MFM DEVOTIONAL 18TH NOVEMBER, 2021 - THE HIGHWAY OF HOLINESS

Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTION

THE HIGHWAY OF HOLINESS

18^TH NOVEMBER, 2021

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Acts 15-16

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 35:8-10

8 A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray.
9 No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there.
But the redeemed shall walk there,
10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

MEMORY VERSE: ” The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. ” –Proverbs 16:17

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:

All that glitters is not gold. There is a way that seemeth right but the end thereof is destruction.

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

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD SHALL LIGHTEN UP YOUR WAYS, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

THE MESSAGE:

Holiness means purity. God is holy and wants us to be holy too at all times. God will not compromise His holiness. To be holy is to be separated from sin, immorality and all forms of abominable acts and to be consecrated to God. 1 Chronicles 16:29 commands us to worship God in the beauty of holiness which means that we should not come to God unclean. Hebrews 12:14 says that without holiness no man shall see the Lord. For us to make heaven and reign with Christ, we must be given to a life of holiness.

The highway of holiness is the path we must take to live and maintain a holy life. As Christians, we are crucified with Christ and we must have His nature. The Bible calls us the light of the world (Matthew 5:14-16). This implies that we must be good ambassadors of Christ anywhere we go. If you have backslidden, you need to reconcile with Him by confessing your sins and asking for forgiveness.

In 2 Corinthians 5:12, Apostle Paul tells us that Jesus who knew no sin was made sin for us so that we can become righteous in God. 1 John 2:1 says that Jesus is our Advocate with the Father and the Propitiation for our sins and for the sins of the whole world.

The highway of holiness may be difficult to tread because it is narrow. There is no room for lawlessness. The Bible calls it the narrow way. Jesus admonishes us to take the narrow way and avoid the broad way which leads to destruction.

Jesus Himself represents the highway of holiness. In John 14:6, He says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." Galatians 5:22 itemizes the qualities of Christians who are on the highway of holiness. They are love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance (self-control).

Above all, the highway to holiness is brokenness and being crucified with Christ.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Every pollution in my life, be removed by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.
2. I will not trade my soul for sin, in the name of Jesus.
3. Every agent of darkness assigned to mislead me from the path of righteousness, die, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. Every attack against my salvation, die, in the name of Jesus.
5. Arrows of backsliding, go back to your sender, in the name of Jesus.
6. I receive the hunger and thirst for the word of God, in the name of Jesus.
7. Lord Jesus, keep me to the end, cast me not away, 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)