Topic: Clean Up [Thursday July 6, 2017]

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. — Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV

Have you ever gone on a cleaning rampage to straighten up your home or office? Did you enjoy pitching junk, straightening objects, and organizing materials so that you could find them when you need them?

You may need to get on a Holy Ghost rampage and do the same thing with your life. Say, “I’ve had enough bondage. I’ve had enough negative thoughts. I’ve had enough of the lies of the devil. I am not going to have any more bad days. I am not going to be discouraged, depressed, or despondent. I am going to enjoy my life!”

Jesus is ready to help you live life to the fullest!

Anthony Robins wrote: “Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.” No matter what you are going through, always remember that giving up too soon registers you in the POLYTECHNIC OF FAILURES!

Topic – The Determination University: When They Shot Him!

(Genesis 21:14-21).

A man walked nearly two kilometers with a bullet hole in his head after being shot by robbers. The man, Larry Taylor, 37, finally made to his mother’s house after being shot onl y to realize that she had moved to elderly people’s home. Taylor told the Macon Telegraph that he was walking to a friend’s house around 9pm on that faithful day when a man approached him and asked to use his cell phone. He recounted : I”I said ‘NO’ theh he pulled out the gun and shot me in the head and fled.” Can you imagine a man walking with blood ozing from his head for 2 kilometers? He said: “I determined to make it to mama’s house and die if necessary.”

DETERMINATION UNIVERSITY! What a school, help came just before he fainted! The Holy Ghost emphasis to you is that you must be a man/ woman of courage on this planet.

No wonder a wise man said: “Where there is will, there is a way.” Listen to Mike Ditka: “I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. I think if you are determined enough, and willing to pay the price, you can get it done.” Anthony Robins wrote: “Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.” Jesus Christ said: “………….All things are possible to him that belieth.” –Mark 9:23. Even when Hagar thought it was over, God showed her a well of water (Vs. 19 of today’s scripture). No matter what you are going through, always remember that giving up too soon registers you in the POLYTECHNIC OF FAILURES!

Why are you depressed or comparing yourself to others? Hear Jesse Jackson: “I am fighting against odds. I was born against the odds; I was raised against the odds; I am an odd breaker and a dream maker.” Let that be your daily declaration! Look up! Press on! Hold on! You will end this year with a mighty testimony in Jesus Christ name. Pray now! LEKKI MOUNTAIN this Sunday 10:30am.

Pray for me, Dr Chris against a blackmailing syndicate that is determined to “pulll down” this vision if I don’t give them money and a house. The battle is the Lord’s! Also, some journalists send me text asking for money or they would publish “sensational stories” about me! My hands are EVER CLEAN and the LORD will CONTED with them! PRAY FOR ME DAILY! See page 53!

START CUTTING DOWN ON YOUR FOOD INTAKE! The 14-day fast begins this SUNDAY:JULY 9th-22nd. Pray the prayers on page 108 of “WAR AGAINST HAMAN-12” booklet now!

Prayer Points: Take your best worship song now.

1. Thank God for today’s word and pray as you are led!

2. Uproot discouragement and rebuke depression now!

3. Father, I vow to look up to You alone. Make a way where there seems to be no way ( Pray it till you have peace to end).

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

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

Topic: The Peace of Jesus [Thursday July 6, 2017]

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. – John 16:33

The peace that Jesus came to bring was not the peace of appeasement, or the peace of compromise and conformity. It was a spiritual peace. The world doesn’t give peace, for it doesn’t have any peace to give. It fights for peace, it negotiates for peace, it maneuvers for peace, but there is no ultimate peace in the world. But Jesus gives peace to those who put their trust in Him. If you have received His peace, then you are in His camp. But if you have rejected it, then you are against Him. His peace is available to everyone who will receive it.

Will you receive the peace of Jesus?

Is your faith up and down—strong one day and weak the next? Read more.

Prayer for the day: Deep down I feel Your peace, Lord Jesus, and the storms of my life are abated.

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: Saved By Grace [Thursday July 6, 2017]

Luke 10:28-29 – “And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?”

Luke 10:28

Just as with this lawyer, pride causes many people to resist the truth of justification by faith in the grace of God. This lawyer loved himself and the public recognition his “holy acts” gave him. He was not willing to love God first and his fellow man ahead of himself. His was not a sincere question but rather an evasive question to shun responsibility. This man was seeking to be justified in the sight of God through his actions. He knew he had not loved everyone as he loved himself, so he is tried to interpret the scripture (Lev. 19:18) in a way that would conform to his actions. He wanted to define “neighbor” as just his close friends whom he had treated well.

Self-justification always produces excuses, while repentance and faith toward God produces obedience.

The basis of our salvation is grace – that is, God’s undeserved, unmerited favor toward us as expressed in providing redemption through Christ Jesus.

The means of God saving us is through faith. Through faith we accept God’s free gift of salvation, which was provided by grace. So we are saved “by grace … through faith. “Notice that we are not saved by grace alone. We are saved by grace through faith. Faith grants us admission to God’s grace. Without faith, God’s grace is wasted, and without grace, faith is powerless. Faith in God’s grace has to be released to receive what God has provided through Christ.

Just as sodium and chloride are poisonous by themselves, so grace or faith used independently of each other are deadly. But when you mix sodium and chloride together in the proper way, you get salt, which you must have to live. Likewise, putting faith in what God has already provided by grace is the key to victorious Christian living.

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: Up in Smoke [Thursday July 6, 2017]

The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. – James 3:5-6

Words. Use them right and they’ll move mountains. Use them wrong and they can cause your entire life to go up in smoke.

“Now, Brother Copeland,” you may say, “I find it hard to believe that major catastrophes can be caused by a few simple words. I just can’t see the connection.”

Look again at the phrase James used. “How great a matter a little fire kindleth!” Have you ever lit a few little pieces of kindling wood and set them in the fireplace beneath a stack of logs?

What happened?

Most likely, the fire began to spread first to one log then to another until finally you had a great big blaze going. After it was over, you couldn’t go digging around in the ashes to find the kindling that started it all, could you? No! It would be burned. There would be no trace of it at all.

The tongue is like that. It first defiles the body, then sets on fire the whole course of nature with a blaze so great that it leaves no natural trace of its origin. The words that started it end up so deeply buried in the ashes that you’d never even know they were there.

So, don’t ever underestimate the power of your words. I can assure you, Satan doesn’t. He works constantly to get you to turn them in a negative direction. He’ll fire darts of pain and sickness and discouragement at you just to get you to speak faithless words—words that will eventually send your life up in smoke.

Don’t let him succeed. Instead, put out that fire by following the instructions in Ephesians 6:16. Do as the Apostle Paul says and “above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”

Speak words of faith and stop the fire before it starts today!

Scripture Reading: James 3:1-10

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 Earth under Pressure from Praise [Thursday July 6, 2017]

Scripture: Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. Psalm 67:5-6

Thought For The Day: The earth cannot withhold the supplies of the praiser.

Our anchor scripture establishes a clear connection between praise and supplies. Praise provokes the release of the blessing of God on the life of the praiser. Wherever what is yours is, praise reveals and releases it to you by putting the earth under pressure for its release. The earth cannot withhold the supplies of the one who praises God. So, to praise God is to be blessed.

Now, let us see how praise puts the earth under pressure for the release of supplies.

Psalm 67:5,6 says,… let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield…

The earth here refers to three things:

a. The people of the earth
If you know how to praise God, no human being can keep what is yours in his/her possession.
Your praise would make your boss in the office lose his sleep until he releases your promotion.

b. Governmental systems, organisations or institutions
The Persian Empire was put under pressure because of Mordecai (Esther 6:1-11). When you know God and know how to praise Him, there is no system or government that can hold back what is yours.

c. The enemy, satan the devil and his agents
No witchcraft coven, occultic realm or water warehouse can withhold the consignment of a praiser.

I declare that today, individuals, governments, systems and the enemy shall release by force, what belongs to you, in Jesus’ Name.

Remember this: The earth cannot withhold the supplies of a praiser.

Assignment (s)

1. Ask God for mercy if you are fond of murmuring concerning what seems not to be working in your life.

2. Think about what God has blessed you with, what he has done for you and appreciate Him. The gift of life is the greatest and priceless blessing on earth; thank God for it.

3. Take out time today and heartily praise God like never before.

4. Get a copy of the book – 21 Uncommon Keys to Financial Overflow by Dr Paul Enenche.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: YOUR PRAISE AND YOUR SUPPLIES.

Prayer: O LORD, I thank You for all You have done for me. I will praise You forever and as I praise You, cause individuals, systems, the devil and his agents to release everything that is mine in their possession, LORD, in Jesus’ Name.

Quote: It does not matter what you sow, where joy is absent, harvest is impossible; you reap only with joy. Culled from 21 UNCOMMON KEYS TO FINANCIAL OVERFLOW by Dr Paul Enenche.

Daily Reading: 1 Chronicles 2:18 to 4:4, Acts 24:1 to 27, Psalm 4:1 to 8, Proverbs 18:16 to18

Amazing Fact: Slugs have four noses.

Today In History: 06/07/1964 – Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.

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: The Danger of Disobedience [Thursday July 6, 2017]

“For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father” 1 Kings 11:4

God said to Solomon, I have blessed you so mightily so that you can serve me. Don’t marry from the heathen because they will turn your heart from serving me. Solomon said: God you don’t understand. How can I see all these ladies and avoid them? It is not fair. Let me just taste a little and after I will come and repent. Some of us are saying in our hearts, with the kind of pretty ladies God is bringing out today, how can a whole able bodied man like me not look at them? God is saying don’t touch them because they will turn your heart. It was a clear cut instruction. But look at Solomon, he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And the inevitable happened, the wives turned away his heart.

Watch what happens when you walk in disobedience. Remember there is nothing the enemy brings that is capable of putting you down when you walk in the will of God.  In 1 Kings 11:14 the bible says, “And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.” An enemy that has long been defeated now came back. That is what happens when you begin to leave in disobedience. Those things that you have long conquered will begin to come again.

God stirred up the heart of Hadad to go and become an enemy to Solomon because Solomon opened the door. God did not only stir up a past enemy, he stirred up a present and a future enemy which became adversaries to Israel all the days of Solomon. This is the chain reaction which followed Solomon’s disobedience. When you disobey God it is an access for the devil to come against you.

Further Reading: 1 Kings 11:1-13

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Job 32-33; Evening- Acts 14

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: Going First [Thursday July 6, 2017]

Read: 1 John 4:7–21, Bible in a Year: Job 32–33; Acts 14

We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19

We worked patiently to help our son heal and adjust to his new life with our family. Trauma from his early days in an orphanage was fueling some negative behaviors. While I had enormous compassion for the hardships he experienced in his early days, I felt myself begin to withdraw from him emotionally because of those behaviors. Ashamed, I shared my struggle with his therapist. Her gentle reply hit home: “He needs you to go first . . . to show him he’s worthy of love before he’ll be able to act like it.”

John pushes the recipients of his letter to an incredible depth of love, citing God’s love as both the source and the reason for loving one another (1 John 4:7, 11). I admit I often fail to show such love to others, whether strangers, friends, or my own children. Yet John’s words spark in me renewed desire and ability to do so: God went first. He sent His Son to demonstrate the fullness of His love for each of us. I’m so thankful He doesn’t respond as we all are prone to do by withdrawing His heart from us.

God loved us first so we can love others.

Though our sinful actions don’t invite God’s love, He is unwavering in offering it to us (Rom. 5:8). His “go-first” love compels us to love one another in response to, and as a reflection of, that love.

Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for loving me in spite of my sin. Help me to “go first” in loving others.

God loved us first so we can love others.

Insight:

Have you found it’s easier to make up after an argument if the other person makes the first move? Maybe they don’t even apologize, but you see in their eyes and hear in their voice that they care about you. If Jesus went first and showed us His love, can we now make that first move and show love to someone else? Mart DeHaan

This message was written By Kirsten Holmberg [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Topic: For Sons and Strangers [Thursday July 6, 2017]

Text: Numbers 15:22-29

Key Verse: “Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them” (Numbers 15:29).

A discussion with an average Christian today about what grace means will leave you startled as to how modern Christianity has misrepresented the grace of God. Most people who profess religion believe God’s grace excludes them from the dos and don’ts of life. They take the grace of God as a license to continue a life of sin.

On the contrary, God, whether in the Old Testament or in the New, has never given any exception to righteous living. The standard He expected of sons, he also expected of strangers. Some self-styled believers live as if certain biblical principles and doctrines do not apply to them. There are others who think that if they do not believe in the existence of God, they may be exonerated from His judgments at the end of life. Ignorance, whether deliberate or sincere, is never an excuse to break any law. Bible truths are universal and apply to everyone, regardless of race, colour or creed. What commandments are good for sons were also good for strangers in Moses’ law. The same standard that is required of sons is likewise required of strangers.

This is because there is only one heaven and only one hell. One standard of holiness is required to enter into heaven, no matter the time or dispensation we are in. But who were the ‘strangers’ the law was referring to? They are the Gentiles who would later become partakers of God’s grace in the new covenant. Oh the faithfulness and the loving kindness of God! Do you feel like a stranger to salvation and the grace of God? He has provided a conversion process through which strangers are made sons. This began at Calvary, when Jesus died. Be wise and take advantage of God’s provision, and accept His prescription, in order to gain eternal life.

Thought for the day: God’s grace that begets salvation is available to all.

Bible Reading in one Year: Genesis 17-20

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: Choose Wisely [Thursday 6, July 2017]

Memorise: Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. – 2 Corinthians 5:11

Read: Luke 23:39-43 (KJV)

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

Bible in One Year: 1 Samuel 17, Ezekiel 1:22-2:7, Hymn: Sing hymn 11

MESSAGE: