MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 14 AUGUST 2024, ESDAY MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BY DR. D.K OLUKOYA
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TOPIC: Dangers of Covetousness (1)
𝔹𝕀𝔹𝕃𝔼 𝕀ℕ 𝕆ℕ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ: Proverbs 24, Proverbs 25, Revelation 5, Revelation 6
𝔽𝕀ℝ𝔼 𝕊ℂℝ𝕀ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼: Joshua 7:1-26
𝕄𝔼𝕄𝕆ℝ𝕐 𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊𝔼:
Luke 12:15 – “And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
𝕄𝕆𝕋𝕀𝕍𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ𝔸𝕃 ℚ𝕌𝕆𝕋𝔼𝕊:
One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.
ℙℝ𝔸𝕀𝕊𝔼 & 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕊ℍ𝕀ℙ
ℙℝ𝕆ℙℍ𝔼𝕋𝕀ℂ 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋𝕆𝔻𝔸𝕐:
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗕𝗘 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘, 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦.
MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 14 AUGUST 2024 MESSAGE
Covetousness is a strong, inordinate and insatiable desire for something that belongs to someone else. It is an excessive and obsessive desire for material possession. Covetousness is consid a grievous sin in the Scriptures. The tenth commandment forbids us coveting anything that belongs to our neighbour (Exodus 20:17). A covetous person is an idolater (Ephesians 5:5, Colossians 3:5). The sin of covetousness is the basis for murder, stealing, lying and so many other evils.
The tragedy of covetousness is untold. It is an evil trait that has sent many to their early graves. It was the undoing of Achan and Gehazi. The stories of these men are pathetic because covetousness cut them short in their prime.
In Joshua 6:18, God had warned severely against taking anything from the spoil of Jericho because any item there was accursed. Despite this strict warning, Achan could not tame himself. “When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.” Achan saw, coveted and took the goodly but accursed items of Jericho and he eventually had his life cut short in a most gruesome death. Not all that glitters is gold. Don’t forget that the goodly Babylon’s garments that you are yearning to have could be carrying curses unknown to the natural eyes. Beware!
Another tragedy and most painful part is that Achan didn’t suffer his punishment alone. He brought untimely death to his family members who knew nothing about the sin of their father, and also brought utter defeat on a whole nation. Covetousness is a grievous trespass that could bring punishment on even innocent children of the culprit. This is why David prayed fervently in Psalms 119:34, “Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.”
We need to pray the same prayer today. We need to ask God to purge our eyes and hearts from the mundane. We need to pray God to remove the spirit of Achan from our lives, the spirit that compels people to covet and take what should not be taken. May God redirect our hearts back to Himself totally, in Jesus’ name.
MFM Daily Devotional 14 August 2024 ℙℝ𝔸𝕐𝔼ℝ ℙ𝕆𝕀ℕ𝕋𝕊:
𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
1. Spirit of covetousness in my life, die to your root, in the name of Jesus.
2. Inordinate affection for the things of the world, die out of me, in the name of Jesus.
3. Spirit of Achan, I am not your candidate, die by fire, in the name of Jesus.
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
4. Cursed items appearing goodly to me, be exposed and catch fire, in the name of Jesus.
5. Property of Jericho among my possessions, catch fire, in the name of Jesus.
6. Achan in my camp and territory on assignment to trouble my life, the Lord God of Host shall trouble you today, in the name of Jesus.
7. My Father, arise, incline my heart unto Your testimonies and not to covetousness, in the name of Jesus.
MFM Daily Devotional 14 August 2024 (Wednesday) Mountain Top Life 2024 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries Worldwide)