Topic: The Dangers Of Carnality [Monday July 24, 2017]

When man refuses to be ruled by the Spirit He is simply subjecting himself to slavery of the flesh and its appetites.

Carnality reduces man to a struggling captive instead of a ruling captain.

The law of the spirit sets free! Romans 8:1

Life in the Spirit is the believer’s security and safety.

Only those who are ruled by the Spirit can rule their world.

Be subject to the Spirit to make your world subject to you.

God wants you to be determined even in the fire!

Topic — The Chicago Fire: Determination Separates Winners [Monday 24 July, 2017]

(Genesis 22:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18).

The morning after the great Chicago fire, a group of merchants stood in State Street looking at the smoking remains of what had been their superstores. They had a meeting to decide if they would try to rebuild or leave Chicago and start over in a more promising section of the country. They reached a decision –all except one to leave Chicago. The merchant who decided to stay and rebuild, pointed a finger at the remains of his once vibrant store and said, “Gentlemen, on that very spot, I will build the world’s greatest store, no matter how many times it may burn down.”

That was a very long time ago. The store was built. It stands there today, a towering monument to the power of determination as were exhibited by Mr. Marshall Field. God wants you to be determined even in the fire!Never complain or murmur even when the events around your life defy explanantion. Hear what your grandfather (Abraham) said even when he was facing a big trial: “Abide ye here with the ass: and I and the lad will go and worship and come to you.” Did he not come again to them? Say great things about your life, family, business, job, or ministry, even if all you see delay, or defeat.

Keep saying what you want to be and not what you are! Keep saying what you want to see! What you want to be is more permanent than what you are ( 2 Cor 4: 18)! Mr Blake said. “There is no mistake so great as the mistake of not going on.” Please keep seeing where you are going and God will never allow you to be ashamed! Read 2 Corinthians 4:18 and Isaiah 49:23 now.

Pray for me Dr Chris, against a blackmailing syndicate that is determined to “pull down” this vision if I don’t give them money and a house. The battle is the Lord’s Also some journalists who claim to be from Sahara Reporters and other sites send me daily texts asking for money or they would publish “sensational stories” about me! My hands are EVER CLEAN BY HIS GRACE and the LORD will CONTEND with them! PRAY FOR ME DAILY! SCATTER THEIR GANG-UP-AGAINST ODM! See page 53 and read more!

Prayer Points: Take Song 1: Through the love……………..

1. Thank God for the word. Pray as it had affected you.

2. Repent from any past negative word you have spoken.

3. Put your hands on your chest and bless your life and ministry as much as you can now. Use the prophetic Declaration page today before bedtime.

4. Begin now to say great things about that problem or negative event of your life. Refuse the lies of Satan.

5. Pray generally as led about any other issu(s) now.

By Bishop (Dr) Chris E. Kwakpovwe (Cek)
Publisher/Writer Of ODM And

Rev (Mrs) Flora E. Kwakpovwe (Fek)
Co-Publisher/Writer Of ODM.

Topic: Fulfilling Your Dream Marriage (4)

Dear Reader,

The home is meant to be a peaceful place; yet, a lot of families do not enjoy peace because someone or something and not Christ is the standard in their homes. This glorious week, I will be sharing with you on “Securing Lasting Peace in the Home.” The presence of Christ in any home guarantees peace because He is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). Wherever there is genuine peace you can be sure Christ is present.

God’s desire is to see His people live in peace but since He Has made the Lord Jesus Christ head over all things in heaven, the earth and beneath (Philippians 2:9-10), and the Author of peace; there is no way you can secure the peace of God for your home until you allow Christ to be the head and not just the ‘silent listener to every conversation’. Christ and His Word must be allowed to be the standard in your home and not just an inscription or painting. God’s Word says: …My people will live in PEACEFUL dwelling places, in secure homes, and in undisturbed places of rest (Isaiah 32:18 NIV).

There is no problem without a solution from the Word of God. There is no problem the Lord is not willing to solve, if you will let Him solve it and obey His instructions. So, find out what God’s Word has to say about your particular situation, whether it is money that is lacking, or misunderstanding with your spouse, or trouble with your in-laws. God’s Word has an answer! Believe His Word, accept the solution He offers and follow the instructions He proffers. Don’t be lazy about searching the Bible as with the aid of a concordance and Christian literature that deals with the subject of family, you can always locate an answer. To be lazy to do so is to accept that turbulent situation in your home instead of securing God’s peace. You need to “seek what makes for peace and pursue it” (1 Peter 3:11). You will eventually be the one to enjoy this peace, not your family alone.

Look at this testimony:

“My husband left our village for Lagos in 1989. Before he travelled, there was no problem between us. On getting to Lagos and settling down, things started changing. He developed an attitude I could not explain. It took him four years to get a house in Lagos. Meanwhile, I was working with a bank in our village. When he eventually got a house, to press for my transfer became another issue. My husband and I lived apart for seven years, and I had to take care of our five children alone.

In 1995, I decided to resign from my job and I moved to Lagos. My husband was very furious when he saw me! He started attacking and accusing me of so many things. He even threatened to send me packing, but because of my children I refused to move.

I eventually found out that his chairman’s wife had already finalized a marriage arrangement between him and her cousin, but my arrival in Lagos disrupted their plans. From then, there was bitterness between us.

We experienced lack, sickness and other things from May till September 1995, when somebody brought me to Winners’ Chapel and I gave my life to Christ. I later enrolled for the Word of Faith Bible Institute (WOFBI) October Special, where I learnt many things from the Word of God.

In one of the services in the church, the Bishop said, ‘If you know anybody that is being afflicted in anyway, bring his or her picture.’ The next day, I brought my husband’s picture to the church and wrote at the back, ‘God, I want my husband to love me again. I want the court case he has with his boss to be cancelled. I want peace in my life and home.’

The Bishop also said, ‘You must make a vow in order to stop whatever sin you are into.’ Then I vowed never to quarrel with my husband again.

To the glory of God, all my enemies are now under my feet! God did it! Now I have peace with my husband. My husband is now free from his former chairman and his wife, and God has blessed him with another job.”­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ – Anadu, I. P. (Mrs.)

You may think, Is it possible to secure lasting peace in my home and life in general?” My husband and I have been married for over 30 years now and we are yet to have the first argument; rather, it has been only peace and excitement.  Yours too, can be the same if you will believe what you’ve just been reading and apply these things to your home. Right now, I impart to you the grace to secure lasting peace for your home in Jesus’ name!

Until you are born again, it will be difficult for you to enjoy lasting peace in your home. The first step to this is to surrender your life to Christ. You surrender by confessing your sins and accepting Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour. If you are ready for this new birth experience, please say this prayer of faith with me: “Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me my sins and cleanse me with Your Blood. Deliver me from sin and satan. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Make me a child of God today. Thank You for accepting me into Your Kingdom.”

If you prayed this simple prayer of faith with me, congratulations, you are born again! You are now a child of God. He loves you and will never leave you. Read your Bible daily, obey God’s Word and seek Christian fellowship (John 14:21).

With this, you are guaranteed all-round rest and peace in Jesus’ Name. Call or write to share your testimonies with me through [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian bookstores: Marriage Covenant, Making Marriage Work, Building a Successful Home and Success in Marriage (Co-Authored).

Topic: Leave the Past Behind [Monday July 24, 2017]

But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 3:13-14

Spiritual bumps and bruises. Inner aches and pains that just don’t seem to go away. Most all of us know what it’s like to suffer from them but too few of us know just what to do about them.

We limp along, hoping somehow those hidden wounds will magically stop hurting, thinking that maybe (with a little extra sleep or an extra helping of dessert) that nagging sense of depression will finally disappear.

But does it ever happen that way? No!

I know. I’ve been there.

But thank God, I’m not there anymore. You see, over the past few years, I’ve faced some fierce spiritual battles. And I’ve found out those battles can leave you bruised and beat up on the inside just as surely as a fistfight can leave you bruised and beat up on the outside.

Before I was born again, I learned just how physically devastating a real slug-it-out kind of brawl could be. Yet as bad as I felt, a few days rest would take care of me.

The healing of a bruised and beaten spirit, however, doesn’t come that easily. In fact, the passing of time often worsens this condition. The reason is this: Instead of putting painful failures behind us, we often dwell on them until those failures become more real to us than the promises of God. We focus on them until we become bogged down in depression, frozen in our tracks by the fear that if we go on, we’ll only fail again.

But there is a way out. If depression has put you into a spiritual nose dive, all you have to do to break out of it is to get your eyes off the past and onto your future—a future that’s been guaranteed by Christ Jesus through the exceeding great and precious promises in His Word.

Chances are, that won’t come easily to you at first. Your mind has probably had years of practice in focusing on the past. Like an old horse that habitually heads for the barn, your thoughts will probably start galloping in that direction every time you give them any slack.

So, don’t give them that slack. Keep the reins tight. Purposely meditate on the Word of God. Replace thoughts of the past with scriptural promises about your future and be diligent about it. Then, instead of being a wounded soldier, you’ll become the conquering warrior God made you to be.

Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:12-21

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: Stay Connected to God [Monday July 24, 2017]

“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 (KJV)

For you to remain relevant and fruitful in these days and times we live in, you must stay connected to God and His word. God never starts anything without His word. Whenever God wants to do anything on the Earth, He sends His word ahead of time and that settles it. The Psalmist says in Psalm 119:89: ‘’Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.’’ Beloved, fix your mind at all times on the word He has given you regarding your life. Bury your head in it and expect the best.

Another important decision you must take is to sit always at the feet of the Master. As we climax the age, evil will increase and so you cannot afford to forsake His presence. The devil, like a roaring lion is still in the business of looking for those whom he may devour. So don’t toy with your Christian experience. You need to know the well you are drinking from. Joseph was a fruitful bough because he stayed by the well. He always had advance information and was able to withstand all the arrows shot at him. They shot arrows of jealousy, blackmail and injustice against him yet he was unstoppable. The man was remembered at a critical time and season because he was connected to God and to His word.

Stay connected! Stay on fire! Take advantage of your position in Christ. When next the enemy comes around, remind him that you are a joint heir with Christ. Let him know that the Greater One lives in you and he will flee from you. God will spring surprises in your life. You will eat the good of the land. Your barns shall burst forth with plenty. You will break loose from everything that had hitherto hindered you. Your rising begins now. You will win in the competitions of life. Head or tail you cannot lose.

Further Reading: John 15:1-8, Genesis 49: 22-26

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Psalms 35-36; Evening- Acts 25

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: Building Community [Monday July 24, 2017]

Read: Ephesians 2:19–3:11, Bible in a Year: Psalms 35–36; Acts 25

This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 3:6

“Community” is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives, says Henri Nouwen. Often we surround ourselves with the people we most want to live with, which forms a club or a clique, not a community. Anyone can form a club; it takes grace, shared vision, and hard work to form a community.

The Christian church was the first institution in history to bring together on equal footing Jews and Gentiles, men and women, slaves and free. The apostle Paul waxed eloquent on this “mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God.” By forming a community out of diverse members, Paul said, we have the opportunity to capture the attention of the world and even the supernatural world beyond (Eph. 3:9–10).

“‘Community’ is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives.” —Henri Nouwen

In some ways the church has sadly failed in this assignment. Still, church is the one place I visit that brings together generations: infants still held in their mothers’ arms, children who squirm and giggle at all the wrong times, responsible adults who know how to act appropriately at all times, and those who may drift asleep if the preacher drones on too long.

If we want the community experience God is offering to us, we have reason to seek a congregation of people “not like us.”

Prayer: Lord, remind us that the church is Your work, and You have brought us together for Your good purposes. Help us extend grace to others.

The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world.  G. K. Chesterton

This message was written By Philip Yancey [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Topic: God’s Word, The Ultimate [Monday July 24, 2017]

Text: Psalm 119:149-160

Key Verse: “Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever” (Psalm 119:152).

Arlington Nation of Cemetery boasts of stunning mementoes, one of which is the so-called eternal flame. An innovative feat of burning gas constantly aglow amidst profuse adornment, it is quite thought-provoking. Designed in memory of JFK, the 35th President of United States of America (USA), slain in Dallas Texas in 1963.

It was a fallout of the national angst and anguish that trailed his senseless assassination. Still, any mischief maker or a natural disaster can wreck it, putting out the fire. It is really not eternal. David recognised a flame that is genuinely eternal: the flame that the word of God lights up in our hearts. Wrestling in prayer day and night, he averred that prayers are answered, if he trusted in the word. For him, the hope of victory over moral weaknesses and the mischief of his adversaries remains a forlorn one but for his dependence on the word.

The word for him was an elixir for all of life’s challenges. The Bible is the word of God. It does not change. It reveals God: His character, works and eternal essence to any sincere seeker. The call has gone out to fallen man to rise in salvation and righteousness, ready for fellowship with him in time and eternity. The end-time battle rages on and the devil is digging deep, fighting fast, furious and dirty.

Faith and obedience to his unchanging word are veritable panaceas for all of life’s challenges. Do not be a scoffer. Doubt not its veracity. Repent and receive forgiveness. God is mighty to save.

Thought for the day: God’s word is the road map for all pilgrims.

Bible Reading in one Year: Exodus 26-29

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: Unending Life [Monday, 24th July 2017]

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 1 Peter 1:23

The life that we have is everlasting and does not have an end. Nothing can end it, nothing can cause it from being in existence. Why is this so? It is because of the source of the life. The source is God’s Word. It was through the Word of God that we heard that the life of God was birthed in us. Jesus said in John 6:63 that “the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” And spirits never experience death. They keep living forever, even in the afterlife. The life of God in us will never experience an end, neither will it cease from us.

The seed that birthed life in us is incorruptible. A corruptible seed does not have the ability to produce or birth life, neither can it cease from existing. A corruptible seed has been susceptible to external corruptible influences. But it is not so with the life that we have. We are not susceptible to external corruptible influences. The Holy Spirit has sealed up the life of God in us eternally. Ephesians 1:13 says: “in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.”

A corruptible seed is only good for destruction, because it is useless. But the incorruptible seed, the eternal Word of God cannot be destroyed. Even when we are bent over by the wind of challenges, that threatens to strangulate the life of God in us, Jesus Who is the Living Word will keep His life in us alive. Scriptures say in Jude 1:24 “now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” This is the kind of life that you have. It’s unending. Glory to God.

Keep winning daily.

Prayer:

Dear Lord, thank You for the unending life that You’ve given me. Nothing can stop Your life in me from living forever. It is an incorruptible life and with it, I live in victory always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Topic: Accessing Word Revelation through Value and Obedience [Monday July 24, 2017]

Scripture: Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee…. Deuteronomy 4:40

Thought For The Day: It is not memorizing the verses of the Scripture that changes your life but encountering the Voice behind the verse.

Our anchor Scripture has established that the Word of God is designed to enhance both the welfare and progress of man. Jeremiah 7:23 also corroborates this. The question is: why is it that many continue to come in contact with the Word without any observable progress in their lives?

Psalm 62:11 reveals the answer: God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. That is, God spoke once (What is written or the verse), twice have I heard (What is revealed or the Voice). It is accessing both what is written and what is revealed that guarantees the welfare and progress of man.

It is not memorizing the verses of the scripture that grants access to insight and a change of life but encountering the Voice behind the verses.

We shall be looking at having access to the revelations of the Word by:

1. Obeying the Word: Obedience brings insight. God gives more light and insight to those who hearken to the ones he had already given (Mark 4:24). God will never give you a new revelation beyond your level of obedience to the last instruction.

2. Placing value on the Word: Value brings insight. God does not give precious things to people who do not value them (Matthew 7:6), and the Word of God is precious. A person who does not value insight has no future. A wise person would always be with a pen and paper to document what he or she learns from the Word in the course of study. So, write down the revelations you receive while studying the Word, generate action steps and carry them out.

Remember this: It is not memorizing the verses of the scripture that changes your life but encountering the Voice behind the verses.

Assignment(s):

1. Have a consistent schedule for the study of the Word.

2. Approach the Word of God with a sense of value and expectation.

3. Write out every received revelation, generate action steps and carry them out.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ACCESSING AND PROFITING FROM THE WORD.

Prayer: O LORD, I receive the grace to value and obey Your Word. Open my heart to the light in the Word that will change my life, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

Daily Reading: 2 Chronicles 11:1 to 13:22, Romans 8:26 to 39, Psalm 18:37 to 50, Proverbs 19:27 to 29

Quote: The level of revelation you have in your possession determines the extent of victory you will experience in your life. Culled from, 22 LAWS OF LIFE (VOL. 2) by Dr Paul Enenche.

Amazing Fact: Your brain consumes 25 watts of power while you’re awake. This amount of energy is enough to illuminate a lightbulb.

Today In History: 24/07/1823 – Slavery was abolished in Chile.

Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), is a powerfully anointed church, headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Dr Paul and Dr 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: What God Expects [Monday July 24, 2017]

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much . . .  — Luke 16:10

What God expects, and all God expects, is that we dedicate completely all of our talents and gifts to Him. That is the meaning of the parable of the talents in Matthew, chapter 25. Read this parable, and you will see that we are always rewarded because of our faithfulness.

You can be just as faithful as anyone and have the commendation of the Lord. Take the one talent you have and invest it in eternal things. Some talented people lose their reward because they do things to be seen of men. Some untalented people lose their reward because they fail to dedicate what they have, because it is not noticed by men. Both have sinned equally.

Prayer for the day: Let me not be concerned with the praise of men, but may my talent be completely yielded to You, 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.