Moutain Top Life, MFM Daily Devotional, Thursday 1 April 2021

Topic for Thursday 1: 4: 21: The significance of the cross 1

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 6, Judges 7

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Numbers 21:4-9

MEMORY VERSE: 1Peter 2:24 

 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the Author and Perfecter of our faith.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Henceforth, the victory of the cross will manifest in all areas of your life, in the name of Jesus.

One of the terrible consequences of sin is that it brings the wrath of God upon the sinner and opens the doorway for the enemy to attack him or her. In Numbers 21:4-9, the Bible reveals that the children of Israel again complained and murmured against God and Moses, His servant. Their complaint and ill-speaking were tantamount to ingratitude and unbelief. God became angry with them and sent fiery serpents to their midst. The serpents killed many of them.

Therefore, the people went to Moses to apologise and they told him to beg God on their behalf. When Moses interceded for them, God told him to make a brass serpent and hang it on a tree. He added that whosoever was bitten by the fiery serpent and would look at the brass serpent on the pole would be healed. Moses did as God commanded him.

From that time, as many as were beaten by the fiery serpent, who looked at the brass serpent on the pole, lived. This Old Testament story can be summarised as sin, its consequence, which is death, and the way out, which is salvation.

In the story above, the pole and the brass serpent were the solution that God offered. In John 3:14-16, Jesus said, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Beloved, Jesus is the answer and solution to the problem of sin and its terrible consequences that the devil has brought upon mankind. Sin opened the doorway of sickness, poverty, pain, sorrow, the wrath of God and separation from Him, and so on.

Besides, the wages of sin is death. That is why God in His matchless love for sinful and helpless man gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ as substitute to die on the cross at Calvary, and that whosoever believes in Him and His atoning sacrifice should not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).

Truly, the cross, to us who are saved, is the power of God. Jesus’ life was laid down for yours and mine on the cross. There the Son of God paid all our debts, and earned us forgiveness and life!

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Father, thank You for the priceless gift of Your Son, Jesus Christ, in the name of Jesus.

2. Father, I thank You for the salvation of my soul, in the name of Jesus.

3. Thank You Jesus because You died for my sin and rose for my justification.

EVENING

4. The finished work of Jesus has given me victory over sickness and poverty, in the name of Jesus.

5. The finished work of Jesus has given me victory over death and hell, in the name of Jesus.

6. I look at Jesus and I live today, in the name of Jesus.

7. Thank You, Jesus, for purchasing my all-round victory and fulfilment with Your precious blood.

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!