MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR THURSDAY 18TH MARCH 2021 – THE TRAGEDY OF SLEEP AND SLUMBER (II)

 The Topic of Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional for 18th March 2021 Is ”The Tragedy of Sleep and Slumber (ii)”  

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deut. 21-23

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:1-13

MEMORY VERSE: Proverbs 24:33: –

 “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Early to bed, early to rise, keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Receive the power for deliverance from the bondage of the bed, in the name of Jesus.

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 18TH MARCH 2021

Yesterday, we highlighted the colossal damage that sleep and slumber have caused in the lives of many believers and admonished that you learn from the victims’ lessons.

Today, we will further examine the tragedy of sleep and slumber. How can you be a successful prayer warrior and intercessor if you spend all the hours of the night and 365 days in a year sleeping? If you fail in spiritual warfare and allow the enemy to hijack the midnight hours from you, you are not likely to succeed in other areas of life. Wise and vigilant Christians use the hours of the night to wage war, take authority and possess territories.

One of the tragedies of modern day Christianity is that, because they put sleep ahead of profitable spiritual exercises, sons and daughters no longer prophesy, old men no longer dream dreams and young men no longer see visions as they ought to. This is also why we have few prayer warriors, intercessors and prophets among us today.

It is the reason for the powerlessness of our age and the inability to re-enact the wonders and miracles of early Christians. Rather than running from pillar to post in search of someone to pray for them or lay hand on them, what many people need is to sleep less and spend the hours of the night in prayer. That is the key to their Peniel encounter.

Beloved, it is time to turn a new leaf! The inability to exercise restraint and discipline in the area of sleep has also had disastrous consequences in the secular lives of believers. Many Christians have overslept and arrived late at examination halls and job interviews. Some have missed important appointments that would have changed their career and business fortunes and moved their lives forward permanently.

Oversleeping is a sign of spiritual slumber. It is a mark of laziness and indolence. The Bible says that a little sleep and a little slumber and a little folding of the arm (Proverbs 24:33). All this will lead to poverty. Jesus was so committed to His divine assignment that every other thing was secondary to Him and He said, “My meat (food) is to do the will of my Him who sent me” (John 4:34).

Beloved, if you must make a head way in life and be a huge blessing to your generation, you must not allow sleep to rob you of your destiny and blessings. You must say no to spiritual slumber and all forms of laziness.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. Every good thing I lost to spiritual sleep and slumber, I recover it now by fire, in the name of Jesus.
2. I will be an asset, not a liability to my generation, in the name of Jesus.
3. Holy Spirit, re-arrange my life to prioritise spiritual things in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Laziness and poverty shall not be my lot, in the name of Jesus.
5. Father, give me a personal Peniel encounter, in the name of Jesus.
6. I overcome the powers of the night, in the name of Jesus.
7. Day and night shall favour me, all the days of my life, in the name of Jesus.

Mountain Top Life Is a Daily Devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (general Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide) 

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR WEDNESDAY 17TH MARCH 2021 – THE TRAGEDY OF SLEEP AND SLUMBER (I)

 The Topic of Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional for 17th March 2021 Is ”The Tragedy of Sleep and Slumber (i)”  

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deut. 17-19

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Judges 16:15-20

MEMORY VERSE: Romans 12:11 

 “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: If you want your dream to come true, don’t oversleep.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: The enemy will no longer use sleep to short-change you and pervert your destiny, in the name of Jesus.

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 17TH MARCH 2021

Men and women who have made the greatest mark in different arenas of life, including the Kingdom of God, are those who succeeded in conquering sleep – they won the battle of the bed. Sleep is good for the health and wellbeing of man. No human being can do without it.

It is theraupatic and essential for the physical, emotional and mental development of man. However, sleep, like every other useful thing, must be regulated or controlled so as to maximise its benefits. It is disheartening that some people do not only oversleep physically but they also slumber spiritually.

Besides, many Christians have failed to fulfil destiny because they are still in bondage to the bed. Samson’s careless sleep led to the shaving of his hair and losing his divine strength, ministry and glory. Jonah’s sleep in the ship landed him in trouble and he was cast into the sea and the belly of the whale.

In the New Testament, Jesus hinted that while men slept, the enemy sowed tares in their wheat. The hour of sleep can therefore be described as man’s vulnerable and unguarded hour. The five foolish virgins who missed the bridegroom were unfortunate because they slept when they should be awake.

Similarly, a man named Eutychus fell and died because he slept off during Paul’s sermon. All these examples are written for your learning. Do you sleep when you should be awake, active and productive? You must turn a new leaf from today. Do you oversleep? Again, that will have negative effects on your spiritual and physical lives.

Let everything you do, including the hours you spend in sleeping, be done with moderation! Many people are also in spiritual slumber. The Kingdom of God does not tolerate laziness and slothfulness. Wake up from your slumber!

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. I overcome any form of bondage of the bed, in the name of Jesus.
2. Powers that want to use sleep and slumber to rob me of my blessings, die, in the name of Jesus.
3. Power to spend the hours of the night gainfully in prayer, fall upon me, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Sleep that leads to poverty and death, I reject you, in the name of Jesus.
5. Sleep that leads to prayerlessness and powerlessness, I reject you, in the name of Jesus.
6. Any evil thing that was introduced into my life during sleep, Holy Spirit, expunge it now, in the name of Jesus.
7. O Lord, make me Your battle axe and prophet in this end time, in the name of Jesus.

Mountain Top Life Is a Daily Devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (general Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide) 

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR MONDAY 1ST MARCH 2021 – KNOWING AND DOING GOD’S WILL

 

The Topic of Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional for 1st March 2021 Is ” KNOWING AND DOING GOD’S WILL”  

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Num. 14-15, Ps 90

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Romans 12:1-2

MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 7:21

 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: You are a slave to whom you obey.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Receive the power to do the will of God, in the name of Jesus.

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 1ST MARCH 2021

The primary reason for our creation is to know God, have relationship with Him (just like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden) and obey Him. One of the attributes of a truly born again child of God is the desire to have more of God and to do His will (Ecclesiastes 12:13).

To know God, you must know the scripture and meditate upon it day and night. The more of the word of God you know, the more of God you know and the more you will conform to His will. The word of God reveals God to us as our Maker, our Saviour, our Coming King, our Healer, our Provider, the Unchangeable God that can change all things, the One who honours His words even more than His name.

Our memory verse emphasises the importance of knowing His will. The two major wills of God for mankind are as follows: First, that all men be saved. Second, that all men come to the knowledge of the truth. Having been saved as a child of God, you need to know the acceptable perfect will of God and walk therein. The perfect will of God, according to our text, is that we must present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, not as instrument of sin but as a channel through which His righteousness is manifested.

We must make our body holy and make ourselves acceptable to God. We The following rewards await those who know God and do His will: They will be kept from falling. They will receive answers to their prayers. They will never be moved. They will abide forever and will have the confirmation of sonship as well as the assurance of eternity.
May God grant us the grace to know more of Him and do His will, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. O God, arise, reveal Yourself to me the more, in the name of Jesus.
2. O God, open the eyes of my heart, in the name of Jesus.
3. My foundation, receive fire, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Spiritual cataract, covering my spiritual eyes, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.
5. O Lord, let my life be consecrated unto Thee, in the name of Jesus.
6. Mercies of God, speak for me, in the name of Jesus.
7. Any arrow of bewitchment targeted at me, backfire by fire, in the name of Jesus.

Mountain Top Life Is a Daily Devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (general Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2021 – GOD’S PICTURE OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME (II)

 

The Topic of Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional for 24th February 2021 Is ” God’s Picture of The Christian Home (ii)”  

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Num. 3-4

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Prov. 3:5-8

MEMORY VERSE: Proverbs 3: 6 

“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Just as you should not buy a house because of the painting, never marry a man because of handsomeness or a woman because of beauty.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: The agenda of heaven for your marital life shall not fail, in the name of Jesus.

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 24TH FEBRUARY 2021

It is necessary to be guided by God in such an important issue of life as marriage (Prov. 3:5-7;Jer.10:23). There are conditions we must fulfil before God will guide us (Matthew 6:25-32, Psalm 66:18). You shall give full attention to the teaching of God’s word on how not to and how to find a help meet. Let us first examine the former. I call them carnal and destructive methods of choosing a partner.

They include: walking by sight (Judges 14:13), carnal choice motivated by lust and sin, selection based on ungodly parental command, prayerless approach and tribal sentiment (Judges 21:16-20). Others in this category are fake prophets and prophecies, personal decision lacking divine approval and asking with an idol in your heart (Deut. 7:14).

Beloved, choosing a spouse the wrong way has several grave consequences. Let us examine some of them:
First, the New Testament commands against unequal yoke. Who is an unbeliever? The prosperous man who is not born-again, the beautiful lady who is not Christlike, the well-behaved person who has not given his life to Jesus, the religious, dutiful, conscientious church-goer who has never truly repented, the “believer” who is not a new-creature, the “convert” who is not free from sin, the “Pentecostal” who speaks in tongues but lacks divine love for God and brethren, the backslider who is no more in Christ.

It is ungodly for any believer to elope with a woman or man, no matter the divergent and unyielding stance of the parents (Gen 31:20-51). People in such a situation must pray and trust in the Lord, who gave the revelation of His will, to finish the work, for with God all things are possible. The church will not join a couple in marriage, where one of them had been married and the partner is alive (Matt. 19:4-6), the lady has not obtained the consent of her parents, the lady is already pregnant, the couple is unequally yoked – one of them is not born again or not a Christian at all.

Leviticus 18:27 says that for all these abominations have the men of the land done which were before you, and the land is defiled. Beloved, I encourage you to trust God and acknowledge Him in all your ways. Your marital life will be a success story.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1) Holy Spirit, let my marital life be patterned after heaven’s agenda, in the name of Jesus Christ.
2) My marriage shall not lead me to hell fire, in the name of Jesus Christ.
3) By the blood of Jesus, I overturn every agenda of the enemy to destroy my marital life, in the name of JesusChrist.

EVENING
4. By the blood of Jesus, I break the yoke of ancestral evil power upon my marital life, in the name of Jesus Christ.
5. Holy Spirit, ignite my marital prayer altar with Your fire, in the name of Jesus Christ.
6. Holy Spirit, reveal the will of God to us in my home, in the name of Jesus Christ.
7. My marriage shall not be wasted by the enemy, in the name of Jesus Christ

Mountain Top Life Is a Daily Devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (general Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR MONDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2021 – I WILL GO TO HEAVEN

 The Topic of Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional for 22nd February 2021 Is ” i Will Go to Heaven ”  

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Lev. 26-27

FIRE SCRIPTURE: John 14:1-4

MEMORY VERSE: Mark 8:36 

“For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul.”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in people’s determination.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: The enemy will not write the last chapter of your life, in the name of Jesus.

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 22ND FEBRUARY 2021

As a Christian, to say the topic of today confidently, you must understand what going to heaven entails. You must ask God for grace and work hard to go to heaven. You must live, serve and give everything from your heart to make it possible. Be sure the way is very narrow. The love of God has prepared heaven for us at the end of our lives. But as loving as our Father is, He made some conditions for those He will accommodate in Heaven.

It is a matter of choice and determination to go to heaven. You must have a day that you surrender your life totally to the Lordship of the Lord Jesus as Romans 10:8-10 demands. This is because all men have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). No man that is not born again will go to Heaven by the time he finishes on earth (John 3:3-5).

After the new birth experience, maintain a sincere and diligent study of the word of God (1 Peter 2:2). Join a Bible-believing and Bible-practising church where you fellowship with the children of God to learn new things about God and serve Him daily. Also, personally maintain a daily life of communion with God. In the morning before the distractions of the day, wake up and observe your quiet time.

Praise God for the gift of the new day; thank Him very well for everything He did in your life and family the previous day. Commit the new day to His able hands (Proverbs 3:5-6). Ask Him for help to line the new day under His control and instructions. Read and meditate on the passage of the Bible for instructions and direction for the day.

Maintain this daily routine with discipline and it will bring you to maturity in the Lord. As you grow, set rules and regulations for your life to discipline your flesh. Learn to identify and always obey the prompting of the Holy Spirit. Endeavour to obey God, His words and the Holy Spirit at all cost.

Beloved, all the foregoing will make it possible for you to live a holy life and grow in faith to the fullness of maturity. Above all, always be expectant and ready for the coming of the Lord. He will come on the day unexpected. God will count you worthy, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. Lord, perfect what is lacking in my faith, in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord, make me perfect unto Your good work, the name of Jesus.
3. Lord, boost my energy to run the race set before me, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Father, feed me with spiritual energy, in the name of Jesus
5. Lord, give me peace in all areas of my life, in the name of Jesus.
6. Lord, perfect Your good work in my life, in the name of Jesus.
7. Father Lord, let Christ dwell in my heart in all wisdom, in the name of Jesus.

Mountain Top Life Is a Daily Devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (general Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2021 – TRIGGERS OF LONELINESS

 

The Topic of Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional for 20th February 2021 Is ” Triggers of Loneliness ”  

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Lev. 22-23

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Rom.7:15-19

MEMORY VERSE: Ps 23:4

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: A lonely life is an empty life that is void of the very essence of living – to love and be loved. But with God every void shall be filled to overflowing with His presence and love.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: I decree that obscurity shall never be able to swallow your glory, in the name of Jesus.

 20TH FEBRUARY 2021

The present world is full of aggression, violence, strife, break ups and divisions in human relationships such as marriage, parenting, family, sibling rivalry, friendship, courtship, and all social and corporate relationships. The Church and the relationship between brethren inclusive! Sadly, it is not out of place to see people who come to church, mingle with the crowd but yet lonely and forsaken. The Bible is a Book of conflict resolution.

No matter the category of your problems, there is a solution attached! But it will be needful that you do a thorough and in depth self- examination. Discover what triggers you into ungodly solitude. Relax and do a flashback! You may need to go back to your childhood days. What are your pains, regrets, hurts and wounds? Could it be rejection? Jesus was rejected and betrayed! (Isa. 53).

Were you betrayed by friends and you thought it’s better to remain lonely than have unfriendly friends? God is able to connect you to the right people. Is it as a result of family issues or sibling rivalry? Ask Joseph. He survived the same among his brethren; they bowed to him at last. Could it be the pains of widowhood, marital distress, separation, divorce or broken courtship? God can and will give you beauty for your ashes as He promised in Isaiah 61:3.

Is it as a result of grief or loss like Job? Jesus will wipe away your tears and give you joy! Is it from internal pressure, failures and disappointments? God is able to sort it all out, if only you will cast the burden upon Him. The Psalmist, King David, was a man of many troubles, yet he did not live a lonely life. People kept drawing to him because God was with him. It means that if, and when you remain lonely, people avoid you instead of relating with you; then the presence of God is no longer with you!

Jesus did not keep away from men in spite of who He is when He was in the world, rather He accepted each of His disciples for whom they were and helped them become better persons. Acceptance is one place you should start from by developing a positive mind set to persons, things, and situations. For all these shall pass away, no situation is permanent! Realise that we have individual differences which may trigger conflicts, but in diversity we can foster unity as children of God.

Make efforts to chase away that lonely feeling and invite the Prince of Peace into your life and you shall NEVER be lonely. We are sheep of His pastures, created for His pleasure. Begin to enjoy that intimacy and you shall become divinely contagious, never lonely again, in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. O God, arise and deliver me from myself, in the name of Jesus.
2. Evil trees in the garden of my life, wither to your roots, in the name of Jesus.
3. I pull down every stronghold of u n g o d l y t h o u g h t s a n d imagination, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
1. Grace to live, love and be loved, come upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
2. Blood of Jesus, flush out the strangers of darkness from my mind, in the name of Jesus.
3. Internal termites, catch fire, die, in the name of Jesus.
4. Holy Spirit, do Your work in my life and kill every agent of loneliness, in the name of Jesus.

Mountain Top Life Is a Daily Devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (general Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2021 – CONDITIONS FOR ABIDING IN GOD’S PRESENCE

 The Topic of Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional for 12th February 2021 Is ”Conditions for Abiding in God’s Presence”  

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exo. 39-40

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Psalm 15

MEMORY VERSE: Romans 13:9

 “For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.”

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: To get closer to God, love others.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY: Receive the grace to be God’s apostle of love, in the name of Jesus.

MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 12TH FEBRUARY 2021

I once saw a quip that read: “To get closer to God, love others.” I found it thought-provoking and true. Brotherly love is stressed in the Bible. When you demonstrate genuine love to your fellow human beings, you prove that you love God. The Bible asks,“… If you do not love your brother who you have seen, how can you love God whom you have not seen?”(1 John 4:20).

In Psalm 15, our Fire Scripture for today, David asked God for the necessary qualification to abide in His tabernacle or, as New Testament believers, to enjoy His indwelling, abiding and empowering presence. God’s reply stresses that to “abide” in His presence and enjoy His purpose first requires a will to exhibit a strong relationship with others.

In other words, as a believer, if you want to have a strong and fruitful relationship with God, you must ensure that you conduct your life very well and in right relationship with others. Beloved, how good is your interpersonal relationship? How well do you relate with others in your home, neighbourhood, workplace, and so on? You can’t successfully get close to God if you don’t love others and relate well with them.

In case you are wondering what God means by these instructions and need further clarification to enable you act in obedience henceforth, here are God’s words to David and to all of us in Psalm 15: Speak kindly to your neighbor; do not gossip or say anything to destroy another person’s reputation; do nothing to hurt another person in any way. Do not reproach your neighbour or cause him to be discredited or disgraced. In case you want to conclude that these are God’s word in Psalm 15, an Old Testament chapter.

I would like you to note that in the New Testament, Romans 13:9, God also gave the commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Do you want your relationship with the heavenly Father to be cordial and deep? Do you want to abide in His presence and be His favourite? Love your neighbour deeply and treat him or her as you love to be treated!

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING
1. Father, mould me, prune me and use me for Your glory, in the name of Jesus
2. Father, make me an ambassador of Your love, in the name of Jesus.
3. Anything that can cast me away from God’s presence, catch fire now, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. O God, make me Your worthy ambassador everywhere I go, in the name of Jesus.
5. O God, give me the grace to love my neighbour as myself, in the name of Jesus.
6. Father, give, the enabling to conform to the image of Your Son, Jesus Christ, in the name of Jesus.
7. I declare that I will dwell in God’s presence forever, in the name of Jesus.

Mountain Top Life Is a Daily Devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (general Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)