance or situation to define you. Many today have been bound by their current situation and they cannot see a way of escape. Imagine, no one knows the name of the blind man called Blind Bartimaeus in the Bible, all we know him as is “blind Bartimaeus”. His health condition defined him. It was so overwhelming that his health condition became his first name.

I don’t know what your own situation might be, it might not be health, it might be financial, it might be academic, it might be social, but whatever it may be, I come to you today in the name of the Lord to declare to you that it shall pass away. The devil will not sing your song, the devil will not steal your goods, he will not laugh your laugh. Just like Sarah, I prophesy to you that you will also declare: “This is the faithfulness of God”. No matter the challenges you have faced in 2018, I declare over your life that 2019 is better. I am not saying it will be better, but I declare with boldness that it is already better. I dare you to believe God and you will see the manifestation.

The situation may have persisted for several years, but it still cannot define you. You may be so poor that the poor calls you poor. That is the situation today; it does not mean it will remain like that in 2019. Just overnight, God can turn that situation around to His glory. Everything is turning around for your good. God will come through for you. Don’t give up and don’t give in.

I prophesy over your life that you will not end this way. That desire will be granted. God will come through for you in Jesus’ name.

Further Reading: Luk. 1: 26 – 38; Mk. 10: 46 – 52

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Zechariah 13-14; Evening- Revelation 21

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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.

MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 30 December 2018 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – The Power of Thoughts

TOPIC: The Power of Thoughts (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 30 December 2018)

FIRE SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

MEMORY VERSE: “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

The MESSAGE:

As a man thinks in his heart, so he is. It is the thoughts of man that make him who he is and what he will be. If your thoughts are positive, then it is good, if not, it is bad. It is a universal rule that what you do not see cannot become a reality. Joseph once saw himself as a great man and it came to pass. Your thoughts have the power to create what you are thinking for you. Your thoughts are forces you send out to work on your behalf. Fear is the wrong use of imagination. For one to raise new questions, new possibilities and to regard old problems from a new angle require imagination and positive thoughts. If you must remain an undefeated soldier of Christ, you must align your thoughts with God’s thoughts. If the devil wants to attack you, he starts with your mind because, there, resides the power of imagination. The whole mechanism of evil is based on evil imagination. The actual warfare is in the pulling down of imaginations and the dissolution of evil thoughts. The foundation of every spiritual defeat is to allow the devil to use your thoughts against you. It is within your power to deploy your thoughts positively. Job said in Job 31:1, “I made a solemn pact with myself never to undress a girl with my eyes”.

In Job’s resolution above, he used his thoughts positively by telling and agreeing with his eyes and body what it could do and could not do – it came from within. It is from within that we conquer ourselves and then conquer without -external battles. This is why you must pray for discernment as this helps us understand every challenge and trick of the devil. Job 26:4 says, “With whose help have you uttered words and whose spirit has come forth from you?” If a wrong thought comes to your mind, cast it down with the word of God. If the devil says you are a loser and a poor low life, at once, your mind will begin to imagine it, but beloved, it is within your power to cast down every evil imagination and take the thought captive by reminding yourself that Jesus, through His blood, has made you a king. You can further engage the tongue in a language of sonship made possible through Jesus and finally invite the presence of God by singing praises.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
IT IS WITHIN YOUR POWER TO CAST DOWN EVERY EVIL IMAGINATION AND TAKE THE THOUGHT CAPTIVE.

PROPHETIC WORD:
Receive the power to resist the devil.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Anything in me ministering negative thoughts, loose your hold and die, in the name of Jesus.
2. My inner man, receive the power to be unmoved, even in the midst of a storm, in the name of Jesus.
3. My Father, give me a willing heart to meditate on Your word and exercise the power of positive thoughts, in the name of Jesus.
   EVENING
4. Evil imagination, my life is not your candidate, jump out and die, in the name of Jesus.
5. O God, sanctify my thoughts with the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
6. Power of positive thinking, enter into my life, in the name of Jesus.
7. Anointing for creative ideas, fall upon me, in the name of Jesus.

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MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

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: The Transfiguration [DCLM Daily Manna 30 December 2018 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: Mark 9:1-13 (KJV)

Key Verse: “And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them“ (Mark 9:2).

MESSAGE:

A preacher once said: “Sometime ago, we noticed that a tree planted at the sunny end of a house had large and beautiful flowers and fruits. It was a feast to the eyes. But what an amazing difference in some of the branches that trailed round the corner of the house where they got much less sun. The blossoms were starred and drooping, and there was little promise of fruiting. They had the same root and stem in common. But while one part of the tree was in full glorious light, the other branches were in shade.”

Our spiritual enlightenment is directly proportional to our exposure to the depth of the word of God. Many Christians today are in search of power, anointing and deep knowledge of the things of God. They may spend about forty days fasting and praying on the mount in order to receive the mysteries of God. Unfortunately, these people come back home with tales of woes, of one demonic affliction or the other.

Peter, James and John were three of the original twelve disciples of Christ. The Lord chose them out of the pack to go to the mountain. There, He had a rendezvous with Moses and Elijah, the representatives of the law and the prophets. This was one of the greatest revelations that the religious leaders in Israel would have done everything possible to receive. But it is not religiosity but real closeness to the Lord that brings transformation.

Do you want a similar transformation experience? Then get closer to God and His word. Obey every jot and tittle of it; His grace will flow into your life. Stop following the Saviour from afar off. Opt for a closer walk with Him from today.

Thought For The Day: In His presence there is fullness of joy.

Bible Reading In One Year: Revelation 12-18

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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.

Open Heaven 30 December 2018 Prayer Points on Today – X-Raying The Heart

X-Raying The Heart

1.Thank You, Father, for the awesome power, in Your word, which is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of every man’s heart, among others.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus’ name.

3.Father, give me the grace, to guard and protect the doors of my heart with due diligence, from evil thoughts and ideas, in Jesus’ name.

4.Father, purge my heart of all filthiness and evil, and let my thoughts, motives and intentions, always, be in line, with Your revealed Will, in Jesus’ name.

5.Father, please, clear away, all rottenness in my heart, and help me to keep myself pure as light, in Jesus’ name.

6.Father, please, give me a pure heart that is completely yielded to obeying Your word, in Jesus’ name.

7.Father, fill my heart with Your word and let Your word be my teacher and guide, throughout my sojourn, here on earth, in Jesus’ name.

8.Father, when I shall appear before Your judgement seat, let Your word not condemn or stand against me, in Jesus’ name.

9.Father, please, help me to live through today, without committing a single sin, in Jesus’ name.

10.Father, open the eyes of understanding, of Your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, to behold, more wondrous things, out of Your word, 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.

Also Read: Open Heaven 30 December 2018 – X-Raying the Heart

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 30 December 2018 Prayer Points on Today – X-Raying The Heart