Topic: Your Assignment Is Your Steward [Wednesday September 27, 2017]

God measures you and your performance rating by your assignment.

Your duty is the measuring stick of your performance.

God does not rate you by somebody else’s duty. This is why it doesn’t make sense to compete with anyone or use someone as standard to determine your performance.

Be assignment focus and vision driven.

Stick to your duty while you may be inspired and encouraged by others in the race by others in the race but never measure yourself by their results because you are differently assigned.

Topic: Learn to Wait [Wednesday September 27, 2017]

The LORD your God is in your midst, a Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins], He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. — Zephaniah 3:17 (AMP)

People often ask me, “How can I know for sure whether I’m hearing from God or just making things up?”

I believe the answer is to learn to wait. With big decisions, we often feel the need to hurry. We must do something and do it right now! But godly wisdom tells us to wait until we have a clear picture of what we are to do and when we are to do it.

We all need to develop the capacity to take a step back and view every situation from God’s perspective. Only then can we make decisions the way He wants us to.

Strength is found in waiting. When you wait upon the Lord, you can sense in your spirit what the Lord actually wants you to do…not what you think He wants you to do.

When you are faced with any difficult decision, it is wise to wait until you have a clear answer before taking a step you may regret. It might feel uncomfortable and you may want to hurry, but don’t allow that pressure to take precedence over the wisdom and knowledge of God.

Prayer Starter: Lord, I don’t want to get so caught up in the heat of the moment that I make a decision I regret. Remind me to daily wait on You. It might be difficult, but receiving Your wisdom and knowledge is worth it.

From Joyce Meyer’s Ministries

Topic: The Great Provider [Wednesday 27, September 2017]

Memorise: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19

Read: Mark 6:35-42

35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

Bible In One Year: Zephaniah 1-3. Hymn: Sing Hymn 6 – What A Friend We Have In Jesus

MESSAGE:

God is the provider and supplier of the needs of all creation, but He gives special attention to His own people.

Our God is a gracious Father, He does not only provide the needs of His Children, He also protects their interest. He crowns His children with glory, and a Consuming Fire, burns anyone that messes around with their royalty and honor. Three of God’s children, crowned by God with glory, found themselves in such a situation one day. They were bound up by hefty men and thrown into a burning fiery furnace. At the end, the hefty men were roasted by the fire, while God, the Consuming Fire was with His Children inside the furnace to protect them and His glory was upon them. They eventually walked majestically out of the furnace into promotion and increased glory (Daniel 3:1-30). This season, any plan to touch God’s glory on your life shall be destroyed. Every fire the enemy kindles against you and your family shall devour that enemy in Jesus’ Name.

Prayer Point: Father, you are the Great Provider, please meet all my needs in Jesus’ Name.

Open Heavens 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: A Prudent Wife — Wednesday September 27, 2017.

Text: Proverbs 19:10-20

Key Verse: “House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD” (Proverbs 19:14).

As a wife and mother in a small 18th century English parish, Susanna Wesley herself received little recognition for how she managed her household, raised and educated more than a dozen children and coped with an idealistic and occasionally difficult clergyman-husband. Yet, from her personal influence and loving home, came a son who would experience spiritual awakening and have a worldwide ministry.

Indeed, it might be said that the movement called Methodism had its foundations in the home of Susanna Wesley. Solomon spoke so many useful proverbs under the influence of the Spirit of wisdom he received from the Lord. From the text today, many sayings are presented in form of comparisons and contrasts. Anger and wrath of the king is compared to a roaring rampaging lion, while his favour is as dew upon the grass. After speaking about the calamity of foolish sons and the problems of having a contentious wife, he revealed that the source of a prudent wife is God.

We may get houses and riches through inheritance from our fathers, but a wife with good understanding and wisdom comes from God. It is true that advancement in technology has made transportation and communication faster and easier. With the creation of the Internet, it has become easier to search for and get information about anything within seconds. That life is now on the easy and fast lane proved by the reality of numerous dating sites where young people are encouraged to hook up with their life partners; we also have match-making radio/TV programmes that help arrange marriages.

The question is, can prudent wives that fear God emerge from such a venture? Our young men and women should understand that God is still our Matchmaker and that He still leads His own to make the right choice of a marriage partner.

Thought for the day: Do not be anxious; God still leads.

Bible Reading in one Year: 1 Peter 1-5

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.

Topic: Hypocrisy Is An Attitude – Wednesday September 27, 2017.

Matthew 23:12 “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”

Text: Matthew 23:12

He who thinks that he will be exalted by acting as a servant, pretending to be humble so that he will receive the promise of God’s Word, is sadly mistaken. Hypocrisy is an attitude or motive.

There are two main types of hypocrisy: 1) People don’t practice what they preach. 2) People’s motives are wrong even though their actions are right.

The second type of hypocrisy is why Jesus rebuked the scribes and Pharisees.

It is more subtle than the first type and is very prevalent today in religion. They were seeking self-glory instead of seeking to glorify God.

Their priorities are wrong, and their focus is on outward displays instead of on the inner condition of their heart. Furthermore, they always persecute the true worshipers of God.

Universally, people dislike blatant hypocrisy; although this subtle type of hypocrisy has been encouraged and even promoted by religion. Religion teaches tithing and giving for selfish motives while 1 Corinthians 13:3 and 2 Corinthians 9:7, make it clear that giving will profit us nothing unless we have the proper motive. The same thing happens when people try to achieve holiness by performing many other religious acts. It is not always the acts that are wrong, but the motives behind the acts. These wrong motives can also make you a hypocrite.

Anyone who rejects salvation because he doesn’t like religious hypocrites, should remember that if he doesn’t receive Jesus as his Lord, then he will spend eternity with these hypocrites in Hell.

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).

A Promise For You From Bible Promises:

Topic: You Need To Restitute In This Area. Pt Two [27/09/2017]

With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. Proverbs 7:21-23. Read: Pro 7:6-20

One of the ego of the natural man is that, when a woman makes advances at him with all her body language to suggest to the man, I need you for a relationship, when he finally yields to her, guys usually boast of it to their friends that they did not approach the lady but she did. You might not have experienced it when you were still swimming in the world, but many guys can testify to this.

The Natural man sees it as being smart or better than others but in the kingdom of God, it means another thing entirely, when a lady approaches you and keeps disturbing you and you try to take advantage of her to exploit her when you also know that you don’t love her, you don’t only have to restitute your ways, you need an encounter with Jesus for genuine salvation because you are digging your grave. To you, she is coming to you because of your spiritual gifts, but in the real sense, the devil wants to strip you of your beauty and glory and make you an empty vessel. Be careful. Samson spoke to her and not the other way round. “And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well”. Judges 14:7

#BiblePromisesThought

* Don’t waste and destroy your glorious destiny on the lap of Delilah. It’s not an achievement but a colossal loss

Topic — Industry; God’s Attraction For The Anointing [Wednesday September 27, 2017]

Scripture: And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 1 Samuel 16:11.

Thought For The Day: Industrious people are instruments in the Hands of God while idle people are instruments in the hands of satan, the devil.

The anointing, which is God’s abiding Presence with a man, is the secret of greatness in life. When God is with a man, everything good in life is with him. On the other hand, when a man lacks God’s Presence, he lacks everything in life. This means that the Presence of God attracts every other thing to a man.

One of the ways to attract God’s Presence to one’s life is to live a life of industry. A life of industry attracted God’s Presence to David.

Now, what is industry? It is the state of being diligent at work. This is the opposite of idleness.

Industry is living a life where there is a full deployment of your life’s energies, potentials and resources.

The elder brothers of David were rejected when Prophet Samuel came to anoint one of the sons of Jesse as king because they were idle at home doing nothing.

On the other hand, David became the candidate for God’s anointing because he was industrious – he was busy working on the field.

Beloved, industrious people are instruments in the Hands of God while idle people are instrument in the hands of Satan the devil.

Remember this: Industrious people are instruments in the Hands of God while idle people are instrument in the hands of Satan, the devil.

Assignment(s):

1. Make up your mind to live an industrious life.

2. Ask God to forgive every trace of idleness in your life.

3. Embark on a practical life of hard work.

Prayer: O LORD, I ask for the discipline of hard work. Kill every trace of idleness, laziness and sleepiness in me, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: MAXIMIZING YOUR LIFE.

Daily Reading: Isaiah 51:1 to 53:12, Ephesians 5:1 to 33, Psalm 69:19 to 36, Proverbs 24:8.

Amazing Fact: In 30 minutes, the human body gives off enough heat to bring a gallon of water to the boil

Today In History: 27/09/1825 – George Stephenson operated the first locomotive that hauled a passenger train.

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: Be A Blessing To Others — Wednesday September 27, 2017.

“When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.” – (Deuteronomy 24:19 KJV)

In the Bible days, what they had was an agrarian society. And God instructed them not to clean out everything when harvesting. God said this on purpose so that something will be left for other people who may not be in a position to provide for themselves. In other words, don’t clean the plate, leave some pieces of meat. The bible is teaching us the way of life.

When you remember where you are coming from and how you yourself walked the streets of Lagos with only one trouser; and now God has given you many trousers, then you will bring out one and say Lord show me who to bless today. You will bring out one wrapper and say Lord show me who to bless today. Do you know why you don’t do it? You don’t know who has a need. And you don’t know because there is no fellowship. Do you think because when they say everyone shout alleluia, everyone shouts and you think that is how it is. There are people in the church who don’t have anything to eat. When you are shouting alleluia, some are wondering, how am I going to feed my children? But if you are sensitive, and remember where you are coming from, you will reach out and bless them.

Life is about impacting other people. The question you should ask yourself today is: ‘Who am I touching?’ ‘Who am I blessing?’ Everyone can be a blessing. It could be a smile. It could be a prayer. It could be a handshake. It could be a gift. Why are you in this life? Why do you think that God kept you alive?  It is not about showing off. It is about fulfilling a purpose.

Further reading: Leviticus 19:9-10, Deuteronomy 24:19-21, Psalms 41:1-3

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Isaiah 3-4; Evening- Galatians 6

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: Spiritual Armor for Spiritual War [Wednesday September 27, 2017]

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. – Ephesians 6:12

Unfortunately most of us don’t know the first thing about fighting the kind of war this scripture refers to. For, as Ephesians 6:10-12 says, it’s not a battle of flesh and blood, but of the spirit.

Most believers are so earthly minded (or carnally minded) that they never even realize where the enemy’s attacks are actually coming from. They blame circumstances and people, and they waste their energy fighting natural conditions instead of supernatural causes.

We need to wake up to the warfare that’s going on in the heavenly realm!

We can get a glimpse of it in Daniel 10:12-20. There, we find that Daniel had been fasting and praying for 21 days, awaiting a word from the Lord. Then an angel appeared to him with the answer. What took him so long? He was fighting the enemy in the heavens.

That confuses some people. They say, “Devils fighting in heaven? I thought God reigned in heaven!” What they don’t understand is that the Bible teaches there are three different areas called heaven:

1. The heaven where God resides

2. The stellar heavens (what we call “outer space”)

3. The heavens around this earth (the atmosphere surrounding this planet)

This last heaven is where spiritual war takes place. (That’s why Ephesians 2:2 calls Satan “the prince of the power of the air.”) “The air” is where wicked spirits operate. From there, they attempt to rule the nations to which they’ve been assigned.

And rule them they will unless the prayers of God’s people keep them from it.

God has an army marching in this land. If we band together, we can prevent the wickedness in high places from ruling our nation. The time has come for us, as believers, to pray as believers. So, put on your full armor and take your place in the ranks of the faithful in intercession for our country and the nations of the world!

Scripture Reading: Daniel 10:1-14

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: The Holy Spirit [Wednesday September 27, 2017]

Your body is the home of the Holy Spirit . . . — 1 Corinthians 6:19 (TLB)

Who is the Holy Spirit? He is God, just as God the Father and God the Son are also God. We speak of them as the Trinity. You ask me to explain the Trinity. Our minds can but dimly grasp these great spiritual facts, because we are finite and God is infinite.

It may help to remember that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have all existed from eternity. The work of creation was given to the Son and we are told that, “All things were made by Him and without Him was not anything made that was made.” But when you read the second verse of the first chapter of Genesis, you will find that the Holy Spirit was also there, moving upon the face of His creation. In time, the Son of God came into the world as a man, to redeem the world which He had created. After His death on the cross, and His resurrection, He went back to the Father in heaven.

During His earthly ministry His work and life were spent within a circumscribed area in Palestine. When He went back to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to exercise a worldwide ministry. Today the Holy Spirit illuminates the minds of people, makes us yearn for God, and takes spiritual truth and makes it understandable to us. All over the world the Holy Spirit is wooing men to Christ, and He lives in the hearts of believers and helps us each day. To be Spirit-filled Christians is to be the kind of Christians that God wants us to be.

Prayer for the day: The knowledge of Your Holy Spirit living in my heart gives me comfort and strength, Lord Jesus.

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.