Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTIONAL
THE POWER OF GRATITUDE 4
6TH , JULY 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Kings 12,
2 Kings 13, 2 Kings 14:1-22, Acts 25:1-22, Psalm 81:1-7
FIRE SCRIPTURE: Psalm
100:1-5
1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, [a]all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His
presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has
made us, and [b]not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to
Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
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MEMORY VERSE:
“In every
thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” – 1
Thessalonians 5:18
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
Giving God thanks genuinely is acknowledging that He is the Source of every
good gift and blessing in your life.
PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the HolySpirit.
PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
𝐈 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋
𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍
𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑
𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑
𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇,
𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄
𝐎𝐅 𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐒.
THE MESSAGE:
Today, we will round off this discourse by looking at more
benefits that accrue from giving God thanks.
Gratitude leads to joy. The tree of gratitude produces the sweet
fruit of joy. Whenever we realise the abundant goodness of God and we respond
with thanksgiving to God, our reward will be overflowing joy. A good example of
this was when, in Psalm 126, the Hebrew exiles sang their thanks for bringing
them back to Israel. "When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, we
were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our
tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, The LORD has done great
things for them. The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad"
(Psalm 126:1-3 NKJV).
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Giving God thanks also helps us to defy satan's lies. He
deceived our first parents and made them to sin against God. The Garden of Eden
was perfect and it produced abundantly. Every plant in the Garden but ONE had
been given to Adam and Eve, yet satan focused on the one God forbade them to
eat. When we focus on what we have and thank God continually for it, He will
give us other things we do not have, especially if they are in His perfect will
for us. True gratitude for God and the abundance He gives protects us from
caving to the enemy's lies. Always remember God's promise that no good thing
will He withhold from those who walk uprightly (Psalm 84:11).
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Giving God thanks does more for us. It helps us to guard against
envy. Believers should avoid envy like a plague. It is envy that makes us want
what someone else has. A heart that is fully grateful has no room left for
envy. Gratitude makes us appreciate and enjoy God's goodness in the present. It
helps us not to violate Ecclesiastes 7:10 that admonishes, "Say not, why
were the former days better than these? For it is not from wisdom that you ask
this." Finally, gratitude enables us to openly acknowledge what God has
done for us and to proclaim a personal, caring God to the world around us.
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. Father, I thank You for turning my night to day, in the name
of Jesus.
2. Father, I thank You for giving me beauty for ashes, in the
name of Jesus.
3.
O God, I thank You for giving me the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness.
EVENING
4. My Father, I thank
You for Your great move in Your Church worldwide, in the name of Jesus.
5. Father, I thank You
for Your unparalleled love for all saints, in the name of Jesus.
6. O God, I thank You
for the ministry of Your angels, in the name of Jesus.
7. O God, I thank You
because You rule in the affairs of men, in the name of Jesus.
DO
HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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©2022 MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya
(General Overseer, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE and Miracle
Ministries, Worldwide |
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