MFM DEVOTIONAL 11TH OCTOBER,2021 - THYATIRA: THE CORRUPT CHURCH (III)

Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTION

THYATIRA: THE CORRUPT CHURCH (III)

11^TH OCTOBER, 2021

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 9-10

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Revelation 2:18-29

18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first..

20 Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 

21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.

 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.

 23 I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches[i] the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.

24 “Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I [k]will put on you no other burden. 

25But hold fast what you have till I come. 

26 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations

27 ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron;They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’ as I also have received from My Father;

 28 and I will give him the morning star.

29“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

MEMORY VERSE:" And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations". – Revelations 2:26

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:

God’s standard does not change because He is eternal.

PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
EVIL HANDS ORDAINED TO PUSH AGAINST GOD SHALL WITHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

THE MESSAGE:

This “Jezebel” (vs. 20) represents the spiritual mother of all those within the church who promote antinomian (i.e., acts that are “against the law”) or libertine lifestyles (i.e., indulging freely in immoral pleasures). Such people feel that because of God’s grace (i.e. His unearned and underserved favour and love), they are not bound by any fixed rules or regulations including the moral standards of God’s law, they claim they have the liberty to engage in immoral behaviours without fear of punishment from God.

However, Christ will ultimately judge, condemn and destroy all those who promote such deception and destruction in the church. God was angry with Jezebel because she used three weapons against the children of God. One of such weapons was food. The devil is using this weapon against the children of God today. There are some people who are not serving God the way they should, because of too much food. Food and the stomach will perish one day.

The second weapon she used was sex. This happens to be a very serious problem today, especially with the young people. They are filled with dirty thoughts and erotic fantasizing, to entertain evil and immoral thoughts is to allow your love for Jesus to wax cold. The third weapon Jezebel used was wealth. Everyone desires to be rich.

There is nothing wrong with this because poverty is a disease and not good. Beloved, the devil and his agents know this and they are preaching overnight wealth. When you obtain money through the devil, sorrow and heartache is always attached to it. God does not want that. So many things which are not right are coming into the church these days.

Some people who refuse to compromise are called old school in a derogatory way. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. And His standards change not (Heb. 13:8). Beloved, please, hold fast the profession of your faith till He comes back. May the Lord keep you standing to the end, in the name of Jesus.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Father, help me not to take Your grace for granted, in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord, crush every internal tower of corruption in my life, in the name of Jesus.
3. Lord, open my eyes to Your presence, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. Spirit of the Living God, crush every vile spirit in me, in the name of Jesus.
5. O God, arise and deliver me from myself, in the name of Jesus.
6. O God, arise and give me courage to stand before Your searching gaze, in the name of Jesus.
7. O Lord, make me hate sin as You do, in the name of Jesus.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)