MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 9 AUGUST 2024, FRIDAY MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BY DR. D.K OLUKOYA
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TOPIC: Choose To Be On The Lord’s Side
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 14; Proverbs 15; 1 John 3; 1 John 4
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Esther 3: 1-15
MEMORY VERSE: Deuteronomy 23:6
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days forever
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES: The serpent you spare and play with will never spare you. Be wise!
PRAISE AND WORSHIP:
Take praise and worship songs as led by the Holy Spirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
You shall not bow for your enemies, your enemies will bow for you, in the name of Jesus.
MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 9 AUGUST 2024 MESSAGE
Mordecai refused to bow to an age-long enemy of God’s people. Although Haman, an Amalekite (an enemy to the seed of Israel…Esther 3:10), had been pr0moted and the king had C0mmanded him to be revered by all and sundry, yet Mordecai defied the king’s commandment and did Haman no reverence. Why would you dare to disobey and transgress the King’s commandment? asked Mordecai’s co-employees.
Despite all sayings, Mordecai remained unbending in his resolution not to bow to Haman. The question then is, what could have caused a righteous and godly Mordecai not to obey constituted authority? After all, the Scripture had admonished us to be subject to rulers and government. Why will Mordecai not obey the Scripture? I’m sure Brother Mordecai knew that God is not against us bowing to our leaders or bosses. Even father Abraham bowed to people out of respect in Genesis 18:2.
However, Mordecai, a good Bible student had n0t forgotten Exodus 17:14-16 where God had sworn to make war with the Amalekites from generation to generation. He knew he should not make friends with God’s sworn enemies. He knew that friendship with God’s enemies is becoming God’s enemy. So, he refused to bow. Again, sometimes we need to draw the line when the decree of human government is going against the decree of our God.
The three Hebrew children chose rather to burn than to bow to an alien god. They disobeyed King Nebachadnezzar to obey their God and at the end, God was glorified in them. How much are we willing to stand for God when earthly bosses give policies that conflict divine rules and they threaten to do all sorts to us if we go against their policies? Beloved, how much of a loyal soldier are we to our God and faith? Think about it.
Another reason Mordecai chose not to bow might be the past behaviour of Haman before he got promoted. Remember that before Haman was promoted, he probably might have been a co-worker with Mordecai. Mordecai must have known something about this man Haman, which persuaded him that Haman was unworthy of such honour.
Beloved, the way you are behaving now, if you get promoted tomorrow, will people count you worthy 0f honour? Let’s ponder on it. The way you are behaving now as a church worker, if you get promoted as a pastor tomorrow, will people say that you deserve their honour? Let’s ponder on it. May God help us to live right, in Jesus’ name.
MFM DEVOTIONAL PRAYER POINTS 9TH AUGUST 2024
MORNING
1. I refuse to bow to Nebuchadnezzar’s god, in the name of Jesus.
2. I refuse to kiss Aaron’s golden calf, in the name of Jesus.
3. I refuse befriend what will kill me, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. I shall not bow to my enemies; my enemies shall bow before me, in the name of Jesus.
5. My mockers, swallow your mockery, bow and be disgraced, in the name of Jesus.
6. Amalekites at the gate of my promised land, die by fire, in the name of Jesus.
7. Every Haman planning to kill me, die in my stead, in the name of Jesus.
MFM Daily Devotional 9 August 2024 (Friday) 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)