MFM DAILY DEVOTIONAL MYSTERY AND BLESSING OF DEDICATION (IV)

Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL

MYSTERY AND BLESSING OF DEDICATION (IV)

4^TH JANUARY, 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 7, Genesis 8, Genesis 9:1-17, Matthew 4:1-22, Proverbs 1:1-7

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Daniel 2:1-23

1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. 

2 Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 

3 And the king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.”

4 Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “My decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made an ash heap. 

6 However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.”

7 They answered again and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will give its interpretation.”

8 The king answered and said, “I know for certain that you would gain time, because you see that my decision is firm: 

9 if you do not make known the dream to me, there is only one decree for you! For you have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the time has changed. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can give me its interpretation.”

10 The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean. 

11 It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”

12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 

13 So the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

14 Then with counsel and wisdom Daniel answered Arioch, the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon; 

15 he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the decision known to Daniel.

16 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation. 

17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, 

18 that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 

19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

20 Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His.
21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.
22 He reveals deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, And light dwells with Him.

23 “I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we asked of You, For You have made known to us the king’s demand.”

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MEMORY VERSE: ” And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?” – Genesis 18:17

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
Dedication to God confers a special honour on you: the access to His divine secrets.

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

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
I DECREE THAT HENCEFORTH, YOU WILL ENJOY THE MIRACLE OF OPEN EYES AND OPEN HEAVEN, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

THE MESSAGE:

A person that is dedicated to God will also enjoy the privilege of access to divine secrets. Heaven will give the person the ability to know what is hidden from others. Our Memory Verse today affirms that the patriarch, Abraham who was dedicated to God and His service, was given the special privilege to know the secrets that were hidden from others. Similarly, in Psalm 103:7, the Bible says that God made His ways known to Moses and His acts to the children of Israel. God's ways are mysterious and past finding out, yet Moses had the privilege of knowing them while the Israelites he led did not. He was consecrated and dedicated. The same is true of Job (Job 29:1-4).

A life that is dedicated to the Most Holy God must be holy to relate successfully with Him. Such a life will gain unrestrained access to divine information, mysteries and secrets that others cannot unravel.



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In Daniel 2, none of the magicians, sorcerers and the Chaldeans could tell the dream King Nebuchadnezzar had, nor interpret it. The king then decreed that if they would not tell him the dream and the interpretation, he would kill them all and make their houses a dunghill. The wise men of Babylon told the king, "There is no lord, nor ruler, that asked such things as any magician, or astrologer or magician. And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with the flesh."

Daniel went to the king, required for time to pray and relate to the king, the dream and its interpretation. The king granted his request. Daniel and friends sought God's face and mercy so that they would not perish with the wise men in Babylon. God revealed the secret to Daniel and his friends, thereby saving their lives and the lives of the wise men of Babylon from the king's decree of death. Daniel glorified God before Nebuchadnezzar, telling the heathen king that there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets. The feat earned Daniel, Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego promotion in Babylon. Such are the wonders and blessings of dedication.

The secret of the Lord is crucial to the success of man. It is the key to mastery and dominion on earth. When you are connected to the secrets of God, you are secured in life, and away from anxieties and worries. It will definitely put you ahead of others!



PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. O God, open my ears to hear Your voice, in the name of Jesus.
2. O God, open my eyes to see You, in the name of Jesus.
3. O God, break my heart to love You and continually obey Your commands, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. Every evil dedication dragging me out of God's presence, die, in the name of Jesus.
5. Blood of Jesus, purge out the iniquities of my father's house in my blood, in the name of Jesus.
6. O God, reveal deep secrets of my life to me, in the name of Jesus.
7. I connect to the life of Christ that brings success, in the name of Jesus.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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