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Open Heavens Daily Devotional Messages September 17, 2017 Topic: Worship First, Request Last Memorise: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Psalm 100:4 Open Heavens Daily Devotional September 17, 2017 Read: Mark 5:21-24 (KJV) 5:21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 5:23 And besought him…

Seeds of Destiny Devotional September 17, 2017 Topic: Generating The Hunger That Attracts God’s Presence SCRIPTURE: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. James 4:8. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Worship gives access to God’s Presence. MESSAGE: It has been established that the Presence of God with a person is called the Anointing. Yesterday, we saw that a permanent longing for God and His Presence is key to attracting His abiding Presence. Now, how can one generate hunger and longing for God in order to…

Kenneth Copeland Daily Devotional September 17, 2017 Topic: Be Courageous Key Verse: Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. – Joshua 1:7 MESSAGE: Living a life of faith takes courage. Most people don’t realize it, but it does! It takes courage to stand up in the face of sickness and declare you’re healed by the stripes of Jesus. It takes courage to believe for prosperity…

Billy Graham Daily Devotional September 17, 2017 Topic: The Power of Words Key Verse: The tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do . . .  – James 3:5 (TLB) MESSAGE: There is a story of a woman in England who came to her vicar with a troubled conscience. The vicar knew her to be a habitual gossip—she had maligned nearly everyone in the village. “How can I make amends?” she pleaded. The vicar said, “If you want to make peace with your conscience, take a bag of goose feathers and drop one on the porch of each…

Open Heavens Daily Devotional September 15, 2017 Topic: A Divine Curse Memorise: Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Malachi 3:9 Read: Mark 11:12-14 (KJV) 11:12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 11:14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter…

Seeds of Destiny Daily Devotional September 15, 2017 Topic: Standing With God SCRIPTURE: “…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.” I kings 17:1 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Your stand with God compels your generation to stand at attention for you. MESSAGE: From our anchor scripture, the Bible reveals that Elijah had a stand with God at the place of prayer. That was what commanded the attention of his generation. When Israel sinned against God through the worship of Baal, Elijah brought the…

Billy Graham Daily Devotional September 15, 2017 Topic: Is It Well With Your Soul? Key Verse: And how does a man benefit if he gains the whole world and loses his soul in the process? For is anything worth more than his soul? – Mark 8:36,37 (TLB) MESSAGE: In the world in which we live, we give most attention to satisfying the appetites of the body and practically none to the soul. Consequently, we are one-sided. We become fat physically and materially, while spiritually we are lean, weak and anemic. The soul actually demands as much attention as the body. It…

Kenneth Copeland Daily Devotional September 15, 2017 Topic: How’s Your Spiritual Maintenance? Key Verse: The cares and anxieties of the world and distractions of the age, and the pleasure and delight and false glamour and deceitfulness of riches, and the craving and passionate desire for other things creep in and choke and suffocate the Word, and it becomes fruitless. – Mark 4:19, The Amplified Bible MESSAGE: Did you know that the seemingly innocent things in your everyday life can suffocate your spiritual life if you allow it? A friend of mine said the Lord told her in prayer one day that…

Open Heavens Daily Devotional September 14, 2017 Topic: He Deserves Your Thanks Memorise: O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.- Psalm 136:2 Read: Psalm 121:3-5 (KJV) 121:3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 121:4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 121:5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 31-32, Ezekiel 40:35-47 MESSAGE: It is very important for you to give God thanks always. One reason why this…

Billy Graham Daily Devotional September 14, 2017 Topic: True Friendship Key Verse: By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. – John 13:35 MESSAGE: The human soul is a lonely thing. It must have the assurance of companionship. Left entirely to itself, it cannot enjoy anything. God said in the beginning, “It is not good that man should dwell alone” (Genesis 2:18). The creation of Eve was the beginning of human companionship. God’s people are a body, not intended to function separately, not intended to be unconcerned for one another. The…

Kenneth Copeland Daily Devotional September 14, 2017 Topic: Take Correction Key Verse: Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give instruction to a wise man and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man…and he will increase in learning. – Proverbs 9:8-9, The Amplified Bible MESSAGE: There is one thing you can do that will accelerate your spiritual growth more than almost any other thing: Learn to take correction—from the Spirit of God and from His people. So few believers seem to be able to do that. When their preacher…

Seeds of Destiny Daily Devotional Messages September 14, 2017 Topic: The Messing Up For A Rising Up SCRIPTURE: And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 1 Samuel 16:1. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Anytime a “Saul” messes up, there is a “David” God has prepared to come up MESSAGE: Saul was a man God picked out of nothingness and made him…

Billy Graham Daily Devotional Messages September 13, 2017 Topic: Where is Jesus Christ? Key Verse: Everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus . . . Philippians 3:8 (TLB) Read Daily Devotional Messages: Only Jesus MESSAGE: “Where is Jesus Christ?” Innumerable students are studying Him and deciding whether or not Christ and the Gospel really matter-whether He is relevant in this modern age. C.S. Lewis, a professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Oxford and later at Cambridge, had to do the same thing. He spent his life exploring the great literature of centuries. In…

Seeds of Destiny Daily Devotional Messages September 13, 2017 Topic: What Attracts The Anointing SCRIPTURE: So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah. 1 Samuel 16:13 (NIV). THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It does not matter where you are kept, your portion and place in God cannot be taken by another person. MESSAGE: The Anointing, which is the Presence of God with a man, is a non-negotiable requirement in the fulfilment of destiny.…

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Messages September 13, 2017 Topic: Giving Determines Promotion Memorise: Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee. – Deuteronomy 16:17 Read: Deuteronomy 16:16-17 (KJV) 16:16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty: 16:17 Every man shall give as he is able,…

Kenneth Copeland Daily Devotional Messages September 13, 2017 Topic: Real Intercession Key Verse: And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor. – Isaiah 59:16 MESSAGE: When someone hurts us, our natural human reaction is to strike back…to ask God to clobber them. But that’s not God’s way. I realized that one time when some relatives of mine got robbed. I was praying about the situation and puzzling over it. “Lord,” I began to ask, “why did You let that happen? Why didn’t You just knock that thief over the head when he tried to…

Kenneth Copeland Daily Devotional Messages September 11, 2017 Topic: Don’t Be Disturbed Key Verse: The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. Psalm 33:10 MESSAGE: You may be facing trouble today that’s being caused by people who have willfully plotted to do you harm. They may be trying to steal your business, your home, your children, or even to destroy your marriage. If so, I have a word of encouragement for you. According to Psalm 33:10, God will bring the plans of those people to nought. He will make…

Billy Graham Daily Devotional Messages September 11, 2017 Topic: Only Jesus Key Verse: God . . . is the one who invited you into this wonderful friendship with his Son, even Christ our Lord. – 1 Corinthians 1:9 (TLB) MESSAGE: The question remains, “How can God be just-that is, true to Himself in nature and true to Himself in holiness—and yet justify the sinner?” Because each man had to bear his own sins, all mankind was excluded from helping, since each was contaminated with the same disease. The only solution was for an innocent party to volunteer to die physically and…

Seeds of Destiny Daily Devotional Messages September 11, 2017 Topic: More Lessons From The Life of David SCRIPTURE: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Matthew 3:17 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Rejection is often the birth place of distinction. MESSAGE: God’s utmost desire for His children is for them to please Him (Rev. 4:11). David was called a man after God’s Heart (Acts 13:22). Therefore, in order to please God on earth, it is necessary to learn and follow his footprints. Yesterday, we looked at some vital lessons from…

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Messages September 11, 2017 Topic: Restitution: Evidence of Salvation ..1 Memorise: And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. Luke 19:8 Read: Luke 19:1-10 (KJV) 19:1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 19:2 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for…

Open Heavens Daily Devotional Messages September 9, 2017 Topic: Only His Will Memorise: Giving thanks unto the Father which hath made us meet to the partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Colossians 1:12 Read: Colossians 1:12-13 (KJV) 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: Ephesians 2:1-2 (KJV) 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2:2 Wherein…

Seeds of Destiny Daily Devotional Messages September 9, 2017 Topic: Secrets of Divine Proofs SCRIPTURE: Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. Proverbs 12:24 (NIV) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is no possibility without responsibility. Read Daily Devotional Messages: Connecting Divine Proofs-Producing Faith MESSAGES: It has been confirmed that there is no success in life without secrets. There is no possibility without responsibility. There is a Divine responsibility attached to every divine principle. Those who refuse to take responsibility end as failures in life. Those who give excuse instead of taking responsibilities end up as casualties in…

Kenneth Copeland Daily Devotional Messages September 9, 2017 Topic: Exercise Your Rights Key Verse: He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. – Isaiah 53:5 Read Daily Devotional Messages: Plant a Seed and Watch it Grow MESSAGE: Jesus came to earth and gave Himself as a sacrifice for sin in order to buy back for you everything that Adam lost. He came to destroy all the works of the devil…sickness and disease included. Once you receive Him as Lord of your life,…

Billy Graham Daily Devotional Messages September 9, 2017 Topic: Science and Faith Key Verse: He . . . has given you a full understanding of the truth. – 1 Corinthians 1:5 (TLB) MESSAGE: There is never any conflict between true science and our Christian faith. It is my own feeling that when all of the truth is known, it will be found that the Genesis story is a wonderfully accurate record of what took place when the world was created. This may be a telescoped record, giving only major points, but I believe it is scientifically accurate. Read Daily Devotional Messages:…