Topic: Our Unflagging Deliverer [DCLM Daily Manna 4th August 2018 Daily Devotional]

Text: Esther 9:20-28 (KJV)

Key Verse: “And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed” (Esther 9:28).

MESSAGE:

The term “Anti-Semitism” is commonly used to refer to hatred or prejudice against the Jews. Despite God’s promise to Abraham which was transferred to Jacob (Genesis 12:3; 27:29), the Jews continued to be the target of unrivaled and mysterious hatred.

One occasion of Anti-Semitism was when Haman plotted to eliminate the Jews throughout the Persian Empire. Supposedly, he was reacting to the “insubordination” of Mordecai, a Jew that refused to bow to him. By providence, Haman’s plot failed and he was hanged on the same gallow he erected for Mordecai. The Jews were also empowered by a counter decree to defend themselves against their enemies.

What followed was the birth of an annual commemorative festival called “Purim”, celebrated on 14th and 15th of March (Hebrew month of Adar). Purim, meaning “lot”, is an ironic reference to Haman’s resort to casting of lot to determine the month and date appropriate for the massacre of the Jews. The lot casting, which started on the first month, favoured the 13th day of the last month. This long intervening period enabled the Jews to seek divine and royal redress and had the wicked decree reversed.

Being delivered from eternal damnation is enough reason for the believer to have constant “Purim”. But even in everyday life, God still delivers His people from every evil plot. Never lose sight of the gracious interventions of God, “Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us” (2 Corinthians 1:10).

Thought For The Day: To be in constant celebration, constantly think of God’s goodness.

Bible Reading In One Year: Nahum

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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.

Flatimes’ Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: Maintaining the Right Influence Over Your Life [Seeds of Destiny 4 August 2018 Daily Devotional]

Scripture: Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 1 Corinthians 15:33

Thought For The Day: The human (or people) environment of your life affects your atmosphere and attainment in life.

Maintaining the right influence over your life is one of the most important things to do in life. Your life could be influenced directly or indirectly by the kind of friends you keep. Those who speak into your life also influence your life positively or negatively. The influence around your life determines the impact of your life. You cannot have a level of impact on earth higher than the degree of influence around you. Your friendship determines your reach in life. That is why maintaining the right influence is one of the most important things to do in life.

Someone once said that if you can point out the seven closest persons to your life, you can see your future. If a drunkard, smoker or borrower is your closest friend, then you are face to face with an unpleasant future. Environment determines attainment. The human (or people) environment of your life affects your atmosphere and attainments. The atmosphere of your life determines the achievements of your life.

Beloved, if you are not yet married, be selective in your choice of marriage partner. If you want to get married and you discover that the character of your fiancé or fiancée is not compatible with yours, you need to reconsider your choice and ask God for direction. If what excites you depresses him/her or your passion is his/her pressure, I counsel you to quit that relationship even though you think you have heard God clearly.

My counsel is, select the influence around your life; select the things you listen to, the things you watch on television, the books you read, the people you call friends and the people who speak into your life. Connect with the kind of people who push out your potentials, bring out your best, assist you to fulfil your life’s assignments, and help your relationship with God.

Remember this: The human (or people) environment of your life affects your atmosphere and attainments in life.

Assignments:
1. Carefully select those who influence your life; select what you hear, watch or who speaks into your life.
2. Ask God to bring the right people your way.
3. Avoid the wrong company; company with people who can and are willing to assist in bringing out the best in you.

Prayer: O Lord, I ask that you surround me with the right influence. Deliver me from wrong influences so I can maximize destiny, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE.

Daily Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 35:1 to 36:23, 1 Corinthians 1:1 to 17, Psalm 27:1 to 6, Proverbs 20:20 to 21

Amazing Fact: Koalas have finger prints like humans; they are the only animals except the primates (apes and humans) who have finger prints.

Today In History: 04/08/1934 – Mel Ott became the first major league baseball player to score six runs in a single game.

Quote: Who you associate with is a confirmation of who you are. Culled from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.

Don’t Forget To Attend: The six over flooded Destiny Recovery Services tomorrow by 6 am, 7:20 am, 8:40 am, 10 am 11:20 am & 12:40 pm. Invite someone to church.

Also Read: Seeds of Destiny by Pastor Paul Enenche

Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor 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

Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: Receive His Mercy [Kenneth & Gloria Copeland 4th August 2018 Daily Devotional]

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. – Psalm 136:1

God’s mercy endures forever! His willingness to act on man’s behalf is still operating in the earth. His mercy never runs out. Neither has it abated or weakened.

“Praise the Lord! His mercy endureth forever!” Mighty and powerful things happened when Israel said these words. They are words of praise and adoration to God.

When Solomon finished building the house of the Lord, the trumpeters and singers lifted their voices as one, and with trumpets, cymbals and instruments of music, they praised the Lord saying, “For he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

Jehoshaphat appointed singers unto the Lord to go before the army and say, “Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever.”

It has been thousands of years since the Lord said His mercy extended to a thousand generations, and His mercy continues to reach you day after day. He is still plenteous in mercy unto them that call upon Him. With your spirit, dare to stretch your faith to take in the boundless mercy of God. And say with your mouth, “The Lord, He is good and His mercy endureth forever. His mercy surrounds me even today!”

Scripture Reading: 2 Chronicles 5:1-14

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Kenneth and Gloria Copeland’s Daily Devotional Here’’

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: Radical Love [Our Daily Bread 4th Saturday August, 2018]

Read: Luke 14:7–14, Bible in a Year: Psalms 66–67; Romans 7

When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind. Luke 14:13

Just one week before her scheduled wedding date, Sarah’s engagement ended. Despite her sadness and disappointment, she decided not to waste the food she had purchased for her wedding reception. She did, however, decide to change the celebration plans. She took down the gift table and revamped the guest list, inviting the residents of local homeless shelters to the feast.

Jesus upheld this sort of no-strings-attached kindness when speaking to the Pharisees, saying, “When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed” (Luke 14:13–14). He noted that the blessing would come from God because these guests would not be able to repay the host. Jesus approved of helping people who couldn’t supply charity donations, sparkling conversation, or social connections.

When we consider that Jesus spoke these words as He sat at a meal given by a Pharisee, His message seems provocative and radical. But real love is radical. I’ve heard it said that love is giving to meet the needs of others without expecting anything in return. This is how Jesus has loved each of us. He saw our inner poverty and responded by giving His life for us.

Knowing Christ personally is a journey into His infinite love. All of us are invited to explore “how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” (Ephesians 3:18).

Prayer: Dear God, help me to explore the depths of Your love. I want to give to others what You have given to me.

How deep is the Father’s love for us!

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This message was written By Jennifer Benson Schuldt [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Topic: Vengeance Is God’s [Andrew Wommack 4th August 2018 Daily Devotional]

Luke 17:2 “It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.”

God takes the persecution of His children personally. In Acts 9:4 when Jesus appeared to Saul on the road to Damascus and spoke to him about his persecution of the saints, Jesus said, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?” Saul was not directly persecuting Jesus but he was persecuting His saints. Yet Jesus said, “Why are you persecuting me?” Judgment against those who persecute God’s children will not always come in time to prevent their harm but as this warning makes very clear, God will avenge His own (Rom. 12:19).

Letting God be the one who defends us is a matter of faith. If there is no God who will bring men into account for their actions, then turning the other cheek would be the worst thing we could do. But if there is a God who promises that vengeance is His, and He will repay, then taking matters into our own hands shows a lack of faith in God and His integrity.

We are not to take matters into our own hands and defend ourselves.

“Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” (from Dt. 32:35-36; Rom. 12:19; Heb. 10:30). Striving to vindicate self actually shows a lack of faith in God keeping this promise. It also indicates spiritual “nearsightedness” which is only looking at the present moment instead of seeing things in view of eternity.

Even as Christ did not come to condemn the world and is not holding men’s sins against them, even so, we have been given the same ministry of reconciliation. For those who do not receive the love we extend to them but rather take advantage of us because of our “turning the other cheek,” God will repay.

Also Read: Andrew Wommack Daily Devotional

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: Guard against Greed [Billy Graham’s Devotional Saturday August 4, 2018]

You cannot serve two masters: God and money. — Matthew 6:24 (TLB)

Tell me what you think about money, and I will tell you what you think about God, for these two are closely related. A man’s heart is closer to his wallet than anything else. It is a staggering fact that for the past few years people have spent ten times as much for luxuries and non-essentials as they have for all charitable and religious purposes. This is a commentary on our shallow and superficial religious faith.

While the Bible warns us against greed and selfishness, it does encourage frugality and thrift. Even Jesus said to His disciples after He fed the multitude, “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.” Although our Lord had the power to create, He Himself lived frugally and without luxury. John Wesley had a threefold philosophy about money. He said, “Make all you can; keep all you can; and give all you can.” Most of us get all we can, spend all we can; borrow all we can; and give meagerly to God.

Prayer for the day: Lord, give me a generous heart so that others may know Your love and compassion.

“If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Billy Graham’s Daily Devotional HERE

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.