MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE, MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL [VOLUME 8, JAN-DEC] FRIDAY 5 MAY 2023:-JOY: A SPIRITUAL ENERGY [2]

MFM 2023: MY YEAR OF GLORIOUS MANIFESTATION

Written by Dr D.K. Olukoya, General Overseer, MFM worldwide

Posted by allcitynews.ng

MFM Topic, Fri 05\05\23:- joy: a spiritual energy [2]

Welcome to MFM Devotional, 05\05\23

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Chronicles 6-8; Mark 11-12

WORSHIP & PRAISE
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,
the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy
health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
Now to His temple draw near;
Sing now in glad adoration!

2 Praise to the Lord, who o’er all
things so wondrously reigneth,
Who, as on wings of an eagle,
uplifteth, sustaineth.
Hast thou not seen
How thy desires all have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?

3 Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully,
wondrously, made thee!
Health hath vouchsafed and, when
heedlessly falling, hath stayed thee.
What need or grief
Ever hath failed of relief?
Wings of His mercy did shade thee.

4 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper
thy work and defend thee,
Who from the heavens the streams of
His mercy doth send thee.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do,
Who with His love doth befriend thee.

5 Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that
is in me adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come
now with praises before Him!
Let the Amen
Sound from His people again;
Gladly for aye we adore Him.

MEMORY VERSE: Psalm: 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
Joy is one virtue you cannot buy with money neither should you ever trade it in exchange for anything in this world.

05-05-23 PROPHETIC WORD:
MAY YOU EXPERIENCE GREAT AND UNSPEAKABLE JOY OF THE LORD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Phil.4:4-8 [KJV]

4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

05-05-23 MESSAGE:
Joy is a component of the fruit of the Spirit and as Christians we should cultivate and manifest it, even as we seek to achieve the full stature in Christ. (Gal. 5:22). God is delighted to see us in joyful situations regardless of contrary circumstances. Paul was in prison when he wrote to encourage Philippian Christians to rejoice.
Joy manifests at different levels of magnitude and expression.

The Bible talks about overflowing kind of joy and also about the fullness of joy which we receive when our joy comes in contact with the joy of the Lord. The Bible also talks of great joy, which the people of Samaria experienced at their encounter with the Good news of salvation through Phillip in Acts 8. There is unspeakable joy as stated in 1 Peter 1:7-9, the kind that goes beyond human explanation.

Beloved, the joy of the Lord does not depend on persons or situations, your social status or net worth. Many people are wealthy in this world, yet they are most miserable.

The same goes for a poor person who does not have the joy of the Lord, he is a double misery and a misfortune. But we know that having Christ equals having all, being contented in all things. This is the joy we are talking about! The Bible calls it contentment which is a great gain in God’s sight. It is Christ in you the hope of glory.
Joy makes you to bubble with life.

That is your spiritual energy. It brings health to your bones, while sorrow and bitterness brings rottenness. A joyful person would manifest the peace of God in his life, love others as himself, be a kind, gentle and compassionate person.

A bearer of God’s kind of joy is an embodiment of Christlikeness in all areas of life, an ambassador of God’s kingdom, someone who manifests His glory and undiluted power. Joy will draw men into God’s kingdom through you because they desire to be, and live like you, a joyful lifestyle!

Beloved, let your life follow the pattern of heaven; be joyful! God delights in the wellbeing of His children and loves to see them live a joyful and fulfilled life.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Overflowing joy of the Lord, possess my life, in the name of Jesus.

2. Jesus Christ, the Source of my Joy, fill me with Your fullness, in the name of Jesus.

3. Joy that is contagious, envelop me now, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. Joy that swallow troubles and afflictions, envelop my life, in the name of Jesus.

5. Enemies of my full-scale laughter, be baptized with unlimited sorrow, in the name of Jesus.

6. I receive the fullness of joy in God’s presence all the days of my life, in the name of Jesus.

7. O God, arise and increase my joy, no matter the situation around me, in the name of Jesus.

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