August 2017-Flatimes

Thursday, 31 August 2017

Open Heavens 31 August 2017: Thursday Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye – Divine Wisdom

Topic: Divine Wisdom — Thursday 30, August 2017.

Memorise: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. – James 1:5

Read: Daniel 1:18-20 (KJV)

18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

Our Daily Manna August 31, 2017: ODM devotional – Sun Shines At Midnight: The Spiritual North Pole!

“Have Patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.”

Topic: Sun Shines At Midnight: The Spiritual North Pole! [Thursday 31 August, 2017]

(1 Thessalonians 5:14:24).

Welcome to today’s devotional hour!Be reminded that the Northern Hemispher – North Poleof the earth, the sun shines at 12am (midnight) during summer! This strange phenomenon is caused by the fact that during summer, the North Pole is tipped towards the sun. Since the aert rotates on it axis once a day at the Arctic Circle (very cold regions of the earth) in one night a year (about June 21st), the sun does not set. Likewise, in one day a year, about December 21st, the sun does not rise! In which case, even at midnight(12am), the day looks as bright as 12 noon and eaqually as hot. One of the inhabitants said: “when it is still broad daylight even at 12am, I just don’t feel like going to bed, so I go out and cut the compound grass.” Is your God not wonderful? Oh! I wish I could one day visit the North Pole to experience sunshine at midnight!

Topic — One Whole Lump: Marriage 4 [Thursday, 31st August 2017]

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Ephesians 5:25

Jesus said the first members of His Church: "now ye are cleansed by the words which I have spoken to you" (John 15:3). This is a profound statement made by a Groom to His brides. His brides were impure, they were not up to standard. They were probably doing things that were hurting his feelings. They were probably being immature and acting unpleasantly. But all He was after was their cleansing. Cleansing here means development, growth, enhancement, betterment and stability. So, when she is in the wrong, he look out to bring her to the right.

Andrew Wommack’s Daily 31 August 2017 Devotional - Worship From Your Heart

Topic: Respond To God's Direction – Thursday August 31, 2017.

Mark 14:3 "And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head."

Text: Mark 14:3-6

The spikenard was a fragrant plant, and its roots were used in Jesus' day to make an aromatic, costly perfume and ointment. The plant, itself, grows in the Himalaya mountains at an elevation of 11,000 to 17,000 feet. For centuries, it was used by Hindus as a medicine and perfume and was an actively traded commodity. Its great cost stemmed from that it had to be transported over 6,000 miles to reach Palestine, and depending on quality, it sold for as much as 400 denarii per pound (or $750 an ounce, is the modern purchasing equivalent). That made it more valuable than gold. This ointment was worth at least two and one-half times more than the thirty pieces of silver that Judas received for betraying the Lord, which is why Judas was so upset. This perfume was worth two and one-half times what Judas thought Jesus was worth.

Topic: God’s Radiant Beauty — Thursday August 31, 2017.

Read: Romans 1:18–25, Bible in a Year: Psalms 132–134; 1 Corinthians 11:17–34

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. Romans 1:20

Lord Howe Island is a small paradise of white sands and crystal waters off Australia’s east coast. When I visited some years ago, I was struck by its beauty. Here, one could swim with turtles and with fish like the shimmering trevally, while moon wrasses drifted nearby, flashing their neon colors like a billboard. In its lagoon I found coral reefs full of bright orange clownfish and yellow-striped butterfly fish that rushed to kiss my hand. Overwhelmed by such splendor, I couldn’t help but worship God.

Billy Graham’s Daily 31 August 2017 Devotional - Hope Beyond Death

Topic: Hope Beyond Death — Thursday August 31, 2017

The righteous hath hope in his death. — Proverbs 14:32

We don’t like to talk about death; it’s the forbidden subject of our generation. Yet it’s real for all of us. Sometimes on television I see motion pictures featuring actors who are no longer living. They seem very much alive in the picture, but they are dead. Some of them were my personal friends. Death is real, and when we die, that is a battle we have to fight all alone. Nobody can be with us in that hour, but David said he had found an answer that would take the fear of death away.

Kenneth Copeland’s daily August 31, 2017 Devotional: Put Your Spirit in Charge

Topic: Put Your Spirit in Charge [Thursday August 31, 2017]

So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer...but the Spirit Himself...pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. - Romans 8:26, The Amplified Bible

As long as you live on this earth, you’re going to be saddled with a weakness. What is it? The flesh and blood body you live in. It’s a body that’s subject to death. A body that’s subject to the physical world around you.

Seeds of Destiny 31 August 2017 by Pastor Paul Enenche: The Foundational Secrets for Godly Wealth

Topic: The Foundational Secrets for Godly Wealth [Thursday August 31, 2017]

Scripture: And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Genesis 13:1-2

Thought For The Day: Until you step out of sin, you cannot step up with God.

It has been established that no one knows how to make a person prosper like God. Everyone who walked with God genuinely in the scriptures prospered abundantly. For instance, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, job, David, Solomon, Daniel and Esther prospered abundantly.

Topic: Understanding the Love and Kindness of God the Father — Thursday August 31, 2017.

Text: Psalm 130:3-4 (NLT), Romans 2:4 (NLT), Jeremiah 31:3 (NIV)
Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. *Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? *The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”

God uses His unrelenting love and kindness to draw us to Himself. He wants our understanding of His great and unimaginable love for us to motivate us to love Him, serve Him and do every single thing that we do. God did not send Jesus into the world to condemn the world but to save the world with His love, John 3:17. He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve, Psalm 103:10. He treats us based on what Christ has done for us. It is actually our understanding of the grace of God that teaches us to say yes to God and to say no to ungodliness, Titus 2:11-12 (NIV).

DCLM Daily Manna 31 August, 2017 by Pastor Kumuyi - Serve God Truly

Topic: Serve God Truly — Thursday August 31, 2017.

Text: 2 Kings 10:18-30

Key Verse: "And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel" (2 Kings 10:30).

One of the greatest problems with many countries today is bad leadership. The tragedy of it all is that all the shortcomings of the past governments for which they were either toppled as in a military coup or voted out through the ballot box, are hardly corrected; they get worsened by succeeding administrations. This terrible scenario is also found in Christendom nowadays.

TREM’s Daily 31 August 2017 Devotional by Dr. Mike Okonkwo - What You Hear Determines Where You Go

Topic: What You Hear Determines Where You Go — Thursday August 31, 2017.

“When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.” Mark 5: 27 (KJV)

On Jesus’ way to Jairus’s house to heal his daughter, there was a delay caused by a woman who had a blood issue for twelve years. And the Bible was careful to tell us that she suffered many things from many physicians. This woman was a very rich woman and she had the best of medical attention but every medical attention given to her escalated the situation. Her situation got worse and she was left for dead. Everyone had given up hope on her.

Open Heavens 30 August 2017: Wednesday daily devotional by Pastor Adeboye – Sure Avenues to Comfort

Topic: Sure Avenues to Comfort — Wednesday 30, August 2017.

Memorise: For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. – Romans 15:4

Read: Romans 15:4-5 (KJV)

4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

A Promise For You From Bible Promises:

Topic: He Always Provides An Escape Route. Pt Four [30/08/2017]

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. 1 Peter 2:24. Read: Isa 53:1-7

Do you know that when you are afflicted, God Himself gets afflicted too? How can it be, you ask? Hear what the Bible says in Isaiah 63:9, "In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old". So, that sickness in your body doesn't give God joy or glorify Him in anyway but cause Him sorrow. God has healed before, He still heals and forever He will continue to heal. Whatever sickness is in your body shall not escape the healing power of God today in Jesus Mighty Name. The provision of your healing has been made available in Christ Jesus. Because Jesus was never sick, from today onwards, that sickness in your body is terminated in Jesus Mighty Name.

Our Daily Manna August 30, 2017: ODM devotional – Desire to Be Faithful, Not to Be Famous -2

Never forget that champions pursue faithfulness and not fame!

Topic: Desire to Be Faithful, Not to Be Famous -2 [Wednesday 30 August, 2017]

Welcome! Donna Reed once counseled his group of students: “When you handle yourself, use your head, when you handle others, use your heart.” A mafia godfather accompanied by his lawyer walked into a room to meet with his former accountant. The godfather asked the accountant: “Where is the 3 million bucks you embezzled from me?” The accountant refused to answer! The god father asked again: “where is the 3 million bucks you embezzled from me?” The lawyer interrupted: Sir, the man is a deaf mute and cannot understand you, but I can interpret for you.” The godfather said, “Well, ask him where my damn money is!” The lawyer using sign language, asked the accountant where the three million dollars was. The accountant signaled back: “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

Joyce Meyer's Daily 30 August 2017 Devotional: Don’t Waste Time

Topic: Don’t Waste Time [Thursday August 30, 2017]

Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity]… - Ephesians 5:15-16

We need to be so self-controlled that we don’t waste time. That doesn’t mean that we can never do anything fun. It doesn’t mean we can’t do things that we enjoy.

Topic: One Whole Lump: Marriage 3 [Wednesday, 30th August 2017]

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Ephesians 5:25

Two people; different purposes, visions, and missions, lumped into one. Different taste, background, perspective, culture, lumped into one. Sometimes, different values, principles (we will talk about this more tomorrow) but still lumped into one, to fulfil the eternal purpose or cause that their King, the King of kings, have set out for them. While we appreciate the whole, we must also appreciate the 'two wholes' that make up the one whole lump. Yes, we must appreciate the individuals that are coming together, we must know and respect that it is probably two different worlds coming together. The earlier both the man and wife understands this, even before the nuptial ceremony, the better it would be for the whole lump.

David Abioye's Daily 30 August 2017 Devotional - How to Remain In Front

Topic: How to Remain In Front [Wednesday August 30, 2017]

If you don’t want to end as last, do not relax.

Anyone who relax and slack will end as last.

To maintain your place as first, be fast and firm in your pursuit.

Open Heavens For TEENS: Wednesday 30 August 2017 by Pastor Adeboye - Principles of Divine Blessing

Topic: Principles of Divine Blessing [Wednesday 30, August 2017]

Memorise: “Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.” - 1 Samuel 2:30

Read: Deuteronomy 28:1-6

1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Billy Graham’s Daily 30 August 2017 Devotional - Make Room in Your Heart

Topic: Make Room in Your Heart — Wednesday August 30, 2017

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven . . . — Matthew 5:43–45

When H. G. Wells summed up the influence of Jesus in history, he said, “Is it any wonder that this Galilean is too much for our small hearts?” And yet the heart of man, though small, is big enough for Christ to live in, if man will only make room for Him.

Andrew Wommack’s Daily 30 August 2017 Devotional - Respond To God's Direction

Topic: Respond To God's Direction – Wednesday August 30, 2017.

Luke 19:26 "For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him."

Text: Luke 19:26

What was it that this wicked servant didn't have that caused his master to take back the money he had given him? It wasn't the tangible money that he had been given. He had kept that laid up in a napkin and he still possessed it. What he was missing and what the other servant had that caused the lord to give this pound to him was faithfulness. Those who are faithful with what God has given them will be given more, and those who are wasteful will have what God has given them taken away and given to another.

No Longer Two But One (4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Topic: No Longer Two But One (4)

Dear Reader,

Welcome to another fruitful time in the presence of God. So far, I have discussed on the foundation that should be laid for the enhancement of oneness in your marriage.

This week, as I conclude this teaching, we shall be looking at “Keys to Sustaining Oneness in Marriage.” It is not enough to be united as one, it has to be sustained. The reason Jesus came is to give abundant life, even in marriage. However, man must co-operate with God to make marriage a mini-paradise on earth, as it is supposed to be. The sustainability of your marriage does not depend on God, but on you.

Seeds of Destiny 30 August 2017 by Pastor Paul Enenche: Outgrowing Your Affliction

Topic: Outgrowing Your Affliction [Wednesday August 30, 2017]

Scripture: In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat. Isaiah 10:27 (NIV)

Thought For The Day: A healthy spirit conquers adversity.

The spirit of a man is what determines how he handles the infirmities of life. A healthy spirit conquers adversity. So, it is the size of your spirit that determines the size of your destiny. It is impossible to have a strong spirit and exist with a weak life or destiny.

Topic: Made Clean — Wednesday August 30, 2017.

Read: Ezekiel 36:24–32, Bible in a Year: Psalms 129–131; 1 Corinthians 11:1–16

I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Ezekiel 36:25

When I opened our dishwasher, I wondered what went wrong. Instead of seeing sparkling clean dishes, I removed plates and glasses that were covered in a chalky dust. I wondered if the hard water in our area was wreaking havoc, or if the machine was broken.

Kenneth Copeland’s Daily August 30, 2017 Devotional: Pure Spiritual Power

Topic: Pure Spiritual Power [Wednesday August 30, 2017]

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. - Galatians 5:22-23

So many believers think of the fruit of the spirit as little more than a passive list of pleasant qualities that can help improve their personalities. But it’s far greater than that! It’s pure spiritual power.

TREM’s Daily 30 August 2017 Devotional by Dr. Mike Okonkwo - Rest Your Case at the Feet of Christ

Topic: Rest Your Case at the Feet of Christ — Wednesday August 30, 2017.

“And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet” Mark 5:22 (KJV)

The Bible says Jairus the law keeper fell at the feet of Jesus. It means he rested at the feet of Christ. He was saying: “At your feet, I rest my case. If I can’t get answers at your feet, then I am finished”. That is what the Lord has called us to do- to rest at His feet. When Ruth rested at the feet of Boaz, her troubles ended. When Simon Peter rested on Jesus, he caught the fish he could not catch when he had toiled, laboured and did all kinds of things, through the night. He came with the right tool and at the right time, he had the right partners but caught nothing because man’s effort cannot take you far. But when he rested at the feet of Jesus, he received a net breaking miracle.

DCLM Daily Manna 30 August, 2017 by Pastor Kumuyi - Acceptable Fellowship

Topic: Acceptable Fellowship — Wednesday August 30, 2017.

Text: Ephesians 5:10-20

Key Verse: "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret" (Ephesians 5:11,12).

A Christian youth worker, warned of the danger of fraternizing with his former club members, told his counsellor that there was nothing to worry about as he was spiritually strong enough to resist their attempts to lure him back. One evening, a former friend in the club rushed to his house and gave him a bag to keep for him and that he would return later to take it.

He Always Provides An Escape Route. Pt Three

A Promise For You From Bible Promises:

Topic: He Always Provides An Escape Route. Pt Three [29/08/2017]

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; Isaiah 61:1. Read: Isa 61:1-3

Jesus Christ came to the earth to fulfill all the prophets of old had prophesied concerning Him. The above is the prophecy of prophet Isaiah concerning what Jesus is coming to do in B.C. 706. After Jesus ended His fasting and prayer in the wilderness, He came in the power of the Holy Spirit and entered into the synagogue. He was given the scroll and when opened, He read out this words of the prophet and told them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Luke 4:18-21

Open Heavens 29 August 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor Adeboye – Chosen for a Divine Purpose

Topic: Chosen for a Divine Purpose — Tuesday 29, August 2017.

Memorise: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: – 1 Peter 2:9

Read: Acts 17:24-31 (KJV)

24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Our Daily Manna August 29, 2017: ODM devotional – Desire to Be Faithful, Not to Be Famous -1

Topic: Desire to Be Faithful, Not to Be Famous -1 [Tuesday 29 August, 2017]

(2 Timothy 3:1-15).

It sounded like a fairy tale years ago when a mother of 15 walked out of her family home in England to marry a Turkish builder leaas than haf of her age! Julia Sewell, then 53, left her husband after meeting Mehmet Sugut on holiday! Withing weeks, she had married the then 25 year-pld who was eight years younger than her eldest son! The new “husband” did not know that she had 15 children until a week before their marriage! Don’t forget that the American Hollywood famous star and singer, Britney Spears, was once married for just 55 hours ( less than three days) to childhood friend! Alexander!

Joyce Meyer's Daily 29 August 2017 Devotional: Set Your Mind and Keep it Set

Topic: Set Your Mind and Keep it Set [Wednesday August 29, 2017]

And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth. - Colossians 3:2

The Bible says we are to set our minds on things above, not on things on the earth. Having been addicted to approval, I know how difficult it is not to think about it when we feel someone is not pleased with us. Thoughts of that person's anger and rejection seem to fill our every waking moment. Instead of trying not to think wrong thoughts, choose right ones. Fill your mind with positive thoughts. Meditate on God's Word and His will for you. Then wrong thoughts will find no place of entry.

David Abioye's Daily 29 August 2017 Devotional - How to Spread

Topic: How to Spread [Tuesday August 29, 2017]

Every spread is preceded by a stretch.

Where you are not willing to stretch you’ll never see a spread.

The pain of stretch will usually precede the gains of spread.

Open Heavens For TEENS: Tuesday 29 August 2017 by Pastor Adeboye - The Great Invitation

Topic: The Great Invitation [Tuesday 29, August 2017]

Memorise: “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.” - Isaiah 1:18

Read: Matthew 11:28-30

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Topic — One Whole Lump: Marriage 2 [Tuesday, 29th August 2017]

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Ephesians 5:25

In Mark 10:7, Jesus said "for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife." Did you notice that He said "for this cause..." One thing that we have come to know about God is that He does things with a cause in mind. We can conveniently substitute the word 'cause' with 'purpose'. Every family that comes together, as long they are part of the kingdom of God, are joined together for a purpose. It is needed for every intending couple and already married couples, who are part of the kingdom of God, to know the purpose of their union.

Understanding Christian Courtship (4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Topic: Understanding Christian Courtship (4)

This is the concluding part of the teachings on Understanding Christian Courtship and this week we shall be examining the “ENGAGEMENT” period as the peak of every successful courtship.

What is Engagement?

Engagement is what succeeds a satisfactory courtship period. It is when you and your partner have made up your mind to spend the rest of your lives together in marriage. At this time, you are both formally introduced to your parents, pastors, friends and relations. It is also the stage at which the dowry or bride price is paid in most cases as a demonstration of love for your would-be spouse.

Billy Graham’s Daily 29 August 2017 Devotional - Just As I Am

Topic: Just As I Am — Tuesday August 29, 2017

You are living a brand new kind of life . . . more and more like Christ who created this new life within you. — Colossians 3:10 (TLB)

A long-haired blonde from a southern university seemed to be enjoying a satisfactory student career when her grades began to slip. “Life had become one long case of the blahs,” she confessed later. “I wasn’t walking around with a steady load of blues, but I wasn’t enjoying life. Small things made me blow up. I met some kids who seemed to know something I didn’t know, but I couldn’t get in on it. We went to several meetings, and one night the speaker said that we don’t earn God’s love. He takes us as we are. It was then I realized it wasn’t a matter of clocking up a certain number of hours doing good deeds. Instead, I had to make myself available. Through faith, I had to let Him take over. It came together all at once, when I accepted Christ as my personal Savior. I know that God is in me in everything I do.

Andrew Wommack’s Daily 29 August 2017 Devotional - Relieve Each Other's Burdens

Topic: Relieve Each Other's Burdens – Tuesday August 29, 2017.

Luke 19:23 "Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?"

Text: Luke 19:23

The Greek word for "usury" means primarily "a bringing forth, birth, or offsprings." It is used metaphorically for the profit received by a lender.

Seeds of Destiny 29 August 2017 by Pastor Paul Enenche: The Power of a Clear Conscience

Topic: The Power of a Clear Conscience [Tuesday August 29, 2017]

Scripture: And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16.

Thought For The Day: When the conscience is clear, guidance is easy.

A major secret of life is anchored on two major things: a conscience that is clear with God and a conscience that is clear with man. If our relationship with God and man is clear, reaching where we are meant to reach and becoming what we are meant to become on earth is a certainty.

Kenneth Copeland’s daily August 29, 2017 Devotional: You Hold the Key

Topic: You Hold the Key [Tuesday August 29, 2017]

I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. - Matthew 16:19

The Greek text of that scripture would literally read, “I give you the keys of the kingdom. Whatever you declare locked on earth is locked in heaven and whatever you declare unlocked on earth is unlocked in the heavenlies.”

Topic: Overflowing Fruit — Tuesday August 29, 2017.

Read: Galatians 5:16–25, Bible in a Year: Psalms 126–128; 1 Corinthians 10:19–33

I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. John 15:16

During the spring and summer, I admire the fruit growing in our neighbor’s yard. Their cultivated vines climb a shared fence to produce large bunches of grapes. Branches dotted with purple plums and plump oranges dangle just within our reach.

TREM’s Daily 29 August 2017 Devotional by Dr. Mike Okonkwo - Embrace Grace

Topic: Embrace Grace — Tuesday August 29, 2017.

“For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” John 1:17 (KJV)

The law makes a demand on you for what you cannot supply but grace supplies to man what he does not deserve. The law will say you should do this and do that and you will find out that you can’t do them. The more you try, the more you fail. That is what religion is all about. But grace supplies to you what you do not earn, merit, or deserve. Whenever you see grace, it is always supplying. It is always giving and it will always say to you: step aside and let me do it for you. Grace removes obstacle! In other words, Grace is saying stop the fight, just sit down and let Me give it to you. Let Me meet you at the point of your need. All you need to do is to believe and receive.

DCLM Daily Manna 29 August, 2017 by Pastor Kumuyi - Broken Ships

Topic: Broken Ships — Tuesday August 29, 2017.

Text: 2 Chronicles 20:31-37

Key Verse: "…Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken…" (2 Chronicles 20:37).

The saying that when things are sometimes falling apart, they may actually be falling into place had never been truer as in the case of Jehoshaphat. He began well by doing what was right in the sight of God. But he soon got into a relationship that was headed in the wrong direction. He began a ship-building business with an unbelieving king. The business was doomed as God broke the ships, severed the partnership and made sure the venture never worked. While things fell apart, they were actually falling into the path God wanted for him.

He Always Provides An Escape Route. Pt Two

A Promise For You From Bible Promises:

Topic: He Always Provides An Escape Route. Pt Two [28/08/2017]

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. John 3:16. Read: Jn 3:1-15

At every point in time, God always knows what to do to get his children out of trouble. He knows what to do when men are in confusion in life. He knew that the blood of bulls and goat could not wash away the sin of the world, He sent His only begotten Son to die for our sins. When you compare the sin Sodom and Gomorrah committed that attracted God's wrath against them with this dispensation of grace, you will discover that the sin of this generation is more grievous than theirs, yet, God's grace and mercy is sustaining this generation.

Topic — One Whole Lump: Marriage 1 [Monday, 28th August 2017]

Ese Ehimare Dave

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. Ephesians 5:25

The union of a man with his wife is mirrored by the union of Jesus Christ with His church. Jesus had to leave His Father's house to come find His bride - the church - and cleave to them, so also does a man leaves his father's house to cleave to his wife. To cleave is to put together two whole lump to form a new whole lump. A new whole lump, not as two different lumps again, but now as one inseparable lump. Genesis 2:24 says: "therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." Marriage synchronizes the man with his wife, just like salvation synchronizes Jesus with His church.

Open Heavens 28 August 2017: Monday daily devotional by Pastor Adeboye – Builders for God

Topic: Builders for God — Monday 28, August 2017.

Memorise: Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. – 1 Corinthians 15:58

Read: Nehemiah 2:1-8 (KJV)

1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.

Our Daily Manna August 29, 2017: ODM devotional – Your "Ram" Is Caught By His "Horns"

Topic: Your "Ram" Is Caught By His "Horns" [Monday 29 August, 2017]

(Genesis 22:1-14)

Today’s scripture says in vs. 13: “And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked and behold, behind him a ram was caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham ……..offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.” Tere is a user of this devotional who needs to know that God has provided all that you will need to serve Him and to be happy on planet earth. God provided Abraham a ram. Abraham did not struggle for that ram! Abraham did not even pray for the ram!

Open Heavens For TEENS: Monday 28 August 2017 by Pastor Adeboye - Unusual Messengers

Topic: Unusual Messengers [Monday 28, August 2017]

Memorise: “And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.” - 1 Kings 17:4

Read: 1 Kings 17:1-5

1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

Joyce Meyer's Daily 28 August 2017 Devotional: Catch it Early

Topic: Catch it Early [Monday August 28, 2017]

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. - 1 Peter 5:8-9

In the United States, there is an over-the-counter medication advertised as the medicine to take at the first indication of a cold, to keep it from getting worse and becoming full-blown. I take a lot of vitamin C if I have a scratchy throat or a runny nose because it often keeps me from getting worse. Catching something before it goes too far is wisdom.

David Abioye's Daily 28 August 2017 Devotional - The Greatest Discipline

Topic: The Greatest Discipline [Monday August 28, 2017]

The greatest discipline in life is the discipline of the tongue.

Control of tongue is control of life.

Don’t Just Talk, Communicate! (4) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Topic: Don’t Just Talk, Communicate! (4)

Dear Reader,

I count it a great privilege to share a few thoughts with you today. All along, I’ve talked extensively on communication, its components and ways to enhance it.

This week, even as we round off the teaching for this month, I shall be speaking on “Benefits of Effective Communication!”

Billy Graham’s Daily 28 August 2017 Devotional - Grace and Peace

Topic: Grace and Peace — Monday August 28, 2017

Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. — Ephesians 4:7

The Christian life is never spoken of in the Bible as a bed of roses. It is uphill, because society is coming one way and the Christian is going the opposite way. But Jesus said that in the midst of your problems, in the midst of your difficulties, He will be there to give you grace and peace. Underneath all the troubles, will be the “still waters” that the Great Shepherd can provide. Many people are trying to steady themselves by taking tranquilizers. Jesus is the greatest tranquilizer of all. He can straighten out your life and put you back on center. Let Him take full control. You’ll go on your way rejoicing, as did those in the New Testament who met Jesus.

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