MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE, MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL, WEDNESDAY 12 MAY 2021

 

TOPIC FOR TODAY, WEDNESDAY 12: 5: 21: Lessons from the life of Daniel 1

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ps 3, Ps 4, Ps 12, Ps 13, Ps 28, Ps 55

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Daniel 1:17-20

MEMORY VERSE: Daniel 1:8 

“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat …”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Self control grows in us when we continually choose to die to our flesh and live in Him.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Heaven will make you a Daniel in this generation, in the name of Jesus

The Holy Bible records several individuals who, at one time or the other, excellently carried out the assignment that God gave them. They took the heavenly assignment with utmost seriousness and reverence, even at the point of death.

One of these people was Daniel. The account of the life of Daniel, his encounter with God and visions were recorded in the book of Daniel and some other books of the Bible The Bible gave account of how he and others were taken captive by the cruel Babylonian soldiers to a strange land as slaves. One thing that is so special about Daniel is that he carried God in his heart everywhere he went.

Despite the fact that he was a slave in a strange land where he could give excuses for not serving God the right way, as most of us would do, he stood firmly to defend his faith in God with his life. He influenced his three friends to uphold and ”earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 1:3).

There was no Pastor, House fellowship or group leader to mentor him in a strange land, still Daniel wasn’t willing to compromise his standards. He purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself (Daniel 1:8). His life of discipline made him ten times better than all the wise men and magicians in Babylon.

If we let our desires lead our decisions, our lives (and our bodies) can quickly spin out of control. Selfcontrol is a discipline that God grows in us when we continually choose to die to our flesh and live in Him Another lesson to learn from the life of Daniel is that he did not waver when hardship arose. That we are God’s children is not a reason to be free from life’s challenges.

God sometimes allows us go through some life’s challenges or experiences to prove to us that He has the power to deliver us out of all troubles. Just as the Bible says, ”There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

If you yield your life in total commitment to God as Daniel did, you will prosper everywhere you find yourself.

PRAYER POINT

MORNING

1. I will not compromise my faith in Christ. Help me Lord, in the name of Jesus.

2. Lord, give me power for selfdiscipline, in the name of Jesus.

3. O Lord, help me in this strange world, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. I receive the grace to live above sin and corr uption in my generation, in the name of Jesus.

5. Father, make me a man of excellent spirit like Daniel, in the name of Jesus.

6. My Father, make me a man of prayer and intimate relationship with you, in the name of Jesus.

7. Father, like Daniel, let my problem become my promotion, in the name of Jesus.

SPECIAL NOTE:

Beloved Reader, the sweetest way to enjoy all-round blessings from God in this Year 2021 is to make Jesus Christ your personal Lord & Saviour.  Remember! the Lord Jesus in 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. Give me grace to go and sin no more. I invite You, 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 ecounselling@mountainoffire.org, +234 (803) 078-0919 OR +234 (817) 363-1657.

Beware! this period we are in today brings fulfilment of this saying of Jesus Christ:
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold,” Matt 24:12.
Our prayer for all of us is: any power, any problem that will quench our love for God and His unfailing Word, Holy Ghost Fire will destroy and flush them away.

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

In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, & by the power in the Blood of Jesus, in thia year 2021 you will never be a victim to whatever calamity, affliction, flying around in the name of Jesus, Amen!