MFM DEVOTIONAL-REWARDS OF FAITH 6

Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL

REWARDS OF FAITH 6

18^TH JANUARY, 2022

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 36, Genesis 37, Matthew 13:18-35, Psalm 10:12-18

FIRE SCRIPTURE: John 11:17-45

25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 

26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 

27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 

28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”

29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. 

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

31 But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing.

33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. 

34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”

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MEMORY VERSE:

”Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. ” –Psalm 34:4

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
Believe in the LORD your God and thou shall be established; believe His prophets and you shall prosper.

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

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:

I DECREE THAT THE POWER THAT RAISED LAZARUS TO LIFE SHALL QUICKEN EVERY GOOD THING THAT IS DEAD IN YOUR LIFE, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

THE MESSAGE:

The pre-eminent position of faith in the lives of believers cannot be over-emphasised. Similarly, the rewards of faith cannot be denied. God rewards those who believe Him and diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). Another reward of faith is that it helps to get the desire of our hearts granted.

In Hebrews 6:12, the Bible enjoins us to be imitators and followers of those who through faith and patience inherited God's promises. Beloved, you need patience. You must persevere in faith if you want to get the desires of your heart and finish well. Persevering in faith means that while you wait for your miracle and testimony to manifest, you should keep obeying God's command, keep growing in Him and never give up.

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It takes a violent faith to see the resurrection from the dead. Our Fire Scripture for today is an account of how Jesus raised Lazarus to life. Faith played significant roles in this miracle. The faith of Martha and Mary as well as the faith of Jesus Christ Himself. As far as Mary, Martha and their sympathisers were concerned, Jesus was late in coming and there was nothing anyone could do to bring Lazarus back to life anymore. Humanly speaking, after four days of being in the grave, there was absolutely no hope of resuscitation.


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Let us take note of that faith declaration by Martha: "Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, He will give you." That statement of faith overrides their earlier thought and confession, when they said, "Lord if you had been here our brother wouldn't have died." The truth is that, with Jesus, death is not greater than sickness. The Lord has power over both of them. Jesus also made game-changing faith declarations: "Our friend Lazarus sleeps but I go that I may wake him up."

To further affirm His authority, Jesus told Martha, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live" (John 11:25). The point here is that Martha's declaration of faith worked along with the Resurrection and the Life to birth the miracle of raising Lazarus back to life. Have faith in God and you will see His glory!

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. This year, the desires of my heart shall all be granted, in the name of Jesus.
2. I receive the grace to be patient and to persevere in faith, in the name of Jesus.
3. By faith, I declare that nothing shall be impossible for me, this year, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. Father, forgive me for the occasions that my thought, speech and action were not in line with faith in You, in the name of Jesus.
5. Lord, make me an apostle of faith, in the name of Jesus.
6. Faith to harvest souls for God worldwide, my life is available, locate me now, in the name of Jesus.
7. I declare that because I have faith in God, I shall see His glory, in the name of Jesus.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

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