Moutain Top Life, MFM Daily Devotional, Tuesday 30 March 2021

Topic for Tuesday 30: 3: 21: The power of forgiveness 1

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Judges 1-2

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Acts 7:54- 60

MEMORY VERSE: Acts 7:60 

 “And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge…”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: The one who forgives frees himself from prison.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Receive the grace to be Christlike more and more, in the name of Jesus.

Forgiveness is a very fundamental subject in Christianity. Its importance is underscored by the fact that Jesus Christ taught us how to forgive others in words and in deed. He also expects us to forgive others as He forgave us and love others as He loved us. The grace to forgive others comes from the Holy Spirit.

One can ask for it and receive it in the name of Jesus. Since the Lord expressly commanded us to forgive others, we ought to obey. Forgiveness flows from an understanding of God’s love (Agape) and its peculiar characteristics – unfeigned, unconditional, sacrificial, self-sacrificing, perfect and eternal. When we show genuine readiness to forgive others, God will supply the grace and enabling.

The Bible says, “For this is the love of God that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous” (1 John 5:3). Anyone who fails to forgive others will be disobeying God’s commandment on making brotherly love to continue, “following peace with all men” and “promoting unity of the brethren”. The true practice of God’s love and forgiveness (loving others and forgiving others as God does) are hallmarks of maturity and great stature in Christianity. They are also proofs of Christlikeness. Jesus demonstrated it, Stephen did and Joseph, in the Old Testament, did too.

How much and how well we love and forgive others point to how close we are to God, our level of obedience and proves that we are walking with Him as well as pleasing Him.
Beloved, when Jesus told Peter that we should forgive others seventy times seven times, He was stressing that forgiving others should be something we do often and often, as long and as much as we want our heavenly Father to forgive our trespasses too.

We ought to love others and forgive them as God has demonstrated His unconditional and perfect love to us. Is the flesh resisting your will and desire to forgive someone who has offended you? Tell the Holy Spirit to help you to nail the flesh to the cross and pray to silence any voice that does not want you to obey God completely.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. Every stronghold of unforgiveness in me, scatter by fire, in the name of Jesus.

2. Evil river of bitterness in my life, dry up by fire, in the name of Jesus.

3. The grace to forgive and forget others’ offences, come upon me, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Power of unforgiveness, loose your grip upon my life, in the name of Jesus.

5. I jump out of the prison of unforgiveness, in the name of Jesus.

6. Blood of Jesus, purge my life of bitterness, in the name of Jesus.

7. Power to be Christlike, incubate 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, 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!