MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE, MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SATURDAY 11 DECEMBER 2021: LOVE: FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

By Dr D.K Olukoya, General Overseer MFM worldwide

  

TOPIC FOR TODAY 11-12-21: Love: fruit of the Holy Spirit

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Colossian 1-4, Philemon

FIRE SCRIPTURE: John 15:13-16

MEMORY VERSE: Galatians 5:22-23

 “BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE, AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: You cannot say you love God when you hate your neighbour.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: The Lord shall ignite the fire of love on the altar of your life today, in the name of Jesus.

The fruit of the Spirit is the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit in us. It is the product of the Holy Spirit who lives inside every believer. This fruit of the Spirit can be grouped into three sections. Nine fruits in one. The first category which is love, joy and peace is related to you as a believer.

The second category, which includes longsuffering (patience), gentleness and goodness are on your relationship towards your neighbour, and the third category: faith, meekness and temperance has to do with your relationship towards God. Let us look at one of the nine fruit called love. The Greek equivalence is “Agape”, which is God’s kind of love.

Agape is the tender and compassionate devotion to the well-being of others. It is an emotion of deep affection, care and concern. It is an unconditional giving of self to others, regardless of your condition or circumstances. It is when you sacrifice yourself or things for the benefit of others. In Jn. 3:16, God Himself demonstrated this kind of love. God’s kind of love is not static or self-centered.

This is a pattern of true love that God set for all His children and this is the basis of all love and relationships. When you love someone clearly, you will be willing to give him or her freely to the point of self-sacrifice. Real love is an action, not a feeling. All the nine fruit of the Spirit took their root from the fruit of the Spirit called love.

1 Cor. 13:1-7 affirms this truth: Love is not self-centered (love); love does not rejoice in iniquity (Joy); love is not easily provoked (peace); love suffers long (longsuffering); love does not envy but is merciful (gentleness); love is generous, kind and good (goodness), love does not think evil but have faith in God (faithfulness); love is humble and gentle; love is disciplined and does not behave itself unseemly (temperance/self-control).

The commandment of God is summarised as “love God and love your neighbor (Mk. 12:3). When you love God completely and care for others as you care for yourself, then you have fulfilled the Ten Commandments. You are to be grounded in love and your love must increase (Eph. 3:17).

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1) Holy Spirit, create in me the fire of affection for my fellow men, in the name of Jesus Christ.

2) Spirit of selfless service to others, overshadow my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.

3) Holy Spirit, create in me the mind of true love of God, in the name of Jesus Christ.

EVENING

4. Holy Spirit, empower me to love God and others unconditionally, in the name of Jesus Christ.

5. Every seed of hatred and envy in my life, dry up now, in the name of Jesus Christ.

6. Killers of the seed of the love of God in my heart, die now, in the name of Jesus.

7. You spirit of hatred, release me, in the name of Jesus Christ.

SPECIAL NOTE!

Beloved Reader, Remember! John 3:3 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless ye are born again, ye cannot see the kingdom of God.”

If you are ready to give your life to Christ Jesus, please pray the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I confess all my sin, have mercy on me, forgive me all my sin. 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! Congratulations! You are now born again. You need to belong to a Bible-Believing Church where you can know more. For prayer and counselling,
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Beware! This Scripture: “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold,” Matt 24:12, is happening in our days.
Our prayer is: any power or any problem that will kill our love for God, blood of Jesus shall destroy and flush them away from us, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Thank you for your patient with us. And thank you for all your comments, observations, feedbacks and time spent on this platform. We cherish your presence here.

Beloved! We are in perilous time when kidnappings, banditry and other vices have become daily occurrences. But the Lord is saying, do not be afraid! Be strong in the Lord! Be bold & be courageous!

In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, you shall not be a victim to whatever calamity flying around by day or by night, in the name of Jesus, Amen!
Shalom!