Moutain Top Life, MFM Daily Devotional, Thursday 11 March 2021

Topic for Thursday 11: 3: 21: True Christian loyalty 

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

“But he that endureth to the end shall
be saved.”
May whatsoever is assigned to kill your faith & confidence in God die by fire.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deut. 1-2

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Ruth 1:1-8

MEMORY VERSE: Prov. 21:21 

 “He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness and honour.”

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Even when there is trial, the Lord will go before you and compensate your loyalty, in the name of Jesus.

Loyalty is a virtue. It is living a life that honours God. It shows that we value a relationship and God will reward our faithfulness. It is faithful and unswerving allegiance to God. Unfortunately, loyalty is losing its appeal today. Many people do not see it necessarily as a good thing. Today, marriages are breaking up because spouses do not want to keep their commitments to stick together “for better for best”.

Loyalty is to stay devoted or faithful to a person or a cause. In our text today we see the story of Ruth and Naomi, which we are going to learn today. A family of four (father, mother and two sons) left Judah because of famine. Remember Judah was their home town and they came to Moab. The two sons later married women from the land. After some years, they die, leaving behind their wives.

When Naomi lost her husband and her two sons, she decided to return home. She told her two daughters-in-law to return to their native land (Moab). Ruth refused. She was very brave and faithful, but Orpah, the second daughter-in-law, returned to Moab. Ruth decided to serve Naomi’s God. She said, “Where you go, I will go. Where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God shall be my God” (Ruth 1:16). Ruth was a Moabite but that didn’t stop her from worshipping the true God. She is a perfect example of true loyalty.

Although she belonged to a race often despised by Israel, she was blessed because of her faithfulness. She became a great-grandmother of King David and a direct ancestor of Jesus. What are the challenges you are facing today that your loyalty is zero to your Maker? Is it because of your race or background? Is it because of money, illhealth, and so on? Ruth faced early widowhood. Despite this, she stood firm and courageous.

There is nothing that should hinder your loyalty to God. Nothing must come between you and your sincerity with Him. I advise you to beware of anything that will compete with your loyalty to Christ. Trust in Christ alone for salvation. You must die to self and conform to the image of Christ.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Father, help me to be loyal to You to the end of my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.

2. I shall not turn away from following the Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ.

3. Holy Spirit, empower me to give my whole heart to God all the days of my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.

EVENING

4. Father, when my faith in You is tested by tribulations and persecutions, grant me the grace to be loyal to You, in the name of Jesus Christ.

5. O God, help me not to be disloyal to You all the days of my life, in the name of Jesus.

6. I receive abundant grace to stand for Christ alone, even at the risk to my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.

7. Take my life, O Lord, and let it be consecrated to You all the days of my life, 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!