Today’s Scripture: “…God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.” – (Romans 12:3, NKJV)

Topic: The Ability to Believe [Thursday July 13, 2017]

One of the greatest abilities God has given each one of us is our ability to believe. If you believe God’s Word, you can be successful. If you believe God’s Word, you can overcome mistakes of the past. If you believe God’s Word, you can fulfill your God-given destiny. There is incredible power in what you believe. What you believe is greater than your circumstances, greater than your trials, greater than your medical report, and greater than your bank account! When you get into agreement with God and believe what He says about you, then what you believe will supersede any natural law. I have a friend that came to this country with nothing but the clothes on his back. Today, he runs a Fortune 500 company. Against all odds, he believed he could do what God placed in his heart.

Today, nurture those seeds of faith by dwelling on His Word. As you get the Word of God in your heart, faith will come to you. Faith will grow and strengthen in you. Faith will rise up in you and empower you to take hold of all the blessings God has for you!

A Prayer for Today: “Father, thank You for Your Word of truth which sets me free and deposits faith in my heart. I lift up my eyes to You. I turn my focus toward Your Word and invite You to have Your way in every area of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

Topic: You Need Empowerment! [Thursday July 13, 2017]

The believer’s journey begins with the Holy Spirit. The Bible tells us that nobody can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts sinners and leads them to Christ. So at New Birth you have some measure of the Holy Spirit of God. But that is not sufficient for the empowerment that you require to enjoy fulfillment in life.

The Holy Spirit you received at New Birth is the Spirit of witness and assurance. “The Spirit Itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God” (Romans 8:16). This can not take the place of empowerment. In Acts 1:8 Jesus told His disciples, “You shall receive power after the Holy Spirit is come upon you…and you shall be enabled to become my witnesses unto the uttermost parts of the earth” (Paraphrased). So, there is a witness within and there is a witness without. At New Birth you receive the witness within but to become an effective witness on the earth, you need the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

There is no spiritual virtue or experience, no matter how wonderful that can substitute the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. For three years Jesus taught His disciples and after all the teaching, Peter still could not pass the exams. In Luke 22:55-62, he denied Christ three times. He really wanted to stand for his master, he swore, “Even if I have to die with you, I will not deny you.” But as the saying goes, “The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” Despite his hot desire to stand for God, Peter failed because the power to back up his desire was inadequate. And after that experience Jesus told all His disciples, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem till you are endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49).

Topic: Light Up the Darkness [Thursday July 13, 2017]

Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. — Isaiah 41:10

God’s Word is clear on this point: We are not to fear. Notice that He doesn’t say that we are never to feel fear, but He does say we shouldn’t allow fear to control us and steal our destiny.

It’s important to remember that what we hide in the darkness has to be brought into the light if we’re going to get rid of it. Go into a completely dark room and switch on the light. What happens? The darkness is swallowed up. That is the way God and His Word work in our lives. When we do what God’s Word tells us to do, those fears that try to torment us are swallowed up. They’re gone, and they have no power over you.

How I wish I had a magic wand I could wave or a prayer I could say that would end fear in your life once and for all. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen. Prayer does give us the strength to stand against fear, but for us to overcome and be conquerors as God intends us to be, we must realize that we can “feel the fear and do it anyway,” and then we’ll be free.

Lord, may the power of Your Word be effective in dealing with the fears I bring to You now. Show me the truths that set my soul free. Amen.

Topic: I Prophesy: 22 Days! A Great Thing Must Happen! [Thursday 13 July, 2017]

(Jeremiah 32:26-38).

Share with me these wonderful testimonies below:

“During the last July 14-day fasting program, at the anointing service, Bishop said that we should divide whatever money we had with us that day into two and drop one part on the altar. I had some money which I was supposed to use for our Sunday fod for that week. Reluctantly, I divided it and dropped one half on the altar. Before then, I was believeing God for a business opportunity. On August 3rd, God connected me to a very wonderful business till today. (UDUBE GLORIA +234-8066154457).”

Here is another testimony again:

“Praise the Lord. Dear Dr. Chris, I don’t know where to start from but God us truly faithful. According to Romans 8:28: “All things work together for good to them that love God.” In ODM of September 2016, you said that God allows some negative things to happen to us, because He has great, positive things in His master plan for us. Setbacks are permitted to set us up. Sometimes, pain is permitted to purify and promote us and delay sometimes is permitted to enable all satanic correspondence against us to be disgraced. That was for me. My promotion was delayed for 6 years. Every year, I participated in the 21-day praying and fasting program, I sowed into ODM no matter how little and gave my Firstfruit offerings.

I told God that I wanted my testimony to be published in ODM for the world to read and glorify our God Jehovahas I always read in other testimonies. Truly 2017 is our year of EVIDENCE. I was promoted on the 31st of January just after the January WORLD ANOINTING NIGHT of 2017 after years of delay. To God alone be all the glory and honor. Dr. Chris, God will continue to move you and ministry forward in Jesus Christ name. I want my identity hidden sir. Thank you Sir! ( Sister Joke.O.).”

What agreat God! It is indeed a RAIN OF EVIDENCE worldwide as we hear testimonies daily! I prophesy: vs. 27 of today’s scripture will show forth in your life! Something good, great, awesome, extraordinary, wonderful and supernatural is about to happen that will crush the power of ACHAN (Satanic delays), scatter testimony extenders, overturn evil rules and break protocols concerning your life, family, ministry and destiny.

A MIRACLE THAT LOOKS LIKE A LIE, YET IT IS TRUE shall locate you in this 14-day fasting programme and at the end of the WORLD ANOINTING SERVICE of July 22nd. I Prophesy: within 22 days from today, the GOD OF SUDDENLY shall locate you in Jesus Christ name!

Today is DAY 5 of the 14-day fasting program. PRAY THE GENERAL PRAYERS ON PAGE 93 AND PRAYERS ON PAGE 49 OF THE “WAR AGAINST HAMAN -12” booklet.

Pray For Me Dr. Chris! See The Critical Notice On The Inner Cover Page & Page 53 Now!

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

1. I claim the prophetic word of 22 days in Jesus Christ name. SEE ABOVE for today’s prayers.
FOR ODM VIEWING CENTERS FOR JULY ANOINTING SERVICE, SEE PAGE 52 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: What Are You Supplying? [Thursday July 13, 2017]

“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.” Ephesians 4:16.

Every believer is called to supply something in the church. What are you supplying for the edification of the body of Christ? We are building ourselves up together. Today’s ministry has gone beyond, repent or perish. Today’s ministry is about how to help your brother to succeed; Practical Christianity. Just as the people came to the disciples and said we want to see Jesus. You and I are the Jesus people they want to see. We are the Jesus that will heal the sick and feed the hungry.

God wants to take you to another level but there is something that you use to have which you dropped:  relationship. Go back to the place you dropped it and pick it up. You are expected to love people and to help them. Before you came to Jesus you know how bad you were. But someone kept at it, cleaning you up with the word until you became matured.

You may not be called to be a preacher but you are called to minister. You can minister with your talent, your gifts, your time, your smile, your money, etc, to the person next to you and lift him up. Examine yourself whether you are still ministering. Check if you have not degenerated to criticisms, accusations and condemnation and being judgmental. If Jesus were to condemn every person, how many will be saved? We must begin to recognize the blessings of God in relationships. You can’t do it alone. You need the other person. Of what good is a nut if there is no bolt? A bolt and a nut have to come together to fit. If you manufacture the bolt without the nut, it is useless.

Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:1 – 13, 2 Corinthians 4:1 – 5,

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Psalms 7-9; Evening- Acts 18

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: Don’t Overlook the Blessings [Thursday July 13, 2017]

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. – 2 Corinthians 4:17

It’s easy to get your spiritual eyes fixed so firmly on the problems in your life, you overlook the blessings completely! As a result, you end up suffering through situations that should have you rejoicing.

Let me show you what I mean. Not long ago, this ministry was facing some great financial pressures. I stood in faith against them. I battled against them with the Word and in prayer.

What I didn’t realize was this: During that time when the problems seemed so great—the blessings were even greater. This ministry was growing faster, ministering to more people, writing more letters, printing more publications, sending out more teaching tapes than ever before! It was a breakthrough time…a time for rejoicing. But I didn’t know it because I was too busy thinking about the problems.

I was so “tunnel-visioned”, all I could see was the pressure, and I suffered through some hard times when I should have been shouting the victory.

But thank God, He woke me up before it was over. He woke me up to the blessings and reminded me that the problems are temporary, or subject to change, but God and His Word of victory are never subject to change!

If you’ve been suffering through some hard times lately, wake up to the blessings around you. You’ll be much more effective in battling the problems if you’re giving God the glory for the solutions He’s already provided. Take your eyes off the trouble and look around you. You’ll soon be shouting the victory!

Scripture Reading: Psalm 13

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: Intimate Details [Thursday July 13, 2017]

Read: Psalm 139:1–18, Bible in a Year: Psalms 7–9; Acts 18

You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Psalm 139:2

The universe is astonishingly grand. Right now the moon is spinning around us at nearly 2,300 miles an hour. Our Earth is spinning around the sun at 66,000 miles an hour. Our sun is one of 200 billion other stars and trillions more planets in our galaxy, and that galaxy is just one of 100 billion others hurtling through space. Astounding!

In comparison to this vast cosmos, our little Earth is no bigger than a pebble, and our individual lives no greater than a grain of sand. Yet according to Scripture, the God of the galaxies attends to each microscopic one of us in intimate detail. He saw us before we existed (Ps. 139:13–16); He watches us as we go about our days and listens for our every thought (vv. 1–6).

You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Psalm 139:2

It can be hard to believe this sometimes. This tiny “pebble” has big problems like war and famine, and we can question God’s care in times of personal suffering. But when King David wrote Psalm 139 he was in the midst of crisis himself (vv. 19–20). And when Jesus said God counts each hair on our heads (Matt. 10:30), He was living in an age of crucifixion. Biblical talk of God’s caring attention isn’t a naïve wish. It is real-world truth.

The One who keeps the galaxies spinning knows us intimately. That can help us get through the worst of times.

Prayer: Father God, Your eye is on me as much as it is on the stars in the sky. Thank You for Your love, Your care, Your attention.

The God of the cosmos cares for us intimately.

This message was written By Sheridan Voysey [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Topic: The Rewards of Waiting on the Lord [Thursday July 13, 2017]

Scripture: …And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Isaiah 25:7-9

Thought For The Day: Those who wait on God cannot waste in life.

From our anchor scripture, it can be established that waiting on the Lord cannot be in vain. When we wait on the Lord in prayer and fasting, He intervenes for us.

It is important, therefore, to understand the rewards of waiting on the Lord. This is because we do not get results by merely carrying out an action but by the revelation with which we carry out the action.

So, we are going to look at some of the rewards of waiting on the Lord according to Isaiah 25:7-9.
1. The destruction of the veil or cloud of evil (Isaiah 25:7).

2. The swallowing up of death in victory (Isaiah 25:8). It was in the season of waiting on the Lord that the death that was meant to come to Israel through Haman was destroyed and dissolved by the fasting of Esther and her maidens (Esther 4 to 7).

3. The wiping away of tears from all faces.

4. The taking away of the reproach of the people.

5. The release of gladness and celebration.

Beloved, those who wait on God cannot waste in life. So, wait on God and He will show up for you in the time of need.

Remember this: Those who wait on God cannot waste in life.

Assignment(s):

1. Have a schedule for a periodic fasting and prayer.

2. Study the Word of God and expect a revelation that will address your situation in the course of your fast.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: WHAT IT TAKES TO WAIT ON THE LORD.

Prayer: O LORD, nothing can take the place of Your Presence in my life. In You I live, move and have my being. I receive the grace to wait on You, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.

Daily Reading: 1 Chronicles15:1 to 16:36, Romans 1:18 to 32, Psalm 10:1 to 15, Proverbs 19: 6 to 7

Quote: You must travail in the closet in order to prevail in public. Culled from PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.

Amazing Fact: The arapaima is a gigantic carnivorous air-breathing fish that lives in the rivers and swamps of the Amazon Basin; it is so well equipped that even its tongue has teeth.

Today In History: 13/07/1930 – The 1st ever football (soccer) World Cup competition began in Uruguay.

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: Rejoicing In Persecution [Thursday July 13, 2017]

Text: Matthew 5:10-12

Key Verse: “Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you” (Matthew 5:12).

“The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be returned unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, we know that every tear today, will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude” (Joseph B. Wirthlin). This is the attitude of those who truly understand the inner nature of the Christian life.

They are able to rejoice in persecution, because they know that life exists beyond this world. The values and character expressed in the Beatitudes are so opposite to the world’s manner of thinking that to them, the only reception for these kinds of people is persecution. Our trials strengthen our witness and testimony, if we persevere through. We get the ability to comfort others, because we have been there. If people see us being strong in the midst of persecution and know that we rely on God for strength: it is a powerful witness.

Paul and Silas were examples of this in Acts 16:23-31. After being beaten and thrown into prison, they prayed and sang praises to God “and the prisoners heard them.” What a witness! Paul the apostle encountered much suffering in his work for the Lord, yet he rejoiced and persevered. As Christians, tribulation and persecution are to be expected. These trials help us become more like Christ. They help work patience in us.

They help us lean more on God and trust Him. We need to understand that God is in control and He promises to work all things for our good. The same God who neutralised Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace of fire for the three Hebrew children is still alive today. He has promised never to leave or forsake us. All we need do therefore when persecuted, is to trust in the Lord.

Thought for the day: The hotter the fire, the finer the gold.

Bible Reading in one Year: Genesis 38-40

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.