Moutain Top Life, MFM Daily Devotional, Saturday 13 March 2021

Topic for Saturday 13: 3: 21: Remove the stumbling block 2

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

“Salvation does not exempt you from battles of life. It only gives you power to fight and win such battles,” Dr D.K Olukoya, 10:3:21
 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deut. 5-7

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Mal. 2:7-8 

MEMORY VERSE: Romans 14:13 –

 “Let us therefore judge not one another anymore: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: From today, receive the grace to be a successful Kingdom builder and not a stumbling block, in the name of Jesus.

What are stumbling blocks? You need to know what constitutes stumbling blocks in the light of the Scriptures. This will also enable you to know how to remove them and to avoid becoming one.

First, the Bible says that leaders that are unfaithful become stumbling blocks. In Malachi 2:7-8, the Bible reveals that the priesthood of Israel failed to teach the truth to honour God. They were offering impure sacrifices in disobedience to the law God had given them and were leading the people astray.

Today, teachers and preachers of God’s word that spread false teachings as well as wrong doctrines and make believers to stumble belong to this category. Their message contradict the timeless truth of the Bible (don’t pay tithe and first fruit, there is nothing like demons and deliverance, etc.). Beware of them and pray to the Lord to change them.

The second category of people the Bible describes as stumbling blocks are hypocrites in the church. Jesus Christ addressed them in Mt. 23:13, “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.” The truth is that the Lord commanded us to win souls and populate the Kingdom of God.

Those that call themselves Christians and identify with the church but are not ready to go to heaven and take others with them are stumbling blocks. Jesus pronounced woe on them to express His disaffection towards them. If you belong to this category, you must repent today.

Beloved, we all need to watch against becoming stumbling block. Romans 14:13 says, “Let us therefore judge not one another anymore: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.” We are to love and help one another and not be a hindrance or cause of falling or going back to others. The Bible affirms that love is the effective prevention for not becoming a stumbling block to others.

1 John 2:10 says, “He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.” God bless you immensely as you heed His word, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Spirit of the end-times, I rebuke you. Depart from me now, in the name of Jesus.

2. Father, make me a good and practical instrument in Your Kingdom, in the name of Jesus.

3. I refuse to be a stumbling block to others, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. Father, give false teachers and hypocrites in the church the grace to repent, in the name of Jesus.

5. O God , arise and remove stumbling blocks out of my way, in the name of Jesus.

6. Father, give me genuine love for the church and the brethren, in the name of Jesus.

7. My Father, use me to populate Your Kingdom and not be a stumbling block to those who should enter it, 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, 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. 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. 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, roaming around in the name of Jesus, Amen!