Topic: Increase Your Capacity [TREM Devotional Thursday May 31, 2018]

“Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few…. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, there is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.” – 2 Kings 4:3, 6

Beloved, you can no longer afford to do small things; look around you, the rest of the world is making giant strides and taking territories. So, why would believers, the ones who have the dominion mandate, do any less? God intends for us to be at the forefront of the different sectors in our society, but if you do not have the capacity to receive the mighty things that God has released, then even though that is God’s will for you, your capacity will place a cap on His supply.

We are all very familiar with our text; the widow found herself in a terrible situation. Not only was she mourning her husband, who was a prophet, a child of God, committed and devoted, but also her husband left bad debt for the family. Now the creditors had come to take her two sons as slaves, as payment for the debt. She ran to meet the Prophet, Elisha. He asked her what she had in the house, and she told him nothing except a small flask of oil. We then see in v.3, Prophet Elisha instructs her to go and borrow vessels, and if you read carefully, he said, “…borrow not a few”. Did you see that? In other words, don’t borrow one, two, five vessels, but borrow as many as you can lay your hands on. So, if it’s 200, borrow them, because your capacity determines the extent of the supply.

Child of God, you serve an Unlimited God, and there’s no limit to His supply. Elisha instructed the widow to lock herself in and pour oil into the vessels she borrowed, and just as he said, she was able to fill up all the vessels, till there was no more vessel and then the oil “stayed”. Another translation says “… the oil stopped flowing”. You must note that the oil didn’t stop flowing because the oil was finished, but because there were no more vessels to fill.

Arise and shine, let the world know that you serve a Mighty God.

Further Reading: Isaiah 54:1-4, Psalms 24:1

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- 2 Chronicles 13-14; Evening- John 12:1-26

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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.

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Topic: Dealing With Complaints [DCLM Daily Manna Thursday May 31, 2018]

Text: Nehemiah 5:1-13 (KJV)

Key Verse: “Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise” (Nehemiah 5:12).

MESSAGE:

Nehemiah, the wise and faithful governor, while busy with rebuilding Jerusalem wall and fighting off attacks of the enemies abroad, was also confronted with complaints of the people. He was bold and active to redress grievances at home and keep the people from destroying one another.

In the verses under consideration, the poor brethren complained about the hardship the rich brethren had put them. They had had to mortgage their lands, vineyards and houses to buy food because of the famine. Some borrowed money to pay taxes; gave out their children into bondage as servants and were not in a position to redeem them. The situation was so pathetic that Nehemiah was very angry when he heard their cry and these words.

Nehemiah attended quickly to the complaints not minding the serious business of building the wall because he knew that no matter how thick the wall was built, dispute within the town would break the wall. He rebuked the nobles with wisdom by including himself as part of the problem. This made the nobles unable to defend themselves as he called them to deal with their brethren in the fear of the Lord and because of the reproach of the enemies.

Every human association is characterised by differences in ideas, interest, understanding, status and position. Association among people, particularly in the workplace, and the church is not spared as these demographic, cultural and intellectual diversities sometimes throw up disagreements, disputes or doctrinal misunderstanding. When these arise amongst believers, willing submission to godly efforts to contain the situation is key to bringing about a resolution of the dispute. It also makes believers yield to divinely ordained authority whose counsel and decisions should be final as long as it does not contradict God’s revealed word.

Thought For The Day: Godly counsel is useful to resolve disputes.

Daily Bible Reading: 1 Kings 3-4; 2 Chronicles 1; Psalm 72

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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.

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Topic: Proofs Of Solid Spirituality [Seeds of Destiny Thursday May 31, 2018]

Scripture: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Matthew 6:33

Thought For The Day: The higher a person goes with God, the humbler he becomes.

Yesterday, we saw the value of spirituality; we saw that the true needs of man are spiritual, and that when the spiritual is handled, every other thing flows. We also saw that a true spiritual person is responsible, operates with high mentality and is reliable.

Today, we want to look at products or proofs of spirituality. I will give you two of them:

i) Spirituality is doorway to tenacity
Tenacity is the capacity to withstand pressure and keep on keeping on (Job 14:14). Spirituality facilitates optimism, positivism, enthusiasm. A spiritual person is a real fighter; he does not give up and does not take ‘No’ for an answer. He is a goal-getter.

ii) Spirituality anchors humility
The more spiritual people get, the humbler they become. This is because the Almightiness of God always reveals the nothingness of man. Humility is necessary because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:7). The humbler we get, the more engraced we become; the humbler we get, the more lifted we get.

Humility means the capacity to receive positive and constructive advice. Humility means the admission of ignorance until proven otherwise. Humility means teach-ability; that is, being teachable.

Some time ago, a young man who submits to me in Ministry was telling me some things; when he was through, I told him to put those things in writing and email them to me. This is how we should live; you are willing to learn from anybody.

Beloved, my counsel is, be tenacious in your approach to life; get closer to God in order to be like Him in humility.

Remember this: The higher a person goes with God, the humbler he becomes.

Assignments:
1. Maintain the lifestyle of tenacity.
2. Make up your mind to be always humble before God and men.

Prayer: O Lord, I ask that You give me the grace to be tenacious and humble. I ask for a buoyant spiritual life, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE VALUE OF SPIRITUALITY.

Daily Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 17:1 to 29, John 19:23 to 42, Psalm 119:129 to 152, Proverbs 16:12 to 13.

Amazing Fact: A spark of static electricity can measure up to 3,000 volts

Today In History: 31/05/1961 – South Africa becomes an independent republic.

Quote: Deficiency and shortage in life is a product of existing independent of God. Culled from 21 FOOLISH THINGS PEOPLE DO by Dr Paul Enenche.

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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

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Topic: Dry Bones Shall Live Again [Open Heavens 31st May 2018, Thursday]

Memorise: Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: – John 11:25

Read: Ezekiel 37:1-10 (KJV)

1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 9-10, Acts 3

MESSAGE:

Bones are often associated with dead bodies or with death itself. Dry human bones symbolize a human body that has been dead for an extended period of time: in some cases, for hundreds or thousands of years. By this time, it is impossible for anyone in the right frame of mind to contemplate any means by which such bones will come back to life again. This was the situation in the valley of dry bones when God asked Ezekiel, “Son of man, can these bones live?” knowing well that it was impossible by any human means for those bones to live, but also being conscious of the fact that he was standing before the one that created the universe by the power of His word, Ezekiel tactically answered by saying “O Lord God, thou knowest.” Then the Lord asked the prophet to prophesy to the bones, and in Ezekiel 37:7, as soon as he prophesied, this happened:

“…there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.”

I therefore prophesy to everything that stands as dry bones in your life and to every symbol of death in your family; hear the word of the Lord: Be restored back to life now in the Name of Jesus.

In Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones brought back to life by God’s Spirit, the resurrection of the bones is used as a symbol. Ezekiel’s vision is not directly related life after death, but rather with the salvation of God’s people from captivity and exile. Some people are locked up in a strange land, enjoying the pleasures of sin, some are addicted to harmful behaviors, burdened by their conscience and far away from the Spirit of God. They are dead like the dry bones! However, as the Spirit of God sends the breath of life into them, their return to their creator can be likened to new life rising from the grave. To anyone that is in bondage, captivity or exile, to anyone that has been displaced from his or her position, to anyone that is being told that he or she has reached a point of no return in life, I decree once again: Let there be a noise and a shaking from heaven that will set you free from now on in Jesus’ Name. The dry bones were sitting quietly in their forgotten state, fully surrendered to the power of death that held them bound. They were without any hope until God told Ezekiel to prophesy to them. One more time, I prophesy that the wind of the Holy Spirit will blow against every agent of death that is holding your life and destiny bound right now in the Name of Jesus. This marks the beginning of real progress in your life and henceforth you will be unstoppable in Jesus’ Name.

Prayer Point: Father, please let everything about me that is dead and dry live again by Your grace and power, in Jesus’ Name.

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HYMN 6: A NEW THING
(Tune: There shall be showers of Blessing)

1. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because GOD will do new things
Sinners will soon be forgiven
Prodigals will come home soon.

Chorus:
Shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Rivers in desert now flowing
Halleluyah to our king.

2. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Sickness and sorrow will be gone
Bondage will be forgotten.

3. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
The barren will be fruitful soon
Failure will be forgotten

4. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Poverty will be forgotten
Stagnancy will soon be gone.

5. We will soon shout Hallelujah
Because God will do new things
To all miracles are given
There shall be celebrations

6. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Many will have testimonies
Of prayers answered fully

7. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
One of us will chase a thousand
Two will conquer ten thousands.

8. We will soon shout Halleluyah
Because God will do new things
Songs of praises we will sing
Halleluyah to our King.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional 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. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.

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