Topic: The Greater One Is In You [TREM Devotional 19 December 2018]

“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” 1 Jn. 4:4

It is so easy to get caught in the hullabaloo of the world, to forget that you are not at the same level with the world. Yes, you are in the world, but never forget that you are not of the world. I know that the people in the world might be at the same academic level with you, they may even have more experience than you, but what makes you stand out is not you and your experience and expertise, it is whom you have on the inside. It is the God-factor in you that makes a difference. That is what keeps you at the leading edge.

When men say there is a casting down; it is the God-factor that gives you the boldness to declare that there is a lifting for you. When all others are downcast, you square-up your shoulder and walk like the prince or princess that you are. Not because of who you are, but because of Whose you are.

It is not about power or might. Look at the scripture above again: it did not say; you are of God, oh giant. No! It says you are of God, little children. This implies that in stature you might look small, in experience you might not be able to compete, but when it comes to the God-factor, every human element bows and you have the upper hand. When you really know who you carry on the inside of you, you will square up your shoulders and walk with your head held high.

I challenge you today to begin to see yourself in the way God sees you. Don’t look at the scripture once and forget about it. Meditate on it until you become one with the fact that it is not about you; it is about God in you. It is Jesus on the inside that makes the difference.

Further Reading: Acts 4:5 – 14; Dan. 1 : 2 – 17

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Jonah; Evening- Revelation 10

“If you missed yesterday devotional click HERE to read TREM 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.

MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 19 December 2018 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – Bearing Fruits in Old Age (I)

TOPIC: Bearing Fruits in Old Age (I) (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 19 December 2018)

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:25-38

MEMORY VERSE: “They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.” – Psalms 92:14

The MESSAGE:

In the world today, many negative traits are associated with old age: I’ll health, failing eyesight, failing memory or senility, lower productivity and so on. It is therefore assumed that an old or aged person is physically and mentally weak as well as unproductive. The Scripture however associates some positive traits with old age. One of the traits is wisdom. The other one is the fact that the righteous shall bring forth fruit in old age and they shall be fat and flourishing.

In the New Testament, two characters stood out as people who bore fruits in old age. They were the devout and just old man called Simeon and the prophetess called Anna. Both Simeon and Anna were known in the temples as godly intercesssors. The Holy Spirit was upon Simeon and he had prayed for several years for the consolation of Israel and the coming of the Messiah. He was led to the temple be the Spirit of God; He carried Jesus, blessed Him and prophesied about Him. Prophetess Anna too came to the temple and spoke of Jesus to everyone in the temple.

Beloved grandpa and grandma, the Bible says that Anna did not depart from the temple but served God with fasting and prayer night and day. At four score and four years the Holy Spirit was upon her and she was bearing good fruits. I encourage you to emulate Simeon and Anna.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
A TRUE BELIEVER IS EMPOWERED TO BE AN ALL-SEASON FRUIT-BEARING TREE.

PROPHETIC WORD:
You will bear fruits continuously and your fruits will abide.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. The enemy will not harvest my soul, in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, make me an all-season fruit-bearing tree, in Jesus’ name.
3. I will bear fruit in old age, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

1. Father, make me productive in Your kingdom throughout my lifetime, in Jesus’ name.
2. Father, teach me to use the wisdom of old age to bless the younger generation, in Jesus’ name.
3. My health and strength will not fail. I shall serve the Lord successfully till old age, in Jesus’ name.
4. The sickness and problems associated with old age will not touch me nor stop me, in Jesus’ name.

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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: Rest [Open Heavens for Teens 19 December 2018]

Memorise: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. Psalm 23:2

Read: Mark 6:31 (KJV)

Bible In One Year: Micah 1-3, Revelation 10

MESSAGE:

OUR God is the creator of the Heaven and the earth. He created the world in six days and on the seventh day, He rested. This implies that for six days, our Father worked tirelessly, but on the seventh day, He saw the need to rest. If God saw the need to rest, then rest can’t be over emphasized to men.

As a teen, you may have so many things on your plate all at the same time; school work, sports, extracurricular activities, church, house chores, and so on. As a teen you still have enough physical power to deal with these things well, but you must never neglect the wellbeing of your body; you must always take out time to rest once in a while. Note, the Bible says that God rested after He had finished with creation. Never use the need to rest as an excuse to be lazy. Make sure you don’t rest at the wrong time.

Key Point: Resting at the wrong time will amount to failure

Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye 

Hymn 2:

1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
   What a glory He sheds on our way!
   While we do His good will,
   He abides with us still,
   And with all who will trust and obey.

Chorus:
Trust and obey, for theres no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

1. Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
   But His smile quickly drives it away;
   Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
   Can abide while we trust and obey.
2. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
   But our toil He doth richly repay;
   Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
   But is blessed if we trust and obey.
3. But we never can prove the delights of His love
   Until all on the altar we lay;
   For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
   Are for them who will trust and obey.
4. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
   Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
   What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
   Never fear, only trust and obey.

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.

Topic: The Battle Is The Lord’s [DCLM Daily Manna 19 December 2018 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: 1 Samuel 17:38-51 (KJV)

Key Verse: “And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands” (1 Samuel 17:47).

MESSAGE:

The enemy’s stature was greatly intimidating. A giant, he was! In warfare, he was a veteran; an undefeatable champion of his time. His weapons, built for his defence and for the destruction of his opponents were unique. He was proud, boastful and confident of his victory. His name is Goliath of Gath.

On the other side was a lad, untested in professional warfare, inexperienced in the intricacies of battle, fair in complexion and delicately built. He had never been to the battle front in his life because he had been taking his father’s sheep for grazing. Though ready to take up the challenge of the boastful opponent, he could not use the armour provided by the commander-in-chief of his own army, King Saul. He went into the combat only in his shepherd’s clothing with a sling and five smooth stones. With just one shot, the enemy fell. His name is David.

David’s victory came through his belief and confession. “The battle is the LORD’S”. His trust in God is unequalled. Like David, when accosted by an enemy, a situation or a challenge that seems to dwarf us, we should quickly realise and confess that we have the One who has never lost a battle. He is the Lord of hosts.

Whatever we see in the physical appearance and whatever we hear from or about our opponent must not be allowed to make us doubt the power of our mighty God or to shake our faith in Him. No doubt, there could be suggestions to use other strange and untried instruments of warfare. A Christian should resolutely say, “on Christ the solid Rock I stand”. And God will make us to be more than conquerors.

Thought For The Day: Those who put God in the forefront of their warfare will never know defeat.

Bible Reading In One Year: Titus

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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.

Topic: The Inverse Relationship between Sin and Prayer [Seeds of Destiny 19 December 2018 Devotional]

Scripture: After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:9-12.

Thought For The Day: When you protect yourself from sin, you preserve your relationship with God.

The lifestyle of prayer and the life of sin are diametrically opposed, mutually exclusive, inversely proportional and absolutely antithetical to each other. That is why prayer cannot be effective in the life of a Christian who is living in sin. One of the major objectives of sin is the attack on a person’s relationship with God. The decision to sin is a decision against prayer and the decision to pray is a decision against sin.

Therefore, it is important that sin be dealt with first before prayer becomes effective.

Now, how does sin affect prayer life?

Prayer keeps people from sin and sin keeps people from praying. Those who pray more sin less and those who pray less sin more. The life of prayer and the life of sin are mutually exclusive and diametrically opposed; they do not exist together. The flow of prayer becomes a struggle when sin is involved.

Sin broke Adam’s relationship with his Creator. Adam was kicked out of the Garden on the platform of sin.

The greatest loss on earth is not the loss of money, job or a relationship but the loss of the relationship between man and his Maker; that is an eternal loss, if it is not recovered.

Beloved, when you protect yourself from sin, you preserve your relationship with God. It is your choice to keep yourself with God always. Shun every appearance of sin in your life; and if you have already fallen into sin, rise up, confess your sin, repent of your sin and sin no more. Decide to pray always in order to remain in God’s Presence.

Remember This: When you protect yourself from sin, you preserve your relationship with God.

Assignments:

1. Pray without ceasing
2. Distance yourself from every wrong relationship or association that may lead you into sin and hinder your prayer life.

Prayer: O Lord, I ask that You keep me in Your Presence always. Keep me away from every hindrance and distraction, Lord in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: UNDERSTANDING PRAYER

Quote: Do not just do the convenient; do the expedient, even when it is not convenient. Culled from PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche

Daily Reading: 1 Chronicles 28:1 to 29:30, Romans 5:6 to 21, Psalm 15:1 to 5, Proverbs 19:18 to 19.

Amazing Fact: Your eyes can detect 10 million different colours.

Today In History: 19/12/1974 – Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Also Read: Click HERE to read Other Inspirational Messages 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.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.