GOFAMINT DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

 

A Clarion Call To Repentance

Tue. 19/4/2016

READ:  Matt. 3: 7-12 

MESSAGE:

John the Baptist was divinely chosen to herald the birth and coming of the Messiah. At the time of his call, the whole nation was in decadence; the spiritual leaders were not faithful and diligent in their call to service. 

John the Baptist was very bold and fearless in condemning the people’s wrong doings and he also called on them to repent and live right before it became too late.

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2015 THEME : LET GOD HELP YOU I BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2015

THEME : LET GOD HELP YOU I

MEMORY VERSE: Isaiah 1:19
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land. 

READ: Isaiah 1:18-20

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

MESSAGE:

UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE BY PASTOR (DR) E. O.ABINA

Pastor (Dr) E. O. Abina

UP FROM THE GRAVE HE AROSE - Pastor (Dr) E. O. Abina

1. “Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 

2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 

4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 

5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee” (Lk.24:1-6 NKJV).

On one Sunday of the year, Christians from all walks of life throughout the world celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The Authentic Words

                               Authentic Words: 

Quoted Verse: Psalm 119:52  

“ I remember Your ancient laws, O Lord, and i find comfort in them. "

Message: 

Years ago i remember that one time when i was buying a pair of shoes, the sales assistant wanted to see my driver's licence and a major credit card in addition before he could take my personal cheque. After i produced all the identification he wanted, i asked him if he knew why he needed all this. " Its store policy, " he said. 

I told him that it was not the real reason, and when he asked me what i meant, i told him, " The reason you need all this identification is Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. If man was not sinful, you wouldn't need all this. " 

Our society is built around the premise that a person's word cannot be trusted. But that is never an issue when we deal with God and His Word. 

WHO HAS THE HIGHEST PLACE AND IS FOREVER GLORIFIED? MANY YET DESPISE HIM, THE EXACT IMAGE OF GOD

Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Phillipians 2:9-11 NIV

God Exalted His Word above His Name. The Highest place is Given to and reserved for Him; so much so that at the Name of Jesus, every knee shall bow in Heaven and on earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord! His Name is the Highest and He Sits Enthroned on High forever and ever. Halleluyah! Amen!!!

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Friday 16 May 2014 - THEME : HAZARDING LIVES FOR MISSIONS BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

Memory Verse: Acts 15:26

Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read: Matthew 28:18-20

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “SEXY” OR DRESS “SEXY”?

ARE YOU ALSO DRESSING TO BE SEXY – DRESSING TO ENTICE AND SEDUCE THE MEN AROUND YOU?

To be sexy or dressing to look sexy is a worldly philosophy and view. It is one of the ways the world thinks and value things. It means to look sexually attractive to the point where those who look at you mature in the desire, or acquire the desire to have you in bed.
Therefore, a woman who dresses to look sexy is saying in her heart that; I am dressing so that whoever looks at me will want or desire to have me in bed. In the same way a man who decides to dress sexy is saying: I want people who look at me to desire to have me in bed or sleep with me.

“Saved, Sanctified, and Justified”

                                                            THIS IS IT !!!!

                                          Saved:

Matt 10: 22. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Matt 24: 35. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 1 pet 3:18-20

We are all infected with sin (Romans 3:23). We are born with sin (Psalm 51:5), and we all have chosen at one time to sin (Ecclesiastes 7:20;1) (John 1:8). Sin is what makes us unsaved. Sin is what separates us from God. Sin is what has us on the path to eternal destruction.

Because of our sin, we all deserve death (Romans 6:23). While the physical consequence of sin is physical death, that is not the only kind of death that results from sin. All sin is ultimately committed against an eternal and infinite God (Psalm 51:4). Because of that, the just penalty for our sin is also eternal and infinite. What we need to be saved from is eternal destruction (Matthew 25:46;Revelation 20:15).

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL For Wednesday 7 May 2014 THEME - TALKING TO JESUS BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

Memory Verse: Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Read: Matthew 6:5-13

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : GENESIS 11:10-14:24 and PSALM 101

Message

Prayer is talking to Jesus. There is nothing as sweet as talking to Jesus because the Most High loves to hear our voices. Prayer is the soul of man talking to God. It is worship addressed to God the Father, in the Name of God the Son, through the power of God the Holy Spirit. John 14:13 says:

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR MONDAY 5 MAY 2014 - THEME: FISHERS OF MEN BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR MONDAY 5 MAY 2014 - THEME: FISHERS OF MEN BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 4:19

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 

READ: JOHN 1:40-42

40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: GENESIS 4-7; PSALM 98

MESSAGE

Soul-winning is a must. Few are called to be preachers or evangelists, but every child of God is called to be a fisher of men. Every committed Christian has the opportunity to witness and lead sinners to Christ. Fishing for a soul is a definite effort to lead a particular person to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. 

IRON SHARPENS IRON

Proverbs 27:17 says, "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." 

When iron blades are rubbed together, each becomes sharper and thus more effective. Likewise, when believers are involved in one another's lives, mutual edification occurs. 

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 is a similar passage: "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken." 

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SUNDAY 4 MAY 2014 - THEME: ARE YOU AN END-TIME CHRISTIAN? BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SUNDAY 4 MAY 2014 - THEME: ARE YOU AN END-TIME CHRISTIAN? BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

MEMORY VERSE:  2 Timothy 3:1

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

READ: LUKE 21:32-36

32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

RAPTURE - THE SIGNS OF HIS COMING

The son of God through his word has given hints of his coming and must not be discarded but taken seriously in order for every Christians be prepared and not caught unaware when such signs shall come. 

It is revealed according to 2 Peter 3:10 that the lord will come as a thief in the night with the earth trembling,the earth will be shaken,Irons will melt and there shall be burning everywhere. 

Matthew 24:30-31 says " And then shall appear the signs of the son of man in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds,from one end of Heaven to the other".

WHAT IS ANOINTING?

The most common definition of anointing is: 'to consecrate or make an individual sacred by smearing of oil or liquid ointment'.

For the purpose of this write-up, I would define anointing as:  The dedication of an individual to the service of God. The presence of the Holy Spirit upon an individual. The sign of God's approval of a chosen vessel.
Anointing imparts supernatural strength that enables an individual to perform a special task or function in an office he is called and appointed to.

In ancient times, God would choose and anoint an individual to function in the office of a prophet, priest, or a king.  David, God's chosen, had the anointing of a king, a prophet and also a priest. It is only God that can anoint a person for a specific purpose. Anointing an individual with oil is only a symbol of what God is already doing.

What Anointing Is Not

Key to understanding how Satan operates against the church of Jesus Christ

The key to understanding how Satan operates against the church of Jesus Christ is found in the word rebellion. Simply put, rebellion means going against the rule and authority of God’s Word. When Lucifer declared war on God, he was rebelling against the word of the Almighty.

You must understand—God's word is His power. Through it, He spoke the worlds into being. And through it, the sun, moon and stars are kept in place. His word brought all things into being and continues to produce life. And by His word, God pulls down kings and raises up nations. Through it, He blesses and saves, judges and destroys (see Psalm 29:3-9).

Satan’s aim is always to tempt God’s people to rebel against His word. He planted thoughts of rebellion in Adam and Eve, causing them to reason, “I know what God said but I’m going to act according to my own will.” Those thoughts caused humanity’s fall.