Topic: A Perfect Heart Towards God [Thursday November 2, 2017]

Scripture: The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalms 51:17

Thought For Today: God is more interested in the state of your heart than in the statement of your mouth

We serve a God who is perfect and just. This is why, to access His profit you must accept His perfection.

The truth is, God only shows Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are perfect towards Him. Your heart towards God determines your part with God. Your disposition towards God determines His disposure towards you. Your attitude towards God determines His action towards you.

Beloved, God is more interested in the state of your heart than in the statement of your mouth.

What is a perfect heart?

1. A perfect heart is an upright heart: This is a heart whose conscience is alive. It is a heart that is uncomfortable with iniquity or in displeasing God.

2. It Is A Heart That Has A Complete Trust In God: This is a heart that looks unto God completely. It is not a heart that looks unto God and still looks unto man or qualification.
3. A perfect heart is a peaceful heart. It is not a heart that quarrels with God. It is a heart that is contented with God’s goodness and faithfulness. It is a heart that does not accuse God.

Beloved, you cannot be suspecting God and be blessed by Him. Impurity of heart is a reason for the shortage in a person’s life. But that shall not be your portion, in Jesus’ Name.

Remember This: God is more interested in the state of your heart than in the statement of your mouth

Assignment(S):

1. Determine to maintain a perfect heart towards God.

2. Consciously and brutally attack any suggestion, thought, statement, habit, etc. that is capable of defiling your heart and making your heart condition imperfect towards God.

Prayer: LORD, I apply for the Blood of Jesus for the purification of my heart from any form of imperfection. I reject every suggestion, habit or thought that is capable of making my heart imperfect. I receive the grace to maintain a perfect heart towards You, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING GET THIS MESSAGE: A HEART PERFECT TOWARDS GOD

Quote: Except you rise up in desperation, somebody may take your place. Culled from UNBEATABLE PRINCIPLES OF DESPERATE PEOPLE FOR WINNING IN DESPERATE TIMES by Dr Becky Paul-Enenche.

Daily Reading: Ezekiel 3:16 to 6:14, Hebrews 4:1 to 16, Psalm 104:24 to 35, Proverbs 26:27

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Today In History: 02/11/1936 – The Canadian broadcast corporation was established

Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), is a powerfully anointed church, headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Dr 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.

Topic: He Opened the Way [Thursday November 2, 2017]

In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself…. And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us…. – John 1:1,14, The Amplified Bible

The deity of the Lord Jesus Christ is something that can never be brought into question by any born-again believer. Our very salvation rests on the fact that Jesus Christ is divine, the second person of the Godhead, God—the Son.

The beloved disciple and apostle, John, forever puts to rest any doubt about that in John 1:1,14. Anyone who doubts what those verses say could not possibly have been born of the kingdom of God. For the deity of Jesus forms the very foundation of our faith in Him.

Yet, if you’ll search the Gospels, you’ll see that Jesus didn’t go around proclaiming Himself as God during His 33 years on earth. He acknowledged that He was the Son of God, the Messiah. He referred to God as His Father (which enraged the Pharisees), but He never made the assertion that He was the Most High God. In fact, He told His disciples that the Father God was greater and mightier than He (John 14:28).

The reason is simple. He hadn’t come to earth just as God. He’d come also as man. The Word says He set aside His divine power and took the form of a human being—with all its limitations. Since God was His Father, He was not born with the sin nature that had been passed along to the sons of Adam. But by being born of a woman, in all other respects He became a man and called Himself the Son of Man or, literally, the Son of Adam.

How, then, did He do all those mighty works? The same way He expects us to do them today—by the Anointing and the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:38). He said, “It’s the Father within Me who does the work.”

What does that mean to you? It means that Jesus meant exactly what He declared when He said that you, as a believer, would be able to do the works that He did (John 14:12)!

It means that you, as a reborn child of God, filled with the same Holy Spirit as Jesus was, have the opportunity to live as He lived when He was on earth.

In fact, that is exactly what He intends. He went before you, as a man, and opened the way. Don’t just admire Him for it. Follow Him in it today!

Scripture Reading: John 14:1-15

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 Is Not Mad At You — Thursday November 2, 2017.

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” (Hebrews 8:12 KJV)

It is sad to know that when some believers read Matthew 7:13-14, they think that scripture is saying that only a few people will go to heaven, but it is a lie. Revelation 7:9 (KJV) says “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;” The bible also declares in Romans 10:13 (KJV), that “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Do you know that there are some of your family members who are in heaven now who you think are in hell? All they did was call on the name of the Lord and God said: “Come up to heaven,”. Somebody may say it is not possible. But I want to ask you, what about the thief on the cross? What good work did he do to merit going to heaven? If it is a case of works then he will be in hell because he was a professional thief.

Beloved, enjoy Jesus because God is for you and He is not mad at you. The more you know Him, the more you enjoy Him. The more you know him, the more you become strong in Him and the more you enjoy his power. If you read the Bible closely you will see that Jesus was always close to people. He says he will never leave you nor forsake you and he means it. It is religious people that throw people away and not Jesus. I declare to you today that you will not be forsaken nor will you be forgotten. Whatever be the battle you are involved in, victory is yours in Jesus name.

Further Reading: Jeremiah 31:3, Revelation 7:9-12

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Jeremiah 27-29; Evening- Titus 3

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: Give All The Glory To God [Thursday November 2, 2017]

John 17:18 “As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.”

Text: John 17:18

We are not from the world. Through the new birth, we come from God and should constantly remind ourselves of this. It is not good to be too “at home” in the world. We are in the world but are not of the world. Great men and women of God have always had this attitude.

The primary reason that God chooses to use those who are nothing by the world’s standards, is so no one else can take credit for the great things that are accomplished.

If the Lord used those who had it “all together” in the natural, then they would share the glory that rightfully belongs to God alone. But when the Lord works miraculously through someone who obviously has no talent or ability, then everyone says, “This must be God.”

Not only does this keep others from misdirecting the glory that belongs to God, but it keeps the person who God uses from swelling up with pride. One of Satan’s greatest weapons against someone who is being used by God is to tempt them to think that the Lord is using them because they possess some superior virtue.

God uses “nobodies.” If we think we’ve become “somebody” (in our flesh), then we will cease being used. He will not share His glory with anyone else (Isa. 42:8).

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).

Topic: God With Us [Thursday November 2, 2017]

There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. — Proverbs 18:24

How many lonely people there are today! God did not create man to live in miserable inner loneliness. In that first Eden, God Himself came down to keep the man He had made from being lonely.

One of the most heartening things Jesus said to His disciples was, “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world” (Matthew 28:20). He came to restore fellowship between man and God, and to take away human loneliness. Jesus Christ will take away loneliness from your soul. He will be your companion and friend.

Prayer for the day: You want to fill all the lonely moments, Lord, and turn them into times of incredible delight. May I never fear loneliness again.

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.

Topic: Living Anonymously — Thursday November 2, 2017.

Read: Romans 12:1–13, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 27–29; Titus 3

Let us have real warm affection for one another as between [family]. Romans 12:10

My well-worn and often-read copy of Jane Yolen’s essay “Working Up to Anon” (Anonymous) was clipped from The Writer magazine many years ago. “The best writers,” she says, “are the ones who really, in their heart of hearts, aspire to the byline Anon. The story told is important, not the storyteller.”

The story we tell is about Jesus, the Savior, who gave His life for us. Together with other believers we live for Him and share His love with others.

Romans 12:3–21 describes the attitude of humility and love that should permeate our relationships with each other as followers of Jesus. “Don’t cherish exaggerated ideas of yourself or your importance, but try to have a sane estimate of your capabilities by the light of the faith that God has given to you all. . . . Let us have real warm affection for one another as between [family], and a willingness to let the other [person] have the credit” (vv. 3, 10 J.B. Phillips New Testament).

Pride in our past accomplishments can blind us to the gifts of others. Arrogance can poison the future.

John the Baptist, whose mission was to pave the way for Jesus, said, “He must become greater; I must become less” (John 3:30).

That’s a good motto for us all.

Prayer: I admit, Lord, that I have a lot to learn about humility. Help me to see You for who You are so You and others have their rightful place in my life.

Always be humble before God and allow Him to be your all in all. Oswald Chambers

Insight:

In the letter to the church at Rome, Paul was writing to Jesus-followers he had never met and was one day hoping to visit (see Rom. 1:8–11). In this message he challenged them to serve with humility and love.

This message was written By David C. McCasland [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]