MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 8 October 2018 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – The Release of Your Joseph

TOPIC: The Release of Your Joseph (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 8 October 2018)

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 41:38-41

MEMORY VERSE: “Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.” – Genesis 41:14

The MESSAGE:

To release is to let go. It is to discharge. It is an act of freedom and independence from a slave master. It means something had been captured already and put in a wrong place where it ought not to be. In Genesis chapters 39-41, Joseph was brought down to Egypt and he worked in the home of an official called Potiphar. He was tempted to sleep with Portiphar’s wife, but he refused and still ended up in prison. The Lord was with Joseph right inside the prison, but he had no physical freedom. Joseph put his trust in the Lord and his gift still manifested while in prison. Though he was unjustly imprisoned, eventually, he had divine intervention. God caused divine confusion in the land of Egypt and the solution to the confusion was only given to Joseph and for the problem to be solved, Joseph had to be released.

What are your Josephs? What are those precious things that God has given to you that the prisons of the enemies have captured from you? What are those God’s precious gifts, blessings, endowments, meant to lift you up that the enemies have caged and you are now suffering and sorrowing like Jacob, the father of Joseph? What is that thing you have lost that is giving you sleepless night after the order of Jacob? All these are your Josephs. Your star, your destiny, your unborn children, your physical children that are useless to you, your health, your brain, your career, your business, your finances, your helper, your vision, your husband, your wife, your certificates, etc., all these are your Josephs. The enemy wants to imprison them, and if he succeeds, they will become useless to you. The same way Jacob suffered and felt terribly bad when he lost his Joseph, that is the same way the people of God today are feeling for losing their Josephs. Is what you need still in possession of the enemy? Is the mystery of your life in the prison of the enemy? There must be a release of your Josephs that are needed to solve the greatest problems challenging your world.

A woman praying for the fruit of the womb attended one of our programmes. The man of God asked each person to face a partner and pray. All of a sudden, the woman’s spiritual eyes were opened and saw a man inside a bottle. She screamed, but her prayer partner kept on praying. The bottle broke and the man was released. It turned out to be her husband.

I do not know what belongs to you that the enemy has imprisoned. Today, if you can pray well all your Josephs shall be speedily released, and you shall rejoice, in the name of Jesus.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
WHEN YOU BECOME SPIRITUALLY VIOLENT, THE DEVIL AVOIDS YOU.

PROPHETIC WORD:
Every good thing the enemy hijacked from you shall arise and locate you by fire.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. Eternal king of glory, I praise Your name and thank You for the gift of life, in the name of Jesus.
2. Most gracious God, I need You every second. Hold me in Your everlasting arms, in the name of Jesus.
3. My God and my Saviour, enlarge my coast, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Father God, be my defense, in the name of Jesus.
5. Anything in my life that will block answer to my prayers, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.
6. Idols of my father’s house that want to separate me from God, die, in the name of Jesus.
7. Problem solver, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, answer Your name in my life, 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)

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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.

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Be Self Disciplined (2) by David Ibiyeomie

Topic: Be Self Disciplined (2)

Self-discipline is different from discipline. Self-discipline is a self-imposed standard; a restriction motivated by a desire than the alternative. It is doing what is demanded not convenient. Self-discipline is created by a power of choice. Until you are responsible, you will destroy your destiny.

Proverbs 25:28 – He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

Self-discipline means you are a law to yourself; you can never be great deceiving yourself. To be the best, you must be disciplined with your time, resources, conversations, reading habit, associations, music you listen to and what you watch. Discipline yourself to the demand of what you want to be.

Also Read: Determination: The Secret To Success By David Ibiyeomie

1 Corinthians 9:27 – But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Never follow the crowd if you want the crowd to follow you; follow God. That everybody is doing it does not mean you should do it. When you do anyhow, your life will be anyhow. When liberty lacks control, it becomes captivity. Either you receive the pain of today to become great tomorrow or you play today to be in pain tomorrow. Some short term gains can cost you long term pains.

To be self-disciplined, the ability to manage time is very important. Time is one of the greatest assets God gave man. It is perishable, irretrievable and irreplaceable. Once it is gone or wasted, you cannot recover it. Time management is the ability to choose the sequence of events; always apply the ABCDE of time.

A – What I must do
B – What I should do
C – Things that are nice to do but are not necessary
D – Things to delegate
E – Things to eliminate

These principle will help you in time management when planning the day, and also realize that there are common time wasters which are:

1. Telephone
2. Paperwork
3. Social media
4. Unnecessary meeting: People who hold too many meetings don’t achieve too many things.
5. Visitors: Program your life when you receive visitors.

Be self-disciplined even with your money and clothes. The first and best victory to become great is to conquer self.
Samson conquered everybody but didn’t conquer himself so Delilah did.

Judas conquered everybody except himself so money conquered him. Conquer yourself first, have self-discipline and watch yourself grow to greatness!

Also Read: Other Inspiring Messages by Pastor David Ibiyeomie

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: Handling Dreams [Teens Open Heavens 8 October 2018]

Memorise: For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3

Read: Genesis 41:32-39 (KJV)

Bible In One Year: Isaiah 39-40, Philippians 4

MESSAGE:

Dreams can be very strong motivating forces that can see you through the difficulties of life. Never give up on your dreams. Has God shown you or promised you a thing? Believe it and stick with it. It will surely come to pass.

One thing God is interested in which will also determine the outcome of a dream in your life is how you respond to dreams. What is your response to dreams? Never ignore your God-given dreams, God doesn’t like nonchalant people. Act immediately on the dreams He has given you. Write your dreams down and begin to take steps towards achieving them. He gave you those dreams for a reason, and that reason may have something to do with saving your loved ones just like Joseph. Work on making them come to pass.

Key Point: The more of God’s Word you dwell on, the more He will give you dreams to work on.

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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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: Consequences Of Sin [DCLM Daily Manna 8 October 2018 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: 2 Samuel 15:13-23 (KJV)

Key Verse: “And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword” (2 Samuel 15:14).

MESSAGE:

God’s impartiality is unquestionable. He renders to every man according to his works. He judges iniquity no matter who commits it.

David had to take an emergency flight with his household as Absalom, strongly supported by many Israelites, approached Jerusalem in his quest to take over the kingship. David’s servants had expressed their willingness to abide by whatever instructions he would give as all, except ten concubines, left Jerusalem amidst weeping. David, barefooted, with head covered also, wept as they hurriedly left the city.

David’s sins of adultery and murder had given the enemies of the Lord occasion to blaspheme. God’s verdict was unmistakable – “the sword (was) never to depart from (his) house” and the Lord determined to “raise up evil against (him) out of (his) own house…” (2 Samuel 12:10,11). Absalom’s rebellion was in fulfilment of this prophecy. David thought that everything was “all done and dusted”, after his shameful acts were rebuked. But God never overlooks sins.

Sin is evil. The consequences are great and far-reaching. David’s case is a lesson for all believers that “…him that thinketh he standeth [must] take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12). David had sent Joab and others to battle and lingered in Jerusalem, and Satan took advantage of it to lead him to sin. Peter failed to pray when he should and he denied Jesus. How do you spend your time?

Believers are admonished to be sober and vigilant because the adversary, like a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour. We must hold fast to our “so great salvation” by being mindful of how we spend our time and cautious of thoughts so we do not fall into temptation.

Thought For The Day: Tis wisdom to avoid sin like leprosy.

Bible Reading In One Year: John 5

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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: Seed of Faith [Kenneth & Gloria Copeland Devotional 8 October 2018]

For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. – Matthew 17:20

Someone once said that the reason I can live like I do is because I have “special faith.” But, you know, that’s just not true. I don’t have “special faith.” God has given me the same measure of faith He’s given to you and every other believer. The only reason my faith looks like it works better is because I use it!

If you’ve been living in the shadow of a mountain, waiting for God to give you some kind of special faith, make a change today. Step out and put the measure of faith you have to work moving the spiritual, physical, mental or financial obstacles Satan has brought against you.

Romans 12:3 says God has dealt to every man the measure of faith. Believe Him! Step out in faith about that faith! Say, “Heavenly Father, I thank You that through faith in Jesus Christ, You have shared Your nature and Your Spirit with me. I am grateful for the measure of faith imparted to me as a believer.

“I make the decision today to walk in that faith—to put it to work on the situations around me. I commit myself to operate in mountain-moving faith, for I know that it is impossible to please You without it (Hebrews 11:6).

“As I plant this faith and water it with Your Word (Romans 10:17), I expect it to grow and overcome the mountains in my life and in the lives of those for whom I intercede.

“Thank You, Father, that as I do this, nothing shall be impossible to me! In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”

Scripture Reading: Luke 8:41-56

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This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.

Topic: God Will Help You Through The Storm [TREM 8 October 2018 Daily Devotional]

When God says He will help, that is heavy. Sometimes, you look at yourself and one of the things the devil does is to make you feel inadequate. Do you think that God doesn’t know that you are inadequate? You are telling Him what He already knows about you. Remember that He says: “You are mine”! Think of it! You messed up, yet He says you are mine. You still belong to Him. He chose to be your Redeemer. You didn’t choose Him. He chose you.

You see, the life of a believer is a life of victory. It is from victory to victory. No defeat. The fact that, you are on the floor does not mean you are defeated. No, you cannot be defeated. Why? There is a bounce back mechanism that God put inside you. You are going to bounce back! No matter what, the redeemed of the Lord will always bounce back. There is nothing like fatal failure for the redeemed because of our strong Redeemer. The redeemed of the Lord always comes back. There is nothing like he is lost in oblivion. No! He will always return. People may say: “Let me see what becomes of you”! But suddenly they will see you coming back in glory.

This is why God says to you today: “Fear not…. when thou passeth through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee…” That means you won’t drown. You may not know how to swim, but somehow the sustaining hands of God will keep you through that storm, through that pain and through that agony. You will float in the waters of life. The fire of affliction will not consume you. If He brought Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego out; He is bringing you out too. You will bounce back in Jesus Name.

Further reading: Isaiah 43:1-12, 51:11

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Isaiah 30-31; Evening- Philippians 4

“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.

Topic: Accessing Divine Direction [Seeds of Destiny 8 October 2018 Devotional]

Scripture: I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me…Habakkuk 2:1

Thought For The Day: Travelling without direction is ending without distinction.

Direction, according to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, connotes instructions on how to reach a destination or about how to do something. It is the course which must be taken in order to reach a destination or to get something done. It is also the management or guidance of someone or something in achieving a progress.

Direction is knowing what to do in order to leave where you are. Direction is key to acceleration in life.

Divine direction is the direction that comes from God through the leading of the Spirit. It has been confirmed that Divine direction is one of the greatest assets in life. The worst thing that can happen to anyone is to travel fast in the wrong direction. Travelling without direction is ending without distinction. It is Divine direction that averts disasters in life. Divine direction eliminates destruction. Direction by God forbids distraction and guarantees destination in life.

Now, one way to access Divine direction is by prayer (Jeremiah 33:3). Prayer is a means of communicating with God. It is at the place of prayer that destinies are revealed and potentials are unveiled. Nothing shows a man the right way to follow like prayer.

At the place of prayer, the vision for your future becomes clear, the direction for your daily living is accessed and the revelation/wisdom you require for profitable living is unveiled.

Today, I prophesy unto you, the last time you missed your direction shall be the last forever, in Jesus’ Name.

Beloved, my counsel is, make up your mind to pray fervently; seek God’s direction in everything you do at the place of prayer (Philippians 4:6).

Remember This: Travelling without direction is ending without distinction.

Assignments:
1. Make up your mind not to take any step outside Divine direction or guidance.
2. Ask God for His help and direction at the place of prayer.

Prayer: O Lord, I ask for a clear revelation of Your blueprint for my life and destiny. Help me Lord not to miss my path in life, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: PRAYER AND DIRECTION

Quote: Direction is critical to acceleration; if the road is clear, the journey must be easy. Culled from 365 WISDOM CAPSULES by Dr Paul Enenche.

Amazing Fact: Tigers are solitary hunters, and generally search for food alone at night.

Daily Reading: Jeremiah 10:1 to 11:23, Colossians 3:18 to 4:18, Psalm 78:56 to 72, Proverbs 24:28 to 29

Today In History: 08/10/1919: The first transcontinental air race in the United States begins with 63 planes competing between California and New York

Don’t Forget To Attend: The Healing and Deliverance Service tomorrow by 9:00am. Invite your friends and loved ones. God bless you

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.

Topic: Our Singing Father [Our Daily Bread 8 October 2018 Devotional]

Read: Zephaniah 3:14–20, Bible in a Year: Isaiah 30–31; Philippians 4

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will . . . rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

No one told me before my wife and I had children how important singing would be. My children are now six, eight, and ten. But all three had problems sleeping early on. Each night, my wife and I took turns rocking our little ones, praying they’d nod off quickly. I spent hundreds of hours rocking them, desperately crooning lullabies to (hopefully!) speed up the process. But as I sang over our children night after night, something amazing happened: It deepened my bond of love and delight for them in ways I had never dreamed.

Did you know Scripture describes our heavenly Father singing over His children too? Just as I sought to soothe my children with song, so Zephaniah concludes with a portrait of our heavenly Father singing over His people: “He will take great delight in you; in his love he will . . . rejoice over you with singing” (3:17).

Much of Zephaniah’s prophetic book warns of a coming time of judgment for those who’d rejected God. Yet that’s not where it ends. Zephaniah concludes not with judgment but with a description of God not only rescuing His people from all their suffering (vv. 19–20) but also tenderly loving and rejoicing over them with song (v. 17).

Our God is not only a “Mighty Warrior who saves” and restores (v. 17) but a loving Father who tenderly sings songs of love over us.

Prayer: Father, help us to embrace Your tender love and “hear” the songs You sing.

Our heavenly Father delights in His children like a parent singing to a newborn baby.

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This message was written By Adam Holz [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Topic: Escape Condemnation [Andrew Wommack Devotional 8 October 2018]

Matthew 26:2 “Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.”

In Israel, crucifixion was a common sight. This practice was first mentioned in scripture as one used by the Egyptians (Gen. 40:19). Anyone hung upon a tree was accursed by God according to the Mosaic law (Dt. 21:22-23).

Failure to obey the law brought on the curse. Praise God that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by bearing the curse for us. Now, through Christ, we will never receive any curse from God even though we still disobey the law in some way. Justice was satisfied when Jesus died for the law that we broke, thus paying the prescribed penalty and bearing the curse.

There is no condemnation awaiting us from the law; for we died in Him.

A Christian who still walks in condemnation is being condemned by the devil or himself. It’s not God who condemns us (Rom. 8:34). It is the law that brought God’s adverse sentence against us.

When the government condemns a building it is declared unfit for use and must be destroyed. Likewise, when Satan condemns us, he makes us feel unfit for use and ready to be destroyed. Since the Christian is no longer under the law, he should no longer be condemned or feel unfit for use. We have been accepted by the Father through Jesus.

God convicts of sin but He doesn’t condemn (Rom. 8:34). Conviction is solely for our profit with no malice, while condemnation includes punishment. Satan is the one who condemns the Christian, but the Holy Spirit has given us the power to escape that condemnation.

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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).